Vancouver Actor's Guide Newsletter - November 9 2020
Published: Mon, 11/09/20
INDUSTRY NEWS
HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER FROM ENDERBY OPENING KELOWNA OFFICE
Enderby Entertainment president Rick Dugdale hopes the opening of his film and television production office in Kelowna will help put the Okanagan on the map when it comes to making movies.
CANADA TO FORCE NETFLIX, AMAZON PRIME TO PAY FOR LOCAL CONTENT
The proposed amendments to the federal Broadcasting Act will create a new "online company" category and for the first time regulate global media players active in the Canadian market. The resulting obligations will include foreign players having to subsidize the development, production and distribution of local entertainment and cultural content. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canada-to-force-netflix-amazon-prime-to-pay-for-local-content
YOUNG BOWEN ISLAND ACTOR TAKES FLIGHT IN NEW SPACE SERIES
While the 15-year-old West Vancouver Secondary School student was shooting the new Nickelodeon series The Astronauts in Vancouver, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and forced the production, like the other 50 or so TV/film productions shooting here, to put a pin in it and shut down. https://www.clintonnewsrecord.com/entertainment/television/bowen-island-kid-takes-flight-in-new-space-series
HOW KIM'S CONVENIENCE STAR ARRIVE IN THE MANDALORIAN
Kim's Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee has moved from his role behind the counter to a galaxy far, far away — specifically, the galaxy of The Mandalorian. The Disney Plus show premiered the second episode with Lee playing fighter pilot Carson Teva.
JANN’S ELENA JUATCO ON CHANNELING CALE AND THE SEASON 2 FINALE
On CTV’s Jann, Elena Juatco plays Jann Arden’s hip new music manager, Cale—a ruthless deal-maker. In real life, the Vancouver-born actor and singer, who first rose to fame during the second season of Canadian Idol, is an extroverted people person.
NORTH SHORE RESCUE GETS ITS OWN TV DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Rudy Buttignol, Knowledge Network president and CEO, said the series was, if anything, overdue. "Until I moved to Vancouver years ago, I never fully understood how close the city was to the wilderness and its perils. My understanding grew with nightly reports on local news of lost hikers and tourists being resued by a group called North Shore Rescue.” https://www.straight.com/movies/north-shore-rescue-gets-its-own-tv-documentary-series
DEAF ACTOR HELPED CREATE TUSKEN SIGN LANGUAGE IN 'THE MANDALORIAN'
While Baby Yoda captured the internet’s attention when the first season of “The Mandalorian” came out last year for his cuteness, he also used sign language to communicate with a Tusken Raider, played by Deaf actor Troy Kotsur. https://themighty.com/2020/11/deaf-actor-mandalorian-sign-language/
HOW THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY IS WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
According to BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), a single hour of television produced in the UK produces an average of 13 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Despite this heavy carbon footprint, many panelists from this year’s SPF have stressed that going green on set is not hard or expensive. http://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/how-the-film-and-tv-industry-is-working-towards-sustainability/
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BIOHACKING THE AUDITION PROCESS
This is a 4 week, on-camera class that safely forces actors of all levels out of their comfort zone, and gives them the tools to self regulate their nervous system so they are able to stay present in the audition room. The actors also receive personalized “homework”, to specifically target what may be affecting them. A bonus to this class is that the fourth week has a Q and A session with a top industry professional.
In Studio session: November 15th at 5:00pm
Online session: November 18th at 11:00am https://www.jarrydbaine.com/bio-hacking-the-audition-process
BIZ STUDIO: ONLINE PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio has a seventeen-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Classes are like small-group personal training, and take a maximum of six students so that instructors can work with each actor to give them what they need. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level! http://www.bizstudio.ca/classes
CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOP WITH KRIS WOZ
November 21 (9am-5pm) and November 22 (10am-3pm) | Online via Zoom
ActorVan Studios presents their last workshop for 2020. This is a great chance to work with and be seen by Kris. His new TV series Two Sentence Horror Stories is one of the new shows in Vancouver!
Kris Woz is part of a casting duo team along with Kara Eide based in Vancouver, BC. Together, they have worked on many projects including Stephen Chbosky’s “Wonder” (Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay), and Giancarlo Esposito’s “This is Your Death” (Sarah Wayne Callies, Josh Duhamel and James Franco). https://actorvanstudios.com/product/casting-director-workshop-with-kris-from-kk-casting-nov-21-22/
ROGUES WEST ACTORS STUDIO
With studios in Vancouver and Calgary, the Rogues name is synonymous with the highest calibre of training and we have been training and mentoring actors for over 25 years. The online platform has proven to be a powerful and dynamic medium for developing relationship, character and creating complex human performances. Our next session of in-studio and online classes for Young Adults, Film, Meisner and Scene Work starts soon – email us for more info and book your intro meeting with Christiane
Hirt! rogueswest@gmail.com | www.rogueswest.ca
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
We are continuing with reduced class sizes for our Winter 2021 Semester, now open for registration with start dates in January, February and March:
* Friday and Sunday "Acting on Film" with John Cassini.
* Scene Study Classes with Ed Foy, Frank Cassini and Jennifer Copping.
If you're new to us: https://railtownactors.com/interview
All Class Details: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Coaching and tapings available: www.railtownactors.com/coaching
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES
November 9
We’ve missed you & excited to Host our next event via Zoom, from the Havana Theatre. Scripts with small/er casts will be featured. Actors [pre-cast], will arrive @ The Havana for 6:45pm. Scripts will be emailed & read from their devices. http://www.coldreadingseries.com
VANCOUVER SOUTH AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
until November 12
VSAFF is proud to present features and documentaries that explore the culture, history and politics of South Africa – films that inspire, inform, and entertain. https://www.vsaff.org
EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Nov 13 – 29
The Canadian Film Institute, the European Union Film Festival in Toronto, and The Cinematheque in Vancouver have joined forces with the Delegation of the European Union and the Embassies and Consulates of EU Member States to present the first-ever online edition of the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) in Canada. https://www.euffonline.ca
PEEK FEST
until November 22
Impulse Theatre’s Peek Fest offers an exciting new look at work-in-development from innovative creators and contributes to the development and growth of performing artists through residencies, showcases and workshops. http://www.impulsetheatre.ca/peek-fest.html
WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL
December 1 – 20
Festival-goers can look forward to 89 fresh films, including 32 features and 57 shorts curated in ten programs. Film highlights include previously unseen projects with over two-thirds of the feature offerings representing World, North American and Canadian premieres. https://whistlerfilmfestival.com
