Creative BC is an a non-profit organization created by the Province of BC with a mandate to expand British Columbia’s creative sector. Creative BC delivers a wide range of programs and services including administering the Province’s Motion Picture Tax Credit program, delivery of program funding and marketing support for the sector, and provincial film commission services.
CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers is an artist-run society supporting independent filmmakers and media artists with accessible community programming, affordable equipment, professional development resources, and cinematic exhibition opportunities.
CineVic was founded in 1991 as a production resource centre. They maintain professional-grade equipment and facilities to ensure projects have high production value from start to finish. Programming engages the community through screenings, exhibitions, workshops, filmmaking challenges, social events, volunteer opportunities, and an annual short film festival.
Actsafe is a non-profit organization that helps prevent workplace injury, illness, and death by providing occupational health, safety and well-being programs and services to the employers, supervisors and workers in the BC motion picture, performing arts and live events industries.
The Victoria Film Festival embodies the spirit of the cinematic arts on Vancouver Island. They bring unique artistic voices from Canada and around the world to local screens.
VFF is open to all forms of creative media. Every February, they roll out the pink carpet and throw a 10-day film festival across the city.
FLUX media gallery exhibits innovative media artworks by local, national, and international media artists, providing artists and the community a gathering place for the exchange of ideas and dialogue on media arts practice.
The Directors Guild of Canada, B.C. District Council (DGC BC) represents the creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industry in British Columbia. The DGC BC Collective Agreement covers the categories of Director, 2nd Unit Director, Production & Unit Manager, plus those employed in the various Assistant Director and Locations Departments.
IATSE Local 891 consists of over 10,000 professional artists and technicians who work in film and television production in BC, including Art Department, Editing, Grips, Lighting, Set Dec, Sound, VFX, among others.
ICG 669 represents all IATSE camera personnel in Western Canada being the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Territory of Canada.
