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Vancouver Web Series Festival
The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet. In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content". Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content. ''The Province'' described the festival as "the future of broadcast." Background The festival was founded in 2013 by Canadian film and television producer, writer and entrepreneur Suzette Laqua, and had its inaugural event May 2 through May 4, 2014. The 2nd annual event was held March 6 through March 8, 2015, at Performance Works on Vancouver’s Granville Island and was covered by various media and press outlets including ''Playback''. The 3rd annual event was held March 18 through 20, 2016, at the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filth City
''Filth City'' is a 2017 Canadian comedy film, directed by Andy King."Filth City a sample of the queasy politics of political biopics" '''', March 23, 2017. The film stars as Mayor Hogg, the mayor of York City who is embroiled in a political scandal. The film is loosely based on the |
LARPs
A live action role-playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physical frame. Embodiment means that the physical actions of the player are regarded as those of the character. LARP participants may dress in the costume of their character and carry appropriate physical props (e.g., an 18th century militia LARP participant may wear a military uniform and carry a musket). Whereas in a RPG played by a group sitting around a table, players describe the actions of their characters (e.g., "I run to stand beside my friend"); in an equivalent situation in a LARP, a player would physically run to the appropriate point within the game space." The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by real-world enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter DeLuise
Peter John DeLuise (born November 6, 1966) is an American actor, television director, television producer, and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Officer Doug Penhall in the Fox TV series ''21 Jump Street'', and for directing and writing episodes of science fiction television shows, particularly in the ''Stargate'' franchise. He is the son of actors Dom DeLuise and Carol Arthur. Career DeLuise made his film debut in the 1979 film '' Hot Stuff''. He landed his best known acting role, as Officer Doug Penhall, in the 1987 Fox series ''21 Jump Street'', alongside other promising actors including Johnny Depp. His brother Michael came on the show in the fifth season where he played his younger brother, Officer Joey Penhall. DeLuise is also well known for his role as Dagwood on the NBC science fiction television series ''SeaQuest DSV'' from 1994 to 1996. DeLuise has made guest appearances on the television shows '' The Facts of Life'', ''21 Jump Street'' spin-off '' Booker'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complete Works (web Series)
''Complete Works'' is a comedy web series first aired on the subscription website Hulu in 2014. Background ''Complete Works'' was written, produced and directed by Joe Sofranko and Adam North. It starred Joe Sofranko, Lili Fuller, Kevin Quinn, Vicki Lewis, Chase Williamson, Ben Sidell, Lizzie Fabie, Alex Skinner, Michael Keenan, Laurie O'Brien, Daniel Montgomery, Robert Merrill, Jason Greene and Jessica Pennington. The series aired on Hulu and is available to Hulu Plus subscribers. The series premiered on Hulu on William Shakespeare's 450th birthday. The competition is modeled after the English-Speaking Union's National Shakespeare Competition, won by Sofranko in 2004. The entire series was shot in 20 days and originally created to be a 14-episode webseries and was later re-edited into five 30-minute episodes. Plot ''Complete Works'' is a half-hour comedy series set in the world of a collegiate Shakespeare competition. Hal, a naive Midwesterner attending community college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever, Linda
''Whatever, Linda'' is a Canadian web series co-created and co-written by Hannah Cheesman and Julian De Zotti. The series stars Cheesman as Linda Thoroughbred, a woman in the 1970s who gets a job as a secretary for financier Barney Lahnar (inspired by Bernie Madoff) and becomes the real brains behind the Ponzi scheme that will eventually bring him down. The series was released on YouTube and via an official website in 2014, but was subsequently taken down and re-uploaded to Vimeo. Though the series has struggled to find an audience online, it has screened at festivals internationally, winning critical acclaim and numerous awards. Cast *Hannah Cheesman as Linda Thoroughbred *Terra Hazelton as Annabelle Nascimento *Cara Ricketts as Didi De May *Martha MacIsaac as Pepper Bannerman *Mike Shara as Drew Cashton *Brendan Gall as Henry Sullivan *Julian Richings as Aloysius Finkle *Graydon Sheppard as Edie *Sheila McCarthy as Sheila Hardy Reception After being released online through Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunflower Noir
