Podcasts about Vancouver Film School

Dan Duffy has been telling stories for over 20 years following an award-winning radio career with the nationally syndicated radio show Steve & DC. He transitioned from audio to visual arts and graduated from the Vancouver Film School. Before moving to Los Angeles, he returned to his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, to sharpen his skills. However, fate, a woman, and a cancer diagnosis changed everything. Four months before moving to the West Coast, he met Stephanie, the woman he would marry. Four months after that, Dan received a diagnosis of Stage 3 testicular cancer, and then six months later, Dan was cancer-free.Now, 22 years later, Dan is still telling stories through his video production company, Dan Duffy Productions. He works closely with the American Cancer Society and other nonprofits to help raise awareness about cancer. You can also find Dan on Facebook and LinkedIn or read The Half Book, his story of testicular cancer and life before, during, and after the diagnosis.Listen to this episode of Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer from the Max Mallory Foundation, where Dan Duffy shares how his healthcare crisis led him to help others who face a cancer diagnosis. Show Notes05:49:9 -Dan's testicular cancer story10:32:9 -Testicular cancer is 95% curable14:41:5 - The PET scan story20:47:7 - Fertility 27:20:9 - The biggest challenge during cancer treatment35:28:5 - Helping other people with cancer45:37:9 - The Half Book - Dan's testicular cancer journey51:58:2 - What's next for Dan57:52:3 - What song do you have to sing along to when you hear it?Send us a textSupport the showFind us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Linkedin. If you can please support our nonprofit through Patreon.

The B.C. government says Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariffs would cost the province's $69 billion over the next three years and 124,000 future jobs. The president and CEO of the B.C. Mining Association joins the show to discuss the industry's role in the proposed export bans. Acclaimed director David Lynch has died at 78, according to a Facebook post by his family. Omari Newton, the head of acting at the Vancouver Film School joins the show to discuss his legacy. Facebook is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to X's Community Notes, Meta said on Tuesday. We ask viewers about how their experiences on social media have changed and how they handle misinformation.

Actor-Director Colin Cunningham has been nominated for 3 GEMINI'S (Canada's Oscar) for 'Best Actor' and for 11 'Best Actor' LEO AWARDS (Canada's Emmy) for which he won 3. As a Director, he made the 'short list' for an Academy Award Nomination in the Madison Graie produced, CENTIGRADE. His work has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, TIME magazine and Rolling Stone.Series regs include Steven Spielberg's FALLING SKIES, AMC's PREACHER and Universal's BLOOD DRIVE. And, Kevin Costner's highly anticipated 2 part epic saga, HORIZON.Sometimes referred to as Canada's Gary Oldman, Cunningham has built a reputation as a true chameleon. For 5 Seasons, Cunningham starred alongside Noah Wyle and Will Patton in the Steven Spielberg / DreamWorks produced series "Falling Skies," for TNT. Cunningham played "John Pope," the rogue survivor of the alien attack that has hit the world.Colin Cunningham was raised in Los Angeles, California with an older sister and younger brother. He traveled extensively in his late teens and first took to the stage on a dare. He was part of the founding company of the critically acclaimed "Open Fist Theatre" in Los Angeles and as an accomplished theater actor, gained critical praise in the early 1990s in Eugène Ionesco's "Exit the King". After leaving Los Angeles in 1993 and relocating to Vancouver, Canada, Colin attended Vancouver Film School. Colin is also a musician and plays the saxophone professionally.His latest film HE NEVER LEFT is now available for streaming.The Douglas Coleman Show VE (Video Edition) offers video promotional packages for authors. Please see our website for complete details. https://www.douglascolemanmusic.com/vepromo/Please help us to continue to bring you quality content by showing your support for our show. https://fundrazr.com/e2CLX2?ref=ab_eCTqb8_ab_31eRtAh53pq31eRtAh53pq

Rick is the CEO of GameDevTV and a video course instructor. He has a background as a game career coach, Executive Producer and Game Director at PopCap Games, and instructor at Vancouver Film School. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky

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 Langley Township taps out to B.C NDP's housing legislation GUEST: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor Dreary winter blues - the science behind seasonal depression GUEST: Ric De Villa, Acting Program Director of Recovery and Innovation at the Canadian Mental Health Association Metro Vancouver staff travel to Europe on taxpayers' dime - when will it end? GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global BC Legislative Reporter Does Gladiator 2 represent the real world of gladiators in the Roman empire? GUEST: Dr. Siobhan McElduff, associate professor in the department of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern studies at UBC Why are big Vancouver developers going into receivership? GUEST: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Create your own Hallmark holiday movie with the Vancouver Film School! GUEST: Omari Newton, co-head of film production and head of acting for Vancouver Film School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Stuph File Program Featuring Omari Newton, actor & co-head of film production at Vancouver Film School; Adele Royce, author of Summer's Blood; & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies Download Omari Newton is an actor & co-head of film production at Vancouver Film School. He's on to talk about the new trend of small films called micro dramas. Adele Royce is the author of Summer's Blood, a thriller that is set in Las Vegas. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies is back, with the weird story for November. This one deals with the Phantom Barber. This week's guest slate is presented by relationship coach, Frank Kermit, who has been a guest on this show several times.

Show notes below:   Talking Shit With Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music www.marcstewartmusic.com    © 2024 Tara Cheyenne Performance   Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to:  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386   Links: https://www.adamgrantwarren.com/ https://realwheels.ca/disability-tour-bus/ About Adam: Now based in Vancouver, Adam was born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada. He started writing professionally in his early twenties, as a radio columnist for the CBC Morning Show. In that time, he also became Newfoundland's youngest ever winner of both the Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, and the George Story Medal of Excellence in the Arts. Adam then moved west to study – and eventually teach – at Vancouver Film School. His films have since screened as official selections at festivals including California's Newport Beach Film Festival, the National Screen Institute's Online All-Star Reel, and the Vancouver International Film Festival – where Float took home the honours for Best Canadian Short in 2012. In 2016, Conocerlos: Get to Know Them earned him his first BC Film Award nomination for Best Screenwriting. In dance, Adam is an associate artist with All Bodies Dance Project. His choreography and collaborations have featured at festivals including Vancouver's 12 Minutes Max, Victoria's SKAMpede, and Calgary's Fluid Festival. His current residency at The Dance Centre finds him working alongside TJ Dawe, Su-Feh Lee, and longtime collaborator Naomi Brand on a new solo piece: Good Bully. Beyond his residency, Adam is also part of New Works' CanDance Exchange and Propeller's Digital Disability and Dance initiative in Ottawa. In the theatre, Adam is a Jessie Award winning actor whose west coast performance highlights include productions of his own shows, Last Train In and Lights, as well as Touchstone Theatre's Kill Me Now, and Realwheels Theatre's CREEPS. Looking ahead, his latest play, Saturday Nights at Axles, is in development at Realwheels, where he is now Co-Artistic Director. About Tara:   Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director, writer, and artistic director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, working across disciplines in film, dance, theatre, and experimental performance. She is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level". Along with her own creations Tara has collaborated with many theatre companies and artists including; Zee Zee Theatre, Bard on the Beach, ItsaZoo Theatre, The Arts Club, Boca De Lupo, Ruby Slippers, The Firehall Arts Centre, Vertigo Theatre (Calgary).  With a string of celebrated solo shows to her credit (including bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, I can't remember the word for I can't remember, Body Parts, Pants), multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary bending ensemble creations Tara's work is celebrated both nationally and internationally.  Tara is known for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. She is sought after for creating innovative movement for theatre and has performed her full length solos and ensemble works around the world (highlights: DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, High Performance Rodeo/Calgary etc.). Recent works include a collaboration with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, empty.swimming.pool, (Castiglioncello, Bassano, Victoria and Vancouver), ensemble creation, how to be,  which premiered at The Cultch, and her solo I can't remember the word for I can't remember, toured widely, and her newest solo Body Parts has been made into a stunning film which is currently touring virtually. Tara lives on the unceded Coast Salish territories with her partner composer Marc Stewart and their child.

