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Film Biz: How To Rent Your Home Out To A Vancouver Film Production
Oct10VANCOUVER- Are you sick of doing the dishes and cleaning up after your kids and the dog, like me? I can’t offer a permanent solution to this existential dilemma, but you might be able to temporarily rent out your digs as a filming location to a movie company. If you do you can both pocket some fast cash, and also leave the tidying up to the maids and kitchen staff at the...
VIFF: A Sense of Wonder Director Christopher Monger On the Legendary Spirit of Rachel Carson
Oct03A Sense of Wonder is part of the Vancouver Film Festival section The Ark, showcases environmental and nature-themed films. The film details the last year of marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson's life before she died of breast cancer. Considered a pioneer of the environmental movement, Carson was an often reluctant social critic, scientist, and lover of nature, stirred by the simple ...
VIFF news RAV line construction threatens screenings at Granville 7
Oct02Ellie O'Day, spokesperson for the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announced today that some screenings at the festival are under serious threat, due to intrusive noise from the construction of RAV line on Granville Street downtown "The the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is doing everything in its power to avert a serious disruption of our event byconstruction work j...
VIFF Pick of The Day : Peace with Seals
Sep29Peace With Seals (Mír s tuleni) Director: Novak Miloslav Showing tonight (September 29), 7:30p.m. Empire Granville 7; Tuesday Sept 30, 1:30 p.m., Empire Granville 7; Monday, October 6th 11:00 a.m, Vancity Theatre By Erin Stringer The documentary fable Peace With Seals explores the domestication and lengthy exploitation of animals, and dissects what we perceive a...
Vancouver Film Festival: 20 Films To Watch
Sep25The 27th Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off today, and we couldn't be more excited. Or overwhelmed. With over 300 films from 60 countries, it can be a daunting task to narrow down which VIFF screenings to take in. If you're unsure which ones to skip and which ones you don't want to miss, here's a start: 20 audience favourites, award winners and ones to watch for the 2008 fest. ...
Film Biz: Get Your Big "Brake" In Local Productions
Sep10Want to rent your Ferrari for a cool $1000 to $1500 a day to a film shoot? If you have a Ferrari – a big if, of course – Paul Lavigne, self-described “agent to the cars” of Reel Cars in Vancouver, may be able to help. It wasn’t a Ferrari that first brought Paul and I together. It was my 1975 Dodge Dart, which Paul successfully rented to numerous ...
Vancouver International Film Fest Still Requires Volunteers
Aug25The 27th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival is putting out a call for cinephiles and general do-gooders to volunteer at this year's events, happening Sept. 25 - Oct. 10. Volunteers must be able to work a minimum fo 32 hours, during or before the festival. In exchange, they will receive a festival pass which is good for admission to most VIFF screenings. Interested vo...
Motor City Vancouver's Newest Rival for Film Industry Dollars
Aug20Ah Detroit, the beautiful! In recent years Detroit has experienced a renaissance. The downtown core, gentrified and rebuilt, now boasts pleasant walkways through historic districts dating back to the War of 1812. Lovely parks and fountains, green spaces and public artworks have been installed, creating innumerable ambient, pleasing places around the city. An influx of immigrants from ...
X Marked the Sweet Spot For Vancouver Film Crews
Aug05Tales from the Set On July 26, Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan presented The X-Files TV series creator Chris Carter with a framed certificate in recognition of his contribution to our city. A framed certificate? It should have been a solid gold key to the city, at the very least, but it’s the thought that counts. Who is this Chris Carter, and why is he important to Vancouver?...
