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The YVR Screen Scene Podcast

Sabrina Furminger

Vancouver is one of the busiest film and television production centres on the planet. But who powers this thriving local industry? The YVR Screen Scene Podcast seeks to answer that question. Award-winning film and television journalist Sabrina Furminger conducts revealing interviews with the actors, filmmakers, and other talented artists who power the Vancouver film and television industry in this eye-opening twice-weekly podcast.

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01:11:53

Episode 260: Zach Smadu

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2023/02/15

Zach Smadu recently wrapped his third season as Daniel Svensson, an exceedingly tidy lawyer with an exceedingly messy love life, on the locally shot and produced Family Law. As Daniel, Zach – whose filmography also includes plum roles on The Expanse, Cardinal, Kim’s Convenience, Titans, and Letterkenny – is one of Harry Svensson’s three children; the other two are masterfully portrayed by Genelle Williams and Jewel Staite. In this fun and fascinating conversation, Zach talks about food, why he moved

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00:58:35

Episode 259: Ian Hanlin

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2023/02/10

Ian Hanlin’s long list of voice credits includes an egg pirate, a black-furred anthropomorphichedgehog, and an entire cadre of well-coiffed superheroes. Ian voiced Thor in LEGO Marvel Avengers: Loki in Training, Owen Grady in LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar, Ant Man in LEGO Marvel Avengers: Time Twisted, The Purple Pie Man in Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Lance Richmond in LEGO: Nexo Knights, and Mr. Pocket in Polly Pocket, and can currently be heard as Shadow the Hedgehog

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Episode 258: Alison Araya

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2023/02/08

Alison Araya’s work can be summed up in a single word: bold. Whether she’s playing a loving if slightly overzealous Tia on Julie and the Phantoms, a family court judge with a firm hand on Family Law, a fastidious social worker on Riverdale, or a strong-willed woman who ends up in a superhero threesome on Peacemaker, Alison consistently delivers bold performances that reveal a real mastery of craft, a joyous heart, and a keen mind. In this introspective and at times funny conversation, Alison talks

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00:58:44

Episode 257: Avan Jogia and Nhi Do

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2023/02/03

Door Mouse is the feature film directorial debut from Avan Jogia, the celebrated writer and actor from Vancouver who is well known for a lot of projects, including the wildly bonkers Netflix series Ghost Wars. Door Mouse is a neo-noir thriller about a burlesque dancer and struggling comic book artist (the titular Door Mouse) who is compelled to investigate the disappearances of two of her fellow burlesque dancers and finds a whole world of trouble in the process. Door Mouse is at once wildly

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00:52:41

Episode 256: Hiro Kanagawa Returns

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2023/01/31

Actor and playwright Hiro Kanagawa (Star Trek: Discovery) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about Forgiveness, his adaptation of Mark Sakamoto’s acclaimed memoir that tells the story of a real-life family confronting the atrocities of the past and finding within itself a way forward. Forgiveness tells the parallel stories of Sakamoto’s maternal grandfather Ralph, a Canadian soldier of European descent who spent years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, and Mitsue, his paternal

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00:31:53

Episode 255: Brenna Coates and Jessica Steen

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2023/01/18

Brenna Coates lit up the screen as Lucy on CBC’s Coroner and in the indie horror thriller The Sinners, and also won a 2018 Dora Mavor Moore Theatre Award for her work in Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem. Jessica Steen’s long list of credits includes Stargate SG-1, Republic of Doyle, NCIS, and Lisa Stillman on Heartland, the longest-running hour-long scripted drama in Canadian history. Brenna and Jessica are both powerhouses in their own rights, so it’s little surprise that they make absolute magic

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01:08:42

Episode 254: Johannah Newmarch and John Emmet Tracy

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2023/01/13

Johannah Newmarch and John Emmet Tracy are equally matched in terms of talent, fearlessness, and generosity of spirit. Johannah is beloved for her work as Molly on When Calls The Heart, and for her many film and television projects spanning all genres, including Garage Sale Mysteries, Project Mc2, Gracepoint, and Polaris. John Emmet Tracy is known ’round the world for his scene-stealing roles on Batwoman, iZombie, Supernatural, and as ruthless legal eagle Ellis Steele on Yellowstone. Separate,

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00:55:34

Episode 253: Michelle Harrison

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2023/01/11

Michelle Harrison has portrayed Nora Allen on The Flash for all of its nine seasons. Being Nora Allen is a big responsibility: Nora’s untimely death in the pilot is the event that sets everything in motion. Nora is seen in multiple timelines, as the embodiment of the Speed Force, and as the ultimate representation of motherhood, love, and sacrifice – and the woman who portrays her contains just as many multitudes. Michelle’s lengthy list of credits includes inventive sci-fi like Continuum and The

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00:44:06

Episode 252: Amanda and Sabrina go to Paris

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2023/01/04

Amanda Tapping is beloved around the world for iconic roles on Stargate SG-1 and Sanctuary and her ever-growing list of television directing credits (including an impressive run as an executive producer on the cult favourite Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem); Sabrina Rani Furminger is host of the YVR Screen Scene Podcast. Since Amanda and Sabrina’s first interview together in January 2013 (for a Westender cover story entitled “What’s next for Amanda Tapping?”), the pair have grown to become

