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Vertical Films and the New Economics of Acting in Canada

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Online SeriesActing, Production, UBCP/ACTRA, Vancouver Market, Verticals

The titles alone tell you something. Crashing Into My Magnate Ex. The Billionaire’s Second Wife. Return of the Alpha’s Unclaimed Queen. These are not prestige dramas competing for TIFF slots. They are vertical films —

VFSSA – Interview with Monika Dalman

December 9, 2025December 10, 2025InterviewMonika Dalman, Verticals, VFSSA

We all know how in recent days, weeks, months, and well, even years, Verticals have been on the rise in the Vancouver film industry. I have been in BG for a signifcant amount of them

Rags 2 Richmond

September 5, 2025September 6, 2025InterviewJonathan Chee Hynn Wong, Justina Shih, Rags 2 Richmond, Vertical Series, Verticals

Vertical storytelling has moved from novelty to how we actually watch on our phones. Rags 2 Richmond stands out: a purpose-shot, elevated vertical comedy set unapologetically in Richmond, British Columbia, created by a Hong Kong–based

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