Vancouver, B.C. – Screen BC (MPPIA), Creative BC and the Whistler Film Festival are together excited to announce the five shortlisted candidates who will pitch to earn the Screen BC Short Film Award at the 2025 Whistler Film Festival + Content Summit (Dec. 3 – 7). The...
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Fourteen B.C. film projects receive $1.4M in production financing from Creative BC
Vancouver, B.C. (November 5, 2025) – Today, Creative BC announces the 14 projects that will receive production and post production financing for their long form scripted feature length films, documentaries, and series projects. With grants of $50K to $200K each, this...
$419K in funding boosts growth for 43 B.C. music and sound recording businesses
Vancouver, B.C. (November 3, 2025) - Creative BC today announced 43 grants through its Business Foundations program, totaling $419,265 awarded to recipients across British Columbia. Launched in 2023, the program supports the growth of businesses owned by people from...
Amplify BC delivers $210K to support 105 new and emerging artists in British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. (September 16, 2025) - Today, Creative BC announces 105 grants through the Demo Recording program (the Program), totalling $210,000 distributed to recipients across the province. The Program supports new and emerging artists from systemically excluded...
20 Projects from Emerging and Equity-Seeking Filmmakers Receive $200K in Funding for Early-stage Development
Vancouver, B.C. (September 5, 2025) – Today, Creative BC announces $200,000 in funding provided to 20 projects led by emerging and equity-seeking filmmakers in British Columbia. The Equity and Emerging Development Program (the Program) was designed to address systemic...
Fourteen B.C. projects receive $210K to develop factual and documentary content from Creative BC
Vancouver, B.C. (August 26, 2025) - Today, Creative BC announced $210,000 in funding to 14 B.C. filmmakers for the development of B.C.-owned and controlled original early-stage investigative development funding. Each project will receive a $15,000 grant through the...
Creative BC announces $1.8M in 78 grants to support of live music initiatives and businesses
Vancouver, B.C. (July 18, 2025) – Today, Creative BC announces 78 Amplify BC grants through the Live Music program (the Program), totalling $1.8M distributed to recipients across the province for live events and businesses. The Live Music program is a core program of...
Record in BC brings 17 established artists to British Columbia with $300K in grant funding
Vancouver, B.C. (June 16, 2025) - Today, Creative BC announces 17 Amplify BC grants through the Record in BC program (the Program), totalling $293,923.43 distributed to out-of-province and international recipients to create music in British Columbia. The Program...
Global Soccer Icon Christine Sinclair to be profiled in Knowledge Network Short Animated Doc
Burnaby, B.C. (June 26, 2025) - Knowledge Network has commissioned a short, animated documentary about the life and career of globally-renowned B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair. Born and raised in Burnaby, Christine has transformed soccer culture across Canada....
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...
Filming for the Future: Over Half a Million Raised for Regional Parks and Wildlife
See original release from the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation here. Metro Vancouver, B.C. – April 23, 2025 – The fifth annual REEL Earth Day Challenge has set a new fundraising milestone, surpassing $500,000 raised since its inception in 2021 to support...
Creative BC announces 101 grants in support to emerging and established musicians through Amplify BC’s Career Development Program
Vancouver, B.C. (April 8, 2025) – Today, Creative BC announces 101 Amplify BC grants through the Career Development program (the Program), totalling $1.2M distributed to recipients across the province. The Career Development Program, launched in 2018 as part of...
