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Nicole Oliver guest-starring role on CW’s “Arrow” airs as she completes filming Hallmark’s “3 Bedrooms and One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery”

Voice-over roles on cartoons LEGO NEXO Knights, My Little Pony and Disney’s Kate & Mim Mim keep Nicole in demand

Nicole Oliver’s guest-starring role on CW’s “Arrow” aired on March 23^rd.as she finishes filming the Hallmark Movie “3 Bedrooms One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery”. On the big screen Nicole plays Greg Kinnear’s ex-wife in the feature film “Phil.” Kinnear’s directorial debut is now in post-production. Nicole also played a stage mother in the independent feature film “Leap 4 Your Life” which garnered rave reviews at film festivals throughout North America.

Besides being an actor the multifaceted entertainment veteran is also an accomplished voice-over talent who is in demand more than ever. Currently Nicole is on three cartoons airing on television in North America. In “LEGO NEXO Knights” she plays Queen Halbert, Alice, Whipperella and Lavaria. A fan favorite on “My Little Pony” Nicole plays Princess Celestia and Cheerilee. Season 6 will air on Discovery in the U S and Treehouse in Canada. On Disney’s “Kate & Mim Mim” Nicole plays the Mom.

In the television series “Seed,” Nicole joined her young son, young actor William Ainscough (Milton’s Secret, History of Love, Zapped), who stars as Billy in City TV’s “Seed.” She played Billy’s teacher, Mrs. Anderson, in several episodes both seasons.

Nicole had a supporting role on the Hallmark film, “The Christmas Ornament” starring Cameron Mathison and Kellie Martin. She has guest starred on numerous television series including “Supernatural” and “Rogue”. She has also starred in many MOW’s “The Woodcarver” with Woody Jeffreys and John Ratzenberger; “Taken Back – Finding Haley” with Amanda Tapping and “Innocent” with Bill Pullman and Marcia Gay Harden. For 4 seasons, Nicole was also the host on the hit Slice Network series “Crash Test Mommy.”

Well known throughout the world at Brony and Fan Conventions as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee on “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” and Zoe on the cartoon “Littlest Pet Shop,” her voice-over work continues to thrive. In animation, her popular roles on “Max Steel,” “Martha Speaks,” “Strawberry Shortcake,” and “Superbook.” Nicole is the voice for Wireless Wave, and has provided her voice to over 100 companies including American Express, Starbucks, Salon Selectives, Club House, Wireless Wave and IKEA. Nicole is also the narrator for the feature film “Heart of a Dragon.” Executive Produced by Mark Gordon and David Foster, and based on Rick Hansen’s “Wheels in Motion” tour.

This multi-talented, incredibly busy mother and professional has mastered the balance between family and work. Nicole Oliver has worked for over twenty years in the entertainment industry as an actor, producer and director. Nicole has been nominated by her peers for several Leo Awards for her work on both the small and big screen and won the UBCP/ACTRA award for Best Voice for her work in animation.

Nicole is role model of our time who believes that diversification is the key to success. Nicole completed her MA in Communications while continuing her acting career. She currently teaches voice over training at Vancouver’s Premier Voice-over Training – On the Mic and is currently being booked as a motivational speaker.

An entrepreneur, she started Predator Communications with her husband (and award-winning film and television composer) Chris Ainscough. Predator Communication creates, executes, and delivers specialized production for multi-media platforms.

Nicole is available for interviews and photographs upon request.

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Website: nicoleoliver.com
Twitter: @mouthnoize
IMDb: Nicole Oliver

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Vancouver filmmaker Matthew Campbell vies for CineCoup’s Million Dollar Prize with his feature film “The Wounded” starring Patrick Sabongui

Film follows Afghani father’s trek to Canada to find revenge against the man who killed his son

Filmmaker Matthew Campbell has submitted his action-packed thriller, The Wounded to the social media platform CineCoup, answering their call for indie filmmakers to post trailers of their projects and navigate their way through the selection process. The final five films (voted by fans) will be optioned for development. Among those five is the $1 million prizewinner.

