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Vancity Fair
August 2016
Celebrating Vancouver’s Women in Film & TV
presented by
VancityFair.ca
Cast & Crew
Actresses
Team
Alison Araya
Brandon Elliot
Aliyah O’Brien
Torquille De Jonge
Andrea Stefancikova
Becca Lafleur
April Telek
Claudia Bakehouse
Crystal Lowe
Jessica Davidson
Elysia Rotaru
Joanna Leigh
Jessica Sipos
Noelle Hill
Jewel Staite
Shayna Coumont
Jillian Walchuk
Justine Warrington
Kalyn Miles
Kandyse McClure
Leah Gibson
Lindsay Maxwell
Lori Watt
Nhi Do
Tammy Gillis
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Welcome
Hello!
Welcome to the first of many “Vancity Fair” style photographs, created to highlight local
film, television and artistic talent throughout the country. It is the brainchild of Torquille
De Jonge, with the aid of his partner in crime, lead photographer + creative director, Brandon Elliot. Together they will be taking this project around the country, and then around
the world, where they will collectively photograph actors, directors, producers, and every genre of talent that come together as one. They look forward to working with many
amazing and talented people in the future.
Thank you to each of you who made this project possible!
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Torquille De Jonge
Brandon Elliot
Photographer + Project Manager
Lead Photographer + Creative Director
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Brandon Elliot
Lead Photographer + Creative Director
I haven’t jumped from a plane or taken one to space, visited Antarctica, or
driven an exotic supercar on the Autobahn – yet! However, I’ve done loads
of other cool stuff like: diving with great white sharks, surviving a crazy
cyclone in Tonga, and being an honoured guest at a Fijian tribal wedding;
while traveling to more than 26 countries around the world shooting destination weddings, headshots & other commercial projects. I love what I
do. I love the excitement and thrill of shooting! Waking up in the morning
and itching to start the day – creating, visualizing, designing, laying out
new ideas, concepts, and collaborating with people on projects. I’ve never
looked at what I do as a job! To me it’s exciting and ever changing – there’s
always something new to explore…what can I do differently on this shoot?
How can I make everyone relax and be themselves? What are the needs of the client that haven’t
been discussed yet? How can I learn from the last shoot and apply it moving forward? I’m constantly
looking at new tools to add to the toolbox and more innovative ways to use the ol’ faithful tools. I’ll
never stop learning – I love to be on the leading edge, continually being educated. Boring is something I will never let happen.
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a
moment that’s gone forever and impossible to reproduce.”
-Karl Lagerfeld
I remember my first camera very clearly, an old Brownie. I was 6. No idea where it came from or how
I ended up with it. Was this little camera my inspiration to become a photographer? Realistically,
probably not – but you never know if a seed was planted. As I grew up I knew I wanted to design
+ create things. I pursued mechanical engineering after high school – thinking I could become a
designer by following this path. It did fulfill my left brain needs; but it “left” my right brain needing
more. What I love about photography is utilization of both sides – the right technical side; apertures,
shutters, flashes, focal lengths, the physics of light; combining with the left side; creativity, expression, interpretation. Then both sides coming together in harmony to capture that moment of emo-
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tion. In my early 20s I embarked on a year long journey to Australia, Fiji and New Zealand – this is
where I really fell in love with photography. Something “clicked” when I was behind the camera – it
felt incredibly natural and I haven’t looked back since....
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Torquille De Jonge
Photographer + Project Manager
Born in Vancouver – some years ago, he was born a happy baby, and when the
doctor slapped the life into him, he knew he was destined to take great photos. He
had never held a camera until his Dad handed him his old Agfa when he was about
10, during a mountain hike…and was captivated by the results, and has never been
without a camera since…except once in Greece during his mid 20’s when he felt
“heck, any old camera will do”, and was subsequently unhappy taking one roll of
pictures on an almost-disposable camera…until he came upon a trusting Australian
girl who lent him her professional camera for 1 week and he took 37 rolls of film,
and came to believe in trusting, beautiful female strangers… Upon the realization
that photography had become his career: he simply knew that the main goal of this
passion is to make women look even more beautiful through the magic of the camera lens. When working with his clients, he has the ability to bring out a special part
of their personality that, when transposed into a photograph, makes one breathless while gazing at it…and the next comment is “how stunning/sultry/beguiling”
the woman looks…and “how did he get that look”…and “how did he decide on that effect”….etc.