THE HARDSHIPS OF SUMMONING A DEMON, 14min., Canada Directed by Britt Dallyn In order to woo his school crush, a determined but highly misguided Stan attempts to summon a demon with the help of his sister stuck at home on Halloween night, by kidnapping a heavily intoxicated young man under the ruse of his own sacrifice being an after party. https://www.instagram.com/summoning_a_demon/ Get to know the filmmaker: While attending Vancouver Film School, the course allows six story ideas to be voted on by the class to get made for our "final" projects. With these "finals" we are given our highest budget and longest shooting schedule to film our original 9 page scripts. I had made many short films in the past, but all with minimal (mostly zero) other people, less knowledge and no money. I saw this as a great chance to create a film to showcase my creative voice with the type of resources I never had before. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

ภาพหมู่ของชีวิตมัธยม ความทรงจำที่ทั้งดีและร้าย ใบบันทึกเหตุการณ์ของสถานีตำรวจ จากวีรกรรมชกต่อยที่แคนาดา หนังสือรวมรุ่นตอนเรียนมหาฯ ลัยที่แวนคูเวอร์ สมุดปฏิทินงานยุคแรกเริ่มของช่องเทพลีลา ‘โตมายังไง' สัปดาห์นี้ จุ๊ย-กุลธิดาขอพามาพูดคุยกับ เติ๊ด-ภูถิรพัฒน์ อ่องศรี จากช่องเทพลีลา ถึงชีวิตและการเติบโตของเขา จากนักเรียนหลังห้องที่โดนครูว่าโง่ สู่วันที่บินลัดฟ้าไปเรียนต่อ ม.ปลาย ที่เมลเบิร์น ประเทศออสเตรเลีย และระดับมหาวิทยาลัย ที่ Vancouver Film School เมืองแวนคูเวอร์ ประเทศแคนาดา การเดินทางแต่ละประเทศ ควบคู่กับเรื่องราวชีวิตที่หมุนไปราวกับโรลเลอร์โคสเตอร์ ทั้งเกรดตก ชกต่อย ขึ้นศาล จนกลับมาสู่การทำแอนิเมชัน ทำร้านทอง จนมาสู่ช่องเทพลีลา #SalmonPodcast #โตมายังไง #TMYPodcast _____ ติดต่อโฆษณาได้ที่ podcast.salmon@gmail.com Follow โตมายังไง on Instagram Salmon Podcast https://www.instagram.com/salmon_podcast/ จุ๊ย https://www.instagram.com/jkunthida/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Janet Walmsley, Jenny Story, and I have a great conversation that Shines the Light on Autism in such a beautiful and empowering way. Janet shares how she had to stand up for Jenny's wellbeing her whole life while helping her to develop in such a way she could stand up for herself and fight for her dreams. Jenny strongly advocates going after what you want and not letting anyone tell you- you can't! Jenny went from being low-functioning autistic as a child to a high-functioning adult. Listen in to hear their amazing mother-daughter story.  Janet Walmsley was born and raised in Manitoba, Canada. Has lived in Vancouver BC the past 13 years. She was a Dental Assistant and Hygienist for 27 years and then switched over to a Head Marketer position for Norvend. Late in life she became a Professional Working Union Actor, Talent Scout, Acting Teacher and Coach. Janet was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for a Comedy in the ISA Awards in Los Angles and then won the Unlimited Woman Award for Creativity at the Unlimited Women's Award. Janet is an advocate for shining a positive light for Autism, as her daughter, Jenny was diagnosed with it. Which prompted her to write a book, “The Autistic Author and Animator”, about Jenny's journey, through her eyes. Janet is also an 8-year Breast Cancer Survivor and advocate. She has a son Chris who lives in Australia and is Nana to her two grandsons. Jenny Story was born in Yellowknife but lived the majority of her life in Vernon, B.C. before moving to Vancouver in 2011 to attend Vancouver Film School and became a 2D and 3D Animator. In addition to her work with animation, Jenny has done short animated films/illustrations and her most recent short film is,” Sparkles Loves Bacon”.  Jenny is a Best Selling and Award-Winning Author of her YA Fantasy Fiction Trilogy book, “Dysnomia”, books one and two are published and getting quite the following, she is working on the third book to the series. Jenny is also pitching the first book to be made into Trilogy Movies or TV Series. She is also an actor. Jenny won a Literary Award at the World of Autism Festival She won the, “Autism BC Self Advocate of the Year Award” and also had a documentary film done about her journey with Autism. Despite being diagnosed with Autism; Jenny has always remained focused on pursuing her dreams and is passionate about inspiring others to do the same.  She was diagnosed at 3 with low functioning autistic however she is now at 31, high functioning.   I am your host, Marci Nettles. I have had a lifetime of opportunities where I had the choice to Breakdown or Breakthrough. It is my hope this Podcast may become your light in the darkness, as you listen to the stories of people I consider “heroes.” Each one had a point where they too had to choose to either Breakdown or Breakthrough! Working from home, with my husband/business partner, helping people around the world find new levels of success in their health and wellness, is part of what makes me tick! If you are open to opportunity, let's connect! Thank you for listening!   Please connect with Janet: Book Website:  Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Facebook for our books:  Goodreads:    Please connect with Jenny: Facebook: jennystoryDysnomiatrilogypage Twitter: JennyJennystory Instagram: jennystory2019 Goodreads : Dysnomia Website:   Find Marci at: Website- marcinettles.com. YouTube-   (@YoureBlankWhatNow) Don't forget to claim your FREEBIE from Janet & Jenny by going to Marcinettles.com/freebies Are YOU a READER? You can now read this episode on my BLOG at marcinettles.com/blog While you are there, make sure to subscribe to receive the YBWN Podcast Newsletter, ‘Making Mondays,' that will give insight to each episode and give you a heads up on what is coming next!  You can also WATCH this episode on YouTube here: Please Subscribe and ring the bell for notifications of new content!   If you loved this story, you may also enjoy these YBWN Podcast Episodes:  Episode 107: “You're Losing Your Dream and Business, What Now?” with Sherry Eichberger   Episode 101: “You're Labeled Autistic, What Now?” with Christian Armstrong 

Moving on from our GDC episodes, we're back with Jaclyn (Writer at Respawn Entertainment on Apex Legends, instructor & student mentor at Vancouver Film School. Previously a Writer on RPG Puzzle Legends and Merge Tales for Microfun) and Christal Rose (previously a Writer at Respawn Entertainment on Apex Legends and an Associate Writer on Hogwarts Legacy at Avalanche)! Together we discuss writing fanfiction, doing work you're proud of without getting too attached, finding a way into a character, being funny on demand, self-imposed rules, whether their writing styles have changed over the years, writing with constraints, worldbuilding pet peeves, most overused words, what practice would they standardize across the industry, and common themes in their writing.Our Guests on the InternetJaclyn's Twitter, Website, and Lore Trailer for Alter. Christal Rose's Twitter, Website, and Lore Trailer for Conduit. Stuff We Talked AboutJaclyn and Christal Rose's GDC talk: Creating Diverse Characters: Writing What you Know and Don'tThe Gasoline Baby NPC Convo in Marvel's Spider-Man 2Our theme music was done by Isabella Ness, and our logo was created by Lily Nishita.

In this insightful episode, Allan McKay sits down with Colin Giles, head of the School for Animation and Visual Effects at Vancouver Film School, for a deep dive into the world of modern VFX education. They discuss Colin's fascinating journey from small town artist to leading a world-class animation school, the intense pressures faced by today's students, and how virtual learning during COVID has transformed educational models. Colin shares wisdom on the irreplaceable value of in-person collaboration, how AI is impacting the curriculum, and the vital role of social media and online presence for aspiring artists. This is a must-listen for anyone curious about the future of visual effects and what it takes to succeed as a student in 2023.   Quotes: "There is a difference between just crafting images and telling a story. I think that it's part of that learning process as well that is very exciting." Students should focus on their own artistic growth rather than unrealistic pressure to be the best or work at certain studios. Everyone has a unique voice to contribute. Virtual learning revealed the need for adaptable, hybrid education models that combine the benefits of online and in-person instruction. However, nothing replaces the creative energy of people connecting and collaborating face-to-face. AI is a useful iteration tool to quickly generate ideas, but won't replace the human touch. It's important for students to learn with the technology and discover its applications together. Aspiring artists must cultivate an authentic online presence that shows their personality and connects them to a community, not just a portfolio checklist. Social media engagement is vital for networking and getting hired.

