by Tamara Rambaran on August 31, 2010
Erica Silverman of April Webster Casting, the office that casts for the Fringe, Undercovers, Criminal Minds, Dark Blue and many others is coming to Vancouver to meet and teach Canadian actors what they are looking for when casting talent! Actors will get a chance to show their talent to Ms. Silverman on October 23, 2010 at Leap Studios in Vancouver, BC. The night before is an incredibly motivating and informative seminar, Acting Like a Business with TVI President Alan Nusbaum. Sign up and you could win a 5 Day Industry Intensive in Los Angeles with casting directors and agents. What actor wouldn’t want a free acting course in Hollywood? Call TVI LA to book 818-784-6500.
by Tamara Rambaran on August 16, 2010
So You Think You Can Dance – Season 3 – Toronto Auditions
Tonight SYTYCD Canada kicked off it’s 3rd season with Canadian dancers at the Toronto auditions.
All the best dancers from across the country will meet back there for finals which will air Thursday
by Jessica Dowdeswell on February 16, 2010
In addition to your TVI consultant these would be great tools for actors to use if you have an iphone you can check out all you need to know, on the new application actor genie. It has casting notices, a top ten area; it even has helpful hints from managers, agents and casting directors. Other great applications for actors are Lines Coach a simple app that helps you learn your lines it has Learn or rehearse options, Learn has your lines highlighted where rehearse has your lines blocked out and the other characters lines can be seen, stuck on your line just click hint.
Need a Shakespeare monologue for your next audition get it on your iPhone. The free app brings you the full text of all forty plays, as well as the Bard’s poems and sonnets. American Accent Training, Inc. has numerous applications to help you if you need to work on a standard American dialect. And of course don’t forget to check out TVI’s facebook for updates on casting workshops, helpful hints, quotes and more
With every tool you could possible need right at your fingertips getting out there has never been so easy.
by francis on February 5, 2010
As the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games ends, Canadian broadcaster CTV will debut 3 new original TV series. Starting March 1, CTV will debut its comedy block on Monday nights to 2 hours including the new series “Hiccups” and “Dan For Mayor”.
Both comedies will be joined by Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. On March 5, CTV’s new 60m cop drama series “The Bridge from E1″ will debut. “The Bridge” will move to its regular time slot of Fridays at 10p beginning March 13 on CTV.
by Benjamin D Klein on February 2, 2010
by Geoff on December 25, 2009
by Geoff on December 16, 2009
Toronto’s Cinespace is developing a 30-acre complex in the western part of the city, with 50,000 square feet of production offices available now and studio space in early 2010.
The new acquisition will make the company Canada’s largest provider of film studio space, according to Cinespace prexy Steve Mirkopoulous.
Cinespace operates its flagship studio in Toronto’s east end, where “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and “Saw 7″ are in production.
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by Geoff on December 11, 2009
4-day event in 2011 marks first North American venue for film festival
Toronto will be the first North American city to be host of Bollywood’s version of the Oscars in 2011, a clear nod to the increasing pop-culture clout wielded by the region’s large and growing South Asian community.
News of the four-day event, announced in Mumbai Wednesday by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, is a sign of the ethnic broadening of the city’s already solid position as a mainstream cinema powerhouse, observers said.
…They not only consume Bollywood movies and music, but have spawned a satellite film industry of their own, complete with acting classes and costume shops in the suburbs west of the city.
…The credibility of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, which is expected to draw 500 top players in Indian film, 40,000 visitors to Toronto and a global television audience of more than 350 million, should provide a substantial push toward that goal.
See entire article on The Globe and Mail.
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by francis on December 11, 2009
The Canadian Film Centre has launched the CFC North-South Marketplace
The Canadian Film Centre has launched the North-South Marketplace to promote US ties.
The Copyright Collective Of Canada is supporting the venture, which will use Canadian Film Centre community of filmmakers and industry professionals to broker creative, business exchanges and development assistance between Canadian talent and industry professionals in the United States.
An advisory board of Canadian and US production and studio executives will be on hand to offer guidance. As part of the CFC North-South Marketplace, online contest The Reel Challenge: Make Your Own Movie will launch in early December.
Canadian filmmakers will be encouraged to submit a film spot that addresses the importance of content protection in a compelling way. The winner will receive a $10,000 prize and second and third placed entries will each collect $2,500.
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by francis on December 11, 2009