The alluring photos he creates with, and because of, his subjects, he shows the women as strong, mesmerizing, and devastatingly stunning…or simply fresh and pretty. Overall, client images very likely have a candidly
erotic tone, a la Helmut Newton, whom Torq aspires to be the modern emulation of…or the image may just as
easily become part of a whimsical landscape…sleek and decadent in its beauty…“…it’s what you see, and what
you don’t see…” is one of the ways he makes his subjects the tantalizing focus… Torq is happiest while looking through the camera’s lens and that happiness is infectious. A photo shoot with Torq is fun, focused, and
personal…and it’s all about the subject – the subject is the center of his attention…nothing else matters at that
moment. He gets to know his clients and how they want to be seen through the camera…and he then attains
that for them.
Torq has a huge portfolio of clients, and yeah, he also has a lot of BFFs: “beautiful female friends”. As he moves
back and forth between Vancouver and England, client requests have him scheduling as many shoots as he
can in the space of a day. And the women are saying: “Can’t wait to shoot with you again”; “you made me look
like a model at my very first photo shoot”; “so excited to be working with you”…. “your final edits of my pics
are stellar”…”you are amazing, see you Monday”, “love your style”… You will find his work in model portfolios,
on social media sites, on entertainment blogs and online magazine websites, etc.
You will be able to lay eyes on his latest shots wherever you are now standing…whether it be a gallery/venue/
event…Or scrutinize his work here on the site.
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At a restaurant, the cook said to Helmut Newton. “…your images are excellent. You have a great camera.”
Newton said to the cook after the meal: “your food was magnificent. You must have good pots…”
www.tdjphoto.com
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Becca Lafleur
Joanna Leigh
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Becca is a makeup art-
Joanna Leigh is a prominent Vancouver freelance
makeup artist. She trained
at John Casablancas Institute for makeup and
special effects. Joanna
completed the program
in 2010 and graduated at
the top of her class with
honours.
ist and hairstylist who
attended John Casablancas
Institute
in
2015. With her bubbly
and outgoing personality she quickly got
her name out in the industry and is currently
Joanna was discovered
by the agency Ford models at the age of twelve
while crossing a street in downtown Vancouver.
She signed with the agency and modelled and acted in commercials, tv shows and movies. After high
school Joanna left Vancouver and modelled in Asia.
freelancing and working part time at Mac
Pro Robson
Be sure to follow Becca on Instagram:
@bexlafleurartistry
Joanna has always had a passion for makeup and
art. She decided to enrol at JCI and complete the
program in makeup artistry.
Today Joanna
makeup artist.
and headshot
Special effects
is extremely busy as a freelance
She specializes in bridal, editorial,
makeup. Joanna also loves doing
Halloween makeup.
Presently, Joanna is working on getting into the
IATSE Union as a makeup artist so she can start
working in film and tv. She also owns and operates
Vancouver Corporate Entertainment, a promotional modelling and staffing agency.
Be sure to follow Joanna on Instagram:
@joannaleigh__
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Shayna Coumont
Claudia Bakehouse
Makeup Artist
Hair Stylist
Shayna H. Coumont,
Claudia
Bakehouse
who has been listed
been in the hairstyling in-
as Vancouver’s Top 20
dustry for the last 8 years
MUAs, as well as had
in Vancouver. She has won
work featured in El-
awards for winning best
léments Magazine, is
hairstylist 3 years in a row.
a second generation
In the recent years she has
born and bred Vancou-
adjusted to part time hair
verite. She is currently
styling and full time inter-
one of the top working
national
freelance MUAs in Van-
most recent trip was spent
couver.
in Mumbai India, featur-
modelling.
has
Her
ing in Harpers Bazaar magazine. She landed jobs
Be sure to follow Shayna on Instagram:
on televised commercials which now has led her to
@voilalounge
pursue acting in Vancouver, Canada. Her most recent work will be featured in upcoming shows, Lucifer, DC Legends Of Tomorrow and also other commercial gigs. The summer months she’ll be spending
the rest of her time in Vancouver and is planned to
sign new modelling contracts for September.
You can check out her latest work on her Instagram
@claudiabakehouse
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Noelle Hill
Jessica Davidson
Hair Stylist
Hair Stylist
Noelle is a hairstyl-
Jessica is a Vancouver
ist and makeup artist
born hairstylist. Before de-
from Edmonton. She
ciding to go to hair school,
did her training at Ev-
she found that she loved
elin’s Charles acad-
to model. Her beginnings
emy and has been
in the industry gave her an
in the industry for 7
eye for what photographs
years. She currently
well, and what doesn’t.
works out of Bang-
Jessica
town Hair Saloon in
Casablancas Institute in
Vancouver.
2010.
attended
Since
John
graduating,
she has worked at several
salons, done hair for weddings, and ultimately deFollow Noelle on Instagram:
cided to install a professional salon in her home in
@noelle24
Coquitlam. She has two beautiful daughters named
Jada and Jianna, and because of her career path,
she has gotten to stay home with them for lots
of their lives. Jessica specializes in blonding techniques, custom extensions, and curls.
