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The YVR Screen Scene Podcast
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.
Episodes
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 146: Let’s talk about endometriosis
If you know anything about endometriosis, it’s probably because you are among the one in 10 women and AFAB people who live with its pain and stigma – or you…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 145: Beverley Elliott
Beverley Elliott played Granny on ABC’s beloved fantasy series, Once Upon A Time– and while she’s still closely associated with Granny years after the series…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 144: April Telek
Content warning: This episode contains discussion about sexual violence and rape. Listener discretion is advised. If you are a victim of sexual assault or know…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 143: Why Vancouver's Rio Theatre became a sports bar
Last month, Vancouver's Rio Theatre updated its marquee with a bold declaration: “Screw the Arts: We’re a sports bar now.” The Rio had been closed since…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 142: Kashif Pasta
What impact is the pandemic having on Vancouver’s indie film scene, and specifically on the ability for our fearless filmmakers to share their stories? What…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 141: John Emmet Tracy
Why is Vancouver actor John Emmet Tracy regularly called upon to portray duplicitous, sinister, and evil characters? His lengthy filmography includes poisonous…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 140: Teryl Rothery
Vancouver actress Teryl Rothery brings deep-seated humanity to every role she takes on, whether she’s playing a kind and capable military doctor (Stargate…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 139: Sarah Dugdale
Sarah Dugdale plays Lizzie on Virgin River, Netflix’s wildly popular dramatic serial based on the books by Robyn Carr. Virgin River follows Mel, a Los Angeles…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 138: Rekha Sharma
Rekha Sharma played Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica and Commander Landry on Star Trek: Discovery – both phenomenal roles for a Fijian Indian Canadian woman…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 137: Lorne Cardinal – PART TWO
Millions of viewers around the world know Lorne Cardinal as Sergeant Davis Quinton on Corner Gas, the iconic television series turned record-breaking movie…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 136: Lorne Cardinal – PART ONE
Millions of viewers around the world know Lorne Cardinal as Sergeant Davis Quinton on Corner Gas, the iconic television series turned record-breaking movie…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 135: Andy Hodgson
Andy Hodgson is a cinematographer-producer who made his directorial debut in 2020 with El Color Negro, a short film that explores the concept of the colour…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 134: Agam Darshi Returns
When Agam Darshi visited the YVR Screen Scene Podcast in 2019, she was preparing to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: to Sri Lanka, to film a pivotal role…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 133: Camille Sullivan Returns
Award-winning actress and friend-of-the-podcast Camille Sullivan discusses her jaw-dropping performance in Shawn Linden’s chilling feature film, Hunter Hunter…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastBEST OF 2020 – Amanda Tapping, Michael Eklund, Nicole Oliver & Sharon Taylor (July 21)
From July 21, 2020: “Pop the champagne! The YVR Screen Scene Podcast is officially 100 episodes old – and for this epic podcasting milestone, we assembled an…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 132: Brendan Taylor
Brendan Taylor is a lot of things: a busy actor whose filmography includes Fargo, Supernatural (Officer Doug Stover!), The Magicians, and Firefly Lane (AKA one…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 131: Nicole Oliver, Chelsey Reist & Kate Green
The wait is over: NarcoLeap is finally back for season two. Here’s how Sabrina described NarcoLeap when it dropped its first season in 2018: “NarcoLeap is fun…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 130: Laura Mennell
Laura Mennell is a mystery. Sure, the Vancouver actress shines bright in all manner of roles, but who is she, really? Is she more like Nina Theroux, the…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 129: Carl Bessai
Veteran director Carl Bessai collaborated with 17 remarkable women in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto to create In Her City. The feature film presents 17…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 128: Rachel Talalay, Sophie Harvey, Laura Good & K.C. Novak
An Introvert’s Guide to High School is a lot of things: a dark comedy; a study in teen culture and the pressures that parents and society place on teens as…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastFall Finale: Ali Liebert
Ali Liebert won a Canadian Screen Award for her nuanced portrayal of queer icon Betty McRae on Bomb Girls – but Betty is only part of Ali’s story. As a teen…
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Will Sabrina Furminger’s Cringe be #TheNextGreatPodcast?
