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Vancouver is one of the busiest film and television production centres on the planet. But who powers this thriving local industry? The YVR Screen Scene Podcast seeks to answer that question. Award-winning film and television journalist Sabrina Furminger conducts revealing interviews with the actors, filmmakers, and other talented artists who power the Vancouver film and television industry in this eye-opening twice-weekly podcast.
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Meredith Hama-Brown is the force behind Seagrass, one of the most talked-about feature film directorial debuts to come out of Western Canada in recent memory. Seagrass is the story of a family falling apart. Ally Maki stars as Judith, a Japanese Canadian woman who brings her family to a self-development retreat after the recent death of her mother.…
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Re:Uniting is the story of a group of college friends who graduated from university together in the late 1990s and reunite for the first time in nearly a decade on Bowen Island. They arrive on the island bearing scars from the traumas of the intervening years, as well as many secrets. Re:Uniting is Drama with a capital D – but is also rich with mom…
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Filmmaker Kevin Eastwood returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss his latest documentary. The Society Page – which premieres on Knowledge Network on March 17 – is an in-depth look at the life, craft, and impact of Malcolm Parry, Vancouver’s iconic society columnist. For 40 years, Malcolm was a stealthy presence at events, photographing ar…
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Zarqa Nawaz is a writer, film and television producer, published author, public speaker, journalist, creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie, former broadcaster, and star of Zarqa, the CBC Gem comedy series in which she plays a woman named Zarqa, who sells gullible white people brown people things. In season one, a recently divorced Zarqa worked on…
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Canadian improv comedy icon Colin Mochrie has spent a heckuva lot of time in Vancouver, where he's a beloved alumnus of Vancouver TheatreSports and The Improv Centre. From March 6-8, Colin will return to The Improv Centre for five sold-out performances of An Evening with Colin Mochrie (which are evenings of improv comedy and not anything else; get …
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Andrea Menard is one of the stars of Sullivan’s Crossing, the hit CTV show based on the bestselling books by Robyn Carr. The dramatic series follows young neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan as she flees the challenges of her life in the big city and returns to the idyllic Nova Scotia campground owned and operated by her estranged father Sully. In October…
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Actress Crystal Balint (Midnight Mass) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about her work in The Fall of the House of Usher, how the actors, crew, and TPTB dealt with the highly publicized cast upheaval, what it means to her to be part of Mike Flanagan’s “Flanaverse,” and her delicious role on CBC’s new crime procedural Allegiance. Epis…
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Earlier this month, four of the stars of Allegiance – Supinder Wraich, David Cubitt, Stephen Lobo, and Brian Markinson – joined Sabrina in the YVR Screen Scene studio to discuss the new character-driven crime procedural, which premiered on CBC and CBC Gem on February 7. Supinder stars as Sabrina Sohal (Sort Of), a star rookie police officer who mus…
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Ukrainian filmmaker Khrystyna Syvolap returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss her journey to find work in the Vancouver film and television industry after arriving in Canada with her young daughter in spring 2022, her February 10 screening of Viddana at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre (a fundraiser for the Adam Tactical Group), and …
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Actress Jennifer Robertson is beloved ’round the world for her astounding work as Jocelyn Schitt for all six seasons of CBC’s iconic comedy series Schitt’s Creek, and, more recently, for playing Ellen Baker, Georgia’s regularly frazzled neighbour, on Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia. Canadians will soon see the Vancouver actress in a new role: as host o…
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Welcome to the first-ever #YVRScreenScenePodcast Christmas Special! Strap in as Sabrina and the star and voice director of Hope Street Pod’s A Classical Christmas Chord – Nhi “The Christmas Cracker” Do and Rhona “The Mistletoe” Rees – don their ugly Christmas sweaters, swig Baileys and bad eggnog, and talk Christmas rom-coms, traditions, tropes, Wh…
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Kat Montagu has spent much of her career telling and shaping stories for screens large and small, and helping others do the same. A distinguished writer, producer, script analyst, story editor, and teacher, Kat’s impressive background includes writing for the television series Alienated and collaborating on a time travel novel-to-TV series adaptati…
