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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

May 17, 2023 - The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex people, and all of those with…
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Fans in Northern B.C. Make Northern FanCon 2023 a Success

Northern FanCon is a celebration of film, books, animation, entertainment and more. It's an opportunity for fans interested in pop culture to gather and celebrate fandom together. Norm Coyne, Executive Director of Northern FanCon speaks about…
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GEMS Selects Four B.C. Productions for Genre Lab Film Program  

Gender Equity in Media Society recently announced the winners of the Genre Film Lab accelerator program, with four out of five productions being B.C.-based: AISHA, OUR BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER, ALLIGATOR, and MT. ASHA. The Genre Film Lab…
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Update: 2023 Canadian Game Awards Nominees and Winners

The Canadian Game Awards (CGA) and Canadian Indie Game Awards (CIGA) returned in 2023 celebrating the many games created in B.C. and beyond. The awards highlight the contributions of the growing Canadian Gaming industry celebrating Canada’s…
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Netflix’s “Island of the Sea Wolves” Makes Waves with 7 Emmy Nominations!

Netflix's "Island of the Sea Wolves", co-produced by B.C.'s River Road Films and Wild Space Productions of the U.K. has been nominated for seven Daytime Emmy awards. Read the full article on Victoria Buzz:     Netflix's…
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Celebrating the B.C. Artists at Canadian Music Week

Now in its 41st year, the 2023 Canadian Music Week (CMW) Conference remains the premier annual music business and networking event in Canada. CMW provides a platform for domestic and international delegates to exchange ideas, explore trends…
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2023 Creative Industries Week Wrap-Up + World Creativity and Innovation Day

The United Nations designated 21 April as World Creativity and Innovation Day to raise the awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development.  The creative economy builds on the interplay between human…

STEAM Sale on DigiBC’s Games from BC

To celebrate the August long weekend, the Games from British Columbia Steam page will be having a sale from July 29 to August 2. This page showcases the work of B.C.’s bold and innovative video game industry, and it features titles from…

Creative Industries Week 2021 Wrap Up: BC Creates Virtually

Today we say goodbye to this year's Creative Industries Week, BC Creates Virtually: Growing Forward in 2021. This year, the creative sector had an exciting opportunity to open up Creative Industries Week to the public for the first time. We…

Creative Industries Week 2021: BC Creates Virtually

Over the last year, we have reinforced the ways that we excel together, virtually rallying to work creatively on a way forward. The forced pause precipitated challenges and solutions; it also created space for sectors to refocus and redirect…