Follow Jessica on:
Instagram @hairbyjessicad
Facebook at: Hair By Jessica D
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Alison Araya
Through an impassioned love affair with acting
founded GlitterSpank Productions in 2014 to create
and storytelling, Alison Araya’s artistic truth as a
dynamic projects built around strong, colourful
performer is driven by
female roles with the power to subvert audience
the power to listen,
expectations.
respect, and be in the
Their first effort was Earthlickers, a throwback to
present moment. With
sci-fi cult favourites infused with a sexy feminist
this mantra, she has
applied
exploration,
Award for Best Visual Effects and cracked the Top
flavour
characters
stories,
Crazy 8s Film Contest, Earthlickers won a 2015 Leo
and
international
to
edge. Chosen for production through the 2014
inspiration,
allowing
30 in the 2015 Cinecoup Film Accelerator.
and
her
Since Earthlickers, Alison Araya has hit exciting
to transcend language
new milestones, including recurring roles and
and cultural boundaries
guest appearances on the television series Motive,
and encourage honest
Arrow, The Whispers, Ties that Bind, and Fear
emotions.
the Walking Dead. As her raw performances and
inventive storytelling abilities have her destined
Fascinated early on by the process of becoming
for a promising future, Alison Araya’s passion for
someone else, Alison Araya discovered acting in her
her craft remains fluid and evolving, but equally
birthplace of Sydney, Australia. By early adulthood,
steadfast and devoted.
she was determined to make it her professional
cornerstone
and
sought
out
an
academic
environment that could offer an enriching cultural
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experience and a notable acting pedigree. She
Man in the High Castle
found a match at the Accademia Internazionale
Shut Eye
d’arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico in Rome, Italy,
Death Note
where she spent the next five years studying in an
Fear the Walking Dead
intensive acting program that eschewed technology
Looking Glass
and emphasized the purity and discipline of its
classical environment.
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From there, Alison Araya arrived in Vancouver,
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Canada – making quick strides on TV favourites
like Smallville, Intelligence, Supernatural, and V
alongside cinematic turns in blockbusters like
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Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
While these projects were challenging and diverse,
Alison Araya was keen to tell stories of her own.
With fellow actor Justine Warrington, she co-
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Aliyah O’Brien
Artist, adventurer and enthusiast of life Aliyah
through the world with heightened joy, compassion
O’Brien is in demand more than ever as an actress,
and love for themselves and one another.
flying between Toronto,
Vancouver, Los Angeles
and Russia for work.
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Not prepared to slow
Monster Trucks Feature Film (Paramount Pictures)
down
Bates Motel (A&E)
this
anytime
soon,
Canadian
born
Finding Father Christmas (Hallmark)
actress can be seen on
Revenge Porn (Lifetime)
the big screen in the
Tulips in Spring (Hallmark)
upcoming
Paramount
Monster Trucks movie,
‘Formula
M’
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where
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Aliyah worked opposite
actors
(Parks
and
Recreation,
Rob
Californication,
Lowe
West
Wing), and Thomas Lennon (Night at the Museum,
Transformers). On the small screen you can catch
her in leading roles in Hallmark’s ‘Finding Father
Christmas’, ‘Tulips in Spring’, ’An Ice Sculpture
Christmas’ and ‘Garage Sale Mysteries: Guilty Until
Proven Innocent’, Lifetime’s ‘Revenge Porn’, as well
as recurring roles on A&E’s Bates Motel starring
Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in
the Air, Departed) and Nestor Carbonell (The Dark
Knight, The Dark Knight Rises) and the recently
shot in Russia TV series titled ‘Insomnia’.
Aliyah has appeared in numerous films and TV
shows but is perhaps most recognized for her
recurring guest star role as the lovable forensic
pathologist Holly Stewart in ABC’s Rookie Blue, a
role she will forever cherish for the opportunity it
gave her to work with incredible people and share
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the love, humanity and normalcy of same sex
relationships.
Beyond the world of entertainment, Aliyah is
passionate about personal development and kicking
ass and hopes to one day inspire others to move
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Andrea Stefancikova
Andrea Stefancikova is an international model
and actress, born in Bratislava, which at the time
was
a
communist
Czechoslovakia,
now
the capital of Slovakia.
She
immigrated
to
Vancouver in 1998 with
her parents, brother
and dog.
which makes her essence a grounded, confident,
sensual and loving one.
Growing up in a family
of artists, she has
been immersed in the
creative world since
a young age. She
danced, played piano,
took painting classes,
sang in the choir, but
her deepest passion
was acting and writing. Perhaps it was the influence
of her publisher parents, but Andrea always had
stories to tell, something to share with the world.
