Meet the creators championing British Columbia’s Creative Industries

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#WatchBC at SXSW 2023

South by Southwest starts tomorrow, March 10, 2023, and closes on March 19, 2023. SXSW is an multidisciplinary festival featuring music, comedy, emerging technology, film, television, and art exhibitions based in Austin, Texas. This festival-conference…
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April 29, 2023 is Canadian Independent Book Store Day

Save the date! Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is taking place on Saturday, April 29, 2023 to celebrate the vibrant independent bookseller community in Canada. Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers,…
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Whipped Cream “The Dark” VR Experience World Premiere at SXSW

"The Dark" featuring Monstercat artists Whipped Cream, Jasiah & Crimson Child, presents a new VR experience that blends electronic and opera music in an emotion-oriented story about a toxic relationship. Captured volumetrically at The Departure…
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Trickfilm Real-Time Animation Festival

Trickfilm Entertainment Inc. is thrilled to announce the launch of the World’s first real-time animation festival, a celebration of animated films created and broadcast using EPIC Games' Unreal Engine. Submissions for the festival open on…
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2023 Canadian Screen Awards nominees announced

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is the largest non-profit professional media arts organization in Canada. With a membership of more than 4,000 emerging and established industry professionals, they are dedicated to developing,…
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#ListenBC at SXSW 2023

In mid-March, the global music community travels once again to the South by Southwest® Music Festival in Austin, Texas, for seven days and nights of music discovery, making connections and celebrating the magic of live music. SXSW has announced…
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3 B.C. Musicians take home 2023 Grammy Awards

British Columbia's Michael Bublé, Tobias Jesso Jr., Cellar Music Group and Kris Davis take home 2023 Grammy Awards. North Vancouver’s Tobias Jesso Jr., selected as one of Rolling Stone magazine’s 20 biggest breakouts of 2015, took home…
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A mother and son sitting on the back of a small vehicle. Set in a mountainous region on a sunny day.

Anthony Shim’s RICEBOY SLEEPS to Screen in Theatres across Canada

  Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature RICEBOY SLEEPS will premiere for a limited release in theatres across Canada starting on March 17, 2023. One of the most anticipated film releases of 2023, RICEBOY SLEEPS has won top awards on the…
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Crazy8s Announces Top 6 Finalists for Annual 8-Day Filmmaking Challenge

The Crazy8s Film Society announced this year’s top 6 finalists. The annual filmmaking challenge provides funding, professional mentorship and support to emerging filmmakers to help them produce a short film in 8 days. Since 1999, Crazy8s has…
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Three B.C. Authors Selected to CBC Canada Reads

Congratulations to the B.C. writers whose works were selected for the 2023 CBC Canada Reads debate! The three titles were selected from a longlist of 15 books by Canadian authors. B.C. actor, filmmaker and writer Keegan Connor Tracy will champion…
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Film and Research Merge in BC-made Documentary on Bear Dens

On Canada’s West Coast, it can be challenging for animals to find a dry place to hibernate. For one of the forest's most iconic inhabitants, the black bear, the answer lies within the forest’s largest and oldest trees. But how do you…
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An interview with Jessie Johnston: founder and editor of Asparagus Magazine.

Over the last two decades, Jessie Johnston has worked in both the US and Canadian magazine industry and founded her own publication, Asparagus, in 2018. Asparagus combines Jessie’s passion for sustainability and storytelling, and won the award…
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