Important Update to B.C.’s Motion Picture Tax Credit Programs On March 4, 2025, the Minister of Finance announced the following budget proposal to British Columbia’s Motion Picture Tax Credit Programs, subject to the approval of the legislature: Increase the Film...
Related News
BC Film Commission wins Film Commission of the Year at the 2025 Global Production Awards
The BC Film Commission at Creative BC was presented with a Global Production Award for outstanding work in the Film Commission of the Year category at the 2025 awards taking place at the Cannes Film Festival and seeing over 270 of the industry's top executives and...
New Budgeting Tool Launched to Help Producers Rethink Diesel Use on Set
Calling all producers and department heads who are looking to reduce carbon emissions and fuel spend – presenting the Reel Green™ Fuel Budget Comparator. This interactive tool is designed to help film and television productions visualize the real costs, both...
Eleven B.C. filmmakers’ projects receive $1.4M in production financing from Creative BC
Vancouver, B.C. (May 12, 2025) - Today, Creative BC announces the 11 projects that will receive production and post production financing for their long form scripted feature length films, documentaries, and series projects. With grants of $20K to $200K each, this is...
Ten B.C. motion picture production companies get support for slate development to create B.C.-made IP
Vancouver, B.C. (May 5, 2025) – Creative BC announces the ten British Columbia motion picture production companies that will receive a total of $500,000 through its Slate Development Program (the Slate Program). The Slate Program helps B.C.’s production companies grow...
Announcing the 2020/21 Creative BC Market Expansion Fund Recipients
Today, Creative BC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020/21 Market Expansion Fund.
In August 2020, Creative BC announced the Market Expansion Fund as a replacement of the Passport to Markets Fund for book publishers as a response to COVID-19. This program provides financial support for B.C. book publishers to attend select book fairs, conferences and events for the purpose of promoting their publishing list in both foreign and domestic markets, expanding business opportunities through foreign and subsidiary rights sales and the development of digital marketing materials or campaigns.
The Market Expansion Fund serves Creative BC’s strategic objectives as the economic development agency for the province’s creative industries. Through strategic collaboration, culture and commerce continue to unite to sustain the creative economy, attract new investment, and stimulate the creation of new jobs and career opportunities in B.C.
These 15 companies will be granted up to $10,000 for eligible activities:
- New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island
- Harbour Publishing Co., Madeira Park
- Caitlin Press, Halfmoon Bay
- Talon Books, Vancouver
- Medicine Wheel Education, Victoria
- Orca Book Publishers, Victoria
- Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver
- Royal BC Museum, Victoria
- Anvil Press, Vancouver
- Nightwood Editions, Gibsons
- UBC Press, Vancouver
- Simply Read Books, Vancouver
- Tidewater Press, New Westminster
- Greystone Books, Vancouver
- Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver
Learn more about the Market Expansion Fund: www.creativebc.com/programs/development-funding/market-expansion-fund#market-expansion-fund-details
Stay Connected
Subscribe to our newsletters