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 […]
Vancouver Superhero Epics Renewed by The CW in 2017
Courtesy of Deadline Hollywood (Editor’s Note: Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow are all filmed in Vancouver, Canada.) The CW Network once again is giving an early renewal for next season to the bulk of its lineup with pickups for 7 fall series, the four DC shows, Arrow (Season 6), The Flash […]
Hollywood North – Vancouver as a Film Industry Leader
Courtesy of CKNW You’ve no doubt heard Vancouver called Hollywood North – it’s an affectionate nickname, with some real truth to it. 2015 was a record-breaking year for the city, with 353 productions filmed -up from 235 productions the year before, according to the municipal government. That bumper year accounted for more than $2-billion being spent […]
