SUNDAY, APRIL 18

Run time – 1 hour

Gregory Arlt is the Director of Makeup Artistry for MAC Cosmetics based out of Los Angeles. Born and raised in L.A., he has been with MAC for over 20 years, and doing makeup professionally for nearly 25 years. He started out with a major in art history and theatre and began his makeup career at the prestigious Los Angeles boutique Fred Segal in 1989. A red carpet expert, Gregory works with some of the most famous faces in the world including Gwen Stefani, Dita Von Teese, Minnie Driver, Kim Cattrall, Katy Perry, Fran Drescher, Liza Minnelli, Alicia Keys, Cher, Victoria Beckham, Cindy Crawford, Sienna Miller, Anne Heche, and Mary J. Blige to name a few. He appears regularly as a beauty expert on TV shows such as “Access Hollywood”, “Entertainment Tonight”, “Extra”, “CNN”, “E! Entertainment Television” and “The Style Network”. Gregory can be found backstage at the fashion collections in Milan, Paris, and New York designing makeup looks for Oscar de la Renta, Alexander McQueen, and Chloe among many more. His work has been seen in the pages of the hottest fashion magazines including Vogue, Allure, Elle, Glamour, and Bazaar. His work can be seen on television, most recently working with Gwen Stefani on Season 7 of “The Voice”. He was also the key makeup artist on the CW Network hit show “Living With Fran” starring Fran Drescher. Gregory brings his wealth of knowledge and talent all over the globe, doing press, makeup master classes, editorial photo shoots, and television appearances in countries such as England, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan. “I consider myself a beauty exorcist. Instead of piling makeup on the face, I bring out a woman’s beauty, respecting her features, bone structure, coloring, and most importantly, her personality.”

Run time – 35 minutes

Head of Make-up Design at Vancouver Film School hosts this tour through some of the various make-up classes at the school. We start with a 20 minute “pre-covid” tour and then see what is currently happening in the program. See VFS students at work with Airbrushes, Tattoos, Sculpting and moulding, etc. An excellent opportunity to audit our program.

Run time – 1 hour

Speaker: Jordan Plath

Run time – 1 hour

Andrew Velazquez discusses all things complexion and corrective beauty. He shares his techniques for uneven skin and large pores, discoloration, oily complexion and more! If you are interested in the Dermaflage beauty line- don’t miss this!

Run time – 1 hour

Speakers: Global Stylist Cynthia Di Meo and Director of Product Development Angela Grigoryan

Run time – 45 mins

Live demo with Eve Pearl

Run time – 1 hour

Mark Coulier has won Academy Awards and BAFTAs for his work on The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Iron Lady. A veteran make-up artist, his work appears in films including both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, X-Men: First Class, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones, The Fifth Element, Nightbreed and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Run time – 40 minutes

Description: VFS Advisor Board member and Vancouver professional Zabrina Matiru puts her film and fashion experience to work with this fun and colourful make-up.

Run time – 30 minutes

Stan Edmonds demonstrates (on himself) the application and removal of this unique scar making material.

Run time – 1 hour

Explore the history of monster makeup with industry leaders and veterans. Panel is moderated by Deverill Weekes.

Run time – 20 minutes

Stan Edmonds demonstrates how to prepare and apply Prosthetic Transfers on the face and body.

Run time – 1 hour

Eryn Krueger Mekash has 29 years of television and film industry experience as a make-up artist. She’s diversified in beauty, make-up effects and design.

Her credits include Eat Pray Love, My Sister’s Keeper, Running With Scissors, Alpha Dog, Glee, Nip/Tuck, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Everybody Loves Raymond. She has received 29 Emmy nominations and six wins and is the department head on American Horror Story.

Mike Mekash started his career as a graphic artist in the skateboard and snowboard industry. In 2000, he moved to Los Angeles to be lead designer for Tinsley Studio where he drew tattoos for film and television shows. After parlaying his skills, Mekash evolved into a make-up artist where he has worked on films such as John Carter, Iron Man 2, Felon and recently, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot. Mekash has been Emmy-nominated nine times and earned three wins, two for his work on American Horror Story.