The Wounded is a story of two fathers. The emotional thriller focuses on Naseer (Patrick Sabongui) an average working-class man from Afghanistan who travels to Canada to seek revenge on the Marine (Rob Hayter) responsible for his son’s death. Meanwhile, Patrick (the marine) is grappling with the effects of war on his mental health while desperately trying to patch things up with his own family upon his return. When Naseer puts a plan into motion hoping for justice, both fathers are pushed to the unthinkable as they come to terms with the effects of violence in their lives.

“Think of the classic American ‘my family is dead, now I will avenge them’ flick, a.k.a. Collateral Damage,” Campbell explains. “But put the twist on a normal Afghani, middle class father who has never willed ill upon anyone, who decides to make the trek to North America to find the man who killed his son believing this will bring him peace.”

For The Wounded, Matthew pulled together a great cast to join Patrick Sabongui (The Flash, Godzilla, 300) who plays Naseer, the Afghan father who wants revenge for Patrick the soldier who killed his son played by Rob Hayter (Falling Skies, The 100). Paula Giroday (Once Upon a Time, Psych) who plays the mother and Madison Guppy (Fringe, Jake and Jasper) plays the daughter. Sasha Proctor (Underworld: Awakening, Arrow) is the Director of Photography and Leif Haydale (The Interview, White House Down) coordinated the stunts.

Over the last eight years, Matthew Campbell has worked on some of Vancouver’s most buzzed-about projects – including hit shows like Arrow, Godzilla, and the upcoming Disney flick Tomorrowland starring George Clooney. Now the young director is gearing up to helm his very first feature, The Wounded, with the potential help of a $1 million prize.

Voting for the Top 60 opens April 6 and runs for the following four days. Campbell hopes to make it all the way to the Top 5. The Wounded trailer has garnered seven pages worth of comments on the movie’s CineCoup page – most of which are overwhelmingly positive. One user wrote it was an “action-packed teaser with great stunts!” Another commented: “Great action and editing, looks like strong acting as well. I’ll be following this one!”

Campbell has been hard at work on this project for more than a year. He’s personally invested nearly $35,000 into the film and received an amazing amount of help from friends in the industry. Next up is a longer ‘investor’s trailer’ featuring visual effects from ILM, the Oscar-winning studio that’s worked on blockbusters such as Star Wars and Transformers.

To vote and share the project, visit www.thewoundedmovie.com.

When to Vote
The three Voting Windows are:
Top 60:
April 6 @ 9 PM ET – April 10 @ 9 PM ET
Top 30:
April 20 @ 9 PM ET – April 24 @ 9 PM ET
Top 15:
May 4 @ 9 PM ET – April 8 @ 9 PM ET

About Matthew Campbell:
Born just outside of Vancouver in Delta, B.C., Matthew Campbell grew up having two strong passions: film and adventure. As a kid, he loved to climb, slide and jump on anything and everything he possibly could. He followed through on both interests by going into film and working on action-packed movies and shows. The young filmmaker landed his first industry gig as a production assistant for the sci-fi drama The Last Mimzy.

Campbell then went on to study Motion Picture Production at Capilano University. He made his directorial debut shortly afterwards with the short film To Save One’s Self (2012). The movie was screened at festivals worldwide and nabbed the “Royal Reel Award” at the Canadian International Film Fstival.

Since then, the B.C. native has worked as a Lead/On-Set Greensman on some of the province’s biggest productions, including Godzilla (2013), Arrow, This Means War and Once Upon A Time.

Campbell is currently working on his feature debut, The Wounded, a dramatic thriller about two fathers from opposite ends of a war.

About Patrick Sabongui:
Patrick’s acting career spans over a decade. Patrick grew up in a 3-language household speaking French, English and Arabic. Patrick earned a BFA in Drama and MFA in Acting. Patrick currently plays Captain David Singh on CW’s The Flash. Patrick has had the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most influential directors including Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder, Tarsem Singh, John Cassar, Yves Simoneau, Richard Donner, Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard and Roland Emmerich. On television, he has appeared on several hit shows such as “24”, Flashpoint, Covert Affairs, Psych, Smallville and Stargate: Atlantis to name a few. His athletic background and martial-arts training has also landed him work on action films “300”, Immortals, MI:4, A-Team, The Bourne Legacy, Tron: Legacy and more.

As a creative artist he has also written, directed and produced several short films. Patrick is also the co- director of the not-for-profit mentorship program, Fulfilling Young Artists: an organization dedicated to helping young actors and actresses find fulfillment in their pursuit of a positive, sustainable acting career. As a father, artist, actor, director, producer, mentor and athlete he is the embodiment of a renaissance man in today’s entertainment industry.