Nadya Marwah is an Indian-Canadian photographer, film production professional, and founder of the Photo Poet Society, a mindful wedding photography company. She began her career journey in Mumbai, India, before relocating to Toronto, She left her hometown of Meerut, India at the age of 19 to pursue an education in Communication Design at MIT Institute of Design and later completed a post-graduate program in Film Production at the Vancouver Film School. The profound experience of deep meditation shifted her perspective on life. She is now a mindful visual creator, specializing in both photography and film. Alongside wedding and occasion photography, I have collaborated with musicians and film professionals, including three-time Juno-nominated musician Alysha Brilla and Canadian actor, director, and musician Steven McCarthy. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to work with businesses and not-for-profit organizations such as Compass Digital Ventures at SXSW in Austin, North Shore Restorative Justice Society (North Vancouver), Arvorei Communications Group (Vancouver), and Hawkeye Pictures (Toronto). Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

MOB FAMILY TIES, 9min., Canada Directed by Britt Dallyn After grandpa Michael begins to unintentionally rat on old associates due to his mental decline, the Leslie's, a mob family, face a moral dilemma whether they need to whack grandpa or not as they host his possible final meal in this send up of traditional TV sitcoms. Get to know the filmmaker: I made this at Vancouver Film School for what they call “demo shoots”. Meaning after we had filmed our higher budget, 2-3 day shoots throughout the year, we were given an opportunity to film one more project before the year ended to add to our demo reels. Unlike the shoots earlier in the year however, these projects had no budget and had to be filmed within the school for 1 day only. Everybody had to write a 6 page script and pitch it to the teachers as an assignment where the teachers would pick 6 to actually be filmed. So with those parameters I thought about what I had access to for free within the school. Then I thought “hey, that one pre-built set kinda looks like a sitcom set. I've always appreciated a good sitcom, so what if I made one of my own but with a dark kind of humour that you wouldn't typically see in a show like this.” I found the contrast of all the cheery dressings of a sitcom mixed with a story about murder to be promising for a comedy. In short, like many solutions in film, it all came together out of necessity. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

If you're interested in ways a filmmaker's career can advance, this is an episode you won't want to miss!  Listen up as multiple award-winning Vancouver writer/director Connor Gaston shares the roots of his fascination with reincarnation, the value of graduating from programs like the Canadian Film Centre and the TIFF Talent Lab, and what ultimately got him meetings in Hollywood that landed him an LA manager.Connor's films have screened in prestigious festivals around the world including TIFF, Busan, Sapporo, Sedona, Newport Beach, Whistler, and Vancouver Film Festival—along the way winning multiple Leos and other awards including a Grand Prix in Paris's Courts Devant short film festival. He won the BC Emerging Filmmaker Award at Vancouver International Film Festival, graduated from Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre, and was a member of the 2017 TIFF Talent Lab. He currently teaches at the Vancouver Film School.Mentioned in this episode:Watch The Cameraman on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/323984793Other films:Watch Encore on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/601186469Watch Adam in the Wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqMx4zJwDu0More about Connor:IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4497477/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-gaston-94560068/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connorgaston/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connor.gastonX: https://twitter.com/connorgastonSubscribe to catch the latest episodes of Push In on Apple Podcasts:https://apple.co/2S5WB7q Podcast Production Team:·      Technical Director: Paul Ruta·      Sound Editor: Michael Korican·      Host, Researcher & copywriter: Joyce Kline·      Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Paul Ruta

My guest this week is a ten-time Emmy nominated hairstylist, a four-time Guild Award winning hairstylist. She is the key hairstylist and department head hairstylist for shows such as The Voice, Shark Tank, and Legendary. She is a hair thinning and hair loss expert, and author of The 5 F Words to Manifesting Your Life.  I can't wait to chat with Jerilynn Stephens about her career path in this interesting industry.  Jerilynn shares how she became a Hollywood hair and makeup artist in the 1990's while living in Seattle. It was as if a light bulb went off and she realized that she wanted to work in TV and Film.  The next few years were spent working on making the career choices to get started. Jerilynn went to Vancouver Film School to learn makeup for Film. She worked on getting her headshots ready for her portfolio, and worked for almost free on any small film that came to her city. She did all the hard work and it took almost six years before she was ready to make the move to LA.  Listen to Jerilynn describe how her team works on over a hundred contestants in The Voice in only four days.  Jerilynn shares how during her cancer treatment, she still worked on The Voice and how her team supported her during and had her back when she needed to take time for treatments. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Check out more episodes and the videos at https://chrisbaran.com/podcast ⭐️ Join our FREE Facebook community for Salon Team Trainers today. https://facebook.com/groups/salonteamtraining ✅ Exclusive content on how to implement and scale your salon training the easy way ✅ Save time and learn what works from people just like you ✅ Get back to your mission of building the salon business and creating more jobs Learn more here - https://bit.ly/trainersplaybook Join our FB group - https://facebook.com/groups/salonteamtraining Follow us on IG - https://instagram.com/coachchrisbaran

Why did Disney make Moana 2 in secret in CANADA? Well, it might just have to do with the country's tax incentives for animation. Could Disney move other productions to Canada as well? Time will tell... ➡️ Tip Jar and Fan Support: http://ClownfishSupport.com ➡️ Official Merch Store: http://ShopClownfish.com ➡️ Official Website: http://ClownfishTV.com ➡️ Audio Edition: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qJc5C6OkQkaZnGCeuVOD1 ➡️ Gaming News: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A7VIqE3r5MQkFgL9nifNc Additional Context: Let's dive into this cinematic voyage and explore how Canada's policies could shape the future of Disney's production landscape. Canada offers a lucrative Canadian film or video production tax credit (CPTC), which provides a refundable tax credit of 25% of qualified labor expenditures, with no limit on the tax credit amount for a production. This incentive is designed to encourage production within Canada and support Canadian programming​​. Such financial incentives are crucial for large studios like Disney, seeking to maximize production efficiency and minimize costs without compromising quality. Moreover, Disney's strategic move to open a new production facility in Vancouver during the pandemic was highlighted as a savvy business decision, leveraging Canadian tax breaks and other incentives. This decision also taps into the country's rich pool of animation talent, with institutions like Sheridan and Vancouver Film School providing a steady stream of skilled graduates. The pandemic added layers of complexity to international work arrangements, making local production and hiring more appealing due to the logistical challenges and restrictions on cross-border movement​​. Disney's announcement of "Moana 2" set to hit theaters in November 2024 further cements the company's commitment to expanding this beloved franchise. Directed by Dave Derrick Jr. and featuring music from Grammy winners and nominees, the sequel promises an epic new adventure for Moana, Maui, and a brand-new crew, embarking on a journey into dangerous, long-lost waters​​. This pivot to Canada for "Moana 2" could signal a broader strategy by Disney to leverage international production incentives more aggressively. As animation and film production costs continue to rise, countries offering substantial tax breaks and incentives become increasingly attractive for studios looking to optimize their budgets. Canada's welcoming stance towards the film industry, coupled with its robust talent pool, makes it an ideal candidate for future Disney projects. While Disney has yet to publicly attribute "Moana 2"'s Canadian production directly to tax incentives, the financial and logistical advantages are clear. As we eagerly await the next chapter in Moana's saga, it's worth keeping an eye on Disney's global production strategies and whether other productions will follow Moana's lead to Canadian shores. Time will indeed tell if Canada becomes a new hub for Disney's animated adventures, but for now, the magic of "Moana 2" is set to captivate audiences from its Canadian production base. About Us: Clownfish TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary channel that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Disney #animation #moana2 #News #Commentary #Reaction #Podcast

Kat Montagu is the Head of Writing for Film, Television and Games Program at the Vancouver Film School. She has taught for over 20 years in VFS's Writing and Film Production Departments. Her Career Launch class has prepared countless VFS graduates to work on feature films, in the writers' rooms of tv series and in video game studios. Kat has been named a VFS Instructor of the Year three times. Kat is also the author of the best stilling book The Dreaded Curse: Screenplay Formatting for Film and Television. This twist on the how-to guide demonstrates best practices through a riotous story of two witches loosely inspired by her own family history, and is used to teach screenwriting at film schools and universities globally.  She is also the Senior Story Editor for Crazy8s and produced many short films and co-produced indie feature film THE PRODIGAL DAD. In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews Kat Montagu, the Head of Writing at the Vancouver Film School – as well as Writer and Producer – about finding passion for writing, the importance of the emotional journey in every story, what makes for a compelling story, why every department in film and tv production is involved in storytelling; as well as her own writing and teaching career at the Vancouver Film School. For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/441.  

