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VTM represents at the 2011 Leo Awards
Seen here are VTM Actors Wes MacInnes (Currently starring in Heartland) , Mandy
Valentine and Julian LeBlanc who had his Short Film "Sunday's Child" Nominated
for a Leo. Not pictured was VTM Client Meeshelle Neal - who was nominated for a
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One of my actors - feeling a little let down after
being in the running or shortlisted and then not cast…decided to take things
into his own hands. Stephan Miers decided to
create his own TV Show. The Motorcycle Diaries! A road trip reality show.
After sinking over a year of work into production , doing his own casting
and marketing VTM is VERY proud to announce that the ENTIRE show has been
signed for distribution & marketing with the William Morris Agency.
ABOSLUTELY. AMAZING. We are very excited to be working with William Morris
Agency on this!!!
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Wes MacInnes: Supporting role
Booker on the JK Rowling's story - "Strange Magic"! Okay Wes stop making it look
so easy… |
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Julian LeBlanc: Congratulations
for booking Timon a Recurring role on the TV Show -"Hellcats". He also booked a
Guest Star role on -"Haunting Hour" - as Billy and a role as Young Steve Jenks
on " Facing Kate" - now called "Fairly Legal". Julian has worked and trained so
hard for the last 5 years and it is paying off! I guess those 21 Independent &
short films bookings really helped you hone your craft. From all of us - You are
truly an inspiration! |
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Matt Phillips: Booked two
separate Guest Star spots on the TV Series - "Haunting Hour" as Alien Greg and
as Klemit . Matt Phillips has carefully built up his reputation as the primary
goto Stunt man for children's stunts as well as an excellent Prosthetics man. If
you see a monster it might be Matt…. |
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Brenda Anderson: Killer booker -
Booked a large role on "Diary of a wimpy Kid 2 "and also and other role on "
True Justice". |
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Katina Small: Booked a role on
the Feature -"Donovan's Echo". She is living proof that models are sometimes as
smart as they are beautiful. |
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Brianna Lake: Booked a principal
role on "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2" as an angry beat poet Goth ( yes it got cut in
final edit - but we know you were great! ) Brianna is presently working for
Disney as the Canadian Representative at Disneyworld for a year. We will see you
soon - say hi to all the mermaids for us! |
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Matthew Mandzij : Booked a
Recurring role for TV show "Fringe" as one of the Fringe agency technicians and
yet another role for the TV series "Human Target" as Agent McNally. Tall, Dark
,& Handsome….sigh…. |
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Devon Thomas: Booked a role on
the TV Series - "The Troop". Once again - you rocked your audition with Stuart
Aikins - a tough person to impress. |
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Rena Kawabata: Booked a role on
the Hit TV Series- "Fringe" as a State trooper . Also Rena booked a WORLDWIDE
Commercial for Asics Running Shoes - that beautiful runner making sweating look
attractive & Appealing?.. that would be Rena. |
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Jason Vaisvila: Principal role
as a Street Preacher on Supernatural, Principal role as a Rock star in the
Feature , a role on the TV series Life Unexpected, and a role as a homeless guy
on the TV Series Fringe . Can a guy that laid back be that busy? - answer Yes… |
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Raj Lal: Principal role as a
Nervous Taliban member in the Feature " Afghan Luke" |
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Michael Fenske: Booked both an
actor role on "The Haunting Hour" and another actor role on "Smallville" ( last
episode). I suppose you aren't going to let us know what happens? No? ( Darn
those non disclosure agreements….) |
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Shanae Tomasevich: Oh such a
year… Besides booking a role on "Life Unexpected", Shanae was seriously
considered for one of the Angels in the new TV version of "Charlie's Angels"… So
close…. so terribly close…..Ah - we all know it’s a matter of time. ( Darn you
for being so Hot & Talented Minka Kelly) |
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Lucinda Pak: booked an actor
role for "Smallville" - Such a beautiful woman so talented - Waiting on more and
