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Minister defends $200m film subsidy program

Minister defends $200m film subsidy program

Taxpayers group calls for independent review of the role tax incentives play in attracting film productions to B.C.
Production company goes public

Production company goes public

Network Entertainment believes a stock market listing will give it financial muscle to power its growth aspirations, but experts warn that public market complications could crimp creativity
New movie Safe House features Image Engine visual effects

New movie Safe House features Image Engine visual effects

Creating computer-generated vehicle collisions and populating an empty Cape Town stadium with tens of thousands of football fans are just two aspects of the visual effects (VFX) work Vancouver studio Image Engine has created for the latest Hollywood
Online music e-zine launches print version

Online music e-zine launches print version

RockStar Weekly , a Surrey-based online music magazine launched in 2009, now has a print edition. The magazine’s publishers have printed 10,000 copies of the new music magazine, which will be available in retail stores across Canada.
Vancouver Games sparks business in Olympic pins

Vancouver Games sparks business in Olympic pins

Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics forever changed some business-related aspects of the Olympic movement.
There’s no business like show business, and in the new digital world sometimes there’s no business at all

There’s no business like show business, and in the new digital world sometimes there’s no business at all

The rush to develop more online content for TV shows is providing audiences with a richer interactive experience, but local producers are struggling to find a business model that works in the Internet age

Vancouver producer betting on Big Apple

Still recovering from an industry downturn, Paperny Entertainment is gambling on an ambitious expansion into the U.S.

Ubisoft to close Vancouver studio

Video game company says it didn’t find “the right formula for success” in the city

Provincial battle for Hollywood spotlight heats up

Alberta’s newly hiked film incentives could siphon off film production work bound for B.C.’s Interior

Image Engine, MPC up for VFX awards

Local visual special effects companies say winning industry recognition is key to building brand and attracting talent in a highly competitive entertainment sector