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Jillian Morgan
B.C. Scene: `This is the beginning of the future,’ Sterloff tells indies
Vancouver: Local indigenous drama production has taken a beating over the last year. Reduced public funding along with the absence of any tax incentive to encourage private investment in the industry has exacted its toll….
B.C. Scene: Scams, Schemes and an Arts and Entertainment score
Vancouver: Scams, Schemes and Scoundrels a catchy title and one that obviously captured the eye of New York-based Arts and Entertainment. The two-hour ‘docutainment’ special, produced by Vancouver’s Ark Films, recounts the most clever and conniving scams that have ever…
B.C. Scene: Dark tale Underworld marks departure for Keystone
Vancouver: Vancouver’s Keystone Pictures wrapped Underworld last month, its 14th production and most ambitious undertaking so far….
B.C. Scene: Post-party prank leaves Hard Core crew up the Creek
Vancouver: After spending five weeks immersed in the world of a punk rock band on the road for one last hurrah for his latest feature film, Hard Core Logo, director Bruce McDonald (Highway 61, Roadkill) must have gotten caught up in…
B.C. Scene: Diana Kilmury production wraps
Vancouver: After years of driving stars to the set, Teamster boss Diana Kilmury relaxed in the back seat this month on her way to act as an advisor on The Lady is a Teamster: The Diana Kilmury Story. (Geez, the titles…
B.C. Scene: Museum wins kudos, Ransen moves on to Shegalla Summer
Vancouver: Mort Ransen, director of the widely acclaimed Margaret’s Museum, captured the mood and fear of more than just filmmakers after winning the Federal Express Award For Most Popular Canadian Film at last month’s Vancouver International Film Festival….
B.C. Scene: Znaimer offers tantalizing tidbits at Film and TV Trade Forum
Vancouver: Mr. Citytv, Moses Znaimer, blew into town to kick off the 10th annual Film and Television Trade Forum as the opening luncheon speaker and to drum up support from the local production community for his bid for a fourth Vancouver…
B.C. Scene: Historic film, Lonesome, pleases gala crowd at VIFF
Vancouver: Vancouver International Film Festival director Alan Franey chose to look back not ahead to kick off the 14th annual viff late last month. The gala opening selection was unusual to say the least, the recently restored 1928 silent film classic…
B.C. Scene: Doing the circuit: from East to West, it’s fest fest fest
Vancouver: Over-partied, underfunded filmmakers pulled themselves away from the last hors d’oeuvres table at the Toronto International Film Festival and headed back to Vancouver to begin another round of similar libations at the 14th annual Vancouver International Film Festival, running from…
Special Report: Vancouver International Film Festival: More production, less money
Immaculate white trailers lining city streets, denim-clad pas in artfully torn t-shirts and baseball caps brandishing walkie-talkies, barricades blocking parking stalls, and cops wolfing down donuts. Yes, the telltale signs of a film in progress still abound in Vancouver….
B.C. Scene: Union unrest has big-ticket U.S. features keeping their distance
Vancouver: This city appears to have reverted back to its mowtown roots. According to the B.C. Film Commission, scouting for the big sexy features has nearly ground to a halt….
B.C. Scene: Dearth of B.C. films unspooling at Toronto film festival
There’s a pretty thin representation of B.C.-made feature films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. Not surprising, mind you, given the paucity of feature film production in the province last year….
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