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ANNOUCEMENT: BC Tax Credits for Film and Interactive Digital Media

February 3, 2010

Yesterday we wrote about the recent call out from the NDP and Shawn Williamson of Brightlight Pictures to the provincial government to do something to keep the BC Film industry competitive. Today Finance Minister Colin Hansen announced a proposal to make that happen. If it’s approved by the legislature this would help to compete with [...]

The state of BC’s film industry

February 2, 2010

Back in November members of Vancouver’s film industry gathered to discuss many of issues about the state of our local industry and the impact tax credits and the olympics would have (Read our coverage of the event). A few months later and the olympics around the corner means that many projects are hitting pause on [...]

Coming to Canada to Act?

January 19, 2010

A bunch of emails come in over at the Vancouver Actor’s Guide from international (mostly from the USA) actors asking about working and auditioning here in Canada. And really, the main thing to consider is whether you have the paper work to legally work here. You need to contact the office of Citizenship and Immigration [...]

The Vetala – Vancouver-based webseries

January 11, 2010

Clearly the internet has had a huge affect on the film and TV industry all over the world. The distribution model has been updated, not because they wanted to, but because they had to. The internet has also given the opportunity for smaller productions and creative professionals to be seen by a world-wide audience. Monetizing [...]

Racism. Stop It! National Video Competition

January 5, 2010

I remember back in high school when this competition came around to help bring awareness to the issues of racism. I’ve always thought it was a great way to get young people involved in discussing the ever-so-important issue. At least it wasn’t just someone just talking in front of the class, instead it got people [...]

Casting Director, Candice Elzinga: How To Make A Good Impression

December 17, 2009

Found this great clip which Anastasia Bandey posted over on her Actorworks Vancouver site. Vancouver Casting Director, Candice Elzinga answers a question asked of her: What can an actor do to stand out amongst others in an audition? Candice has a lot of experience in this industry having worked on more than 200 films or [...]

Crazy8s – Make your film with $800 in 8 days

December 7, 2009

We’ve talked about creating your own work, like those who have stepped up to create their own webseries. Well many people start out by getting into one of the local film competitions such as the Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon or the BloodShots 48-Hour Horror Filmmaking Challenge. These types of events can not only be fun [...]

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe at Pacific Theatre

December 5, 2009

Pacific Theatre is producing the great classic, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe running now until January 2 2010. From the novel by C.S. Lewis, this splendidly theatrical invention preserves all the magic of the twentieth century’s best-loved fantasy classic. Four young adventurers pass through a doorway to a land in the grip of [...]

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