Meet the creators championing British Columbia’s Creative Industries

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…
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B.C. Publishers and Writers Celebrated at the 2023 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts is Canada's longest-running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. Featuring established literary stars and growing new voices, it provides the opportunity for writers and readers to…
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African Descent Festival 2023 Celebrates Music Arts and Culture in Vancouver

African Descent Festival is a celebration of African music, arts and culture in Metro Vancouver, organized by the African Descent Society BC. The festival promotes cultural diversity and brings people together to enjoy art and entertainment…
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Celebrating the 2023 ARC Program Participants

ARC is an intensive accelerator program that highlights, nurtures, and sends into orbit the exciting, diverse voices that beat in B.C. Now in it's second year, the multi-stage program is built to advance the business, creative, and technical…
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Celebrating the First EXNW Global Connector Award 2023 Recipients

The EXNW Global Connector Award is a prestigious accolade that celebrates individuals and organizations for their exceptional contributions to advancing creative talent in the global entertainment industry. This award was established with the…
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Don’t Miss These 2023 Pride Weekend Events Across B.C.

Each August, over 100,000 people gather in Vancouver in celebration of the city's annual Pride Parade. Vancouver was the first Canadian city to host a Pride parade, with an unofficial parade happening as early as 1978. Later becoming officially…
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Asparagus Magazine Receives International Award Nomination

One June 21, 2023 Asparagus Magazine, along with it's Climate Disaster Project partners: APTN Investigates, Fraser Valley Current, and Megaphone, was named as a finalist in the Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards’ Engagement category. Asparagus…
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Books BC Announces its 2023/24 Poetry in Transit Program in Partnership with TransLink

The Association of Book Publishers of BC (Books BC) has announced the 2023/24 Poetry in Transit program. Now celebrating its 27th year, this community-engagement project, made possible through a partnership with TransLink and BC Transit,…
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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…
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Emancipation Day 2023

On March 24, 2021, Canada’s House of Commons voted unanimously to officially designate August 1 Emancipation Day. It marks the actual day in 1834 that the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire. Canadians…
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Julie and Julie: A conversation between Julie Flett and Julie Morstad

Julie Flett and Julie Morstad are the creators of many beautiful and enchanting picture books. Their books have been winners and finalists for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, including in 2022 when Julie Morstad’s Time…
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Celebrating the B.C. Artists Nominated for the Polaris Prize Short List

The Polaris Prize is Canada's top musical accolade, a prize that annually honours and rewards artists who produce Canadian music albums of distinction. A select panel of music critics judge and award the $50,000 Prize without regard to musical…
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