There's certain to be lots that filmmakers and other creatives can relate to in part one of Joyce Kline's two-part interview with Vancouver based, internationally award-winning, writer/director Connor Gaston. With humour and rare honesty, Connor shares the joys and challenges of growing up in a household of writers, adapting his own father's novel, collaborating with his brother Vaughn, directing children, and how he bounces back when something doesn't work. Connor's films have screened in prestigious festivals around the world including TIFF, Busan, Sapporo, Sedona, Newport Beach, Whistler, and Vancouver Film Festival—along the way winning multiple Leos and other awards including a Grand Prix in Paris's Courts Devant short film festival. He won the BC Emerging Filmmaker Award at Vancouver International Film Festival, graduated from Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre, and was a member of the 2017 TIFF Talent Lab.  He currently teaches at the Vancouver Film School. Mentioned in this episode:Watch The Cameraman on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/323984793 Other films:Watch Encore on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/601186469 Watch Adam in the Wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqMx4zJwDu0 More about Connor:IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4497477/Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-gaston-94560068/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJEcaRNBlEw/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connor.gastonX: https://twitter.com/connorgaston?lang=en Subscribe to catch the latest episodes of Push In on Apple Podcasts:https://apple.co/2S5WB7q Podcast Production Team:·      Technical Director: Paul Ruta·      Sound Editor: Michael Korican·      Host, Researcher & copywriter: Joyce Kline·      Co-Producers: Joyce Kline, Michael Korican, Paul Ruta    

Victor Lucas sits down with Blizzard's Rod Fergusson to discuss his work on Diablo IV, Diablo II: Resurrected and Diablo Immortal! Plus Vic explores Rod's work on Gears of War, BioShock Infinite and his thoughts on the current state of Live Service game development. This interview was recorded at the world famous, Vancouver Film School! … Continue reading "Episode 299 – DIABLO IV's ROD FERGUSSON on GEARS, BIOSHOCK, LIVE SERVICE GAMES & MORE! – Vic's Basement"

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 adaptation with Sara B. Cooper. She holds a BFA and an MFA in Creative Writing as well as multiple awards and development funding grants. Currently serving as Head of the Writing Department at Vancouver Film School and the senior story editor for Crazy8s, Kat is unabashedly and unreservedly passionate about helping writers discover and hone their unique voices. In this absorbing and informative conversation with Sabrina Rani Furminger, Kat talks storytelling, screenwriting, gaming, Oxford commas, finding your voice, breaking into the industry, Dennis Heaton, and why A.I. is no replacement for human writers. Episode sponsors: Biz Books + The Drama Class

With special -- and returning! -- guest Andy Smith Peek, Anna and Derek discuss the Zach and Cassie love story no one cares about, Larry as the true star of the film, and much more during their discussion of the catchy musical-turned-movie A Chorus Line (1985).Connect with '80s Movie Montage on Facebook, Twitter/X or Instagram! It's the same handle for all three... @80smontagepod.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80sMontagePodTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/80sMontagePodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/80smontagepod/Anna Keizer and Derek Dehanke are the co-hosts of ‘80s Movie Montage. The idea for the podcast came when they realized just how much they talk – a lot – when watching films from their favorite cinematic era. Their wedding theme was “a light nod to the ‘80s,” so there's that, too. Both hail from the Midwest but have called Los Angeles home for several years now. Anna is a writer who received her B.A. in Film/Video from Columbia College Chicago and M.A. in Film Studies from Chapman University. Her dark comedy short She Had It Coming was an Official Selection of 25 film festivals with several awards won for it among them. Derek is an attorney who also likes movies. It is a point of pride that most of their podcast episodes are longer than the movies they cover.Andrea (Andy) Smith Peek is a comedy writer/director/producer/actor/donut eater/lover of cheese/improv artiste/sketch enthusiast/human being trying to survive never-ending existential dread. This may explain why she writes dark sci-fi comedies and why she is eating a donut as she writes this. Andy studied writing and film at Vancouver Film School, Writing for TV at UCLA's Professional Program, Film Production at UCLA's Summer Program, and studied improv and sketch with The Second City Conservatory, UCB, and The Groundlings. She has performed at Canada's Just For Laughs Festival and won a Telus Storyhive grant to produce and direct her short film Married & Isolated, as well as the pilot of her web series See Through Daddy. Her new content creation outlet is character comedy on TikTok: @AndysCharacters. On Dec 10 2018 she won the showcase showdown on The Price is Right, no joke! She worked as an assistant on A&E's Ruby Laundry Series and as a script/clearances coordinator on Netflix's Emmy-nominated MAID. She currently lives in Victoria, BC and working as a drama teacher for middle school students who make her laugh every day!

Actor-Writer-Director-Producer, Skip Lackey started his career as a Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown after graduating from clown college. Skip's acting credits include: Big River on Broadway, National Tours of The Secret Garden, Barnum, Big River, lots of Regional Theater, and numerous Off and Off-Off Broadway developmental musicals.             He also had the distinct honor of spending 2-years with Sanford Meisner in a professional hand-picked acting class.            On camera, Skip co-starred in Jim Carrey's first film Once Bitten. TV credits include: The Guiding Light, the mini-series, The Blue and the Grey, and host for Nickelodeon's Ace-Award winning Think Fast. He's also been seen in over 100 national network commercials, and he's recorded over 1000 voice-overs. Skip even spent 3-seasons working as Santa Claus alongside the Rockettes in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Chicago.            A graduate of the Vancouver Film School, Skip co-wrote, directed and produced the low budget feature film, Love at Second Sight. He then became Executive Producer for Kewazinga, a vision technology company that developed an interactive 36+ camera system for network broadcast and early internet applications. He's worked with Sun Microsystems, NBC, ABC, ESPN, the X-Games, the NY Mets, the Golf Channel, the USGA, the NHL All-Star Game, Nike, the US Navy and more.              He then shifted his focus to giving Personal Growth and Leadership Development seminars. Skip has worked directly with over 25,000 clients, taught over 1000 workshops, and made 1000 personal appearances. Clients include the IMDB, World Bank for Latin America, and a 2-Year Leadership Development immersion for the Canadian Department of Justice. 

Kim Hudson grew up in the Yukon, a Hero's daughter with a Cinderella Complex. Basically life taught her many of the things she needed to know to write this book. Kim spent the first half of her career exploring her masculine side, first as a field geologist and later as a federal land claims negotiator. Exploring her feminine side became important to her as she raised her two daughters. This lead me to study Writing for Film and Television at Vancouver Film School, and take courses on mythology, feminism and psychology including a Jungian Odyssey in Switzerland. This theory was developed by closely observing the archetypal expressions that are all around us in movies, music, television, advertisements and stories of personal growth, including her own. The Virgin's Promise is her first book.The Virgin's Promise demystifies the complexities of archetypes and clearly outlines the steps of a Virgin's Journey to realize her dream. Audiences need to see more than brave, self-sacrificing Heroes. They need to see Virgins who bring their talents and self-fulfilling joys to life. The Virgin's Promise describes this journey with beats that feel incredibly familiar but have not been illustrated in any other screenwriting book. It explores the yin and yang of the Virgin and Hero journeys to take up their power as individuals, and includes a practical guide to putting this new theory into action.Please enjoy my conversation with Kim Hudson.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2664729/advertisement

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Colin Giles, the Head of the School for Animation & VFX at Vancouver Film School. Over his career Giles has worked on many animation projects as an animator, timer, and an animation lead including Sausage Party, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, and Ren and Stimpy ‘Adult Party Cartoon'. Now at Vancouver Film School, Giles shares where the industry is heading and what the school is doing to stay current to today's animation students. Tune in to Ibele and Giles to hear: *The ins and outs of student life at VFS *The big investment VFS just made in their animation studio *How students have changed over the last 10 years Social Links: *Follow Giles on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cartooncolin/?hl=en

Episode 388."FROM"Actor: Kaelen Ohm (Maryelle)You can currently find Kaelen Ohm in "FROM" on MGM+. Kaelen and I talk about her musical and acting careers, all things "FROM" including Mary's relationship with Kristi and Kenny's horrible luck and more!Kaelen Ohm is an actor, award winning filmmaker and musician. After graduating with honors from the Vancouver Film School's Film Production Program in 2005 she went on to travel the world as a director, cinematographer and editor, creating music videos, fashion films and short documentaries for various bands, brands and socially active organizations. She attended the highly coveted Canadian Film Centre's Actor's Conservatory in 2018 and currently resides in Toronto.Welcome, Kaelen Ohm.Monday Morning Critic: Instagram, TiKTok, YouTube and Facebook.www.imdb.com/title/tt12597724/www.mmcpodcast.comContact: Mondaymorningcritic@gmail.com

I had the pleasure speaking with up and coming actor, Ana Rice who recently starred in the hit HBO Series, The Last of Us. Ana appeared on the season finale (Episode 9) as one of the nurses who preps Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) only to be interrupted by Joel Miller's (Pedro Pascal) rescue.IMBD: Ana Rice, born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. A graduate of the Acting Program at Vancouver Film School and is fluent in Spanish & English. She is also a professionally trained dancer, focused mainly in the realm Jazz & Tap. Ana is an ACTRA member and currently resides in Canada.Please be advised that the 43 minute mark talks about sexual harassmen

