RISE AND GRIND, AND GRIND AGAIN: THE ARDUOUS LIFE OF AN ACTOR IN VANCOUVER MEANS JUGGLING TWO FULL-TIME JOBS (AT LEAST)
The old saying goes, “Pick a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Which is true, I guess, if you love plumbing or teaching or some other sensible, stable work. For actors, because the film industry is not sensible nor a stable place for work, this isn’t exactly the case. You can love acting, and still need to put in hundreds and thousands of hours of work before you get to do the job. https://www.straight.com/arts/rise-and-grind-and-grind-again-arduous-life-of-an-actor-in-vancouver-means-juggling-two-full
WALT DISNEY ANIMATION OPENS NEW VANCOUVER STUDIO FOR LONG-FORM SERIES PRODUCTION
Focusing on long-form series like the upcoming musical revisiting of “Moana,” the studio will recruit new talent for its feature-quality slate and special projects meant exclusively for Disney Plus. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/walt-disney-animation-studios-vancouver-1235034667/
ALBERTA ADDS MORE INCENTIVES TO LURE PRODUCTIONS TO CANADA
With productions scouting for new locations to help maximize their budgets and fit their creative vision, the removal of the $10 million-per-project cap on March 26 is a game-changer for the region, making Alberta nationally and globally competitive in the film and TV marketplace. https://variety.com/2021/film/spotlight/alberta-incentives-canada-1235034520/
TELEFILM INVESTS $3M TO SEVEN FILMS IN INDIGENOUS STREAM
Among the projects selected is Saskatchewan documentary feature Singing Back the Buffalo and Nunavut/Quebec drama Tarriaksuit. Writers on the feature include Tulugarjuk, Kunnuk, Gillian Robinson, Norman Cohn and Samuel Cohn-Cousineau. https://realscreen.com/2021/08/06/telefilm-invests-3m-to-seven-films-in-indigenous-stream/
THE GENIUS WHO CASTS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE AND TV ENSEMBLES
If you’re still questioning whether there should be an Oscar category for casting, Francine Maisler is reason enough. The go-to casting director for filmmakers ranging from Aaron Sorkin and Adam McKay to Steve McQueen and Noah Baumbach has assembled some of the big screen’s most memorable recent ensembles. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/awards-insider-emmy-francine-maisler-casting-underground-railroad-succession
COMMERCIAL ACTORS SHOULD NEVER
I think it’s because everything is a notch more difficult that it pains me when I see simple or silly mistakes, because you’re handling the hard stuff so well! Today, let’s talk about callbacks. https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/commercial-actors-should-never/
NETFLIX STAR NANA MENSAH THINKS YOUR BEST OPPORTUNITIES ARE HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
It can be shocking, the places where opportunity might find you. In reality, the most meaningful opportunities that came my way were from friends at or near my current level casting me in their plays, short films, and web series. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/nana-mensah-netflix-the-chair-73779/
UPCOMING
TRAINING
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
DIALECT COACHING - TONY ALCANTAR
Hollywood producers trust Tony with their stars: Oscar winners Mel Gibson, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmy winner Martin Freeman plus A-listers Sam Rockwell, Vince Vaughn, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Nathan Fillion, Stellan Skarsgard and MANY MORE. You can trust him too.
* Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence the most requested accents and dialects for the Vancouver market.
Book that role!
Contact: 604-418-1192, info@tonyalcantardialect.com, www.tonyalcantar.com
TRICITIES FILM STUDIOS SUMMER CLASSES AND CAMPS
Conveniently located on the Burnaby Coquitlam border, a 10-minute walk from Braid Station, Tricities Film Studio offers On-Camera & Scene Study classes year-round, along with a professional taping studio & audition coaching 7 days a week. *Covid 19 protocols are strictly enforced and all In-Studio Classes will move online, pending any rule changes throughout the term.
REGISTER NOW (all ages) FOR THE SUMMER SESSION:
July 10th - Sept 30th (*No Classes on Long Weekends)
* Kids: (7-9 / 10-14) https://tricitiesfilmstudio.com/kids-classes/
* Teens: (14-17) https://tricitiesfilmstudio.com/teen-classes/
* Adults: (18+) https://tricitiesfilmstudio.com/adult-classes/
SUMMER CAMPS: https://tricitiesfilmstudio.com/workshops/
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
SUMMER CLASSES ARE FULL!
FALL CLASSES OPEN FOR REGISTRATION!
Scene study. Acting on Film. Script analysis. Actors Instrument work and more….
Details for all Classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Are you new to us? Click here: www.railtownactors.com/interview
We look forward to hearing from you!
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
COLD READING SERIES
August 9
Join us for a Live-Stream Zoom Event from our homes. This month's script: ‘Incursion’, by Nathan Smith http://www.coldreadingseries.com
VINES ART FESTIVAL
August 9 - 19
The festival is a free public event that creates platforms for local artists and performers to create with and on the land, steering their creative impulses toward work that focuses on the environment – whether a deep love of nature, sustainability, or climate justice. https://vinesartfestival.com
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
August 12 - 22
The festival will feature six spotlight programs, eight special presentations, sixteen feature films, seven short-film programs, and several workshops and industry panels. http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/
QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL
ongoing until Aug 13
Queer Art Festival’s suite of visual art, performance, music, literary and workshop events will be presented in a dispersed and hybrid format. This year's theme, DISPERSED: it’s not easy being green, shows artists upcycling and recycling apocalyptic fear and dread into art and social change. https://queerartsfestival.com
VANCOUVER LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
August 26 - September 5
This year's festival features online screenings as well as in-person screenings at The Cinematheque. We will also be hosting free online dialogues and Q&As with many of the directors and filmmaking teams, as well as several artist talks. https://vlaff.org/2021
MONSOON FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS
ongoing until Aug 31
Join us for an entire month of Canadian and international dance, music, theatre, comedy, talks, visual art, and a myriad of development workshops and classes. https://www.monsoonartsfest.ca
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