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.

Save money on some of the most popular acting classes in NY, Los Angeles, London and Australia. Fill out the form and mention the TVI Actors Studio Holiday coupon. Here is the form. You can also call TVI in NY at 212-302-1900 or in Los Angeles at 818-784-6500.

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DID YOU KNOW
Vancouver is the core of the third-largest foreign film and production center in North America, known worldwide as “Hollywood North”.

In addition to excellent sound stage facilities, Vancouver has strong capabilities in post-production. It is home to a number of companies that have created state-of-the-art, award winning visual effects. Vancouver’s strong digital media sector is a major asset that will be increasingly important as film/TV and digital media continue to blend.

Toronto Film Festival starts today, the 10th of September.

The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is considered one of the most influential film festivals in the world today. Running from September 10th to 19th, this annual celebration of cinema and culture attracts some of the most recognized actors, directors, executives and critics from around the globe.

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Whether you are acting in Toronto or Vancouver, the two major Film, TV and Theatre markets for Canadian actors following is an insightful book for Canadian Actors,

“Acting Professionally” Raw Facts about Careers in Acting offers practical information on how to enter the show business as an actor, and is now completely updated, It supplies key factual material from how the business is run to preparing your resume, and deals with career opportunities from Hollywood to voiceovers. Authors are Robert Cohen and James Calleri.

This is an essential handbook for anyone interested in a career in acting. No matter if you are in the US, UK, Australia, the EU or any other market where a person can have a career as an actor this new book should be on top of your list.

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About the authors from the publishers, Palgrave Macmillan….

ROBERT COHEN is the founding chair of the drama department at the University of California, Irvine, where he now serves as Clare Trevor Professor of Drama. He is author of the defining text Acting Power, and many other theatre books including Acting One, Advanced Acting, Acting in Shakespeare and Creative Play Direction. In 1999 he received the Career Achievement Award for Education from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. He is a veteran stage director for Shakespeare festivals in the U.S. and abroad. JAMES CALLERI is President of Calleri Casting, and one of the most prominent casting directors in America. His casting credits include Broadway productions of Chicago, 33 Variations, A Raisin in the Sun, and The Dead. His TV credits include Lipstick Jungle, Monk, Ed and Hope & Faith. He has been awarded five Artios Awards for outstanding achievement in casting, and is a member of the Casting Society of America.

New York casting director Kim Miscia of the creative casting team of Beth Bowling and Kim MIscia (Bowling | Miscia Casting) will be starting her next TVI Actors Studio workshop in September. Call TVI for details at 212-302-1900.

Both Kim and Beth share the “Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Drama for Mad Men (2007). In addition, they both were nominated for an Emmy® for “Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for Mad Men (2007)”

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There are so many ways actors seek casting directors contact information. Probably the most effective and free site is the Casting Directors of America, CSA web site. While not every working casting director is a member, the majority are.

And this does not mean that the Casting Directors that are not members are illegitimate as many of the world’s most respected casting directors have not joined for one reason or another. But it’s a great resource to use.

So if you are seeking casting directors contact information look here.

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Vancouver based talent agency Trisko Talent have their actors landing prominent roles in a range of local and international film and Television productions this year!

Here’s naming a few…

Charlie Bewley is currently filming the role of Demetri on the highly anticipated Feature Film “Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Sage Brocklebank is back on set for season 4 of NBC’s “Psych” playing the role of Buzz McNabb.


Erica Cerra recently wrapped a guest star role on both Sci-Fi Network’s “Sanctuary” and “Warehouse 13”. She is scheduled to begin filming Christopher Columbus’s Feature Film “Percy Jackson” in July 2009.


Marie Avgeropoulos (pictured) recently featured on Entertainment Tonight (up & coming section).  She just completed filming a Lifetime mow “Sorority Wars” in Victoria, BC. You can see her in the Feature Film “I Love You Beth Cooper” which will premiere July 10th 2009.


Sandy Robson closed the season on Showcase’s “GSpot” as the recurring character Terry on a 2 episode arc. In addition, he recently completed a role on the CBS’s Pilot Presentation “Pulling”  and Sci-Fi Network’s “Sanctuary


Viv Leacock scheduled to begin filming a supporting role on Lifetime’s MOW “Meteor”


Ben Cotton just completed a role on the TV Feature “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf” directed by Eric Bross.

Congratulations guys and keep up the great work!

…Studio Summit Entertainment just now released the list of actors joining Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson.

…New cast members play the Volturi, as well as two new members of the Quileute Indian Nation. Britain’s Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon) plays Aro, the Volturi leader.

…Other B.C. actors among the Volturi are Daniel Cudmore as Felix, Christopher Heyerdahl as Marcus, and Noot Seear as Heidi.

…Canadian actor Graham Greene (Dances With Wolves) appears as Harry Clearwater, Quileute tribal leader.

Vancouver’s Tinsel Korey (pictured) is among the Quileutes as Emily…The Province has the complete report.

…Previous AOF Award winners have included Michael Madsen, Bill
Duke, John Savage and David Carradine.

…Coates has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood;
Kevin Costner, Robert Duval, Jeff Goldblum and many others.

…Action On Film Head Programmer and Studio Executive Alan Bailey
said, “No production big or small can be successful without an actor
such as Kim Coates. Character actors are the bread and butter of any
project, the bedrock on which all other performance are built.”

Please read the complete Press Release at: www.prlog.org