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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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Episode 242: What working in the film industry can be...

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/10/21

Roughly 6.2 million Canadians – or 25% of the population – live with some form of disability, but that high number hasn’t led to an accessible society. In the film and television industry, countless barriers exist for people with disabilities that simply don’t exist for people without them. In the first of our new series of episodes about disability and accessibility in #BCFilm, actor and advocate Amy Amantea joins Sabrina Rani Furminger to discuss the challenges faced by film workers with

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Episode 241: Kai Bradbury

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2022/10/18

Over the last several years, Kai Bradbury has made a name for himself playing characters who dabble in deception. On Motherland: Fort Salem, he played the bird-wielding male witch Gerit who shows up in Fort Salem to participate in Beltane and lies to Tally about his relationship status. As rogue scientist Nate on The Imperfects, he lured monsters Abbi, Tilda, and Juan into a potentially devastating trap. He can currently be seen on Virgin River as Denny, Doc’s long-lost grandson who comes to town

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Episode 240: Catherine Lough Haggquist Returns!

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2022/10/14

For three seasons, Catherine Lough Haggquist portrayed General Petra Bellweather on Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem. The dramatic series imagined a world where the witches of Salem entered into a pact with non-magical humans that made them a celebrated and powerful military force – and General Bellweather rose through the ranks (and the series) to become the highest ranking witch in the military. This gave Cat the opportunity to kick ass both literally and figuratively, which she discussed during

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Episode 239: Morgan Holmstrom

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2022/10/12

Morgan Holmstrom plays a nurse who takes no guff and gives everything she has to the people she loves on CBC and Paramount Plus’ action-packed dramatic series SkyMed. In the APTN limited series Shadow of the Rougarou, she lights up the screen as a Metis-Cree fur trapper who must face the curse that ripped her life apart as a child – a role for which she was nominated for a 2022 Leo Award. And in Day of the Dead, she played former Special Forces working on a fracking crew whose discovery of a

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00:41:15

Episode 236: Filmmaker Kat Jayme investigates a...

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2022/09/30

You would be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan of the Vancouver Grizzlies than Kat Jayme. Not only did Kat grow up a fan of the ill-fated NBA franchise, but she’s parlayed that childhood passion into a number of films, including We The West, 2018’s festival hit Finding Big Country (in which she successfully tracked down NBA enigma Bryant “Big Country Reeves), and The Grizzlie Truth, in which she seeks to investigate a sprawling sports mystery: who is responsible for robbing Vancouver of the

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Episode 237: Nisha Platzer and Joella Cabalu

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2022/09/30

back home premieres this month at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival. The film follows filmmaker Nisha Platzer’s journey to get to know her older brother Josh 20 years after he took his own life. Over the span of five years, Nisha connects with the friends who knew Josh best as a teenager; it isn’t long before his chosen family becomes hers, too. back home is a haunting and nuanced film, shifting between past and present, employing 16mm and Super 8 footage, sometimes dream-like and out

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00:52:07

Episode 238: Anthony Shim

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/09/30

Anthony Shim (Daughter) directed, wrote, edited, produced, and acted in Riceboy Sleeps, the staggering coming of age film that screens at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival. The dramatic feature tells the story of a South Korean immigrant and single mom, So-young, who is raising her son Dong-hyun in the Vancouver suburbs in the 1990s. So-young desperately wants to instill a sense of pride in the boy. In turn, he only wants to be considered “Canadian” in hopes of avoiding bullying at

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Episode 235: The Imperfects showrunner Dennis Heaton

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2022/09/26

Showrunner Dennis Heaton returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about The Imperfects, his latest fantastical series that premiered on Netflix earlier this month. The Imperfects are Tilda, Abbi, and Juan, three 20-somethings who band together to hunt down the scientist responsible for turning them into monsters via experimental gene therapy and forcing him to make them human again. Tilda is a banshee. Abbi is a succubus. Juan is a chupacabra. But these monsters aren’t nearly as monstrous as

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01:22:58

Episode 234: Kandyse McClure

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2022/09/22

Kandyse McClure’s filmography is populated by a staggering range of characters. On the critically acclaimed and beloved Battlestar Galactica, Kandyse portrayed Anastasia “Dee” Dualla, a passionate woman who fought, loved, dreamt, and, ultimately, succumbed to despair. As Nicte Batan in the third and final season of Motherland: Fort Salem, she wrestled with her character’s past as a terrorist while forging unexpected alliances. As Sam in Neill Blomkamp’s wildly entertaining horror film Demonic, she

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Episode 233: Richard Harmon, Emilija Baranac,...

