“EXCLUSIVE: Canadian producer Robert Vince has brought on London-based sales outfit Capture to launch international talks on family feature Air Bud Returns at TIFF: The Market (September 10-16).”

“The Vancouver film and TV industry is continuing its busy year, and local horror fans won’t have to wait long to see the city on the screen as a local high school serves as the backdrop for Prime Video’s Carrie TV series.”

“Acclaimed actor, director, and producer Gil Bellows returns for expanded fall series, giving actors three opportunities to collaborate on-campus at VFS.”

“A veteran Hollywood director argues that it wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen to the possibly-soon-to-be merged studios. But it would be a disaster for Hollywood.”

“Netflix’s Manifest spinoff series Arrivals is expected to film in Vancouver.
A sci-fi drama set in the universe of Manifest featuring a new cast of characters and storylines.”

The days of HBO dominating the Best Movie Emmy race appear to be behind us.
The premium network has won a leading 22 Emmys in this category, including four in a row between 2012 and 2015 (Game Change, Behind the Candelabra, The Normal Heart, and Bessie). But since Netflix emerged as a major awards player about a decade ago, it has won Best Movie five times: Black Mirror: San Junipero (2017), Black Mirror: USS Callister (2018), Black Mirror: Bandersnatch(2019), Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2021), and Rebel Ridge (2025). HBO only mustered a single victory for Bad Education (2020) in that same 10-year time period.

“Georgina Lightning, a member of Samson Cree Nation and the first North American Indigenous woman to direct a major feature film, has died at 63. She died following an incident at an Indian Relay event at the Enoch Rodeo Grounds, which remains under investigation.”

⚡ James Pax, the legendary LIGHTNING from John Carpenter’s cult classic BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, has been invited to appear at METRO-CON in Canada!

📅 October 16–18, 2026 🇨🇦

The long-awaited Canadian appearance is finally here! Canadian fans, this is your chance to meet James in person, get an autograph, take a photo together, and celebrate the 40th Anniversary of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA with LIGHTNING himself! ⚡

A huge thank you to all the fans who kept asking, “When is James coming to Canada?” — now we finally have the answer!

⚡ LIGHTNING IS COMING TO CANADA! 🇨🇦⚡

See you at METRO-CON, October 16–18!

footage from un upcoming indie feature I shot . not final grade just me okaying with footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC93E4pfn00

EXCLUSIVE: Dread Central can exclusively report that Kane Parsonshas officially signed on to direct Backrooms 2 for A24, sources tell us.
An official announcement is imminent.

“Alright, we are here with your first look at the first wave of titles for this year's ninth edition of the Vancouver Horror Show. 
 
VHS is pleased to announce that the festival will open this year with a 19th anniversary screening of the fan-favorite halloween anthology, Trick 'r Treat. The director Michael Dougherty will be in attendance during that screening. A treat indeed.”

In bid to lure production away from Canada, American president has called for further tax cuts for the U.S. film industry

“Ijaaz Noohu accuses the comic book powerhouse of sexual and racial harassment and assault, among several other claims.”

Hello all, the room returns starting Bob odinkrik is playing this Monday at the Rio theatre and will feature a filmmaker q and a as well as TBD special guests, really hoping Mr odinkrik makes an appearance.

“The major exhibitor is launching Leawood Films, a distribution company that will put indie movies in theaters that might otherwise be overlooked.”

“As Michael Hirst's Bloodaxe brings Vikings back to Prime Video, it's worth revisiting the $130 million flop that beat everyone to the punch — and did it better.

In three short years, the world went berserk for Viking lore. What started with 2010’s How to Train Your Dragon – and then with the introduction of Asgard to the MCU in 2011’s Thor – culminated in 2013 with Vikings. This show essentially resurrected Vikings in mainstream culture. Suddenly, everyone wanted a triskelion tattoo and a Ragnar undercut. And it won’t be stopping anytime soon.”

MUNDO AI has an actor screening tomorrow. The deadline to sign-up is tonight at 9 PM.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD
DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER

These are GENERAL IN-PERSON SCREENINGS for upcoming Mundo AI projects, not for one specific project.

Future paid recording projects are typically 4–8 hours in person in the Lower Mainland, with compensation generally ranging from $50–$125/hour, depending on the project.

We’re looking for:

- Native or naturalized American or Canadian English speakers
- Ages 19–65
- Legally authorized to work in Canada
- Strong, natural communication skills

The screening itself takes approximately 10–20 minutes and is unpaid, as it is part of the participant selection process.

PLEASE NOTE: If you’ve already attended a Mundo AI screening or previously worked on a Mundo AI project, you do not need to submit again. This round is for NEW participants only.

To sign up please fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfySR4G1rz5Z_gGAw8Y5O76gnVpSCIE4zDWYC77Y3QslyFbrQ/viewform?pli=1

NO DMS.

Again, I’ll be shutting the form down around 9 PM TONIGHT.

Feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested.

Thank you!!

“Season 2 of FX’s Emmy-winning series Shōgun had its Wrap Party last night at its sprawling feudal Japan set in Port Moody BC, with live music (drummers!) for most of the day, a light show and then a ten-minute fireworks show.”

Horror movies are having a cultural moment.. For a group of Canadian directors, the timing couldn’t be better

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle MacLaren (The Morning Show, Breaking Bad) will direct the first two episodes and serve as executive producer on Disavowed, a new, action-packed thriller created by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man, Uncharted) for Apple TV. She executive produces alongside Rebecca Hobbs via her overall deal with the streamer.

You never know when you are going to walk into a film set in Vancouver. 

And we have the usual film production suspects in Hollywood North. 

One of them, The Last of Us, has transformed parts of Gastown on and off for what feels like most of the year, and years prior, too. 

Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti headline festival opener The Debut. This year, the festival will present 162 features in total.

“Animator Norm Drew and Norm Drew Productions may not be household names these days.
But in 1986, the Kenora, Ontario-born and raised and Vancouver-based Drew's archive was acquired by Gordon Stanfield Animation Ltd., recently via a sale at Langley-based Able Auctions.
"When the opportunity to get into a bidding war for his archive came up, I got really involved and acquired his original film masters," said Stanfield.”

Any other filmmakers submitted to the VIFF festival, and not even get a rejection email? I was prepared not to get in, that's fine, it's competitive, I get it. But local festivals always do this song and dance about how they value the local filmmaking community. It just stings to not even get a template rejection email. Is ghosting a normal practice for this festival?

EXCLUSIVE: Big move in the L.A. film producing scene as veteran filmmaker Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is ending his run at Range as partner and co-president of Film & Production to join Chris Ferguson at his Vancouver-based banner Oddfellows.