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Website: thewoundedmovie.com
Twitter: @thewoundedmovie, @greensman, @patricksabongui, @cinecoup
Trailer: cinecoup.com/the-wounded/trailer

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VOICE ACTOR DAVE PETTITT SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS AS THE VOICE OF DISCOVERY CANADA’S ‘AIRSHOW’, ‘HIGHWAY THRU HELL’ AND TOURISM ECUADOR’S HISTORIC SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL

Dave Pettitt is a male voice actor with more than just a deep, clear voice. He brings a natural instinct and sound to every read. Finalist at the 2014 Voice Arts Awards, Dave was nominated for the campaign for Tourism Ecuador in the Outstanding National TV Commercial category. Tourism Ecuador made history at this years Super Bowl as the first country to advertise during Super Bowl 2015, Dave was chosen to do the voiceover for this beautiful and inviting commercial. http://youtu.be/toZaCpIzDqg . Canada’s Super Bowl broadcast also heard Dave’s voice with the well known Suncor commercial.

Discovery Canada’s exciting new television series ‘Airshow’ premiered January 26^th. http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Airshow with Dave at the narration helm. ‘Highway thru Hell’ continues to break audience records every season! And you guessed it, Dave Pettitt narrates the series that airs on Discovery Canada and in over 178 countries worldwide.

The 42^nd Annual Annie Awards were recently held in Los Angeles on January 31^st. The Annie Awards are the highest honor given for excellence in animation. Trophies are awarded for the year’s best feature film, video and television programs. Dave narrated “Best Animated Video Game” winner Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Ubisoft. http://annieawards.org/ http://youtu.be/Khl02WOSfXQ

Dave Pettitt has been a voice talent since 1992. His career began by lending his personality and vocal chops to morning radio in Calgary and on Vancouver Island. During that time, Dave was also being sought after by studios across North America to provide voice over for many well-known international clients. Voice over plays an enormous role in shaping the overall tone and quality of the production as a whole.

Dave is best known for his array of television narration for shows including Great Pacific Media’s ‘Airshow’ and ‘Highway thru Hell’, as well as History Channel’s ‘American Daredevils’ and ‘Draft Year’ on Sportsnet.

With credits in animation, including Lego’s Legends of Chima (2013), and countless National radio and television commercial clients, Dave has provided VO for Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) and Frozen (2013) Blu ray extras, Panasonic, Animal Planet Puppy Bowl and Nickelodeon.

It is his down to earth style and an everyman voice that makes him a great match for today’s documentary and real life drama series as well as international brands worldwide.

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Website: DavePettitt.com
Twitter: @voiceoverdave
Facebook: facebook.com/voiceactordavepettitt
YouTube: youtube.com/user/daveonefourone

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New Full Service Talent Agency, Hero Artists, Launches in Canada‏

The team of Hero Artists (Jessica Martins and Breann Thordarson) are pleased to announce that their full-service talent agency is launching in Canada and expanding their services. The agency represents some of the country’s top actors, models, children, celebrities and voice over actors. With their head office in Toronto and affiliates in Vancouver and Montreal, the team brings years of experience representing talent throughout Canada and the United States. The seasoned team has been breaking ground for years with their collective skills in casting, acting, modeling, marketing and production. Their talented artists perform regularly in all areas of the industry, including film, television, commercials, print, voice, endorsements, branding and public appearances.

Seeing an opportunity to concentrate on its Canadian clients and at the same time expanding its services, the new Hero Artists is dedicated to providing the best for their clients by concentrating their efforts in a boutique-style approach.

Hero Artists’ clients include a wide range of talent—from popular reality TV stars to widely regarded musicians. Clients include the very funny and much-loved comedian Carla Collins, the band Faber Drive, reality TV star, news reporter and TV host from The Bachelor and Bachelor Pad, Jessie Sulidis, ET Canada’s Rick Campanelli, and numerous athletes, to name a few.

“Our artists are our Heroes. We focus on giving personal attention to them. We select them wisely and strive to build careers and long lasting relationships.” With international affiliates in the US, Europe and emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East, they continue to encourage their talent to seek new opportunities.

