ABOUT THE panel
The VHS Table Read Series brings the top three selected scripts from the BC Screenwriter Development Program off the page and into the room, performed live by professional actors in front of an audience of filmmakers, writers and industry guests.
Through each reading, the writers will get the rare chance to hear how their dialogue, pacing, character work and scares actually play when spoken aloud, followed by notes and feedback from a panel of industry professionals.
For screenwriters, it’s an invaluable development exercise. For directors, producers and actors, it’s a fascinating look at how a screenplay changes once performers begin interpreting it - and where a strong script can become even stronger.
The 2026 Table Read Series will feature:
IF YOU ARE PREYED UPON
by William Rowe
TRICKY ME
by Brianne Nord-Stewart
TRESPASSERS
by Jeremy Carr
Presented by Canada Council for the Arts, Creative BC and Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation. Supported by WGC.
FILM DETAILS
PANELISTS
TANVI BHATIA
DENNIS HEATON
RACHEL LANGER
MODERATOR
MEGHAN HEMINGWAY