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Coming from a family of engineers (mechanical, chemical, and aerospace), Carolina Bartczak followed suit and earned a biochemistry degree from the University of Toronto. But the scientific community lost a rising star when a friend suggested that Bartczak attend a local audition. Nothing came of it, but the acting bug bit hard. Shortly thereafter, the industrious young upstart was voicing the detective lead in "The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog," a French-Canadian animated TV series airing internationally.Already a member of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists, the Canadian actors' union, Bartczak set her sights on America and relocated to New York. After completing a two-year program at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and an improv course at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, she was ready to land her first on-camera role."I came across the film 'Plato's Reality Machine' while going through Back Stage at my favorite.

Thanks to your votes, the life in a video game film "Plato's Reality Machine” won yesterday's Project of the Week contest for the week ending July 1! Congratulations to director Myles Sorensen. As a prize, the filmmaker will receive a digital distribution consultation from SnagFilms and is now officially a candidate for Project of the Month. That winner will be awarded with a consultation from the Sundance Institute. Go here ...