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Episode 251: Jules Koostachin

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2022/11/25

Dr Jules Arita Koostachin wrote and directed Broken Angel, a thrilling dramatic feature that premiered at the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, won the award for Best Feature at the 2022 American Indian Film Festival, and screens at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival. Broken Angel is a story about healing and mental illness, family and acceptance, domestic violence and legacy, and trauma and survival. It’s also a bold narrative feature film directorial debut from Jules, and a stunning

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00:57:32

Episode 250: Jewel Staite and Paul McGillion

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2022/11/23

Jewel Staite and Paul McGillion are two wildly talented actors with lengthy filmographies and stellar reputations. Jewel is beloved for her work on Firefly, Serenity, Stargate Atlantis, her hilarious tweets and TikToks, and for her leading role as Abigail Bianchi on the award-winning and critically acclaimed television series Family Law. And Paul is renowned for roles on Stargate Atlantis, Firefly Lane, The Flash, and for being one of the nicest humans in the Vancouver film and television industry

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00:57:49

Episode 249: Leah Gibson

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/11/18

Leah Gibson has lit up the screen in an array of critically acclaimed shows like Manifest, Arctic Air, Batwoman, and Jessica Jones, where she played troubled nurse Inez Green. She was nominated for a 2022 UBCP/ACTRA Award for her work on Joe Pickett, Paramount Plus’ astounding neo-Western crime drama. Leah plays Jeannie Keeley, a wife and a mom who is all passion, all fire, and, according to another character, a “real live one.” This month, Leah will bring her passion and fire to the Vancouver stage

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Episode 248: Brady Roberts and Sachin Sahel

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2022/11/17

In the fifth episode of our ongoing #IndustryBFFs series, actors Brady Roberts (Paper Champions) and Sachin Sahel (The 100) talk about their friendship forged in wrestling, why the new monthly wrestling show Boom! Pro Wrestling is the hottest ticket in Vancouver, and the coffee meeting that changed everything.Episode sponsor: UBCP / ACTRA

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Episode 247: Karin Konoval

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/11/09

Karin Konoval is a highly accomplished actress with a knack for disappearing into complex, sometimes non-human, roles. Karin portrayed an orangutan named Maurice in the Planet of the Apes films. In 2018, she won a UBCP/ACTRA award for the dual role of Chucky and Judy in The X-Files, and in 2019, she was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. She’s beloved for playing Deena Petringa on the most watched television drama in the world, The Good Doctor, for her work as Dr. Pelton on

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Episode 246: Meredith Hambrock and Jennifer Siddle

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/11/04

In the fourth episode of our ongoing #IndustryBFFs series, screenwriters Meredith Hambrock (Corner Gas Animated) and Jennifer Siddle (Some Assembly Required) talk the inner workings of a comedy writer’s room, Vancouver humour, guff-giving, and what a friendship between two comedy writers can look like IRL. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

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YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Pendants For The People

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/11/03

YVR Screen Scene is proud to present YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Pendants For The People, a fundraiser for Ukrainian humanitarian relief

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Episode 245: Adrian and Sabrina talk about Ukraine

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2022/11/01

Actor Adrian Petriw appeared on the YVR Screen Scene Podcast in 2019 and 2020 to talk about his voice acting career and eat babka with host (and fellow Ukrainian) Sabrina Rani Furminger. But those previous appearances were before February 24, 2022, when Russia fully invaded Ukraine, displacing and traumatizing millions of Ukrainians, killing thousands, and mobilizing Ukrainians in the diaspora to do whatever they could to help. In the first month of the war, Adrian and Sabrina co-produced YVR Screen

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Gary Harvey: “I’m disabled and I’m a director”

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/10/31

Gary Harvey joined the ranks of the disabled in 2014. He reflects on his journey as a disabled television director in this new essay for YVR Screen Scene

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00:37:19

Episode 244: Women in Film and Television Vancouver...

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/10/28

On October 4, Women in Film and Television Vancouver – AKA WIFTV – announced that it would be making some significant changes to its name, its long-running Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, and its logo. In a letter to the WIFTV membership, they wrote, “We believe that everybody who has faced historical exclusion and marginalization due to patriarchy and sexism is deserving of our organization’s support. However, we have received ongoing feedback from our community members that WIFTV’s

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00:49:02

Episode 243: Actor Patrick Keating shares his prison...

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/10/25

Patrick Keating is the creative force behind Inside/Out: A Prison Memoir, a theatrical performance film in which Patrick shares his real-life story of years spent in and out of Canada’s penitentiary system. Patrick is an actor and storyteller who has performed in more than 40 stage productions and close to 60 television and film productions, including Virgin River, The Flash, Resident Alien, and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Inside/Out: A Prison Memoir was created for a Virtual Screening Tour

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