Brent Butt, David Lewis, and Degrassi’s Stacie Mistysyn share cringe stories in pilot episode, out now
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 126: Shannan Louis from FatBelly VFX on the gender gap in visual effects
Women are vastly underrepresented in the visual effects part of the film and television industry, especially in key creative positions. In 2019, women only…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastBONUS EPISODE: Screen Scene Society reviews ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’
YVR Screen Scene presents the Screen Scene Society Podcast. Each episode, co-hosts Christian Sloan (The Black Tapes, See) and Sabrina Furminger (The YVR Screen…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 125: Jessie Anthony
Jessie Anthony is the filmmaking force behind Brother, I Cry. The feature film follows Jon, a young First Nations man, as he struggles to overcome addiction…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 124: Mayumi Yoshida, Amanda Sum & Dino Antoniou
This episode contains not one but two fascinating interviews with fearless multidisciplinary creators. In the first act, filmmaker Mayumi Yoshida and…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 123: Suanne Braun
Suanne Braun portrayed the goddess Hathor on Stargate SG-1. Hathor was a Villain with a capital V who used everything at her disposal – including über-powerful…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 122: Pat Mastroianni – AKA Degrassi’s Joey Jeremiah
Pat Mastroianni played Joey Jeremiah on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High (and, later, on Degrassi: The Next Generation). The pre-Internet incarnations of…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 121: Brent Butt
You’d be forgiven for not associating Brent Butt with Vancouver, and instead picturing him behind the counter of a gas station in Dog River, Saskatchewan, AKA…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 120: Sachin Sahel Returns
The inimitable Sachin Sahel (Eric Jackson on The 100) returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about Big COVID Feelings, saying goodbye to The 100 (and…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 119: Lisa Durupt
Actress Lisa Durupt is a queen of Christmas movies, an empress of the quirky corner, and a venerated dramatic powerhouse. Since her breakout role as the…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 118: Karen Lam and Elfina Luk
Much of the work in filmmaker Karen Lam’s filmography can be described as unsettling and weirdly empowering, and her latest film is all this and more. Karen’s…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 117: David Milchard, Christina Sicoli & Ben Cotton
Director David Milchard and actors Christina Sicoli and Ben Cotton drop by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast studio to discuss their audacious new film, F*cking…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 116: Loretta Todd
Filmmaker Loretta Todd reflects on her long journey to bring the film adaptation of Eden Robinson’s cherished novel Monkey Beach to the big screen. The eagerly…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 115: Joseph Mallozzi
Producer and showrunner Joseph Mallozzi (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, Dark Matter, Utopia Falls) joins Sabrina Furminger for a…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 114: Giles Panton
Giles Panton is Iron Man. No really! The busy voice actor can currently be heard voicing Iron Man in Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones. He also…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 113: Philip Granger
Philip Granger is an actor, producer, and educator based in Vancouver. His IMDb filmography goes on for miles, and includes Walt in Neon Rider, Coach Kolaski…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 112: Marci T. House
Inimitable actress Marci T. House talks about her upcoming role in Julie and The Phantoms, #covidlife, stage acting vs. screen acting vs. architecture, the…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 111: Lynda Boyd
Beloved Vancouver actress Lynda Boyd (Republic of Doyle; Tin Star) talks plastic surgery, tattoos, mental health in the age of COVID-19, navigating an industry…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 110: Stephen Lobo
Stephen Lobo’s filmography is populated by characters who, despite being wildly different from each other, are nearly identical in how hard they fight for what…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 109: Richard Harmon and Jon Silverberg
Actor Richard Harmon (The 100) and filmmaker Jon Silverberg swing by the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to pull back the curtain on Woodland, an atmospheric and…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 108: Lexa Doig
Lexa Doig is known around the world for playing ass-kicking characters on beloved genre shows. She played the Andromeda Ascendent on Gene Roddenberry’s…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 107: Shannon Kohli, Raylene Harewood & Jon Ornoy
Director Shannon Kohli, actor Raylene Harewood and producer Jon Ornoy visit the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to dish on All Joking Aside, a dramatic feature film…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 106: Luna Ferguson & Florian Halbedl
Filmmakers Luna Ferguson and Florian Halbedl visit the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to discuss Henry’s Heart, their short film that screens this month at the 2020…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 105: Gwynyth Walsh
Gwynyth Walsh portrayed B’Etor – one of the iconic, scheming Duras sisters – on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but she’s more than that one powerful role. The…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 104: Fiona Forbes
Fiona Forbes is a Vancouver media icon and veteran broadcaster who has interviewed more than 30,000 celebrities and newsmakers over the course of her career…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 103: Simon Barry talks ‘Warrior Nun’
Showrunner Simon Barry returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast for a joyful and revealing conversation about Warrior Nun. Ten episodes of Warrior Nun dropped…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 102: Omari Newton Returns!
Actor-playwright-columnist Omari Newton returns to the YVR Screen Scene Podcast to talk about the psychology of anti-maskers, dismantling white supremacy in…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 101: Louriza Tronco
The Order star Louriza Tronco reflects on Gabrielle Dupres’ wild season two story arc – including mauling the character played by her IRL BFF Sarah Grey and…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode 100: Amanda Tapping, Michael Eklund, Nicole Oliver & Sharon Taylor
Pop the champagne! The YVR Screen Scene Podcast is officially 100 episodes old – and for this epic podcasting milestone, we assembled an epic group of epic…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Nine: John Cassini & Tony Dean Smith
We’ve packed two interviews into our milestone 99th episode! First up is a fascinating and wide-ranging catch-up with actor-producer John Cassini. John – who…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Eight: Dennis Heaton & Shelley Eriksen
Netflix’s The Order is the epic, gory, sexy, emotional, and weirdly funny tale of two competing secret societies on a university campus: the titular Order…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Seven: Carmen Moore
Carmen Moore’s filmography is filled with complex characters wrestling with big emotions – characters like Simone on Godiva’s, Loreen on Arctic Air, and Leona…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Six: Jacqueline Samuda
Jacqueline Samuda has a Leo Award, two cats, a fan following for her work as the ruthless Goa'uld System Lord Nirrti on Stargate SG-1, and lots of stories to…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Five: Amplifying Black Voices
Is the Vancouver film and TV industry racist? How can we dismantle anti-Black racism in the industry while servicing US shows that practice tokenism? What are…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Four: Gigi Saul Guerrero
Actress-filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero (Culture Shock) talks about upheaval in the horror scene and why she had to leave Vancouver to direct her first feature…
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Now more than ever: 4 can’t-miss films at 2020 DOXA
DOXA Documentary Film Festival shifts programming online – and we’re glad they did
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Three: DOXA’s Tamara Dawit, Greg Crompton & Baljit Sangra
Three documentarians with films screening as part of the 2020 DOXA Documentary Film Festival (which has moved online due to the pandemic) speak with Sabrina…
The YVR Screen Scene PodcastEpisode Ninety-Two: Catherine Lough Haggquist
Catherine Lough Haggquist is an award-winning actress, a producer, and an entrepreneur. She founded Biz Books in 1996, and she has more than 140 acting credits…