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📚 Word Vancouver returns September 10 – 28, 2026, for another celebration of books, storytelling and literary culture! B...
09/07/2026

📚 Word Vancouver returns September 10 – 28, 2026, for another celebration of books, storytelling and literary culture!

Bringing together authors, poets, readers and publishers, the festival features readings, workshops, performances and conversations that showcase diverse voices from across the literary community.

Join fellow book lovers on September 19th for Word Vancouver Festival and discover your next great read.

Creative BC is proud to support this event!

🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/x4v2SQS

🏳️‍🌈 Q***r stories take centre stage at the 38th Vancouver Q***r Film Festival. Running September 10 – 20 in theatres an...
09/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Q***r stories take centre stage at the 38th Vancouver Q***r Film Festival.

Running September 10 – 20 in theatres and September 21 – 27 online, VQFF 2026 brings together 87 features and shorts under this year’s theme, “A Seat at the Table,” celebrating q***r existence, belonging and possibility.

Among this year’s programming are 11 short films from B.C.’s 2SLGBTQIA+ filmmakers, highlighting emerging and established talent from across the province. 🎬

🔗 Discover the B.C. films screening at VQFF 2026: https://buff.ly/5NJwnzU

📸 Photo Credits: Still from GALATEA (dir. Céline Ribard)
Still from I Do (願憶) (dir. Kimberly Ho, Cynthia Zhou)

➡️ Applications are now OPEN for The Great Escape 2027! 🎶The Great Escape Festival welcomes artists from every genre are...
09/05/2026

➡️ Applications are now OPEN for The Great Escape 2027! 🎶

The Great Escape Festival welcomes artists from every genre are invited to apply for the chance to showcase their music at one of the world’s leading festivals for emerging talent.

📍 Brighton, U.K. | May 12–15, 2027
🎤 450+ artists across 30+ venues
⏰ Apply by February 15, 2027

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/0ruPzMx

➡️ NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: The Amplify BC Live Music program supports B.C.-based live music events, creating engageme...
09/05/2026

➡️ NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS: The Amplify BC Live Music program supports B.C.-based live music events, creating engagement opportunities for audiences and artists.

Funding can support:
🎤 Live music events and performances
🎶 B.C.-based presenters and music businesses
📈 Business development and industry growth

📆 Apply by October 7, 2026.

🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/qbvacul

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📸 Previous recipients featured:
Moontricks & Sarah Orton at Vancouver Folk Music Festival - photographed by Lina Kastl

➡️ Showcase applications are now OPEN for the International Indigenous Music Summit 2027! 🎶Indigenous artists are invite...
09/05/2026

➡️ Showcase applications are now OPEN for the International Indigenous Music Summit 2027! 🎶

Indigenous artists are invited to apply to showcase at IIMS 2027, celebrating artistic excellence while building meaningful connections across Indigenous and mainstream music industries.

📍 Tkaronto, Northern Turtle Island (Canada)
📅 May 31–June 4, 2027
⏰ Apply by September 7, 2026

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/l7uj7RA

We asked our staff for their top picks (à la Blockbuster staff picks 📼)… safe to say, we know good movies 😎See the list ...
09/04/2026

We asked our staff for their top picks (à la Blockbuster staff picks 📼)… safe to say, we know good movies 😎

See the list and follow us on Letterboxd: https://buff.ly/DCTpYO6

Looking to grow your career in film and television?Creative Pathways™ Opportunities board features weekly job postings f...
09/04/2026

Looking to grow your career in film and television?

Creative Pathways™ Opportunities board features weekly job postings from film, television, animation, post-production and creative tech.

• Factual: PITCH SHOWCASE 2026: https://buff.ly/Je79Fb0

• PSP: The Writing Television Movies pilot program: https://buff.ly/MTj4aRY

• Vancouver Short Film Festival Co-Director Roles: https://buff.ly/gjlmi0f

• HYPE: Marketing Assistance Grant: https://buff.ly/TCOnDgv

• Company 3: Supervisor Data I/O: https://buff.ly/f2Pghwg

• Prisma Art Prize: 20th Edition: https://buff.ly/9pOdi5g

• Knowledge Network: Broadcast & Streaming Data Specialist: https://buff.ly/X6lq33Q

• Voices With Impact 2027 Mental Health Short Film Grant: https://buff.ly/vQg0Kgq

🔗 Learn more on Creative Pathways™ : https://buff.ly/VVAo8fQ

Discover the sounds of B.C. with ! 🎶Our curated Spotify playlist features fresh releases from artists based right here ...
09/03/2026

Discover the sounds of B.C. with ! 🎶

Our curated Spotify playlist features fresh releases from artists based right here in British Columbia - spanning genres, styles and emerging talent you need on your radar.

🔗 Turn it up and support local music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5W1RUJftqtGUmvyCe7Ra6O

The Amplify BC fund is supported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.

📸 Photo Credit: Ben Fox Music

⏰ Deadline Approaching: 2026/27 Career Development programJoin Creative BC staff for a free online information session t...
09/03/2026

⏰ Deadline Approaching: 2026/27 Career Development program

Join Creative BC staff for a free online information session to review program eligibility, learn from examples of previously funded projects and walk through the application process before submitting.

The program supports emerging and established B.C. artists with funding for sound recording, marketing and music video projects.

🔗 Register by September 9: https://buff.ly/7YyxtFq

📸 Felix Cartal is a previous recipient of the Career Development fund.

🎶 Almost a century of music, dancing and unforgettable nights.Since opening in 1929, Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom has ...
09/02/2026

🎶 Almost a century of music, dancing and unforgettable nights.

Since opening in 1929, Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom has welcomed generations of music fans and some of the world’s most legendary artists - from Duke Ellington and Tina Turner to David Bowie, Nirvana, The Clash and countless emerging local acts.

As the Commodore celebrates 96 years, we’re looking back at the people, performances and pivotal moments that transformed the iconic Granville Street ballroom into an enduring part of B.C.’s music history. 🪩

🔗 Read the full story: https://buff.ly/Jndd9FJ

📸 Photo credit: Private event at the Commodore, 1949. Photograph by Don Coltman, credit to City of Vancouver Archives.

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