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'''Vancouver Film School''' (VFS) is a private entertainment arts school located in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/hop/editorial.php?id=354 |title=Hands-on-Pages Interviews {{!}} Archives {{!}} MovieMaker Magazine |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114080800/http://www.moviemaker.com/hop/editorial.php?id=354 |archive-date=2006-11-14 | |
'''Vancouver Film School''' (VFS) is a private entertainment arts school located in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/hop/editorial.php?id=354 |title=Hands-on-Pages Interviews {{!}} Archives {{!}} MovieMaker Magazine |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114080800/http://www.moviemaker.com/hop/editorial.php?id=354 |archive-date=2006-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around [[Downtown Vancouver]] and comprises six buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.vfs.com/lifeatvfs.php?section=campuses |title=Campuses – Life at Vancouver Film School |access-date= 2006-11-07 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061019141602/http://www.vfs.com/lifeatvfs.php?section=campuses |archive-date= 2006-10-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As part of the school's 20th anniversary in 2007, in August 2006 one million dollars was set aside in scholarships for new students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.multimedia.edu/thisisvfs.php?section=press_room&news_id=488 |title=Press Room – This is Vancouver Film School |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905155934/http://www.multimedia.edu/thisisvfs.php?section=press_room&news_id=488 |archive-date=2006-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March, 2008, Vancouver Film School and YouTube launched a competition for three full-tuition scholarships for the creators of the three videos submitted and voted as favorites by the YouTube community.<ref name="YouTube – Broadcast Yourself">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=geZRtusAPuA |title=The Vancouver Film School/YouTube Scholarship Competition |last=P |first=Sara |accessdate=May 30, 2011}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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==Programs== |
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VFS offers one-year, hands-on production programs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/education/article/film_education_on_a_global_scale_2761/ |title=Film Education on a Global Scale |date=February 3, 2007 |last=Wood |first=Jennifer |work=[[MovieMaker Magazine|MovieMaker.com]] |accessdate=May 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608005420/http://www.moviemaker.com/education/article/film_education_on_a_global_scale_2761/ |archive-date=June 8, 2011 | |
VFS offers one-year, hands-on production programs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/education/article/film_education_on_a_global_scale_2761/ |title=Film Education on a Global Scale |date=February 3, 2007 |last=Wood |first=Jennifer |work=[[MovieMaker Magazine|MovieMaker.com]] |accessdate=May 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608005420/http://www.moviemaker.com/education/article/film_education_on_a_global_scale_2761/ |archive-date=June 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> including Film Production, 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Classical Animation, Acting for Film & Television, Digital Design, Entertainment Business Management, Foundation Visual Art & Design, Game Design, Makeup Design for Film & Television, Sound Design for Visual Media, and Writing for Film & Television. The school also runs a four-month Acting Essentials course and a 6-month Digital Character Animation program.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vfs.edu/programs/ |title=Programms at VFS |accessdate=November 7, 2017}}</ref> |
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==Notable faculty== |
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* [[Steve Lund]] – actor, best known for [[Schitt’s Creek]], [[Haven (TV series)|Haven]] and [[Bitten (TV series)|Bitten]]. |
* [[Steve Lund]] – actor, best known for [[Schitt’s Creek]], [[Haven (TV series)|Haven]] and [[Bitten (TV series)|Bitten]]. |
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* [[Niall Matter]] – actor, best known for ''[[Primeval: New World]]'' and ''[[Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''. |
* [[Niall Matter]] – actor, best known for ''[[Primeval: New World]]'' and ''[[Eureka (U.S. TV series)|Eureka]]''. |
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* Chad Moffitt<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367576/ Chad Moffitt]</ref> – [[Academy Award]]–winning animator on ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vfs.com/news.php?id=9&news_id=305 |title=VFS Grad Wins Academy Award – Chad Moffitt is part of Peter Jackson's award-winning visual effects team for Lord of the Rings trilogy. – Digital Character Animation |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023123059/http://www.vfs.com/news.php?id=9&news_id=305 |archive-date=2006-10-23 | |
