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The CMPA announces participants for 2023/2024 mentorship programs

The Canadian Media Producers Association on September 5, 2023 announced the 40 mentees selected for participation in its 2023/2024 CMPA mentorship programs. The CMPA’s diverse mentorship programs have served as a launching pad for the next…

GEMS Announces the 2023 Emerging TV Producers Program Participants

Gender Equity in Media Society (GEMS) has announced the 10 participants and their projects for the second round of its Emerging TV Producers Program (ETVP).   GEMS Vancouver, formerly known as Women in Film and Television Vancouver,…

Vancouver studio animates heroes in a half-shell ‘TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM’

In the world of animation, few franchises capture hearts like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Cinesite's recent collaboration with Mikros and Paramount Animation on TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM has brought these heroes in a…

Celebrating B.C. filmmakers at the Vancouver Queer Film Fest

Since 1988, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has provided a platform for convening safer spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and communities to be seen, heard, and celebrated through art, dialogue, and film. The VQFF has announced the complete…

Access BIPOC Producers: Six B.C. producers selected to develop their skills and companies to compete in the global market

Six B.C. producers have been selected within a cohort of 22 for Access BIPOC Producers – a training and mentorship program presented by the Canada Media Fund (CMF), European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) and the National Screen Institute. Access…

FX’s “SHŌGUN” Creates Goodwill in Port Moody

How does British Columbia become 17th century feudal Japan in FX's "SHŌGUN"? Through it's sprawling coastlines, the magic of film, and pieces of authenticity thrown in for good measure.     After being announced in 2018,…

B.C. Animators to participate in Annecy International Animation Film Market

Over the course of its 60 years, the Annecy International Animation Festival has established itself as a global event dedicated to animation, bringing together the most esteemed professionals from the sector to celebrate animation’s creative…

British Columbian Filmmakers Tell The Story of the 2021 Lytton, BC Wildfire

A British Columbia-based production company Wallop Film has partnered with The Guardian to tell the story about the infamous 2021 Lytton, BC wildfire, in BURNED TO THE GROUND. A story that feels increasingly relevant right now as wildfires rage…

Speaking with Small Army Entertainments’ Sean De Vries, executive producer of CBC’s “Push”

A show about people who just happen to be in wheelchairs, that’s the premise of CBC’s “Push”, executive produced by Sean De Vries, of Vancouver’s Small Army Entertainment.     CBC’s “Push”, stars Benveet…

DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2023 Award Winners Announced

On May 16, 2023 DOXA Documentary Film Festival concluded it's 2023 theatre screenings before continuing the DOXA Online format from May 15-24, 2023. The online format maintains a selection of DOXA 2023 films available to stream allowing additional…