bigger roles for you… |
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Olya Voikin: Booked a role as
gorgeous Ice Bunny in the TV series "Endgame" |
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And our Kids are doing very well! |
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Matthias Luers: Recurring Actor role for "Smallville"
( too bad the season is over huh? ) and "Foreverland" a Feature Film. That’s
impressive for a 5 year old! |
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Samuel Forstved: Booked a role for the New hit TV
Series "The Killing". |
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Jordan Stein: Booked a challenging & dramatic role
as a possessed Hasidic Teenager in the European Feature film-"Dibbuk Box". |
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Frederique De Raucourt: Booked an actor role in the
Feature film "Suckerpunch" |
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And a Big Hurrah for all the actors that have
booked commercials in the last little while- They are the unsung heroes of
acting as they book roles at auditions where they have 200 - 750 competitors
instead of 10 - 20….just as committed and just as talented :
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In no particular order they would be:
Jason Vaisvila, Kambiz Ardani, Varya Rubin, Jill Munro, Robyn Katz, Troy Young,
Judith Turner, Michele Cummins, Marc Gaudet, Toren Atkinson, Lyova Beckwitt,
Lily Yu, Aidan Dee, Adam Querido, Tori Martin, Steve Francis, Rowan O'Hagan,
Jessica Malcolm, Rich Johnson, Stephanie Street, Amanda McEwan, Todd Alain,
Tracey Froese, Sephora Jade, Julia Rhodes, Nicole Reid Naziel, Marlo Franson,
Richard Toews, Jeremy Langdon, Mandy Valentine, Angie Mercy Bower, Michael Jogia,
Liis Sober, Patrick Gaites, Harald Kostiza…. |
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Molly Caron
- Congratulations
for booking a supporting role in the CTV Untitled Docudrama. an entire week
and a half involving knife fights, drug addiction and abuse
Molly
courageously tackled the role despite the violent content! Takes courage
Molly... we are all proud of you!
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Colt Martin - Keeps booking!
Lately he has booked a actor role on CBC Docudrama with Lynne Carrow, and
two more commercials!
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Deborah
Merrick - A regular auditioner for Stuart Aikins (its a matter of time), in the last few
months Deb has booked a lead in a short cast by Carol Tarlington, a role on
the CBC Docudrama, and a commercial. She also has been called back multiple
times! Wicked work Deb!
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Marc Gaudet - Has just
finished shooting his tenth commercial! Will also be auditioning for a
supporting lead in a feature for Early January! We are with you
Marc...Wishing you our best!
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Sofia Savkovic
- What a
wonderful job! Sofia has booked the recurring role of Young Carly on the TV
Series "Search & Rescue" - Don't worry the writer's strike will soon be
over!
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Toren Atkinson - Winning them
over despite it all! Toren showed up to an audition without a script.
despite not knowing any of the lines he was so charming and good that they
gave him a call-back anyways - and he booked it- Congratulations for earning
the role of Professor Lombard shooting in January
(picture already up)
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Kerry O '
Donovan - Booked the lead
role in the short film Super Action Hero Cast By Carol Tarlington ( beating
out our own Colt Martin for the role) Congratulations Kerry - Its lovely to
hear a Casting director be that enthusiastic about one of my people!
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Elena Esovolova
- Bordello
Diaries a Mockumentary about a Fictional Vancouver brothel just had its
first Airing at Pacific Cinematique -Elena has a lead role as one of
the "ladies of the night" that the mockumentary follows... I look forward to
seeing it at Sundance!
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Joshua and
Lewis Dillman - the real life
brothers were cast as brothers in the feature film "Higher Form of Learning"
by Laura Brooke
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Jo-Ann
Fernandes - Not only booked
a role on the feature Empty Arms, but had Casting Director Candice Elzinga
single her out as being a truly great actor.
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Some other
actor that really deserve a mention:
Anna Sargeant -
congratulations - you came very very close to booking a lead so many times.
They like you they really do! Keep at it!