* Chad Moffitt<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1367576/ Chad Moffitt]</ref> – [[Academy Award]]–winning animator on ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vfs.com/news.php?id=9&news_id=305 |title=VFS Grad Wins Academy Award – Chad Moffitt is part of Peter Jackson's award-winning visual effects team for Lord of the Rings trilogy. – Digital Character Animation |access-date=2006-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023123059/http://www.vfs.com/news.php?id=9&news_id=305 |archive-date=2006-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* Lon Molnar – co-founder, CEO, and senior visual effects supervisor at Toronto-based visual effects studio [[Intelligent Creatures]]. |
* Lon Molnar – co-founder, CEO, and senior visual effects supervisor at Toronto-based visual effects studio [[Intelligent Creatures]]. |
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* [[Scott Mosier]] – film producer, editor, and cameo actor who produced the [[Academy Award]]-nominated documentary ''[[Salim Baba]]''. He met [[Kevin Smith]] and cinematographer Dave Klein at VFS, and since graduating, the three have collaborated on the films in the [[View Askewniverse]].<ref>[http://www.viewaskew.com/interviews/scott/index.html Interviews Askew]</ref> |
* [[Scott Mosier]] – film producer, editor, and cameo actor who produced the [[Academy Award]]-nominated documentary ''[[Salim Baba]]''. He met [[Kevin Smith]] and cinematographer Dave Klein at VFS, and since graduating, the three have collaborated on the films in the [[View Askewniverse]].<ref>[http://www.viewaskew.com/interviews/scott/index.html Interviews Askew]</ref> |
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Vancouver Film School (VFS) is a private entertainment arts school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition.[1] The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around Downtown Vancouver and comprises six buildings.[2] As part of the school's 20th anniversary in 2007, in August 2006 one million dollars was set aside in scholarships for new students.[3] In March, 2008, Vancouver Film School and YouTube launched a competition for three full-tuition scholarships for the creators of the three videos submitted and voted as favorites by the YouTube community.[4]
History
VFS opened in January 1987 with a single class of six film students[5] and has steadily expanded since. Recent milestones in the school's history include hosting the annual Game Design Expo in Vancouver, which began in January 2007,[6] and partnering with YouTube to launch a 2008 scholarship competition for the creators of three videos submitted and voted upon by the YouTube community.[4]
In 2018, VFS announced three 'Kevin Smith Scholarships' in Acting, Writing and Film Production covering full-tuition. Thirteen partial-scholarships were also awarded, funded by Smith. Smith personally selected the recipients from over nine hundred applications.[7] In February 2019, the school announced the 'Emily Bett Rickards Acting Scholarship', a partnership between VFS and Rickards, to fund a full scholarship for both of the school's acting programmes, as well as additional partial funding of $250,000 for other students. Rickards will also select the recipients.[8] In May of the same year, VFS announced they would be supporting Vancouver-based Reality Curve Theatre in their off-Broadway production of Zayd Dohrn's Reborning, headlined by Rickards, to be performed at the SoHo Playhouse.[9]
Programs
VFS offers one-year, hands-on production programs,[10] including Film Production, 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Classical Animation, Acting for Film & Television, Digital Design, Entertainment Business Management, Foundation Visual Art & Design, Game Design, Makeup Design for Film & Television, Sound Design for Visual Media, and Writing for Film & Television. The school also runs a four-month Acting Essentials course and a 6-month Digital Character Animation program.[11]
Notable faculty
- Michael S. Baser, head of Writing for Film & Television – writer/producer whose credits include Good Times, Three's Company, The Jeffersons, and Maude (TV series).[12]
- Mark Busse, instructor – founder & managing director of industrial brand, founder & host of CreativeMornings in Vancouver, author of "Design School Didn't Tell You..." column in Design Edge Magazine.
- Stan Edmonds, head of Makeup Design for Film & Television – key makeup artist on The Butterfly Effect, Get Carter, and Scary Movie, and makeup department head on I, Robot.
- Marv Newland, instructor – animator of the 1969 short Bambi Meets Godzilla.
Notable alumni
- Magda Apanowicz – actor known for her roles as Andy Jensen on the TV series Kyle XY and Lacy Rand on Caprica.
- Shakun Batra – Bollywood director of Kapoor & Sons" and "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu".
- Neill Blomkamp – Oscar nominated screenwriter and director of District 9.
- Anugrah Bohrey – writer of Best of Luck (2012 film) and Himmat Singh.