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Even if you don’t recognize the Cowichan sweater by its name, you will absolutely recognize it on sight: the thick yarn; the distinctive patterns; the warmth of the raw sheep’s wool. But a Cowichan sweater is more than just a sweater, especially for the Coast Salish people from the Cowichan Tribes who make them. It’s a provider of life, literally, …
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Filmmaker Dylan Maranda and actor Brendan Meyer swing by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss Master of the House, a fast-paced genre short that seeks its inspiration from the thrilling world of fine dining. Master of the House, which was shot at the Michelin Star restaurant Kissa Tanto in Vancouver, follows Vincent, a young sommelier, played by…
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Filmmaker Bruce Sweeney and actors Gabrielle Rose, Camille Sullivan, and Jeff Gladstone swing by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about She Talks To Strangers, their smart and crowd-pleasing black comedy currently screening up at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival. Camille is Leslie, a single woman who happily shares her life with her favourite be…
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Beatrice King is an experienced actress who has appeared in an array of critically acclaimed and fan favourite projects (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Mortal Kombat Legacy, The 100, and Loudermilk) and a well-respected acting coach, working primarily with young people on projects for Universal, Disney, and Netflix. Beatrice recently added a new title t…
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Sort Of is sort of a big deal to a lot of people, but especially to Trans, non-binary, and genderqueer people who have long yearned for honest and entertaining representation on Canadian screens. Sort Of stars Bilal Baig as Sabi Mehboob, a gender expansive millennial in Toronto who also happens to be the first-ever non-binary lead character on Cana…
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Marÿke Hendrikse has the kind of filmography that shows the range of roles available to versatile voice actors who are willing to put in the work, and the kind of personality that has fun while they’re doing it. Marÿke’s lengthy and diverse list of credits includes Slugterra, Johnny Test, Beat Bugs, LEGO: Nexo Knights, Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rock…
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Filmmaker Tyler Funk delves into the dizzying world of content creation for his wildly entertaining and borderline-terrifying documentary, Anything For Fame. As the Internet upends traditional notions of celebrity, Anything For Fame journeys into the virtual Wild West to profile an ambitious and reckless breed of content creator. There’s Ava, who r…
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Asia Mattu is a dynamic voice actor with an eclectic mix of credits to her name, including Rocky in Super Monsters, Rugo in Gigantosaurus, Aurora in My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever, and Par-Nani in Deepa & Anoop, for which she was nominated for a Leo Award AND a UBCP/ACTRA Award. It’s a stunning filmography for a kid from Ladner who grew up loving R…
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In July of 2013, Canadian law enforcement authorities announced that they’d thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up the British Columbia Legislature. A couple from Surrey – John Omar Nuttall and Amanda Ana Korody, who were recent converts to Islam – had been arrested for planting pressure cooker bombs at the Legislature in Victoria on Canada Day. It w…
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Gary Jones is an actor, comedian, writer, and Paul McGillion’s drinking buddy. He is perhaps best known for his fan-favourite recurring role as Walter Harriman (AKA the Chevron Guy) in Stargate SG-1, for his countless appearances on CBC’s hit radio show The Debaters, for his record nine times hosting the Leo Awards, and for his many years “Yes, and…
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Mareya Shot, Keetha Goal: Make the Shot is a film borne of the South Asian diaspora. This spirited documentary feature follows four junior hockey players of South Asian descent through the 2021-2022 season as they strive to be drafted into the NHL. The film also follows their families – the South Asian parents who made sacrifices in order to pay fo…
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In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), we’re releasing this special interview with filmmaker Jules Koostachin about her family’s journey to heal from the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools. It’s a journey she explores in her new documentary feature, WaaPaKe (Tomorrow). For generations, the suf…