Episode 382."From" Actor: Avery Konrad. (Sara).You can currently find Avery Konrad as "Sara" in the MGM+ hit, "From"Avery and I talk about her role in "From", her career and so much more.Avery Konrad is an actress from British Columbia. From bringing characters to life in film and television to performing on stage, Avery Konrad is quickly becoming "one to watch" in the entertainment industry. This year, Konrad can be seen starring in Epix's contemporary sci-fi horror series, "FROM". The series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest - including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. Konrad shines as Sara Myers, a true wild card among the town's residents: some think her mind was simply fractured by the residents of the town; others wonder if, in her madness, Sara is closer to the secrets of this place than anyone else. "FROM" premieres on February 20, 2022.In film, Konrad is set to star in Paramount+ "Honor Society", alongside Angourie Rice (Mare of Eas*own), Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things, Prank Encounters), and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Super Bad, Kick-Ass). The film tells the story of Honor (Rice), a high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor plans to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition. "Honor Society" is slated to release in late 2022.Additionally, Konrad was recently seen as Chance Sinclair, leading Amazon's horror-thriller, "Broil", opposite Timothy Murphy and Jonathan Lipnicki. The film premiered in fall 2020 and follows Chance after she is sent to live with her reclusive grandfather (Murphy). As she seeks to uncover the true origin of her eccentric grandfather's exorbitant wealth-and a mysterious familial health condition going back generations-she is caught between two warring factions of the family. Konrad was also seen portraying Roan Harper, sister to Juliette Lewis, in the acclaimed Facebook Watch series, "Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones". The series received rave reviews and was included in Paste Magazine's, "12 Best TV Shows on Facebook Watch". Additional credits include recurring roles in ABC's "The Good Doctor, Neelix's "Van Helsing", and CBC's "Unspeakable".Born in Vancouver, Konrad was bit by the acting bug at a young age, when she took an intensive at the Vancouver Film School and performed her first monologue. The experience felt magical to her and that spark s[ll remains to this day. Konrad landed her first role as Gina Sarland in R.L Stein's "The Haunting Hour" series (2012) and has been working ever since.Welcome, Avery Konrad.Monday Morning Critic: Instagram, TiKTok, YouTube and Facebook.www.imdb.com/title/tt12597724/www.mmcpodcast.com

The mission of Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ) is to deliver feature-film quality visual effects on television timelines by harnessing GPU clusters, game engine technology, AI and senior industry talent. Leveraging these pillars allows us to consistently execute with both speed and quality for our premium television projects. Lon Molnar is the Co-President of MARZ. With more than 20 years of experience, Lon has contributed a vast amount of visual effects to film and television as an Artist, VFX Supervisor, and former CEO of the award winning VFX company Intelligent Creatures. Inspired by the magic of TOY STORY, Lon attended the Vancouver Film School with the single goal of opening up his own VFX studio. As he built his resume, he became dissatisfied with working on VFX for tv, and set his sights on feature films. He became a VFX generalist, working in animation, lighting, compositing and modelling, while using a vast array of software.  After serving as the CG Supervisor on the groundbreaking films CHICAGO and THE CELL, he fulfilled his earlier dream and opened up Intelligent Creatures in 2002. Working with talented creators like Mark Forster, Darren Aronofsky, Alejandro González Iñárritu, David Tattersall, Oliver Stone and others, Lon quickly built the Toronto-based VFX house into an award-winning studio. Intelligent Creatures lent its creativity to dozens of projects such as MR AND MRS SMITH, THE WITCH, and BABEL. They built robust pipelines to tackle critically-acclaimed projects, such as the WATCHMEN's famous Rorschach mask of moving inkblots. Some of their later work, such as the award-winning series ORPHAN BLACK and the Emmy-nominated CURIOSITY: BATTLEFIELD CELL pushed the boundaries of visual effects on TV. Fifteen years after the formation of Intelligent Creatures, Lon recognized that unlike when he had started in the industry, TV was no longer the "lesser" medium for VFX. When he spoke to Jonathan Bronfman, the two found themselves sharing symbiotic ideas. They saw a gap that others didn't. What if, they asked, we can build a company that focuses on serving only one market, and defines the standard of excellence in that market? That was the beginning of MARZ. In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews Co-President of MARZ Lon Molnar about the company's history and leveraging its technology innovations; the invisible visual effects and the development of the de-aging technology; positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of VFX an so much more! For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/391.

Rachael Biggs is an author, screenwriter, copywriter and journalist. She studied creative writing at UBC, UCLA, and with masters of the craft Syd Field and Robert McKee. In 2016 she earned a screenwriting diploma from Vancouver Film School with a focus on television.  Her memoir Yearning for Nothings and Nobodies debuted to critical acclaim and was adapted for the screen as Behind the Eight Ball. She is a frequent contributor to print and on-line publications and her short fiction appears regularly in literary magazines including Door is a Jar, Angel City Review and Charge Magazine.  She divides her time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.  And I Was Like November is available for pre-sale now, and pubs January 31, 2023. Kindlepreneur blog Words to Avoid in Writing blog post. https://kindlepreneur.com/words-to-avoid-in-writing/   Want to support the show? Go here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PencilsLipstick Looking for tips on writing, publishing, and storytelling? Join my writers' newsletter! https://www.subscribepage.com/katcaldwellnewsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I'm reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter.

Overview In a world where hyper-positivity, Rachael Biggs' And I Was Like November offers a glimpse of the other side, while navigating themes of isolation and longing. These are stories of what happens to the women that didn't get their happy ending—the ones who don't believe the cliches about family being everything and who know that live-laugh-love isn't the cure all. Taboo topics that embrace a gritty reality include transactional sex, romantic obsession, maternal disdain and teenaged drug dealing are linked by the need to survive in the midst of questionable sanity and deep loneliness.  Rachael Biggs is an author, screenwriter, copywriter and journalist. She studied creative writing at UBC, UCLA, and with masters of the craft Syd Field and Robert McKee. In 2016 she earned a screenwriting diploma from Vancouver Film School with a focus on television.  Her memoir Yearning for Nothings and Nobodies debuted to critical acclaim and was adapted for the screen as Behind the Eight Ball. She is a frequent contributor to print and on-line publications and her short fiction appears regularly in literary magazines including Door is a Jar, Angel City Review and Charge Magazine.  Website https://rachaelbiggs.com Her Book https://www.amazon.com/I-was-like-November-ebook/dp/B0B9L2T4Y6?crid=2IX70VAQ5X2UG&keywords=and+I+was+like+november&qid=1670419857&sprefix=and+i+was+like+novembe%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=discoveredwordsmiths-20&linkId=de5839618229eb9b09e59216cbfddf5c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il Favorites https://www.amazon.com/Half-Asleep-Frog-Pajamas-Novel-ebook/dp/B000FBFNY2?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670427282&sr=8-5&linkCode=li2&tag=discoveredwordsmiths-20&linkId=31268dbcd094460a1d53036dc45663d8&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il Vancouver's Legendary Independent Bookstore | New, Used & Out-of-Print Books | Pulpfiction Books (pulpfictionbooksvancouver.com) YouTube https://youtu.be/tlM81x3TySA Transcript Rachel, welcome to the discovered Wordsmith today. How are you doing? I'm good, thank you. Thank you for having. That's great to have you. I can't wait to hear about your book, but before we do that, let's find out a little bit about you. So tell us some things about you where you live, some of the things you like to do besides writing. Rachael: Okay. I've just actually moved from Los Angeles to Vancouver Canada, whereas the, which is where I'm from originally. And what do I do besides writing? I have a puppy, a year and a half year old puppy. So I go to a lot of dog parks and dog meetups and walking of the dog. Yeah, I like to be outside. I I ski, I hike, swim, all those usual things. Nice. Stephen: So what type of puppy did. Rachael: He's a long haired dash hound. He's, oh. With his friend right now. Cause I needed him to be quiet. or it to be quiet, got it. Just got a text that he's crying for me oh God. Stephen: We were chatting just a minute before this started. This is your second book. Tell us a little bit about it and why you wanted to write this. Rachael: It's a book of short fiction and it started out I read Stephen King's book on writing. If anyone hasn't read that, I really recommend it. It's so excellent. Yes. And he, I had self-published a book, a memoir in 2013 called Yearning for Nothings and Nobody's, and it while critically acclaimed didn't get much traction, it didn't sell very well. So I was looking for ways to get published traditionally. And I happened upon that book and he talked about writing short stories and, submitting to literary magazine. So I had never heard of that before. I guess it was in my brain somewhere, but that just, made it a reality. Thank you, Stephen King. So I started writing short stories and I had written a couple previously mostly as like outlines for bigger things. Cause I do movies and novel type stuff as well. Yeah, I started writing short stories and I,

