BC video game industry
Media industry fears new rules will kill jobs: Changes to federal legislation meant to protect, Canadian employment could backfire and hinder the growth of local companies, critics say
Vancouver has been busy promoting itself as a creative, digital hub. It’s part of a strategic effort to make the city a place where young, smart people want to work. The arrival this year of Pixar and Digital Domain, the Venice, Calif.-based company behind Academy Award-winning films Titanic and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, [...]
Vancouver Film School Awards $50,000 Women in Games Scholarship
Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most distinguished in the world, today awarded the second annual Women in Games Scholarship to Anne Dickerson, a former 4th grade teacher from Washington, DC. Established as a means to encourage aspiring female game designers and provide them with greater opportunities [...]
Campbell River: City’s game to attract graphics studios
Council hopes video game makers and computer graphics studios can be persuaded to come here and set up shop. Since last year, the Island North Film Commission has been working on spreading the word that Campbell River is a great place for the digital arts and video game industry to do business. And council is [...]
Campbell River:Film commission goes after gamers
The Island North Film Commission (Infilm) is hoping for a high score from the video game industry. The commission, which works to bring film and television productions to the North Island, was instrumental in convincing the provincial government to expand tax credits for filmmakers and now video game studios which do business in B.C. The [...]
