Creative BC Film Commission
The Creative BC Film Commission, formerly the BC Film Commission and also referred to as the Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC, is an agency established by the provincial government that promotes film and television in British Columbia including Metro Vancouver. Creative BC integrates the growth and development efforts of the province's creative industries including Motion Picture, Music and Sound Recording, Interactive and Digital Media, and Book and Magazine Publishing.[1]
Formerly, the BC Film Commission fell under the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.[2] It was founded in 1978 by then-Minister of Tourism Grace McCarthy and film consultant (later commissioner, and producer) Justis Greene, launching with the 1979 film Prophecy.[3]
They operated under a budget of $948,000 for 2010-11. The BC Film Commission and BC Film and Media were merged in April 2013 to become Creative BC. The services of both legacy organizations are offered by Creative BC. www.creativebc.com[4] The film commission oversees eight regional commissions including Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism, Columbia Shuswap Film Commission, the Greater Victoria Film Commission, Kootenay Film Commission, Northern B.C. Tourism, Okanagan Film Commission, Thompson-Nicola Film Commission and the Vancouver Island North Film Commission.[5][6] The film commission was involved in promoting the nickname Hollywood North for Vancouver.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of filming locations in Metro Vancouver
- List of filming locations in the BC Interior
- Cinema of Canada
- Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
- Nicknames of Vancouver
References
[edit]- ^ "Organization".
- ^ "B.C. Film Commission budget cut by 23 percent | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ Andrews, Marke. "B.C. Film Commission: A good 30 years". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "B.C. Film Commission budget cut by 23 percent | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "BCFC | Welcome | Industry Contacts". Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ "BC Film Commission 2009 data reveals depleting domestic production levels | Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "'Hollywood North' to grow again". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24.
External links
[edit]- Creative BC Film Commission - Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC
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