Eric Johnston is a Canadian Stand-Up Comedian, Actor and M.C. from Hamilton, Ontario. A professionally trained entertainer, he was educated at both Humber College Theatre Arts and the prestigious Vancouver Film School. An agile, high energy and diverse performer, Eric stars in the International Children's show “Splatalot”, which is seen on major networks in over 170 Countries around the world (including Netflix) by day and performs nightly on some of the top comedy stages and Comedy Festivals in North America. Eric has begun to make a splash in the American market with sold-out shows in Chicago, New York City, New Jersey, Detroit, and Atlanta. Eric was invited to The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood where he performed alongside world-renowned comedians including fellow Canucks Russell Peters, Tom Green and Jeremy Hotz. Most recently Eric toured Canada coast to coast on his 3 month long 75 show “Small Town Tour” where he performed his full-hour one-man show in major markets and in towns as small as 150 people! Every day is different for Eric but one thing is for sure, he shows no signs of slowing down.Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with Eric Johnston on the podcast. In the previous Episode 285 here: https://spoti.fi/3ENMXv5 In this episode, Eric talks about the tour, his fiancee and just life. Got to love this journey that social media brings to life. Friendships, work life and more importantly what success feels like. Listen up once again Eric drops nothing but gems on this. 1. What has the tour life been like for you? 2. What has been the biggest adjustment when it comes to comedy/ tour life?3. Overcoming adversity, what has been one of the most challenging things you had to deal with this year? And what was the biggest lesson you learned? 4. Is there one show, or comedian that you would love to do a joint tour with and why? → CONNECT WITH ERIC JOHNSTON←INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ericjohnstonwho/WEBSITE: https://www.ericjohnstonwho.com

Randy Carter is a film and television editor and director.  Born in Flint, Michigan, after 8 years in the US Navy, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the Vancouver Film School.  Based in Los Angeles, Randy has been a professional editor for 25 years. Randy's focus as an editor has always been on clarity of storytelling, molding each film until it tells the story in the most interesting way, while never placing style over substance.  His credits include films and TV shows for Netflix, Hallmark, Lifetime Television, Ion, UpTV, SyFy Channel and many others. .  His latest project is the Lifetime Television original film, The Gabby Petito Story, which is based on the harrowing true story that gripped the nation of a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, which ended in her tragic death.In the past few years, Randy has started directing projects as well, including three films for Lifetime Television.  He still considers himself primarily an editor, however.Tune in Nov. 20th for "The Case of the Christmas Diamond" on the ion channel.https://iontelevision.com/holiday-movie/the-case-of-the-christmas-diamondRandy's Top 5 Inspirational or Encouraging Movies (soundtracks used in the episode). Be sure to go find these movies and watch them in their entirety!1) Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Windowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460kqdhminI2) Wait Until Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AOn6hqj9uQ3) Chicagohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVyhM8gHXS84) Star Warshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDnFYu91vY5) The Three Days of Condorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3uvjBO39WERandy's IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003739/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#editorSupport the show

Did you ever want to become a film makeup artist and be in your local union or were curious as to what the application process is all about? Elena Miller joins me to talk about her new status as a makeup artist for IATSE Local 798 and her journey along the way! Elena also is super resourceful in creating her opportunities and she's offering her advice and insight into how to create your own professional opportunities as she was able to quickly find work moving to a brand new market here in Atlanta from Canada. She has also created her own network of artists on facebook and is very passionate about helping people along their journeys. Her story inspires me and we had so much fun recording this episode, enjoy Biddies! Special Thanks To Elena Miller IG @elenajmiller website: www.elenajmiller.com Facebook: Elena Miller Makeup Magician Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/524608319177783 About Our Guest: Elena Miller has experience working in film, television, theatre, makeup effects, bridal, beauty and fashion/editorial. During school she learned a variety of skills such as: learning how to sculpt, cast, mold and paint foam latex, silicone, and gelatin; how to hand-lay hair, ventilate wigs and facial hair pieces as well as basic hairstyling. She recently graduated from the full-time, year-long Makeup Design for Film and Television program at Vancouver Film School on December 13, 2018. _______ PLEASE VOTE. Early voting open in Georgia until 11/4, official election date on 11/8. DM me a pic of your voting sticker and I will mail you a Lipstick Biddies Sticker! More info on polling dates and locations here: https://www.vote411.org/ NEW! Private Discord Lipstick Biddies Server, free to join for the first 100 to sign up through this link, and included in all patreon memberships! https://discord.gg/N8Kugv63gQ Please support this podcast through Patreon to listen to the full episode and full library of past bonus solo episodes: https://www.patreon.com/lipstickbiddies starts as little as $5, less than the price of a lipstick! Check out each tier to see which one feels right to you. Merch Store and more at lipstickbiddies.com Sign up for our e-mail list for news on future virtual in-person meetups/appearances, and early access here: https://forms.gle/JJPZqMZz6MUDpmBW7 Follow us on IG and Tiktok @lipstickbiddies @rachelrosemakeup and use #lipstickbiddies Subscribe to our channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXzO-OQqGjfwr6YxBgMXhjA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lipstickbiddies/message

EPISODE 75 -Today we welcome our very first screen writer and director, Lauren Barker!Lauren Barker wrote and directed her first feature film, Cohabitation, on a micro budget in Milwaukee, WI. The thriller had a successful worldwide festival run and won the award for Best Actress in a Feature Film (for Tiffany Streng) at the Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival. The movie got distributed by Indie Rights and is available to stream on Amazon, Google Play, Tubi TV, and YouTube. Barker's other writing & directing work includes the short films Smile, Baby and Return to Me.Lauren Barker told her parents that she wanted to be a screenwriter when she was 14, which naturally thrilled them. While they gently encouraged her to consider other possibilities, exploring different career paths was never an option for Lauren. The pull to tell visual stories was anchored in her soul.Barker explored all kinds of writing at Winona State University, where she earned her Bachelor's in English and began to dabble in theatre along the way. She went on to study screenwriting at Vancouver Film School, graduating with honors in August of 2014.While at VFS, Barker wrote numerous projects including feature films, TV specs, short films, and comedy sketches. She also wrote and directed her first short film Smile, Baby  in Vancouver.After returning to her home state of Wisconsin, Barker made another short film, Return to Me, and then started working as a production assistant to fully immerse herself in the film world and learn as much as she could about all aspects of production.In 2018, she founded her production company, Green Rabbit Pictures, and directed her first feature film, Cohabitation. That same year, Barker began working as an assistant camera in order to further expand her experience as a filmmaker.Barker writes almost every day and continuously works to hone her many skills in order to be useful on any film set. She is always looking to expand her knowledge and connections and relishes the chance to work in a new medium or genre.Since 2017, Barker has worked as a mentor for Friends in Film, sharing her experience and giving advice to aspiring filmmakers on breaking into the business.At different points in her life, Barker has also been a yoga instructor, a professional tea connoisseur, and a collegiate bowler.https://www.laurenbarkerfilm.com/ ___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Have a podcast and need a great website? Try Podpage!Start your podcast today!Following the link below let's Buzzsprout know:- that we sent you, - gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, - and helps support our show.Click here to try Buzzsprout!Join us and connect with guests and with listeners!See you there!The Next Chapter Community: A Place for our Guests and Listeners

What is it like to develop a story through dialogue, how do you get your work on the stage, and where does inspiration itself come from? These questions and many more are explored as Odin and Rachel sit down for a deep dive into the world of writing for the stage and the page. Rachel's play, "Little Egg, Big World" premiered Off Broadway at Theatre Row on June 24th, 2022. An autofiction piece about growing up as a sperm donor child and then becoming an adult egg donor. Co-Produced with BBTF. Rachel Leighson is an actress/singer/writer hailing from Los Angeles, CA. She literally fell into performing at the age of seven when she nearly spun off stage during the tornado dance in The Wizard of Oz and never looked back. In Los Angeles, she performed with the Los Angeles Opera in Noye's Fludde, Judas Maccabaeus, and Friedl under Maestro James Conlon. She then attended Oberlin College and Conservatory and Vancouver Film School for Acting in Film and Television. ​ Rachel has performed all over the United States (38 states and counting!) and in NYC at Carnegie Hall, Playwrights Horizons, St. Luke's Theatre, and The Actor's Temple Theatre. Her acting and writing passions center around moralistically grey women and finding the nuanced perspective in a piece or character. She believes theatre gives people a safe opportunity to explore uncomfortable truths and grow, and that is the base of everything she wants to do. ​ Rachel is a donor child with two moms, too many cats, too many half-siblings, and too many opinions. She wouldn't have it any other wacky way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roundtablewriters/support