Her poem Garbage was published in 2005.
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You can follow Andrea’s artistic and personal
endeavours on:
Twitter/Instagram: @andreastefanci
Facebook: TheAndreaStefancikova/
Andrea is currently filming a new drama series
starring Josh Henderson and Michael Vartan, called
The Arrangement, created by Mad Men’s Jonathan
Abrahams, expected to air in January 2017 on E!
Network in the US and CTV in Canada.
She just wrapped an MOW directed by Vanessa
Parise, inspired by the private life of a young adult
star. The title is hush hush at the moment.
You can catch Andrea on Zoo’s Season 2/Episode
10 directed by David Barrett, opposite Billy Burke
and Nonso Anozie.
As a diarist and a savvy observer of the human
condition, Andrea has an unleashed tongue
and speaks the uneasy, unsparing truth in her
controversial memoir, which will be available online
and at Chapters/Indigo this year, and is already
optioned for film/TV by a veteran Canadian film
producer, Robert Lantos of Serendipity Point Films.
She has a special appearance opposite Erika Linder
in a steamy feature drama, Below Her Mouth,
premiering at Tiff 2016, directed by April Mullen.
This film will make history in Canadian cinema as
the first all-female crew film.
One to watch out for is Real Fiction. Andrea stars
in this gritty indie thriller/drama directed by Kirk
Caouette.
Before she fully dedicated herself to her passion
and followed her dream of being an actor, Andrea
travelled the world as a model. With really only
having started in the industry in 2011, she has
accumulated an impressive volume of work and is
quickly making a name for herself. She is known for
her relentless work ethic.
IMBD Link:
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The multi-lingual sensation is fluent in English,
Italian, Slovak, Czech, conversational in Russian
and Spanish, working on improving her French and
German.
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Andrea stays grounded by practicing yoga,
meditation, dance and exercising almost daily. She
loves arts and people just as much as she does
animals and nature. She lives and owns her life fully,
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April Telek
Award winning actor April Telek began her career as
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a professional international model with a Sheiseido
HBO’s “Rogue” – 3 seasons
Cosmetics contract at
AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” – 2 seasons
the tender age of 13.
She
later
Little Pink House with Catherine Keener
competed
Supernatural
for, and won the title
Strange Empire (recurring role) for Nexflix/CBC/
of Miss Canada 1994.
Lifetime
Shortly after her reign,
her lifelong desire to
have a career in film
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and television became
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a
reality
with
guest
starring and recurring
roles
on
shows
hit
like
Sci-Fy
Stargate,
Supernatural,
The Outer Limits and Millenium. April went on
to star in over 100 shows, working with some of
Hollywood’s biggest names, such as Al Pacino,
Matthew
McConaughey,
Dwayne
“The
Rock”
Johnson, Naomi Watts, John Ritter, George Lopez,
Henry Winkler and the late great John Ritter, to
name just a few.
April is thrilled to be back as “Donna” on HBO
Canada/Direct TV’s hit show “ROGUE” for her third
and final season, which begins filming next month.
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Crystal Lowe
Vancouver actress Crystal Lowe is not only a captivating
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rising star, but also one of Hollywood’s most in-
Signed Sealed Delivered
demand ‘Scream Queens’
Primeval New World
and
Hot tub Time Machine
sought-after
sci-fi
heroines. She has quickly
Almost Human
established herself as a
Republic of Doyle
go-to actor with credits in
sci-fi and thriller projects
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that include a multitude
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of memorable characters;
including her lead role in
Space
Channel’s
series
“Primeval:
action
New
World”, where she played
Toby
Nance,
a
young
physics prodigy.
Crystal currently stars in “Signed Sealed Delivered”,
Hallmark Channel’s newest scripted series created
by Martha Williamson (“Touch by an Angel”). Crystal
plays the quirky and lovable character of Rita Haywith,
a postal detective at the US Dead Letter Office.
On the big screen, Crystal has starred in films such as
“A Little Bit Zombie”, “Hot Tub Time Machine”, “Black
Christmas”, “Snakes On A Plane”, “Scary Move 4” and
cult favorite, “Final Destination 3”, to name a few. A
few of her guest star credits include fan favorites,
“Smallville” and “Supernatural” (The CW), as well as
“Psych” (USA) and “Almost Human” (FOX)
Most recently Crystal took a role behind the camera,
directing teh locally produced short film ‘Becoming
Sophie’ which was featured at Cannes Short Film
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Library and L.A. Women film festival.
