The StuntList News Archive

The UBCP/ACTRA Member and Dependant Scholarship Program is an inclusive initiative to support members

We are investing in your future! The UBCP/ACTRA Member and Dependant Scholarship Program is an inclusive initiative to support members and their families in pursuit of educational and professional development. All qualifying Full Members are eligible to apply. The program offers the following scholarship opportunities: Member Scholarship - contributes funding to Full Members in pursuit of educational and/or professional development or career transitioning. Dependant Scholarship - contributes education funding to eligible dependents of Full Members. SPRING SUBMISSION DEADLINE : APRIL 6, 2023 at

Skills for Self-Care and Wellbeing on Set and in the Trailer with Maedean Y Myers

Member Education Committee Chair: John Cassini Co-Chairs: Angela Moore, Shawn Macdonald Skills for Self-Care and Wellbeing on Set and in the Trailer with Maedean Y Myers Maedean is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in private practice at Evolving Story Counselling and Consulting. She has a master’s degree in Counselling and a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Performance, with additional training in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Ecotherapy, Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy. She is passionate about supporting individuals to lead lives of

General American with US Dialect Coach D'Arcy Smith

Zoom Workshop Member Education Committee Chair: John Cassini Co-Chairs: Angela Moore, Shawn Macdonald General American with US Dialect Coach D'Arcy Smith D’Arcy Smith is a Professor of Voice, Speech, and Dialects at The University of Cincinnati. He was a resident voice, text and dialect coach at the Guthrie Theater and has worked as a teacher and voice/dialect coach in the United States, U.K., Canada, and New Zealand. He brings over 20 years of experience as a professional actor, coach, and teacher of performers, working on well over 100 productions along with Riot Games and Ubisoft. He has

Call for mentors and protégés UBCP/ACTRA is offering its professional mentoring program to all members who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour (BIPOC). The program: is offered to BIPOC performers engaged in all areas of recorded media; is for continued self-development towards defined tangible objectives; lasts for a 6 month duration – May 1 through November 1, 2023; matches protégés with experienced mentors who have experienced and relate to specific challenges; is conducted with a regular agreed upon schedule, with structured on-purpose meetings; requires both parties to meet

Congratulation & Good luck to all the Best Stunt Coordination nominees for the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards

Best Stunt Coordination nominees - Click Here

The UBCP/ACTRA Stunt Committee will be holding elections to add four (4) new Committee Members for 2023. In order to uphold the Stunt Committee’s commitment to equitable representation and to reflect the growing diversity of our community, at least two (2) of the four (4) available spots on the committee must be filled by a stunt woman, and a stunt rigger. Eligible nominators/voters must have a minimum of six (6) stunt related credits over the past 15 years. If you have received this email, you are an eligible nominator/voter. We will be using a simple online process to nominate and elect new

Workshop | February 18 - March 25 (6 Weeks) Greetings StuntList Community, Unlock Your Full Potential in 2023 with Freestyle Staff Spinning Classes Join Michelle C. Smith for these 6 Week Freestyle Staff Spinning Group Classes! No experience necessary! All Levels Welcome! Ages 14+ STARTS: Saturday, February 18, 2023 ENDS: Saturday, March 25, 2023 LOCATION: Team One Martial Arts 1550 Booth Ave, Coquitlam, BC ️SCHEDULE: 1:30pm - 2:30pm Beginner 2:30pm - 3:30pm Intermediate/Advanced 3:30pm - 4:30pm Saber Spinning 4:30pm - 5pm Open Practice (Optional/No additional fees) RATE: Sliding Scale $185 -

The Duke's Cup

A massive thank you to everyone who made it to the Whistler Film Festival for the in-person Canadian Premiere of our film, GRINGA, this past weekend. It’s hard to communicate how much gratitude we have for the support and love shared with us…it was overwhelming. For those of you who weren’t able to make it but may be interested in seeing GRINGA, we invite you to view it on the Virtual Whistler Film Festival, available now until January 2, 2023. And once viewed, if you have the inclination, please vote. The Audience Award will be announced December 28th! Aloha, Marny Eng & EJ Foerster

Big News! Stunt Community Member, Marny Eng, co-directs and co-produces with EJ Foerster on their first project together. Their film, titled Gringa, will be having its Canadian Premiere at the Whistler Film Festival! Grab your tickets today and show your support at Whistler’s Village 8 Cinemas on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4! GRINGA: Marge Bickford (Jess Gabor) navigates the halls of her high school and the chalked lines of its soccer field with the same sense of failure and dread. Life is passing her by and she doesn’t seem to mind…until the death of her nearly perfect mother