YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Reel Conversations

The latest edition of YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine seeks to build a bridge between displaced Ukrainian film workers and the Vancouver film and television industry.

YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Reel Conversations features a panel of Vancouver film and television industry insiders, and Ukrainians who’ve made it, talking about what it takes to work and thrive in the local screen scene.

FEATURING:

Adrian Petriw, actor, The Dragon Prince

Catherine Winder, CEO + executive producer, Wind Sun Sky Entertainment

Joel McCarthy, indie filmmaker and producer, Run N Gun

Crystal Braunwarth, business representative, IATSE Local 891

Khrystyna Syvolap, filmmaker, Viddana

Nigel Mikoski, agent, Connekt Creative Inc.

…AND MORE GUESTS TO BE CONFIRMED

The panel will be moderated by Sabrina Rani Furminger, host and executive producer of the YVR Screen Scene Podcast.

The panel will be followed by a social mixer. Canapés will be provided and beverages will be available for purchase.

Proceeds from YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Reel Conversations ticket sales will benefit a rehabilitation therapy program for the children of fallen Ukrainian soldiers that is operated by the Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Group (https://www.ucadvocacygroup.org/), a non-profit based in the Lower Mainland for which Sabrina has volunteered since 2022, and will also go towards the purchase of camera equipment for the Adam Tactic Group, a battalion in Eastern Ukraine whose members include cast and crew from the Ukrainian film industry.

YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine is the brainchild of Vancouver film and television industry journalist Sabrina Rani Furminger. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Furminger (who is Ukrainian and South Asian) has raised more than $125,000 for Ukrainian humanitarian relief through gala screenings, online auctions of film and television memorabilia, a music video masterclass, and a live recording of her award-winning podcast.

YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Reel Conversations takes place on Saturday, September 21 at 3:00 PM at Boldly (143 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver). Doors open at 2:30 PM. Tickets are available on a sliding scale at $10, $25, and $50; choose the ticket price that works best for you. Every penny raised from ticket sales benefits Ukrainian humanitarian relief. Tickets available for purchase only at Eventbrite.

YVR Screen Scene For Ukraine: Reel Conversations is presented by YVR Screen Scene with generous support from BOLDLY.

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