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Elysia Rotaru
Elysia Rotaru was born in Vancouver to Romanian
a recurring guest star role on The CW’s “Arrow”.
immigrant parents, she is bilingual beauty is an
Early in 2015, she made the move to behind the
up and coming force,
camera and had started producing under ‘Hello
making her mark in the
Sunshine.tv’. Her credits include “The Wall”, which
entertainment industry.
Growing
is being shown in festivals around the globe and
up,
Elysia
most recently “FWD” which is making its debut in
a
sense
2016. She aspires to continue working both in front
of performance at a
and behind the camera and one day exploring the
very young age, from
role of a ‘director’.
developed
dancing
and
singing
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in her living room, to
being on stage.
high
school,
enrolled
in
ARROW (Series) as “Taiana Venediktov RESIDUE
After
(Feature) as “Monica”
Elysia
MOTIVE (Series) as “Pam Hexton
Simon
I ZOMBIE (Series) as “Tess”
Fraser University where
LEGO STAR WARS (Voice) as “ Sabine Wren
she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts
in Theater Performance.
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Her acting career took off after she signed with her
www.imdb.me/elysiarotaru
first agent in 2008. Within a month her on camera
career took off. She has since gone on to appear in
USA Network’s “Psych”, SyFy’s “Eureka”, The CW’s
“Smallville” and “Supernatural” and Fox’s “Fringe”.
She also had a recurring role on The CW’s “Hellcats”.
On the big screen, she had the Halloween-style
slasher film GIRLHOUSE premiere at Screamfest in
LA in October 2014 and her short EARTHLICKERS
premiere at the Whistler Film Festival in December
2014.
Most recently, Elysia concurrently balances her
growing careers as a voiceover actor and on
screen actor where she had a string of guest star
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appearances on hit major network shows. She
appeared on Fox’s crime comedy-drama series
“Backstrom” alongside Rainn Wilson. She has guest
starred on The CW’s “iZombie” and CTV’s “Motive”,
and her most recent endeavour is a playing “Taiana”
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Jessica Sipos
Born on Vancouver island Jessica is an avid nature
lover who loves spending her time exploring
outdoors. In the
early years she
worked as a kayak
and rock climbing
instructor before fully
committing her focus
to acting.
Jessica’s career took
off when she played
Jackie on Ascension
(SyFy). She went
on to play Tash on
Dark Matter (SyFy),
June on Slasher (NBC), Cassandra on Legends
of Tomorrow (CW), UnReal (Lifetime) as Hayley,
and is now thrilled to have the starring role in the
feature film Goliath.
Latest Productions:
UnREAL
Legends of Tomorrow
Slasher
Dark Matter
Ascension
IMBD Link:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6506691/
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Jewel Staite
At the tender age of six, Jewel began her film and
in which she starred in and produced, “How to Plan
television career with supporting roles opposite
an Orgy in a Small Town”, earned the audience
industry veterans such
award at several film festivals across Canada and
as Lynda Carter, Henry
the US, and has been recently named one of IMDB’s
Winkler,
top ten funniest movies of 2015.
John
Ritter,
and Patty Duke. At the
age of 12, she beat out
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hundreds of kids for
Castle
a leading role in the
Legends of Tomorrow
hit Nickelodeon series
“Space
Cases”.
Motive
She
Same Time Next Week
then went on to star
in the Disney Channel
series “Flash Forward”
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with Ben Foster. Her
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performance
earned
her a nomination from The Gemini Awards for ‘Best
Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or
Series’, as well as a nomination for the Canadian
Television Film and Showcase Award.
Jewel’s most notable role was in the cult hit FOX
science fiction television series “Firefly,” of which
Jewel was a series regular. Jewel played the ship’s
mechanic ‘Kaylee’, and the series garnered such
a fan following, Universal made a feature film
version entitled “Serenity” shortly after the series’
cancellation. Jewel followed this with a leading role
as the resident doctor on television’s “Stargate:
Atlantis” for several years, which earned her another
Gemini nomination, as well as a Leo nomination for
best actress.
Additionally, Jewel has several TV series under her
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belt including Fox Family’s “Higher Ground” with
Hayden Christensen, a recurring role on the highly
praised FOX series “Wonderfalls,” as well as her
memorable role in the Showtime pilot “Huff” with
Hank Azaria and Oliver Platt. Her most recent film
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Jillian Walchuk
Jillian Walchuk is a Canadian actress. She was
born and raised in Saskatchewan. She appeared
on Just Friends, Little Mosque on the Prairie and
True
Justice.
Jillian
graduated from a year
long
at
acting
program
Vancouver
Film
School. She furthered
her training at Simon
Fraser
with
graduating
a
BFA
with
a
major in theatre. She
teaches at Vancouver
Acting School and can
currently be seen on
The Man in the High
Castle.
