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FilmVictoriaBC

  1. Film Commission - May Newsletter - eepurl.com/l5j_5
  2. Emmy Award Winning Producer Delivering Workshop in Victoria Wed. June 6th, 7-10pm. 602 Esquimalt Rd-Studio D: $85/$65 office@cinevic.ca
  3. @FilmVictoriaBC For industry discount, 50% off use discount code: ' yvrfilm ' Sign up, before tickets are all gone, at hollywoodincanada.ca
  4. Renowned Hollywood Film Institute - Dov Simens' 2-Day Film School at Vancouver SFU Harbour Center, this weekend hollywoodincanada.ca
  5. Join our crew list for referrals to productions in town. Email us your current resume: admin@filmvictoria.com & list your role/dept.
  6. Join the West Coast Screenwriting Weekend Blitz Workshop. westcoastscreenwriting.com
  7. Get your Actor's Makeover with Jason Stevens. eepurl.com/lHtOP Hosted by the Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts.
  8. Register your property for film and TV productions. Register for our free info session (admin@filmvictoria.com) June 13@530 in Sooke.
  9. CBC is looking for businesses to be on The Big Decision. Apply online: cbc.ca/thebigdecision…
  10. Check out CBC's The Nature of Things tomorrow @ 7, featuring documentary by local producer Sarah Richardson: Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
  11. American Reunion--the latest episode in the American Pie series--opens tonight with West Coaster Benjamin Arthur and the the original cast.
  12. The Film Commission is looking for craft service people. Know any? Let us know! admin@filmvictoria.com
  13. We got Snapped! Check out SNAP Victoria's coverage of our outragously fashionable Oscar Gala! bit.ly/HfCTJp
  14. It's high school reunion time for American Pie-- see Benjamin Arthur and all the original cast in American Reunion, opening April 6th.
  15. Polar bears as you've never seen them before! Check out local producer Sarah Robertson's "Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey" April 8 on CBC.
  16. Want to be part of the Vic Theatre revival? Volunteers needed for Thur/Fri/Sat shows. Contact festival@victoriafilmfestival.com
  17. Attention BC documentary producers: Hot Docs co-financing forum deadline Mar 29 (today!). More info: hotdocs.ca
  18. We're looking for houses with in-ground pools for film locations. Got one? Know someone who does? Let us know! admin@filmvictoria.com
  19. Interactive movie-making? Looks like it: Twitter fans invited to interact with Katy Perry film: bit.ly/HswtCV via @AddThis
  20. Goon still rules: Top 5 Canadian films - Mar 16 to 22 - bit.ly/GU7o9R