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...
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This year will be aiming to top the success of 2021’s hybrid offering of live and online, which amassed 11,000 attendees at the event and 250,000 online viewers. Artists that will be performing include Master KG & Zanda Zakuza, Safi Madiba, Mazacotte Band, Makhadzi, Teon Gibbs and Xhalida and many more.
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Check out the full schedule for the African Descent Festival on July 16 & 17.
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