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2022/09/19

Fakesis the story of two best friends – played by EmilijaBaranac and Jennifer Tong – who accidentally build one of the largest fake ID empires in North America. Friend-of-the-podcast Richard Harmon is Tryst, who might or might not be something of a dirtbag. There’s a lot to love about this comedy-drama, the 10 episodes of which hit CBC Gem (in Canada) and Netflix (outside of Canada) earlier this month. It was filmed and set in Vancouver, and it’s rich with Metro Vancouver talent. It’s funny and

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01:16:41

Season Finale: Thomas Elms

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2022/08/03

Thomas Elms stars in SkyMed, the action-packed CBC dramatic series about the up-and-coming pilots and nurses who work at an air ambulance service; the show premiered in July on CBC Television, CBC Gem, and Paramount Plus, and immediately got people buzzing on all the socials. Thomas is Captain MiloszNowak, a calm, collected, and fiercely loyal pilot who broke with his immigrant parents to make his sky-high dreams come true. Thomas previously starred as Hamish Duke (the sardonic, cocktail-swilling

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00:57:49

Episode 231: Praneet Akilla Returns

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2022/07/27

Actor Praneet Akilla (Nancy Drew, Motherland: Fort Salem) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about his leading role in CBC's SkyMed. The sexy, action-packed dramatic television series was inspired by the real-life experiences of SkyMed showrunner Julie Puckrin’s sister and brother-in-law who met flying air ambulances in the North.In this contemplative and at times raucous interview, Praneet talks about Chopper, SkyMed, what it means to him that Telugu cinema is having a moment (thanks

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Episode 230: Jesse Inocalla

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2022/07/21

Jesse Inocalla is a wildly talented voice actor best known for his stunning work voicing Soren on Netflix’s The Dragon Prince. Soren can be cocky and brash but also charming, charismatic, a little dim, and kind, and Jesse’s inspired performance hits all of those beats. Jesse’s lengthy and growing filmography also includes Spider-Ham in Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones, Reptil in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, Scorm in LEGO Chima, and Sasa in YooHoo & Friends. In this entertaining

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Episode 229: Brian Drummond

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2022/07/14

Brian Drummond is a versatile voice artist with more than 325 credits to his name. He’s wielded this versatility in beloved projects like Death Note, Ninjago, Corner Gas Animated, The Last Kids on Earth, The Hollow, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Super Dinosaur, Slugterra, Wolverine Versus Sabretooth, and Ultimate Wolverine Versus Hulk, as well as a fan favourite turn as Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z. In this entertaining and wide-ranging conversation, Brian gets candid about his impressive

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Episode 228: Keilani Rose

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2022/07/07

Keilani Rose is a scene-stealer in Shoresy, a spin-off of Jared Keeso and Jacob Tierney’s beloved comedy series, Letterkenny. Shoresy follows the foul-mouthed, chirp-serving, mother-loving, fanfavourite character from Letterkenny named Shoresyas he joins the Sudbury Bulldogs in a quest to never lose again. Shoresy is audacious, surreal, daring, and hilarious. It’s also intersectional in a way that feels authentic and unifying and exciting. Vancouver-based actress Keilani Rose shines asMiigwan,

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Episode 227: Ukrainian filmmaker Khrystyna Syvolap...

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2022/07/04

Khrystyna Syvolap arrived in Canada with her 8-year-old daughter nearly three months ago, seeking refuge from Russia’s unjust assault on Ukraine. Khrystyna is a commercial director who has directed television, short films, and a feature film (2020’s Viddana). She's a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy and was on Forbes Magazine's list of Ukraine's "30 Under 30" for 2021. And for the moment at least, her life is here in Vancouver. In this special episode of the YVR Screen Scene Podcast, Sabrina

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Episode 226: Aliyah O’Brien

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2022/06/29

Aliyah O’Brien is a versatile actress, an advocate for self-love, and a happy wanderer who has ambled ’round the world. Aliyah is beloved for her work as one half of #Golly on Rookie Blue, for playing a brilliant detective on Take Two, and for fun roles in series like DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Bates Motel, You Me Her, and Sanctuary. In this fun and fascinating conversation with Sabrina Rani Furminger (facilitated by generous pours of Zirkova Vodka), Aliyah reflects on what she’s learned on her happy

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Episode 225: Aleks Paunovic and Tahmoh Penikett

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/06/23

Aleks Paunovic (Snowpiercer) and Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) didn’t exactly hit it off when they first met in acting class more than 20 years ago, but the friendship they built in the intervening years is the stuff of legend. In the third of our #IndustryBFFs series, these best bros bring us into the inner workings of their epic friendship, and discuss the myriad of ways their friendship informs how they navigate this really weird business. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA

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Season Finale: #StopAsianHate with Amanda Sum and...

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/05/24

This is the fifth episode in our ongoing #StopAsianHate series where we explore the intersection between anti-Asian hate and the film and television industry.May is Asian Heritage Month, and to paraphrase Sandra Oh, it’s an honour to celebrate the depth and breadth of what it means to be Asian. Asian is a big word; Asia is comprised of nearly 50 countries, billions of people, thousands of cultures and languages and ways of life. So when we celebrate Asian Heritage each May, we are celebrating

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Episode 223: Erin Karpluk

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast ·

2022/05/19

Actress Erin Karpluk is known around the world for her starring role in CBC’s Being Erica, which aired for four seasons in 180 countries and won Erin a Best Actress Gemini Award in 2009 and a Best Lead Actress Leo Award in 2010, and she’s beloved in the local industry for playing Kate, the restaurant manager who experiences an incredible trauma, in the Vancouver-shot Godiva’s. More recently, she led the Hobbie family through five seasons of Family Channel’s Holly Hobbie, and she’s turned in

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