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Academy Award–winning producer reflects on four decades of filmmaking and connections to AMPD
Academy Award–winning producer Niv Fichman reflects on four decades of filmmaking and his work with AMPD alumni helping shape Canadian cinema.
AMPD and industry partners launch first-of-its-kind production design workshop
From AMPD to Sundance, two alumni tie the knot at Film Premiere
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Vania Lizbeth Chan joins Vancouver Playhouse's CHINATOWN
AMPD alum Vania Lizbeth Chan (BFA, PhD) joined the Vancouver Playhouse's CHINATOWN, with libretto by Madeleine Thien, music by AlicePing Yee Ho, and Hoisan translation by Paul Yee. CHINATOWN examines family and neighbourhood, racism and resistance, hi ...
Brenda Longfellow's immersive audio experience takes listeners into the drug overdose crisis
Immersive audio experience takes listeners into the drug overdose crisis Brenda Longfellow worked with Darkfield, a U.K. theatre company specializing in immersive audio, and Crackdown, a monthly podcast covering the drug war through the eyes of drug us ...
Mel Hague named Artistic Director of iconic Toronto theatre
Photo by Dahlia Katz Alum Mel Hague named Artistic Director for Toronto's Factory Theatre The Factory Theatre Artistic Director Search Committee appointed acclaimed dramaturge and AMPD Theatre alum Mel Hague (BA '09, MFA' 11) Artistic Director of Facto ...
Finding Your Voice: Auditions, Practice, and Finding Your Own Path
About this Episode: Perfect the art of auditing with LA’s rising voiceover star Isaac Robinson-Smith who has nabbed roles in Marvel Studios’ What If...? and Black Panther: War for Wakanda. Discover how new graduates can gain confidence through audition ...
Designing across hemispheres – sustainably
Prior to the pandemic, Ian Garrett, an associate professor of ecological design for performance in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, would work with York International each summer to take a group of students to a theatre festival ...
Intersections: presented by the department of dance and featuring the York Dance Ensemble
Prof. Nina Lee Aquino to helm National Arts Centre English Theatre
Chair Patrick Alcedo awarded Asia’s Best Independent Documentary Film
TERRY Talks: Michael Greyeyes hosts public lectures on Indigenous representation in Hollywood
TERRY Talks: Tinsel Town, Tropes and the Indigenous Experience Fresh off his Canadian Screen Award win, star Prof. Michael Greyeyes is ready to dive into Hollywood’s media-making machine and the ways Indigenous artists are reclaiming narrative sovereig ...