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For our fall season opener, we look back at the impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes on the Vancouver film and television industry through in-depth conversations with IATSE 891 Business Representative Crystal Braunwarth and UBCP/ACTRA President Ellie Harvie (who addresses the infamous July 14 open letter). We also hear from background performer …
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The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) is the second-largest film festival in the city and the largest queer arts event in Western Canada. Its milestone 35th edition (which kicks off on August 10) is a full-throttle, 11-day ride through 92 short and feature-length films from 27 countries, and it comes at a pivotal moment in queer history. Charlie…
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Brian Doe Chua is a versatile voice actor with a growing list of credits that includes videogames like Dragalia Lost, kid-friendly animated fare like Polly Pocket, Lego Friends, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, Beyblade Burst, and Ninjago, and beloved anime like World Trigger, where he voiced the heroic Osamu Mikumo. Brian is also very active on so…
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Jason Simpson is an actor and voice actor who has built a diverse body of work, from sci-fi fare like The Magicians and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, to games like League of Legends, Dragalia Lost, The Amazing Spider-Man, Dead Rising 2, 3 & 4, and Need For Speed; and animated fare like Johnny Test, Polly Pocket, Sausage Party, Death Note, Black Lagoon,…
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Actor Osric Chau is equally adept at comedy and drama, and at being a supportive member of an ensemble while still shining on his own. Osric played Kevin Tran, a high school student turned ghost turned prophet, on Supernatural, and Vogel, a member of the quartet known as the Rowdy Three, on Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. He won a Leo Awar…
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East by North West is a new global summit designed to highlight, elevate, and empower racialized creatives in and across film, TV, streaming, gaming, and animation. Produced by the Racial Equity Screen Office in association with Gold House, East by North West runs July 28-30 in Vancouver and connects screen professionals with world film markets so …
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Gary Hawes has directed multiple episodes of the most-watched television drama series on the planet (ABC’s hit drama, The Good Doctor). He’s also the director of some critically acclaimed indie projects, including the comedy Leap 4 Your Life, a feature-length mockumentary about a community dance competition starring some of our local industry’s fin…
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For months, voice actors on both sides of the border have been sounding the alarm about the ways that artificial intelligence (A.I.) can be manipulated, not only to fool audiences, but to exploit artists. It’s already happening. Like Ursula in The Little Mermaid, A.I. and the companies who wield it are stealing voices and pushing artists out of the…
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Donia Kash is an actor, performer, storyteller, and filmmaker whose growing list of credits includes Motherland: Fort Salem, So Help Me Todd, The 100, Snowpiercer, A Million Little Things, Hearts in the Game, and a couple of impressive “firsts”: The Secrets of Bella Vista, which represented the very first time that a Hallmark Movie featured an open…
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Aliza Vellani originally joined us in July 2021 to talk about her work in the first season of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth. Sweet Tooth draws its inspiration from Jeff Lemire’s comic book series about a boy who’s half-human and half deer navigating a world that has been devastated by a virus that has killed a lot of people and led to the mysterious emerge…
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It’s been three years since we last had the phenomenally talented Marci T. House in the YVR Screen Scene Podcast hot seat. Back then, we spoke about her then-upcoming role in Julie and The Phantoms, #covidlife, stage acting vs. screen acting vs. architecture, the many ways CBC’s Strange Empire was ahead of its time, and why she stays in Vancouver. …
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lori lozinski is an acclaimed producer who works closely with some of our industry’s leading directors to bring evocative stories to the screen (among them: Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn). lori is also the director of A Motorcycle Saved My Life, a documentary short that ruminates on mental health, the often complicated relationship b…
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Dhirendra is an accomplished actor whose career spans all manner of characters and genres and continents. To contemporary audiences, Dhirendra might be best known as Imran, Sabi’s father on the groundbreaking and big-hearted CBC and HBO Max comedy Sort Of. Sort Of is one of the few series in the history of television with a gender fluid protagonist…
