The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the 2024 finalists for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Through eight categories and related programs, the awards celebrate the achievements of British Columbia and Yukon writers, illustrators, and publishers. This year, all finalists are from British Columbia. The winners of each category will be announced at […]
The ninth annual Creative Industries Week is a celebration of B.C.’s dynamic creative sectors. This year, it took place the week of April 22-26, 2024, and brought industry associations, key stakeholders, and creators together with the government for a showcase event at the Legislature’s Rotunda on April 24. B.C. is a global leader in content […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Creative Industries Week at the Legislature is celebrating the music and sound recording industry in British Columbia, bringing industry associations, businesses, artists, key stakeholders, and creators together with government for a showcase event. B.C. is Canada’s third-largest center for music production, with a large diverse talent pool of artists, business-minded professionals, […]
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Creative Industries Week celebrates B.C.’s motion picture industry, bringing industry associations, studios, filmmakers, unions, guilds, service and supply companies, and key industry stakeholders together with the government. As Canada’s largest foreign production hub and North America’s fourth-largest full-service center for motion picture production, B.C. is proud of its international reputation and […]
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 The second day of Creative Industries Week marks BC Book Day, which brings industry associations, key stakeholders, and creators together with the government for a showcase event. BC Book Day invites people in B.C. to celebrate the province’s book and magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes. These […]
Monday, April 22, 2024 To kick off this year’s Creative Industries Week, DigiBC is presenting Creative Technology Day on April 22 to feature the exceptional work done by studios across the province in the video games, animation, visual effects (VFX), virtual/augmented/extended reality (VR/AR/XR), and virtual production services. Beyond showcasing these achievements, DigiBC will also be […]
Celebrate British Columbia’s Creative Sector! April 22 – April 26, 2024 Creative Industries Week is an annual celebration of British Columbia’s dynamic creative sector. Now in its ninth year, it takes place during the week of April 22, 2024, to bring industry associations, key stakeholders, and creators together with the government for a showcase event […]
April 17, 2024, marks the 11th anniversary of National Canadian Film Day. Presented by REEL CANADA, CanFilmDay brings together hundreds of thousands of Canadians from coast-to-coast to celebrate our stories and the incredible achievements of Canadian filmmakers. With more than 1,000 screenings in every province and territory, the 2024 programming spotlight is ‘Films that A.I. […]
On September 18, 2023, a new Creative Technology Gallery opened at Science World with the aim to take visitors on a journey through the path of a Creative Technologist in British Columbia. Three separate rooms filled with wonder and possibility – Dream, Build, and Play – feature interactive exhibits showcasing well-known movies, animation, and video […]
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest North American documentary festival, conference, and market, through which over 200 films from all over the world are presented annually. Hot Docs celebrates the art of documentary filmmaking through its outstanding showcases and by creating production opportunities for documentary filmmakers. This year, the festival takes […]