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...
Creative BC announces $300K pilot program to accelerate early-stage growth of British Columbia video game companies
Vancouver, B.C. (September 10, 2025) – Creative BC is proud to announce the launch of the Video Games Early Stage Growth Program (the Program), a new pilot initiative that will provide $300,000 in funding to support emerging video game companies in British Columbia....
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....
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...
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...
Creative BC provides market travel support to 18 B.C. magazine publishers across 34 domestic and international markets
Vancouver, B.C. (April 1, 2025) – Today, Creative BC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024/25 Magazine Travel Support program (the Program). This program provides financial support for B.C. magazine publishers to attend select markets and domestic and...
Five B.C.-based video game studios are the first recipients of funding through the new Canada Media Fund Creative BC video game development program
Toronto and Vancouver, March 25, 2025 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Creative BC announce the first recipients of funding for video game development through a joint $1M investment supporting the growth of five B.C.-based video game studios. Announced in August...
Sixteen publishers receive foreign and domestic export support from Creative BC
Vancouver, B.C. (March 6, 2025) – Today, Creative BC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024/25 Market Expansion Fund (the Fund). This Fund provides financial support for B.C. publishers to attend select fairs, conferences, and events to promote their...
Fourteen B.C. Companies Receive Funding to Advance Interactive Digital Media Projects through Creative BC and BC Arts Council
Vancouver, B.C. (February 20, 2025) - Today, the BC Arts Council and Creative BC are pleased to announce the recipients of their Interactive Fund partnership. This year, the program will support 14 B.C. companies with $600,000 to develop original interactive digital...
Creative BC awards $232,000 in early project development funding to 13 Indigenous B.C. filmmakers through Rogers Indigenous Film Fund
Vancouver, B.C. (February 20, 2025) – Creative BC announced today the 13 filmmakers receiving funding through the Rogers Indigenous Film Fund Program (the RIFF Program). With grants of $10,000 to $20,000 each, this is the fourth round of Indigenous B.C. filmmakers to...
Creative BC Invests $250,000 to Support Emerging and Equity-Seeking Filmmakers
Vancouver, B.C. (February 12, 2025) – Creative BC announces $250,000 in funding to support 25 projects led by emerging and/or equity-seeking filmmakers in British Columbia. Designed to address systemic barriers in the motion picture industry, the Equity and Emerging...
City of Vancouver renews investment for emerging artists and professionals in music industry
This news release was issued by the City of Vancouver. For all media inquiries, please contact the City’s official media representatives directly. See original release here. November 25 2024 – As Vancouver prepares to host Canada’s top musical talent during the 2025...
