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  • CSI Actor William Petersen Headlines Opening of Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film at Capilano University in North Vancouver

    Csi actor william petersenIt was lights, camera, action last week at North Vancouver’s Capilano University as TV and film celebrities, dignitaries and VIPs celebrated the opening of the new Nat and Flora Bosa Centre for Film and Animation. Open for business, and classes, this past January, the new 69,000 sq. ft. building cost over $34 million dollars and was designed by Vancouver architectural firm Cannon Design. Students here have access to the best of the best including cameras, monitors, two S3D camera rigs and other professional equipment. There is also a 200-seat high definition/3D theatre, sound mixing and recording studios, an 8,000 square foot sound stage, editing labs, costuming studios and more. It’s a legacy contribution that helps to, once again, solidify Vancouver’s place on the international stage of professional movie making for many years to come. Bravo!

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    01 – Acknowledged for their generosity this evening are West Vancouver philanthropists Nat and Flora Bosa who donated $6 million for the completion of the centre. It is the largest private donation in the university’s 43-year history.

    02 – Actor William Petersen, star of television’s popular “CSI” crime series, is on hand to partake in the event. “This is one of the nicest sound stages I’ve ever seen,” he said.

    03 – Neal Clarance, director BC Motion Picture Production Industry Association, left, and North Shore Studio’s Peter Leitch are among the VIPs in attendance.

    04 – Capilano University registrar Karen McCredie attends the event with husband Andrew McCredie, former editor of the North Shore Outlook.

    05 – Actor Jackson Davies, left, of TV’s Beachcomber fame, chats with Brightlight Pictures president Shawn Williamson and guest Jessica Taylor.

    06 – Former Vancouver Canucks winger Tony Tanti takes the tour of the new film facility before the formal celebrations begin.

    07 – Helping make speeches and dedications, VIPs and politicians prepare to take the stage. From left. North Vancouver District mayor Richard Walton, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour Jane Thornthwaite, North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton, and dignitary Frank Griffiths.

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    By Catherine Barr – Feb 17, 2012

    Also as seen in print in the North Shore Outlook Newspaper on Feb 23, 2012

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  • Vancouver International Film Festival 2009

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    The 28th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) kicked-off last week and the buzz is everywhere. Running from October 1-16, VIFF presents approximately 575 screenings of 350+ films from over 70 countries. Not known for attracting big Hollywood names, the festival nonetheless has plenty of glitz and glam to go with it, including the Gala Opening night party, the Brightlight/Bridge Studios big Red Carpet Party at Cin Cin, The Canadian Images soiree at Joeys on Burrard and the Women in Film and Television (WIFTV) Martini Madess at Edge. Check viff.org for more info.

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    01 – Keeping it cheeky – burlesque girls, feathers and fun are all part of the annual Woman in Film and Television (WIFTV) Martini Madness party at the Edge on Granville.

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    02 – West Vancouver’s Jack Evrensel, left, owner of Cin Cin restaurant, chats with North Vancouver’s Peter Leitch, President of North Shore Studios and Mammoth Studios.

    03 – ET Canada’s Erin Cebula interviews local actors, like Ryan Robbins (of Sanctuary and Battlestar Galactica fame), on the red carpet at Cin Cin.

    04 – Twelve year-old Cassandra Sawtell is a North Shore actress who can be seen in the upcoming “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” with the likes of Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Christopher Plummer.

    05 – West Vancouer’s Sharon Chan looks after VIPs, like actor Lochlyn Munro (Night at the Roxbury, 9-9-09), at the Cin Cin red carpet affair.

    06 – Karim and Monica Virani take in the VIFF Opening Night Gala at the Rocky Mountaineer after the screening of “A Shine of Rainbows”.

    07 – Twilight: Eclipse movie fans will recognize Nanaimo born actress Jodelle Ferland who is also starring in “Everything’s Coming Up Rosie” at the festival.

    08 – Taking in the action at several red carpet events, including the Loden Hotel’s “Fabulous” party, are pretty PR gal Tammy Preast, left, and West Vancouver businessmen Frank Giustra and Harald Ludwig.