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PRIDE Season continues!…
Pride Season continues, check out the wide range of Pride events that take place over the summer (June to September) when 2SLGBTQI+ communities and allies come together to spotlight the resilience, celebrate the talent, and recognize the contributions of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. Although special attention is put on the Pride events during the summer months, they happen throughout the year in many communities.
More Resources HERE!
6 Takes on American Screen Acting
Film Studies | Presented by Harry Killas
June 11 - Aug 20th, every other Wednesday
We look up at them and to them. We desire them, dream about them. The movies have been built on the people who perform in them. We call them stars. But the story of screen acting in American cinema is not only about beauty and glamour. It arcs towards exploration, psychoanalysis, realism and authenticity.
This Film Studies series charts the changing fashions and styles in screen acting in the wake of World War Two under the influence of The Method, certainly, but also wider social and political currents.
VIFF - Vancity Film Centre, $18, $84 for the Series
DETAILS/TICKETS HERE!
Somewhere in the back of your closet gathering dust and turning yellow with age is comedic gold: those old journals, poems, and essays you wrote as a teenager when you thought you could do no wrong. If you were to read them today you’d probably cringe at your former feelings . Now, imagine sharing them in front of an audience (or live streamed to the Internet). That’s exactly what happens at Teen Angst Night.
The show will be back in late September/ October. On pause due to summer in Vancouver!
Want to be a reader for the Fox Cabaret shows?
More infomation HERE!
Thanks to all who Participated in our 2025 Event!!
Run N Gun is Vancouver's wildest filmmaking competition. Established in 2015, over 1100 films have been created through Run N Gun (& our sister competitions Shits N Giggles, Blood N Guts & Vancouver Quarentine Performance Project), and it has become the biggest filmmaking event Vancouver has to offer!
Run N Gun website HERE!
Next Celluloid Social Club Event - TBD
Celluloid Supper Club, presented in association with Celluloid Social Club and Shamshiri Caveman Restaurant.
Keep in touch with local screenings happening online at our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18306091376
https://celluloidsocialclub.com/
Ongoing Resources & Friends…..
Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver (GEMS) is a member-based organization committed to furthering gender equity in film and television. Previously named Women in Film and Television Vancouver (WIFTV), GEMS incorporated in 1989 as a not-for-profit society registered in British Columbia.
By addressing systemic barriers, GEMS works towards supporting more inclusive, representative media.
The Genre Film Lab / Coffee Chats - past chats available to view online!
gemsvancouver.org
BIZ Books
Your online source for film, television, and theatre books. We invite you to browse through our online store where you will find thousands of titles. Let’s make your creative dreams come true!
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GVPTA is a non-profit charitable organization whose membership includes theatre companies, theatre makers and artists, and other organizations and individuals that support theatre. We provide services, promotion of member news and community events, opportunities to connect and network, and hold an annual theatre conference.
Show Listings Here!
First Saturday Open Studios
First Saturday is a public monthly artist-run open-studio event in Vancouver, North Vancouver, New Westminster, Victoria & the Gulf Islands. Each month a new artist opens their doors to the public to share their work & chat…
Website & details here!
For Reviews of local & international performances & arts events, Colin Thomas [award winning playwright, Theatre Reviewer & Critic for almost four decades] offers thoughtful & insightful gems to consider in the world of theatre & art. Highly recommend!