“Don't lose the joy in the process.”   We're back! And we're coming in hot with this week's guest, Matthew Kevin Anderson. Having grown up performing for both family and stage, Matthew would set his sights on Vancouver Film School in his teens. His career would take off after graduation hosting for Canada's MTV Select! Since then, Matthew has worked on amazing projects like: Supernatural, Impastor, Trick ‘r' Treat, Turner & Hooch, and Skymed!   SHOUTOUTS & PROMOTIONS   -SeaLegacy (Ocean Conservation)   -Skymed    

Kim Hudson grew up in the Yukon, a Hero's daughter with a Cinderella Complex. Basically life taught her many of the things ahe needed to know to write this book. Kim spent the first half of her career exploring her masculine side, first as a field geologist and later as a federal land claims negotiator. Exploring her feminine side became important to her as she raised her two daughters. This lead me to study Writing for Film and Television at Vancouver Film School, and take courses on mythology, feminism and psychology including a Jungian Odyssey in Switzerland. This theory was developed by closely observing the archetypal expressions that are all around us in movies, music, television, advertisements and stories of personal growth, including her own. The Virgin's Promise is her first book.The Virgin's Promise demystifies the complexities of archetypes and clearly outlines the steps of a Virgin's Journey to realize her dream. Audiences need to see more than brave, self-sacrificing Heroes. They need to see Virgins who bring their talents and self-fulfilling joys to life. The Virgin's Promise describes this journey with beats that feel incredibly familiar but have not been illustrated in any other screenwriting book. It explores the yin and yang of the Virgin and Hero journeys to take up their power as individuals, and includes a practical guide to putting this new theory into action. Please enjoy my conversation with Kim Hudson.

Director Anatola Araba discusses her short film, Afro Algorithms, with NFFTY Programmer, Harley Foos. Before you listen, you can watch the film now via DUST. Afro Algorithms won the Audience Award (presented by Vancouver Film School) for and screened in the Fine Lines screening during NFFTY 2022. Keep up with Anatola Araba: Website: https://www.anatolaaraba.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anatolaaraba Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anatolaaraba Film Website: https://www.afroalgorithms.com Film Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afroalgorithms More from Partyfish Media: https://partyfish.media "NFFTY Podcast Theme" composed by Kurtis Skinner

Henrique Reginato is a VFX Supervisor and the Founder of NOX Visual Effects. After working in VFX for over 13 years, Henrique launched NOX Visual Effects during COVID-19 by purchasing the Nuke Indie license and working from home. Born in Brazil, Henrique first studied at Centro Universitario Senac, in Sao Paolo. He then pursued 3D Animation and VFX training from Vancouver Film School. He's worked at a number of studios, including Pixomondo. His credits include: Star Trek: Discovery, For All Mankind, The Orville, The OA, Gotham and so many more! In this Episode, Henrique shares his journey as an artist, the benefits of working for smaller studios, how to become a VFX Supervisor and gain experience on set, how to start your own studio, the importance of relationships and gaining a business mindset for artists. For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/362.

Brenda Gilbert is the President of BRON Media Corp, a company she co-founded and leads with her husband, Aaron L. Gilbert. BRON Media Corp. is the parent company to operating units BRON Studios, BRON Releasing, BRON Digital, and BRON Ventures (holds an interest in a portfolio of 10 content companies). The BRON group of companies are industry leaders in production, finance and the sales and marketing of film, series television and animation. Brenda has a special focus on BRON's non-scripted arm BRON Life and is currently an Executive Producer on several projects. Over her 20+ years in the media space, Brenda has produced, or executive produced more than two-dozen projects, including the animated film The Willoughbys, which premiered on Netflix in 2020. Founded in 2010, BRON has been behind more than 100 productions and is proud to have been part of 32 Academy Award nominations and 6 Academy Award wins for the films Fences, Joker, Bombshell, Roman J. Israel Esq., and Judas and The Black Messiah. In addition to her role on BRON's Board of Directors, Brenda sits on the board of Film Independent, she was the track chair for mentoring initiatives with Woman in Animation, is an Advisor to the Vancouver Film School and La Salle College, plus volunteers time with Vancouver Community College.

With special guest Andy Smith Peek, Anna and Derek chat about how Lesley Ann Warren could be mistaken for Susan Sarandon, why kissing corpses makes for great comedy and much more during their discussion of the timeless whodunit farce Clue (1985). Connect with '80s Movie Montage on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! It's the same handle for all three... @80smontagepod.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/80sMontagePodTwitter: https://twitter.com/80sMontagePodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/80smontagepod/Anna Keizer and Derek Dehanke are the co-hosts of ‘80s Movie Montage. The idea for the podcast came when they realized just how much they talk – a lot – when watching films from their favorite cinematic era. Their wedding theme was “a light nod to the ‘80s,” so there's that, too. Both hail from the Midwest but have called Los Angeles home for several years now. Anna is a writer who received her B.A. in Film/Video from Columbia College Chicago and M.A. in Film Studies from Chapman University. Her dark comedy short She Had It Coming was an Official Selection of 25 film festivals with several awards won for it among them. Derek is an attorney who also likes movies. It is a point of pride that most of their podcast episodes are longer than the movies they cover.Andrea (Andy) Smith Peek is a comedy writer/director/producer/actor/donut eater/lover of cheese/improv artiste/sketch enthusiast/human being trying to survive neverending existential dread. This may explain why she processes the pain by writing dark sci-fi themed comedy. Andy studied writing and film at Vancouver Film School, Writing for TV at UCLA's Professional Program, Film Production at UCLA's Summer Program, and studied improv and sketch with The Second City Conservatory, UCB and The Groundlings. She has performed at Canada's Just For Laughs Festival, and won a Telus Storyhive grant to produce and direct her short film Married & Isolated, and also the pilot of her web series See Through Daddy. Her new content creation outlet is character comedy on TikTok: @AndysCharacters. On Dec 10 2018 she won the showcase showdown on The Price is Right, no joke! She worked as an assistant on A&E's Ruby Laundry Series and as a script/clearances coordinator on Netflix's Emmy-nominated MAID. She currently lives in Victoria, BC, but will be back in LA in 2023 to write and perform on the Groundlings stage in their writer's lab program. 

Bio (I figured you would want a more comedy centric one, this gave me an opportunity to update the bio on my website.) - " Actor, Comedian and Novelty Mug Collector; Patricio Fabian Mendoza, has been studying performing arts since 2007, learning to operate from a place of honesty. Writing humor around what he knows. This self-deprecating style of humor takes what life throws at him, finds the funny and pitches it back as laughter. From Vancouver to Seattle, this starting stand-up has hit a litany of shows, from showcases, to participating in competitions such as "Funniest MF," "Comedy and a Cause," "Cash for Comedy," as well as being a Finalist in the 22nd Annual “FunnyFest” Competition in Calgary, and opened for headlining comedian Eric Johnston for an exclusive show at Vancouver Film School." Stories (Most of my jokes are based on true stories) - For a 1960s themed Spirit day in High School. I dressed up as the original all-white Cowboy version of Ghost Rider, and everyone thought I was dressed as a Klansmen. It didn't help that when I took the cowboy hat off my cowl/face hood stuck straight up. - I full-on shart my pants after a 3 hour drive back home where I was running on nothing but gas station coffee. - I recently performed a whole 5 minute set while out of breath at the Funniest MF competition, because I thought it would be a good idea to do laps on stage. - When I was living in Florida I shared a bed with my male chinese roommate on a road trip to Key West, because I was too shy to ask the front desk for an extra bed. Goals - I want to be able to perform a solid 30 minutes on stage by the end of August. - I want to make someone laugh so hard they fall over. - I want to finally pay off my credit card that's been maxed out since producing my first short film last year. - I want to produce more short films, and eventually write and produce a feature length film. - I want to finish writing the story bible for a sitcom idea I've had boiling in my head for awhile - I want to be able to live off my entertainment work be it acting, stand-up, or producing - I would love to eventually run a business where I work with international comic book creators and writers to translate and publish their work and characters for english speaking audiences --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