Their “Heroes” have appeared in productions by 20th Century Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, Disney, HBO, CBC, ABC, CTV, MTV, YTV, TSN, Discovery Channel, History Channel, Family Channel, Corus Entertainment and many others. Our actors and models have had great success in advertising campaigns for clients such as BMW, Audi, GM, Honda, Footlocker, OLG, Rogers, Bell, BMO, TD, LG, Intel, Siblings, DKNY, Diesel, Calvin Klein, fashion editorials, and music videos.

Hero Artists have the support of top Casting Directors, Producers, Directors, Brand Ambassadors and Music Managers, placing them at the forefront of the next generation.

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Twitter: @HeroArtists

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Goldstein Douglas Entertainment Represents Canadian Television Series “The Travel Guys”

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Cord Douglas of Goldstein Douglas Entertainment is pleased to announce that they have acquired the rights to distribute the popular Canadian Television Series “The Travel Guys”. Goldstein Douglas Entertainment will be representing the series at MIPCOM in Cannes this October, 2012.

“The Travel Guys” TV show is more than a travel information program; it is funny and personality driven. Jim Gordon and Darren Parkman helm the series and travel the world providing viewers with insight on both popular and undiscovered destinations; including tips on how to get there, where to stay, and what to see, all with a healthy dose of humor. Now in their 9th season, the show airs weekly in over 15 million households in Canada. They are very excited about their opportunity to work with Goldstein Douglas Entertainment and bring their show to an even wider audience. The Travel Guys have filmed over 100 destinations in 50 different countries including Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Caribbean, China, England, France, Hawaii, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, U.S.A. and the annual Film Festival in Palm Springs, California.

They have interviewed the biggest stars in the world – including Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Helen Mirren, and Brad Pitt – and have experienced strange adventures, like: betting on coconut-plucking monkeys in Northern Malaysia; tumbling down a steep hill inside a giant ball, all for a sport New Zealanders call “zorbing”; petting a panda bear in Xian, China; drinking Guinness while singing songs with locals in a 500 year old Dublin pub, Ireland’s oldest; seeing the stunning sites 50 feet below the water’s surface while skidubing in Borneo; climbing above the clouds; snorkeling along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia; dressing as samurai warriors in Osaka, Japan; and enjoying a true Bellini at its’ birthplace, Harry’s Bar, Venice, Italy. All in a days work!

JIM GORDON is Co-Host, Co-Writer and Co-Producer of The Travel Guys. Jim gained valuable experience in the movie industry while traveling to exotic locations for CBS TV and working on numerous TV series’ in Canada and USA. When he’s not on the road with The Travel Guys, Jim can be seen reviewing movies nationally every week on CTV News Channel. Jim writes for BC Lifestyles and Wineries Refined Magazine.

DARREN PARKMAN is Co-Host, Co-Writer and Co-Producer of The Travel Guys. With 20 years of media experience in radio, television and print Darren brings to the show travel experience gained as a Co-Host of a prime-time radio show aired from locations around the world. When Darren is not on the road with The Travel Guys he writes an entertainment column and travels the world writing a weekly travel column for Metro across Canada.

About Goldstein Douglas

Established in July 2011, Goldstein Douglas Entertainment was created by entertainment industry innovators Bobby Goldstein and Cord Douglas.

Goldstein is the producer/creator of the long-running popular realty series “Cheaters”. In 1995, Goldstein created the concept of “Cheaters”—a vision for a new type of show that came long before the popularity of reality programming. After establishing his own television production company Bobby Goldstein Productions, Inc., Goldstein filmed the pilot for “Cheaters” and in fall of 1999, with the assistance of Cord Douglas as his distributor, moved forward with the sales of “Cheaters” worldwide. “Cheaters” airs in over 100 countries world-wide and will be reaching its 300th one-hour episode next season.

Cord Douglas has been in the programming distribution business for nearly 20 years. He has worked with programming in a multitude of genres. Cord has negotiated commissions and pre-sales for action-hour series, non-fiction series and tele-features with companies such as Disney/ABC, NBC Universal Cable Networks, Showtime, Spike TV, Discovery Networks, Court TV, and Fox Cable Networks. Cord is well respected in the business and has established connections with television networks throughout the world.

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Website: travelguystv.com
Twitter: @TravelGuysTV
YouTube: youtube.com/travelguystv

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