The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as bird food, in some industrial applications, and as an ornamental in domestic gardens. Wild ''H. annuus'' is a widely branched annual plant with many flower heads. The domestic sunflower, however, often possesses only a single large inflorescence (flower head) atop an unbranched stem. The binomial name ''Helianthus annuus'' is derived from the Greek ''Helios'' 'sun' and ''anthos'' 'flower', while the epithet ''annuus'' means 'annual' in Latin. The plant was first domesticated in the Americas. Sunflower seeds were brought to Europe from the Americas in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. With time, bulk of industrial-scale production has shifted to Eastern Europe, and () Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dailymotion
Dailymotion is a French video-sharing technology platform owned by Vivendi. North American launch partners included Vice Media, Bloomberg and Hearst Digital Media. It is among the earliest known platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video. Dailymotion is available worldwide in 183 languages and 43 localised versions featuring local home pages and local content. History In March 2005, Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey founded the website, pooling €6,000 (US$9,271) from six individuals to start it. In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration with Atlas Ventures and Partech International. They raised €7 million, which was considered to be the most funds raised in 2006 from the French Web 2.0. In 2007 Dailymotion created ASIC, together with other companies in the sector. Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms. October 2009, the French government inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking In Circles
''Walking in Circles'' is an American comedy web series created by Adam Rady and James Rodehaver. The show revolves around a group of adventurers on a quest to slay Sithalazalamazar, a dragon who had previously killed one of the adventurer's fathers. The series has been described by its creators as "The Office meets Lord of the Rings." The show itself follows a mockumentary format, featuring "whip-smart dialogue" with much of the humor derived from role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. The series premiered on YouTube on July 19, 2011. The remaining ten episodes were released on a weekly basis via YouTube. The creators are currently gathering funding for a second season. In 2016, the series won the award for Best Fantasy Series at the Vancouver Web Series Festival The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Portal (film)
''The Portal'' is a Canadian sci-fi, fantasy, comedy short film directed and written by Jonathan Williams. The short film stars Tahmoh Penikett and Erin Karpluk. The short film has been adapted into an ongoing web series titled ''Riftworld Chronicles'' (see below), which has won numerous awards. Plot A dimension-traveling wizard gets stuck in 21st century Toronto because cell phone radiation interferes with his magic. With his home world on the brink of war, he seeks help from Kim, a travel agent who he mistakes for a great sorceress. Without his powers to prove his identity, she has trouble taking him seriously, but finally agrees to reveal the secrets of our world in exchange for a lunch date. Cast *Tahmoh Penikett as Alar, a dimension-traveling wizard *Erin Karpluk as Kim, a travel agent (in the short film), or struggling journalist (in the Riftworld series) Production ''The Portal'' turned into a web series shot in the fall of 2014. On June 20, 2014 the Independent Producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Or So The Story Goes
''Or So the Story Goes'' is a web series created by Melissa Malone. As a horror anthology, each season brings to life a classic children's tale with a dark, modern twist; including ''Little Red Riding Hood'', ''Peter Pan'', ''Hansel and Gretel'', ''Rumplestiltskin'', and ''Jack and the Beanstalk''. Origin ''Or So the Story Goes'' began as a teen outreach project to teach teen filmmaking. The groups' summer project would become the first season of the series, ''Little Rosemary''. After minor success of the short, 3 part first season- a crew was put together and production of the official web series began- still using teens in the cast and crew. Seasons Little Rosemary Based on ''Little Red Riding Hood''. 12 Year-Old Hazel investigates the disappearance of her old friend, Rosemary. When Rosemary returns to town she is changed and seems to be leading many of the town's residents in a strange new cult. This season stars Rainni Moran, Lilla Cabrera, Penelope Hinds, Blake Weissm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dropping The Soap
''Dropping the Soap'' is an American comedy web series that parodies the soap opera genre, created by Paul Witten, Mandy Fabian and Kate Mines. It goes behind-the-scenes of a struggling daytime soap opera called ''Collided Lives''. Premise In the new era of television, daytime soap opera ''Collided Lives'' struggles to stay afloat. The cast and crew, including leading man Julian Draker (Paul Witten) and new executive producer Olivia Vanderstein (Jane Lynch), try to hold things together. Development and production Production was announced in March 2013 with Lisa Kudrow, Jane Lynch, Dan Bucatinsky, Don Roos, Damon Bethel and Joseph Gomes acting as executive producers. By the time the series premiered in 2017, only Lynch remained as executive producer joined by Paul Witten, Kate Mines, Mandy Fabian and Ellie Kanner. After initial attempts to get a brand involved, Witten and the others succeeded in finding independent financing of the 10 twelve-minute episodes on their own. Recep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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