- Sara Canning – series regular (Seasons 1 and 2) on the television series The Vampire Diaries as well as numerous film and television credits.
- Jonathan Cherry – actor in House of the Dead, Final Destination 2, and many other television and film productions.
- Colin Cunningham – actor in television and film on both sides of the border.
- Garth Dyke – actor, writer, director, and award-winning producer with Tellies and Promax awards to his credit
- Clint Eland – founder & president of Mercury Filmworks, Canada's largest privately owned animation production studio.
- Hanna Hall – most known for her acting roles in Forrest Gump, The Virgin Suicides and the 2007 remake of Halloween.
- Dave Klein – cinematographer, best known for work with Kevin Smith.
- Neil Kopp – producer of Old Joy and director Gus Van Sant's 2007 film Paranoid Park for which Kopp won a 2008 Independent Spirit Award.[13]
- John G. Lenic – TV producer and production manager best known for his work on Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Stargate Universe.
- Seth Lochhead – writer of Hanna.
- Steve Lund – actor, best known for Schitt’s Creek, Haven and Bitten.
- Niall Matter – actor, best known for Primeval: New World and Eureka.
- Chad Moffitt[14] – Academy Award–winning animator on The Lord of the Rings[15]
- Lon Molnar – co-founder, CEO, and senior visual effects supervisor at Toronto-based visual effects studio Intelligent Creatures.
- Scott Mosier – film producer, editor, and cameo actor who produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary Salim Baba. He met Kevin Smith and cinematographer Dave Klein at VFS, and since graduating, the three have collaborated on the films in the View Askewniverse.[16]
- Andrew Overtoom – Animation Director on SpongeBob SquarePants, for which he was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2004 and 2007.
- Emily Bett Rickards – actress best known for her role as Felicity Smoak on Arrow.
- Stacey Roy – actor, new media producer and creator of Whabam Media and WHABAM.tv
- Manmord Sidhu – Bollywood producer, director & distributor. He formed a production and distribution company named White Hill Production & White Hill Music.
- Kevin Smith – director of Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl and Clerks II; Smith dropped out in 1993[17] and was presented with an honorary diploma in 2005.[18]
- Tara Spencer-Nairn – actor in Corner Gas.
- Jewel Staite – Canadian-born actress famous for her work on Joss Whedon's Firefly, and Stargate: Atlantis.
- Emilie Ullerup – actor in Sanctuary.
- James Wootton – co-director of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
See also
References
- ^ "Hands-on-Pages Interviews | Archives | MovieMaker Magazine". Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
- ^ "Campuses – Life at Vancouver Film School". Archived from the original on 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
- ^ "Press Room – This is Vancouver Film School". Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
- ^ a b P, Sara. "The Vancouver Film School/YouTube Scholarship Competition". Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Shrimpton, James (August 17, 2007). "Vancouver: Welcome to Brollywood". News.com.au. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Boyer, Brandon (January 16, 2007). "GCG Feature: 'Event Wrap Up: Game Design Expo 2007'". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Vancouver Film School (January 18, 2019). "Hollywood Film Star Kevin Smith Awards Scholarships to Three Global Recipients to Attend Prestigious Vancouver Film School". Vancouver Film School. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Vancouver Film School (February 1, 2019). "Emily Bett Rickards Partners with Vancouver Film School, Offering Scholarships up to $250,000". Vancouver Film School. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Vancouver Film School [@vfs] (May 8, 2019). "We're thrilled to be supporting @RealityCurve & @sohoplayhouse co-production of Reborning. Written by Zayd Dohrn, starring #VFSacting alumni @EmilyBett & @paulpiaskowski (actor/producer) this dark comedy "takes an unsettling look at love, loss, trauma & the power of creation"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Wood, Jennifer (February 3, 2007). "Film Education on a Global Scale". MovieMaker.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Programms at VFS". Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Michael S. Baser". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ Neil Kopp
- ^ Chad Moffitt
- ^ "VFS Grad Wins Academy Award – Chad Moffitt is part of Peter Jackson's award-winning visual effects team for Lord of the Rings trilogy. – Digital Character Animation". Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
- ^ Interviews Askew
- ^ movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020930/bio Kevin Smith Yahoo! Movies Bio
- ^ The Georgia Straight: Too Cool for School?
External links
Media related to Vancouver Film School at Wikimedia Commons