The Immersive Knowledge Transfer Podcast is a creation of the IM4 Media Lab with the aim to amplify the voices of Indigenous creatives working with immersive technologies. The IM4 Lab was created by Indigenous filmmaker, Loretta Todd, alongside media matriarchs Doreen Manuel, Cease Wyss, and Tracey Kim Bonneau. IM4 is in collaboration with Emily Carr […]
The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival Awards span 18 categories, celebrating solo artists, duos and groups from across Canada by showcasing the diverse and growing music and culture of artistic expression and accomplishment within the Indigenous community. Category winners will be announced and honoured at a special ceremony streamed live from the National Arts Centre on […]
The National Media Awards Foundation is presenting a virtual ceremony on June 11th to celebrate the annual National Magazine Awards in Canada. The 44th annual awards will be hosted by Sandra E. Martin. This year, the National Media Awards Foundation received submissions from 160 various publications across Canada, amounting to over 1000 entries. Below are […]
There’s a new magical interactive experience coming to BC Place this summer. Wings and Wizards is an immersive entertainment experience that promises to bring a little magic back into the lives of the young and young-at-heart all summer long. The fantastical adventure will be set up in 7,000 square feet of space at the stadium […]
The 2021 Juno Awards have wrapped for another year, delivering a virtual opening night and a virtual awards show to celebrate 50 years of the JUNO Awards on the weekend of June 4-6. View the list of B.C. artists, producers, companies and albums who won and were nominated for awards, ten of which have been […]
The Canada Council for the Arts is celebrating the best in Canadian literature with the Governor General’s Literary Awards. The awards recognize finalists and winners in seven categories, in both official languages, for readers of all ages. Below are the winning and nominated titles including B.C.-published titles from Arsenal Pulp Press, Talonbooks, Harbour Publishing and […]
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (the Canadian Academy) announced today the nominees for the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards in 141 film, television, and digital media categories. The awards will be presented as a seven-part genre-based series of presentations streamed live on Academy.ca — as well as the Canadian Academy Twitter and YouTube channels […]
Today we say goodbye to this year’s Creative Industries Week, BC Creates Virtually: Growing Forward in 2021. This year, the creative sector had an exciting opportunity to open up Creative Industries Week to the public for the first time. We saw leaders inspire, discovered emerging talent, learned the impacts of each industry, and were supported […]
Many locally produced projects are supported via B.C.’s public broadcaster, Knowledge Network, which commissions original documentary programming in partnership with B.C. independent filmmakers. As its name suggests, the channel supports and encourages lifelong learning, with documentaries being a cornerstone of its programming, many of which are produced by companies that Creative BC has also supported. […]
British Columbians take a collaborative approach and bring heart to every production. Together, the provincial ecosystem of film and television resources, B.C.’s motion picture industry represents a mature, full-service global motion picture hub. The industry is the largest in Canada and third-largest in North America— with world-leading expertise, supports and services from script to screen. […]