Latest Productions:
The Man in the High Castle
Welcome to Nowhere
The Perfect Pick Up
Almost Actors
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Justine Warrington
Justine is an award winning actress, writer &
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filmmaker whose works have been celebrated
“I love working lately with the talented up &
internationally.
first
Her
original
show,
The
coming star, Filmmaker Joel Ashton McCarthy, on
stage
his comedy series Average Dicks & Inconceivable.”
Oblivion
Series: A Not So Girlie
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Show, premiered at the
Stella
in
led
Adler
Los
Angeles
to
passion,
her
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Theater
her
and
newest
developing
repertoire
in
stand-up comedy. Her
dynamic
work
as
a
performer has earned
awards & nominations – and interestingly – a spot
in the Cirque du Soleil Talent Bank. Justine is the
co-creator of the award winning sci-fi comedy
short film, Earthlickers, which is in development
as a feature and just claimed a spot on the 2016
Canadian
Film
Fest/Harold
Greenberg
Fund
Screenplay Competition’s Top 10 “It List”: a list
of the best un-produced screenplays in Canada.
Justine is also part of the incredible coaching team
in Vancouver at AMAW (Anthony Meindl’s Actor
Workshop): LA’s hottest acting studio. Justine is
known as an innovative artist who takes risks, and
for her wicked laugh.
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Kalyn Miles
Kalyn is known mostly for public intoxication,
wearing wolf t-shirts to funerals, and yelling at
newborns
when
they’re
“being
belligerent”.
Oh
yeah, and there was
also that time she
did some shows or
something.
of
her
Some
biggest
accomplishments
include
hosting
CityTV’s
Stuffed,
Get
in
which
she gained 30lbs
in 6 months, writing and acting in a local sketch
comedy show, in which she lost 14 friends in 3
months, and hosting last years Leo Awards, where
she took home 5 Leo’s, a very impressive feat
considering she was not nominated for any. Bam.
Mic drop. K-Mi out.
Latest Productions:
Hallmarks The Convenient Groom
Bravo short film Payment
Get stuffed (host)
Mark brunette’s Mind Control
Cocktails and Holywater (live sketch comedy,
writer, director actor
IMBD Link:
http://m.imdb.com/name/nm3316875/
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Kandyse McClure
Multitalented,
philanthropist
,
South
African
Latest Productions:
born actress, and producer, Kandyse McClure
Careful What you Wish For
immigrated to Canada
Independent film “Moving Parts”
at
Independent short film “Salty Dog”
a
young
age.
It
was during her debut
Mas2TV Original Series “Peace2 with Dr. Guldal
theatre performance a
(Producer)
few years later of Athol
Blakgold and Olatunji Music Video “Floor Tom” (
Fugard’s “Valley Song”
Producer)
that she was discovered
by renowned Canadian
actor/director
B.
went
many
and
Davis.
on
IMBD Link:
William
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565973/
McClure
to
star
notable
television
in
lms
series
including: Stephen King’s “Children of the Corn”,
‘Sue Snell’ in the remake of Stephen King’s Carrie,
‘Elizabeth Munroe’ on Showtime’s “Jeremiah”, NBC’s
psychological drama series “Persons Unknown,” and
Fox Family’s teen drama “Higher Ground” alongside
Hayden Christensen (“Star Wars”). From 2003 to
2009 McClure played ‘Anastasia Dualla’ on the
SciFi Channel’s Emmy Award-winning “Battlestar
Galactica” and in 2012 returned to the small screen
alongside Bill Skarsgard, Famke Janssen (X-MEN),
Lili Taylor (“Six Feet Under”) and Dougray Scott
(EVER AFTER) in Netix’s highly anticipated original
goth horror television series “Hemlock Grove” from
executive producer Eli Roth. Kandyse also starred
alongside Nick Jonas, Paul Sorvino and Isabel Lucas
in the Troika pictures production “Careful What You
Wish For” released this summer. Kandyse remains
connected and inspired by the culture in which
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she was raised and in the one she now nds herself
immersed in as she travels between North America,
South Africa and the Caribbean.
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Leah Gibson
Leah Diane Gibson grew up in Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada. At age four she began dancing
and in high school discovered musical theatre,
which marked her first
introduction to acting.
Leah
interrupted
her
studies of psychology
at
the
University
of
Victoria to pursue a film
and television career,
and since then she has
worked on countless
TV series, TV movies,
mini-series and feature
films.
Some of her most notable work includes a groundbreaking recurring role in DirecTV’s first scripted
series ROGUE, with Thandie Newton and Marton
Csokas. She also recurred on the award winning
CBC series ARCTIC AIR, and Ron Moore’s CAPRICA.