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Actor Markian Tarasiuk has been busy: making rom-coms and thrillers; fielding acting nominations from leading industry organizations; working with Ukrainian Canadian organizations to preserve and promote Ukrainian culture during this war. In recent years, Markian has made a name for himself as a romantic lead in holiday rom-coms like Welcome to Val…
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What is Chinatown? That question and the myriad of emotions it invites sit at the heart of Big Fight in Little Chinatown, the stirring documentary film from Montreal-based filmmaker Karen Cho. The film explores the battles for survival currently being waged in four Chinatowns: in Montreal, Toronto, New York, and Vancouver. We meet the stewards of t…
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Bring It On was a pop culture juggernaut from the moment it somersaulted into multiplexes back in 2000. Audiences loved the saucy, sarcastic, scheming, and stuntin’ squads battling for cheer supremacy at regionals, all leading up to that shining moment when the It of the title has been Brought and the cheer squads do their thing. More than two deca…
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Few cultural phenomena of the 1980s were as as destructive or widespread as the Satanic Panic. The Satanic Panic led to arrests, ruined reputations, and more than 12,000 unsubstantiated reports of Satanic ritual abuse that were reportedly “recovered” via the now discredited practice of “recovery memory therapy.” While the Satanic Panic is now large…
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Sonita Henry’s filmography would make for one hell of a marathon on SyFy. Sonita played the President’s Aide in The Fifth Element, present in that iconic final scene where Milla Jovovich’s Leeloo and Bruce Willis’ Korben get it on in the regeneration chamber. She was the doctor who delivers James T. Kirk in the heart-stopping opening minutes of 200…
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Olga Prodan is a somatic psychologist and psychosocial rehabilitator working in Vancouver – and when she isn’t doing that, she’s in Ukraine helping children who have lost a parent on the frontlines. This year’s YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine – which takes the form of a gala on March 29 and an online auction of film and television memorabilia and Ukra…
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Luisa D'Oliveira is a phenomenal actress with keen instincts, a sharp mind, and a big heart. She’s beloved around the world for her nuanced work as Emori on The 100, a role that positioned her as a disability advocate due to the grace with which her character navigated life as a person with a disability. Other highlights include The Good Wife, wher…
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Alessandro Juliani is beloved for many things: for his acting work on stages on both sides of the Atlantic in productions of classical and brand-new work; for his performances as a voice actor in an array of animated projects, including multiple Barbie movies, Dinosaur Train, Super Monsters, and Death Note; for his nuanced on-camera work on iconic …
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Bob Frazer returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to pour one out for Alban Hearst, the anti-witch terrorist leader he played for all three seasons of Freeform’s brilliant Motherland: Fort Salem. In seasons one and two, Alban toyed with all of Motherland: Fort Salem’s favourite witches – and in the series’ third and final season, Alban plunged to …
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Zach Smadu recently wrapped his third season as Daniel Svensson, an exceedingly tidy lawyer with an exceedingly messy love life, on the locally shot and produced Family Law. As Daniel, Zach – whose filmography also includes plum roles on The Expanse, Cardinal, Kim’s Convenience, Titans, and Letterkenny – is one of Harry Svensson’s three children; t…
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Ian Hanlin’s long list of voice credits includes an egg pirate, a black-furred anthropomorphic hedgehog, and an entire cadre of well-coiffed superheroes. Ian voiced Thor in LEGO Marvel Avengers: Loki in Training, Owen Grady in LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar, Ant Man in LEGO Marvel Avengers: Time Twisted, The Purple Pie Man in Strawberry…
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Alison Araya’s work can be summed up in a single word: bold. Whether she’s playing a loving if slightly overzealous Tia on Julie and the Phantoms, a family court judge with a firm hand on Family Law, a fastidious social worker on Riverdale, or a strong-willed woman who ends up in a superhero threesome on Peacemaker, Alison consistently delivers bol…
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Door Mouse is the feature film directorial debut from Avan Jogia, the celebrated writer and actor from Vancouver who is well known for a lot of projects, including the wildly bonkers Netflix series Ghost Wars. Door Mouse is a neo-noir thriller about a burlesque dancer and struggling comic book artist (the titular Door Mouse) who is compelled to inv…
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