Finding a cyber-utopia at Transgender Expression Haven, a Q+A with Angelic Goldsky

The Transgender Expression Haven (The Haven) is Vancouver's first Trans Art Gallery and virtual performance art venue for transgender, non-binary, Two-Spirit, intersex artists and other artists transcending gender. A radical cyber-artistic creative…
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NFB/imagineNATIVE Digital Project Prize presented in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier Program

The National Film Board of Canada VR experience This is Not a Ceremony, written and directed by Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The winning submission of the NFB/imagineNATIVE Digital…

The IM4 Media Lab Podcast amplifies immersive Indigenous storytelling

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…

Wings and Wizards merges world-building, art, tech, storytelling and design

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.…

B.C. Studios Nominated for Canadian Game Awards

Seamlessly blending interactivity, music, art and of course, entertainment, video games are an exciting component of B.C.'s creative industry. A 2019 statistic from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada stated that the video game…

Meet B.C.’s Interactive + Digital Media Industry

British Columbia's interactive and digital media industry is one of the most dynamic engines in the B.C. economy and is a key driver of skilled jobs that will define the future of the province. As part of Creative Industries Week 2021, DigiBC…

B.C. Studios Nominated for the 2021 Canadian Game Awards

2020 was a tremendous year in the gaming space. While the industry adapted to the difficulties of developing games in quarantine, gaming communities around the world embraced indie gems and big-budget AAA titles with the same excitement. Here…

Stay connected and #PlayBC

A social lifeline of sorts, video games have kept us connected and entertained from the very beginning. Here are 20 made-in B.C. games you can play from idle to mystery and player versus player with energetic storylines, original music, and…
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Meet the BC Creates Associations Serving the Creative Industries

Start 2021 with support and community, meet the six member-based industry associations serving book publishing, interactive and digital media, magazine publishing, motion picture and music and sound recording. These associations work to serve…

2020 B.C. Winners from the Inaugural Canadian Game Awards

The first-ever Annual Canadian Game Awards (CGAs) streamed their awards late September on Twitch. Leading B.C. studios Klei Entertainment, Phoenix Labs and Pirahna Games celebrated their wins in the inaugural awards.  The pre-recorded digital…