Jeremy Langdon
- You ARE Excitement Bob
Sephora Jade
- Was given feedback that she was a bit heavy to play larger roles - has
since lost 20 pounds over a year- It was hard work - you look amazing and
healthy - You know how much I am rooting for you and how proud I am - Hard
enough to do it at any other time - but you did it with a toddler and a
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Toren Atkinson
After
years of service to the indie film community we would like to
congratulate Toren Atkinson for booking a two day stint on the TV
series Stargate Atlantis episode "Midway" (His first Television
death scene)
We also
would like to make note of his Commercial booking for Mattel and his
Voice Over booking for Barbie 7 Great Work for your first Year!
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Alan Le Gros:
Montreal Actor Alan Le Gros graced Vancouver with his presence
just long enough to book a recurring Guest Star role on the TV
Series "Eureka" as Seth Osbourne, a large principal role in
the Feature "Scourge", another Large principal role in the TV
series Masters Of Horror episode "the Washingtonians" and a
principal role in the TV series "Saved". Please come back to
Vancouver for next summer !!!
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Lucia Oskerova:
Beautiful and talented Lucia is to be commended for her hard work
in breaking into the film business this year. Lucia booked a large
principal role in the Feature "Ratko" and another Principal role
on the TV Series "Very Bad Men". Presently studying at School
Creative There is more for her in the future.
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Arran Landry:
Calmness personified - Arran had an epiphany where he realized
that he was looking for an intangible like acceptance or caring in
his auditions and was being disappointed and not called back. He
decided to change his approach and to remember that auditions are
job interviews first & foremost and has since booked a Principal
role on Stargate Atlantis and a prestigious Commercial.
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Stephan Miers:
This
boy wont stop until he gets where he wants to go! Deals with
negative feedback as free instruction - approaches all auditions
with enthusiasm and determination. Stephan has been booking small
roles steadily and building up his resume. He has set up his
apartment as a studio to self tape, taping roles that he is good
for but doesn't have the resume to get called out for and sending
to me so I can submit the audition to the Casting Directors:
two music video lead roles and two commercials so far ...( as well
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Aeja Goldsmith:
An Agents dream actor ! - auditioned for a small one-liner actor
role booked it and was so charming and competent on set that the
role was rewritten to become the recurring part of Nomi. Amazing!
That is really making every opportunity count. Aeja is presently
auditioning at the Lead level and is doing wonderfully at her
auditions! It is only a matter of time...
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Josh
Pak & Colt Martin:
Need
to mention these two for an honourable mention as stellar examples
of great talent in the making and Actors an Agent loves to have! |
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Colt Martin
has booked two commercials, an
actor role on the TV Series "True Pulp" this summer and has just
been awarded a full scholarship with School Creative. Colt also
was called back for a recurring Lead role in the TV series Aliens
in America based on the strength of his performance at a Principal
audition. (Plus every once in a while brings our whole office a
pizza!) |
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Josh Pak
has booked 4 commercials and has
rapidly developed a name for himself as a professional actor. In a
city that can take 4 years to establish yourself as an actor Josh
is being seen for Large Principal and Supporting roles on a regular
basis. He is presently training with Carol Tarlington in her
Senior Master Professional Class. ( Close to my heart because of his
honesty and appreciation - has thanked me for every audition and
what's more has enjoyed every audition) |
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A few
more to mention: Steve Elliott -winner of the Rock 101 Gong show
Prize for his "Rock & Roll Story" Marc Gaudet - King of the Short
Films, Cara Yeates for writing and starring in her Fringe Hit "Bye
Bye Bombay" ( as well as having the gumption to pack it up and fly
to Bombay where she was cast in multiple Bollywood movies!) Aidan
Dee for making it to that audition through all obstacles and
booking the role anyway despite broken alarm clocks,, car trouble,
malfunctioning doors, and tears! Jo-ann Fernandes for continually
booking and sending me amazing students. Liam Stevenson, Evan
Fifield and Raj Lal for booking steadily and developing their
craft! Elena Esovolova for doing great work as well as booking a
role on Supernatural and continuing to find her own work - not
relying on the establishment alone to beef up her resume!
So
many more to thank and make mention of... To
all the other actors on my roster - I am proud of you all!
~~~~ Tea Buechner ~~~~
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