Her feature film credits include The Twilight Saga,
ECLIPSE, Zack Snyder’s WATCHMEN, and the
indy darling A NIGHT FOR DYING TIGERS which
premiered at TIFF and starred Jennifer Beals, and
Gil Bellows.
Latest Productions:
Shut Eye on Hulu
The Returned on A&E
The 100 on CW
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IMBD Link:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2706397
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Lindsay Maxwell
I knew from watching “The Wizard of Oz” when I
was three years old that in order to go to places
like
Oz,
I
would
have to be in films.
So,
after
parents
got
telling
just
an
my
that,
agent
I
and
landed my first role
on
21
Jump
Street.
I was hooked. I still
am. I always will be.
I
currently
in
reside
Vancouver,
Canada
and
I
love
being part of our amazing acting community.
I’ve
portrayed
alien
to
And
let’s
for
the
a
everything
murderous
not
Hallmark
forget
from
a
distressed
sociopathic
all
channel
the
in
killer.
movies
between.
I’m enjoying my beautiful life doing what I love.
Latest Productions:
Timeless
Manny Dearest
Love in the Vineyard
Garage Sale Mystery
Get out Alive
Motive
IMDB Link:
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Lori Watt
Lori Watt is an award winning Vancouver based
Latest Productions:
actress, filmmaker and theatre producer.
Ms. Fleming and Veronica’s Mom
She
Heathers, The Musical - January 2016 (In the
Co-Founded
Frolicking
Theatre
2009
Company
with
partner
works)
Divas
Savage Arts Pictures indi feature - The Gun Run
in
and a web series with Creepy Corridor Pictures.
creative
Lisa
Dery.
They brought the 1st
IMBD Link:
Canadian
www.imdb.me/loriwatt
production
of Heathers the Musical
to the York Theatre in
January of this year.
This
a
“...Gently
Chainsaw
with
Artist
Collective” production
has been nominated for 2 Jessie Richardson
Awards including Outstanding Production of a
Musical and with a special nod to Director David C.
Jones for reflecting Vancouver’s cultural make-up
on stage. Previous productions include, The Vagina
Monologues and Lascivious Something (select
credits).
Her film company, Exquisite Corpse productions
was co-founded with Vancouver Film School grads,
Matthew Seagle and Gregory Milne.
This award
winning team brought you such shorts as: Tained,
Notes, Locker #5, martyr.com, It Starts with a
Feeding, Knights of the Eternal Truth Sword, and
The Devil on My Shoulder. They are currently in preproduction for a new piece to be shot this summer.
Lori is also the Community Sponsor Coordinator
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for the Vancouver Web Festival which is taking
place March 17-19, 2017 at Performance Works on
Granville Island.
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Tammy Gillis
Tammy Gillis grew up in Manitoba, acting from a
young age, playing a variety of roles on the stage.
After
high
school,
she went on to study
at the University of
Manitoba, where she
was discovered by a
modeling scout and
cast in both a series
of commercials for
“Greenkids” and the
award-winning
short
film “Heart of the
World” directed by
one of Canada’s most
celebrated filmmakers
Guy Maddin.
projects include her starring role in the Farpoint
Films feature film “Menorca”, which was shot in
Winnipeg and Spain. It is set to be released this year
and is being distributed by IndieCan Entertainment.
Divvying up her time among Vancouver, the east
coast of Canada and Los Angeles, Tammy is a rising
star who brings years of entertainment industry
experience to the table. A well respected member
of the community, she served as a jury member
for the Canadian Screen Awards this past year.
Tammy also volunteers as a mentor in the current
2016 WIFTV actor mentorship program, as well
as last year’s program. She has been profiled on
Vancouver Television, Novus TV, YPNextHome and
has appeared in numerous publications including
TV Week, Playback Magazine, Talent Monthly, The
Academy of Canadian Television and Cinema, The
Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Magazine, Reel West,
The Winnipeg Sun, The Toronto Sun, The Edmonton
Sun, 24 Hours and many more. She was chosen
as one of the Fresh Face Stars in the magazine
Femme Fatale and “The Sharp Woman” in the very
first issue of Sharp Magazine. She has both talent
and versatility that lends itself well to any project.
Since then, Tammy has added over 50 credits to her
name and was recently nominated for a 2016 Leo
Award for Best Guest Performance in a Dramatic
Series for her work in “Ties That Bind” (UpTV).
