14 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS FILMING IN VANCOUVER IN AUGUST
From brand new series like Fire Country to your favourites like Virgin River and The Good Doctor returning for another season — don’t miss out on all the action happening in the city this month. Here is everything you need to know about what’s filming in Vancouver this August.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/whats-filming-vancouver-august-2022
MOVIE/TV-SET INTIMACY CO-ORDINATORS PLAY KEY ROLE BRINGING SIZZLING SCENES TO THE SCREEN
The job is multi-pronged. Aside from helping to work out the movement in a scene, the intimacy co-ordinator also acts as an actor’s advocate and liaison between production and talent. A big part of the job is making sure the actors feel safe while doing their jobs.
https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/intimacy-coordinators-play-key-role-bringing-sizzling-scenes-to-the-screen
‘SNOWPIERCER’: PRODUCTION SUSPENDED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA DUE TO EXTREME HEAT; MULTIPLE PEOPLE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION
Production on the fourth and final season of Snowpiercer has been suspended after soaring temperatures Thursday led to multiple cases of heat exhaustion. As many as 14 people, including background actors and crew members, were transported via ambulance to local hospitals. Since the drama takes place in a new ice age, actors are required to wear heavy winter clothing.
https://deadline.com/2022/07/snowpiercer-production-suspended-british-columbia-extreme-heat-1235081297/
FILMING SURVIVAL SERIES IN B.C. WAS AN 'EXTREME SPORT,' PRODUCERS SAY
Showrunners Brendan Gall and Martin Gero say they've spent much of their film careers shooting Canada as a stand-in for other parts of the world or even a distant planet. But with their new Netflix survival series Keep Breathing, the pair hope to bring TV viewers from across the globe into the heart of the Canadian wilderness. "We really wanted to, as Canadians, bring the world to Canada as Canada, and not have it be a substitution for something else.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/keep-breathing-netflix-survival-series-1.6531451
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUST STEPS AWAY FROM YEAR-ROUND FILM PRODUCTION
As access to studio space in Toronto hits wait times of 5 plus-years, those hopes may hinge on the availability of new, purpose-built facilities in the region said Mahesh. Establishing permanent infrastructure will encourage players in the billion-dollar industry and their employees to locate in northern Ontario, even during its harsh winter months.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-film-production-1.6527726
COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO AFFECT SASKATCHEWAN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Life has seemingly returned to normal this summer, after two years of pandemic stops and starts, but event and festival organizers in Saskatchewan say they aren’t seeing attendance rates jump the way they had hoped.
https://globalnews.ca/news/9021920/covid-19-pandemic-effects-saskatchewan-arts-entertainment-2022/
HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER'S NEW NONPROFIT TO BOOST DIVERSE CREATORS
Hollywood film producer Dan Lin — known for movies such as Disney’s live action “Aladdin” and “The Two Popes” — is launching a nonprofit with more than $1 million from the Ford and MacArthur foundations as well as several other philanthropies.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/the-mix/hollywood-producers-new-nonprofit-to-boost-diverse-creators-5621142
ARIZONA FILM STUDIOS TO BREAK GROUND FOLLOWING TAX INCENTIVE
Acacia Filmed Entertainment unveiled its plans Monday to build 14 soundstages on a 70-acre site in the Scottsdale area. The other project, Desert Studios Complex, is slated to be built in Buckeye, in the Southwest Valley. Both projects were intimately involved in designing and lobbying for the state’s new tax credit, which is targeted to incentivize construction of new soundstage facilities.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/arizona-studios-acacia-tax-incentive-desert-studios-1235324773/
MENA SUVARI ON SURVIVING SEXUAL ABUSE, ACTING AND AMERICAN BEAUTY
The model and actor’s shocking memoir tells how shame and denial prevented her from telling anyone she was raped when she was 12, which led to another abusive relationship – with an older man – and years of drug addiction.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/27/i-was-not-being-loved-i-was-just-a-body-mena-suvari-on-surviving-sexual-abuse-acting-and-american-beauty
HOW TO MAKE AN ACTOR WEBSITE THAT MAKES A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION + GETS YOU HIRED
Having a strong online presence is a must for any actor—especially for those just getting started. Engaging with your community via social media is a great jumping-off point, but to really promote yourself and your work, you need a professional actor website.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/every-actor-needs-website-5152/
HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HELP YOUR ACTING CAREER…AND IT’S NOT ABOUT NUMBERS
I know that social media is important for actors, but I was surprised when at an in-person commercial callback, the directors looked up the social media accounts of the talent they were interested in…and they weren’t looking at the number of followers. Let’s look into why they were looking and consider the positive effect that social media may have on your career.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/how-social-media-can-help-your-acting-careerand-its-not-about-numbers/
