In this fascinating and no-holds-barred interview, award-winning multi-hyphenate Christie Will Wolf talks writing, directing, and producing made-for-television rom-coms and thrillers – and why her dystopian coming-of-age drama, Her Coming , is her most deeply personal work to date. Christie also discusses growing up on top of a ski shop and losing her mother at a young age; lying her way into a prestigious boarding school; navigating industry sexism; breastfeeding in the director’s chair; workin...
May 12, 2020•57 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Behold: a triple-bill of filmmaker interviews! Veteran documentarian Charles Wilkinson speaks about Haida Modern , his critically acclaimed deep-dive into the legacy and practice of Haida artist Robert Davidson; stunt artist-turned-filmmaker Dan Rizzuto reflects on his feature film directorial debut Torn: Dark Bullets , an action-thriller about police brutality and racism (interview begins at the 23:24 mark); and Jeremy Leroux discusses his short film, Dominant Chord , which pulls back the curta...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 19
CTV’s hit sitcom JANN stars iconic singer-songwriter Jann Arden as a fictionalized version of herself. It’s smartly written and brilliantly acted – somehow managing to be at once hilarious and profoundly moving – and it represents a “career achievement unlocked” for Vancouver screenwriter and showrunner Jennica Harper. Jennica has written and produced on The Order, Cardinal, Mr. Young, and Some Assembly Required, but JANN is her first time as showrunner, and the industry is taking notice; she wa...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 18
The “Big Guy” of the Vancouver film and television industry himself – Mr. Aleks Paunovic – returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to preview his intense role on TNT’s highly anticipated Snowpiercer (including how it honours his real-life brother). He also reveals his middle name (Nebojsa!) AND his love of Hamilton, reflects on how his career goals have evolved in recent years, and lays out his social isolation strategies. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA
May 01, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Vincent Gale is an award-winning actor who has absolutely appeared in your favourite Vancouver series or film. Battlestar Galactica ? He was Chief Peter Laird. Stargate Universe ? He was Morrison. Bates Motel , Fathers & Sons , Supernatural , Hector and the Search for Happiness , Supergirl , Arrow , Sanctuary , Cold Squad , The Outer Limits , 21 Jump Street , Neon Rider – Vincent’s been there, done that, and he’s got awards to show for his efforts: a Genie Award in 2002 for Last Wedding , an...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Three of Vancouver’s funniest performers – Ellie Harvie, Enid-Raye Adams, and Liz Bowen – join Sabrina Furminger for a spirited conversation about comedy in the age of COVID-19. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA
Apr 23, 2020•56 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Episode Seventy-Three could easily be divided into two separate episodes – one the riveting origin story of a busy screenwriter, and the other a deep-dive into the nuanced relationship between actor and scribe – but presented together, the separate story arcs form one incredible journey. Ted Sullivan is a writer and producer whose filmography includes Supergirl , Star Trek: Discovery , Revenge , daytime dramas, and Riverdale . Ted joined the Riverdale writing team for season four – which is how ...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 14
What will the cinema landscape look like after COVID-19? It’s one of the questions we posed to Tom Charity, the year-round programmer at VIFF Vancity Theatre, during a recent interview. In a normal year – a year unlike 2020 – VIFF Vancity Theatre is alive with film. It’s the home of the Vancouver International Film Festival, and in the weeks leading up to the shutdown, it was in the throes of construction in order to accommodate new and different forms of programming, including a new micro theat...
Apr 16, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 13
It’s difficult to categorize actor David Lewis. Is he a comic actor? We’ve certainly seen him be funny: in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency ; as Lance in Morning Show Mysteries ; as the perplexed dad in half of the commercials that are filmed in Vancouver. But he’s also an incredibly powerful dramatic actor, as evidenced by his performance in Unspeakable , Robert Cooper’s gripping miniseries about Canada’s tainted blood scandal. David has also done his fair share in the horror realm, from...
Apr 13, 2020•55 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Actress and director Nicole Oliver ( My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ; Mali of Denali ) joins Sabrina Furminger over Skype to talk about self-care strategies in the time of COVID-19, and how she thinks the Vancouver film and television industry will change as a result of the pandemic. Also: Nicole reflects on voice-directing long-time peers like Vincent Tong and Sam Vincent in StarBeam , and participates in a thoughtful round of “Favourite Things.” Episode sponsor: Fish Flight Entertainment...
Apr 10, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Brian Markinson returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about his latest role: that of Buke on the APTN series Tribal . Tribal premiered on APTN on February 20 and is showrunner Ron E. Scott’s first outing after his critically acclaimed Blackstone concluded in 2015. Tribal stars Jessica Matten as Sam Woodburn, a young Indigenous woman who is appointed Chief of Tribal Police in the wake of a corruption scandal and finds herself forced to partner with Buke, a grizzled, racist, angry white ...
Apr 06, 2020•50 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Actress Briana Buckmaster ( Supernatural ) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to speak with Sabrina Furminger about keeping calm, acknowledging grief, and staying #WaywardAF during this unprecedented period of physical distancing. Also: a spirited edition of Favourite Things, in which Briana brings up a Star Wars project from 1984 that Sabrina had completely blocked out. Episode sponsor: Fish Flight Entertainment
Apr 04, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Before Roger Cross was an actor, he was a pilot – and a lot of what he learned in the cockpit informs the nuanced work he does today. Roger’s filmography is vast and includes Dark Matter , Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency , Orphan Black , and the beloved Vancouver-shot time travel procedural Continuum , on which he played Travis Verta, a Liber8 time travelling terrorist who was really, really mean. More recently, Roger’s been inhabiting a very different type of role: that of Donovan “Mac”...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 9
