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.
Formerly, the BC Film Commission fell under the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. 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 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. The film commission was involved in promoting the nickname
Hollywood North
Hollywood North is a colloquialism used to describe film production industries and/or film locations north of its namesake, Hollywood, California. The term has been applied principally to the film industry in Canada, specifically to the city of T ...
for Vancouver.
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See also
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List of filming locations in Metro Vancouver
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List of filming locations in the BC Interior
List of filming locations in the British Columbia Interior, arranged by location.
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Ashcroft
* ''The Andromeda Strain (miniseries), The Andromeda Strain'' (2008)
* ''An Unfinished Life'' (2005)
Barkerville
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Cinema of Canada
Cinema in Canada dates back to the earliest known display of film in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in 1896. The film industry in Canada has been dominated by the United States, which has utilized Canada as a shooting location and to bypass British fil ...
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Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood
Motion pictures have been a part of the culture of Canada since the industry began.
History
Around 1910, the East Coast filmmakers began to take advantage of the mild California winter climates, and after Nestor Studios, run by Canadian Al Christi ...
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Nicknames of Vancouver
There are many nicknames for the city of Vancouver, the largest city in British Columbia and third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Some reflect the city's history, climate, geography, economy, and demographics. Others have their origins in c ...
References
External links
Creative BC Film Commission- Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC
British Columbia government departments and agencies
Cinema of British Columbia
Film commissions
Film organizations in Canada
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