She has made TV guest appearances on “Motive”
(CTV/ABC), “Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce” (Bravo),
“Supernatural” (CW), “Lost Girl” (Showcase),
“Blue Mountain State” (Spike TV), “Endgame”
(Showcase) and many more. She has recurred on
“Less Than Kind” (HBO Canada), “jPod” (CBC)
and “Signed Sealed Delivered” (Hallmark Movies
& Mystery). Additional work in which Tammy has
appeared includes the feature films “White Noise
2”, “Shooter”, “No Men Beyond This Point”, and
“The Pinocchio Project”. A Hallmark Channel
favourite, she had a leading role in one of Hallmark’s
highest rated movies “Unleashing Mr. Darcy”, as
well as leading roles in “Wedding Bells”, “A Novel
Romance” and “Stolen from the Womb” (Lifetime).
She also acted in, produced, and directed “The
Support Group” (Beyond Theatre Productions), an
original web comedy series. Tammy’s upcoming
Latest Productions:
Lead role in “Menorca”
Farpoint Films
“Wedding Bells” – Hallmark
“Ties That Bind” – UpTV (nominated for a Leo
Award for Best Guest Performance by a Female in
a Dramatic Series)
“Unleashing Mr Darcy” – Hallmark
“Signed Sealed Delivered” – Hallmark Movies &
Mystery
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IMBD Link:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319320/
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Nhi Do
A triple threat performer originally hailing from
Latest Productions:
Victoria, British Columbia, Nhi Do is an actress,
Lead in Canadian premiere of Heathers: The
producer and director.
Nhi’s
love
performance
Musical
of
Series Regular on adventure fantasy Dungeons
and
and Dragons webseries, D20 Babes
singing brought years
of
musical
theatre
Multiple Lead Roles in Oakland, CA’s theater
performances while her
troupe, Tourettes Without Regret’s, live production
insatiable need to make
of Game of Thrones
others laugh brought
Supporting Role in sci-fi short, Outpost Alpha,
her to the competitive
directed by award-winning Steven Stiller
stages of the Canadian
Improv Games.
Nhi
swiftly
Supporting Role in upcoming feature film, Door
Mouse, written and directed by Avan Jogia, slated
crossed
to film fall 2016
over from the stage to film and television upon her
arrival to Vancouver and proceeded to work on a
variety of productions including Warner Brother’s
Watchmen,
the
award-winning
indie
IMBD Link:
feature,
www.imdb.me/nhido
Mulligans, and Lifetime Network’s thriller, Stranger
With My Face. Recent projects include the original
Canadian play, Patch, by NOW! Theatre, Luchagore
Production’s
horror
short,
Feliz
Cumpleanos,
OUTtv’s first transgender comedy, The Switch, and
Hallmark’s The Magic Stocking.
In addition to acting, Nhi has a BA in English
Literature with a minor in Film Studies from the
University of Victoria and has recently completed
the Summer Training Congress at the American
Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
When not acting, Nhi teaches and coaches students
while co-hosting and directing a talk/variety
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webseries called Dog’s Breakfast.
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Tasya Teles
Tasya Teles is a quintessential West Coast girl with
WORST CHRISTMAS EVER, as well as lead roles
her bohemian sensibility and earthy good looks, but
in the Lifetime movies ‘Damaged’ opposite Chris
don’t let her laid-back
Klein, and Autumn Dreams, opposite Jill Wagner
vibe fool you. Tasya is
and Colin Egglesfield. She has worked on several
a tour de force when
indie features, including a starring roles in LEILA,
it comes to her career.
REGRET, MAGDELENA, and EAT ME. Up next, Tasya
She was launched into
can be seen on Fox’s new season of Prison Break,
the spotlight in 2013
as well as the highly anticipated fourth season of
with her first ever role,
CW’s The 100.
recurring on DirecTV’s
“Rogue”
opposite
IMBD Link:
Thandie Newton and
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5294636/
has Tasya been working
steadily
debut.
since
her
She can soon
be seen bringing new
life to the fierce ‘Grounder’ warrior, ‘Echo’, on CW’s
The 100.
Born in Toronto to a Brazilian father and Ukrainian
mother, she fled the winters with her family at the
age of five to her new home in Vancouver.
Her
artistic potential has been evident from an early
age, often finger painting on the bedroom walls,
canvases, and performing in public since preschool.
After finding some success while modeling in high
school, Tasya chose to focus on theatre while
studying at Concordia University, in Montréal. Upon
returning to her home in Vancouver, Tasya dedicated
herself completely to her craft. She began reading
everything she could find on acting, voice work, and
technique, and soon began booking roles. Tasya
played a recurring role on DirecTV’s “Rogue”, and
is a recurring guest star on The CW’s “The 100” in
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the role of Echo. She has appeared on Showcase’s
“Continuum”, Lifetime’s “Witches of East End”, USA
Network’s “Rush”, BBC American’s “Intruders” and
The CW’s “iZombie”. Tasya has also been featured in
the Lifetime TV movie, the comedy GRUMPY CAT’S
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