Vancouver Best City in North America to Live and Work as a Moviemaker
Courtesy of DailyHive Vancouver has long been the third largest centre in North America for film and television production, coming right behind Los Angeles and New York City, and a new ranking takes note on why that may be so. According to MovieMaker, an American magazine on the filmmaking industry, Vancouver and New York City are […]
Film Industry in Greater Victoria on Hunt for Workers
Courtesy of Times Colonist If you’ve ever considered a career in the local film industry but aren’t sure if you have what it takes, now’s the time to take a closer look at the big picture, Victoria film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert says. With 2017 shaping up to be the busiest period for movie and TV […]
Outlook 2017: BC Entertainment Industry Keeps on Growing
Courtesy of BusinessInVancouver Call it a good problem to have. The success of B.C.’s film and TV sector pushed the B.C. government to announce in February cuts to tax credits when the provincial budget revealed incentives would cost taxpayers $500 million in the 2015-16 fiscal year. In October, tax credits for new productions dropped from […]
How to Make a TV Show in the Age of Netflix — and Keep Writers in Vancouver
Vancouver and Irish film production companies team up to make The Gulliver Curse, a series they hope will appeal to an international audience Courtesy of MetroNews If it gets produced, The Gulliver Curse could employ 500 people, 100 of them in Vancouver in post-production and visual effects work. But first, Vancouver television production company Omnifilm […]