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  “YVR Screen Scene For India is a show of support and a call to action,” said Furminger, who is the host of the YVR Screen Scene Podcast. “I have a lot of family in Mumbai and Delhi. These last few weeks – with every headline about overcrowded hospitals, oxygen shortages, and over- inundated crematoriums, as well as frantic messages in the family WhatsApp group – have left me feeling so powerless. I know I’m not alone in that. “And so I decided to take that feeling and channel it into doing some good. I reached out to my favourite local South Asian Canadian actors and invited ...

NOW Magazine 40 at 40: Shyam Selvadurai looks back at the queer novel that launched his career Nominated for a Canadian Screen Award this month for Funny Boy, the author discusses changes in Sri Lanka and identity politics’ second wave By Glenn Sumi Original photos by Rick McGinnis In September 1994, NOW put a young, unknown gay Sri-Lankan-Canadian novelist on the cover for his debut novel, Funny Boy. This month, Shyam Selvadurai – besides having several more acclaimed novels under his belt, including Cinnamon Gardens and The Hungry Ghosts – is nominated for a Canadian Screen A...

COVID-19: YVR Screen Scene for India benefit brings together actors for online event Fundraising event set to help with India COVID-19 relief hosted by YVR Screen Scene Podcast's Sabrina Rani Furminger. Author of the article: Dana Gee Publishing date: May 03, 2021  •  May 3, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Actor and filmmaker Agam Darshi (Funny Boy) is one of a group of actors that will be helping to raise money for India COVID-19 relief with the YVR Screen Scene for India benefit. Photo by Dekko U Studio /PNG Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independe...

21 Black Futures — a series of monologues by Black writers starring Black actors — which Calgary arts and theatre critic Jenna Shummoogum said is vital to overcoming the overrepresentation of white actors in Canadian theatre. And a recent wave of transgender representation in the media — including Canadian photographer Wynne Neilly's Time magazine photo of Elliot Page — is beginning to challenge conventional beauty norms in the face of alarming rates of hate crimes against gender-diverse people. Even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of representation, tweeti...

Schitt’s Creek icon Moira Rose once said that awards season is her favourite season — and it seems there was a good reason. Once again, the beloved Canadian sitcom earned the most nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced on March 30. The final season of the series earned an impressive 22 nominations, appearing in just about every category you can imagine. Schitt’s Creek is up for best comedy series and best writing (Dan Levy, for the finale), while Eugene and Dan Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire and Noah Reid all received acting nods — ju...