• Renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone will roll into Vancouver for two public events as part of the Vancouver Biennale’s new CineFest LIVE program. A filmmaking master class will take place at 1pm on June 14 at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, and a moderated discussion and screening of The Untold History of the United States - Bush II & Obama: The Age of Terror will follow that evening at the Vogue Theatre. Tickets at NorthernTickets.com.
• Vancouver horror filmmakers Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary) have signed to do Vendetta, their follow-up feature for WWE Studios and Lionsgate. The Soska Sisters will direct Vendetta as part of an “Action Six-Pack” series of features designed to showcase up-and-coming filmmaking talents. Scripted by Justin Shady, Vendetta follows a detective who seeks vengeance against the man who murdered his wife by getting himself jailed in the same prison where the killer is serving a life sentence. WWE superstar Big Show will star in the movie, which goes into production this summer.
• Vancouver filmmaker Jill Sharpe’s documentary Bone Wind Fire has added to its list of honours with a nomination in the Documentary – Historical category at the Northwest Emmy Awards. The winners will be announced on June 7 in Seattle. Produced for the National Film Board of Canada, Bone Wind Fire is a journey into the hearts, minds, and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo – three of the 20th century’s most evocative artists.