He's an Oscar award-winning animator who's spent almost seventeen years at Disney and served as Head of Animation on Frozen. He's currently working on three films with one coming out this Christmas season.   Lino tells us how he started with doodling as a kid and how it led him to going to Vancouver Film School to getting his foot in the door at Disney Animation.   His other credits include supervising animator on Tangled and Bolt; and animator on Meet the Robinsons, Chicken Little, 102 Dalmatians and Reign of Fire.    Find Lino on Instagram @linodisalvo and Twitter @LinoD Vibrant and Hugh & Grace code: GREENERGRASS Get the Greener Grass Newsletter HERE IG: @grandrevecreative Twitter: @grass_podcast Email:  kerry@grandrevecreative.com

Jenny Story was born in Yellowknife NWT however lived the majority of her years in Vernon, British Columbia however three years ago moved to Vancouver, BC to go to Vancouver Film School for Animation. Jenny has since graduated and is now a Professional 2D Classical Animator and a 3D Digital Character Animator. This is Jenny's first novel and she has done her own illustrations for the book. She is planning on a trilogy and has already started writing the second book. Jenny has been recently announced as Official Spokesperson for ANCA World of Autism Festival and she is also a nominee for the award for Literature Arts for ANCA because of her writing and her novel Dysnomia. amazon.com Written works: Dysnomia: Outcasts On a Distant Moon (2015) · Dysnomia: Home Lies in Your Heart (2021) Janet Walmsley was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. She is the youngest of three girls. She did acting in Elementary and High School. Then went to College and University for Dental Assisting and Hygiene, which she did for 27 years in Manitoba, Germany, Yellowknife,NWT and Vernon, BC, Canada. Later in life at the age of 41, Janet got back into acting in the Theatre, where she did a number of roles and directed the play, "Graceland"! One memorable character for her, is the role of Grumio in Taming of the Shrew! She was noticed by a professional actor and told her to go get an Agent and get into film and TV, which she did!! Janet is also a Talent Scout for MVM Agency in Vancouver. She teaches acting with her class, Shifting Lanes through Actor Van Studios. She is also an acting coach and works with actors to get their ducks in a row for acting packages to present to Agents. Janet is also a best selling publisher of her book, The Autistic Author and Animator, which is a heart warming, inspiration, enlightening and engaging true story of her Daughter's journey with Autism!! SHOW LESS

On this podcast you'll hear interviews, insights, lessons and learnings from others blazing their own path and following their spark. They'll share what helps them live their most authentic, inspired lives to hopefully encourage YOU to do the same!When big ideas pop into your mind like... wanting to take your whole family traveling abroad for a year, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all the "buts", doubts and fears that may arise. Luckily, Nigel Bennett didn't get stopped by those "buts" and now he and his son are here to share all the wisdom they've gathered on their journeys to risk it all for what really matters.  IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: having the courage to live for yourself, not anyone elsespending a year traveling abroad with 3 teenagersmoving past the BUTS and doing it anywayshow to create a coming of age ceremonytools to spark courage, clarity and new ideas MORE ABOUT NIGEL: Nigel Bennett is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and a founder of Aqua-Guard Spill Response Inc. (aquaguard.com). His company, a global leader in oil spill control, protects water, the world's most precious resource. Nigel has devoted his life to environmental and social responsibility and boldly advocates for “risking it all for what really matters” among the entrepreneurial tribes to which he belongs. STAY CONNECTED WITH NIGEL:Website: https://www.nigeljbennett.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenige007takesthatleap/IMPACT podcast: https://www.instagram.com/realimpactpod/ MORE ABOUT DEVON: Devon Kenzo is a Canadian actor working in TV, Film and Commercials. Started his journey in London UK and continued his education at Vancouver Film School in 2016. He has appeared in several Commercials, Feature Films, TV Shows and Documentaries. Working in Vancouver, BC with Premier Talent. Devon has a background in acting, modeling and performance theater art.STAY CONNECTED WITH DEVON:Website: https://www.devonkbennett.com/twin-flamesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/devonkenzo/MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO:Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer™ coach and feng shui consultant who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams. Gina's passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values. Gina now works and lives as a digital nomad, traveling the USA and hosting the podcast, “Follow your Spark,” where she shares inspiring interviews of others who've created lives they love. STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:Website: https://ginacasbarro.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina_casbarroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcasbarroTOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK: Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-toolsMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

@mejoetowne @LinoD This week I am chatting with the ever-inspirational Lino DiSalvo. A creative artist across multiple disciplines with an overflowing optimism that is nothing less than infectious- we talk about how sometimes we are being prepared for a future that we can't see just yet. And only upon reflection can we see how things may be guiding us towards something bigger. Who is Lino? Lino DiSalvo is an Italian American animator, film director, writer and producer. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Franklin Square, Long Island. Lino's Parents immigrated to the US from Castaldacca, a small town in Sicily, Italy to pursue the American dream. As a child, DiSalvo was a fan of the early animated feature films from Disney and then, as a teenager, became inspired after seeing The Lion King in 1994 deciding that's what he wanted to do. With the encouragement of his parents, he left for Vancouver, BC to pursue animation at the Vancouver Film School. After graduating from VFS he joined Walt Disney Animation Studios. DiSalvo spent almost 17 years at Disney and served as Head of Animation on Frozen. His other credits include supervising animator on Tangled and Bolt; and animator on Meet the Robinsons, Chicken Little, 102 Dalmatians and Reign of Fire. He served as Creative Director for Paramount Animation before joining Paris-based, ON Animation Studios (producers of 2016's The Little Prince) as Head of Creative. Lino is currently Developing an Animated feature about Monsters, Wizards and Magical spells inspired by Italian folklore and draws heavily from his cultural heritage. DiSalvo has also also voiced the characters of "Vinnie the Pigeon" in Bolt, "Gristletoe Joe" in Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice, and "Robotitron" in the upcoming Playmobil: The Movie Twitter @LinoD IG @linodisalvo - Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/want-to-be-happier-science-says-do-these-5-simple-things-every-day.html - Atomic Habits by James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits - ”Where did the Commute Go?” https://hbr.org/2020/12/where-did-the-commute-time-go - Plussing https://design.org/the-power-of-plussing-in-critique-and-creativity/ - Yes And https://www.fastcompany.com/3024535/yes-and-improv-techniques-to-make-you-a-better-boss - Lino https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1863341/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 - Tangled https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398286/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 - Bolt https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 - Frozen https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 - Playmobil https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4199898/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 ON Animation https://www.onanimationstudios.com/en/ Vancouver Film School https://vfs.edu/

Our guest on our show today is a world changer! On The Prison Post #24 we discuss a host of topics around restorative justice with Katherin Hervey! Katherin is an artist and filmmaker whose work focuses on those of us who live in the margins but refuse to be marginalized. She is interested in what is hiding in the dark crevices and corners of the American landscape and our collective psyches, believing truth is often found in the dark before it shines in the light. Katherin was the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of "Shades of Contradiction", a nationally distributed arts and culture magazine dedicated to critical thinking and creative action. She has produced, directed and art-directed short documentary and narrative films, including "The Cocktail Waitress" for KCTS/PBS broadcast. THE PRISON WITHIN, her award-winning first feature film, sprung from her work as a Los Angeles Public Defender and volunteer prison college instructor, where she worked weekly with men who had committed serious acts of violence and had been sentenced to die in prison. Unredeemable in the eyes of the law, she saw the exact opposite and sought to create a film that captured the complexity of the people locked behind bars, in stark contrast to the dominant black and white depiction of victims, prisoners, and those we label as "criminals". Katherin is currently at work on a new film. Katherin received her Bachelor's degree in Cross-cultural Communication in America from the University of Washington and is a graduate of Vancouver Film School. She also holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School. Her mixed media artworks and creative fiction have been exhibited in galleries and published in online and print literary journals. The notion that the prison system is broken is nothing new. What's far more interesting is how to fix it—which is the focus of her award-winning documentary The Prison Within. Directed by Katherin Hervey, the documentary takes viewers inside a unique program at San Quentin Prison focused on restorative justice and transforming the prison system.  During meetings of the San Quentin Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG), the incarcerated and survivors come together in a restorative justice program that encourages the incarcerated to see how the trauma they've experienced contributed to their criminality and helps them understand the impact of their crimes on those they victimized.  I would like to invite you to watch The Prison Within, which can be found here: https://vimeo.com/355387389 Katherin Hervey, speaks nationally on prison reform, restorative justice, and the ideas central to the film – hurt people hurt people, intergenerational trauma, unpacking trauma as the path to personal and collective healing, and more. #CROPOrganization #ThePrisonPostPodcast #RestoringLivesandHealingCommunities Please follow us, download our show, leave us a comment, and subscribe to The Prison Post for our exciting upcoming episodes.