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VFX houses ‘anxious’ about B.C. film sector’s post-COVID-19 future

VFX houses ‘anxious’ about B.C. film sector’s post-COVID-19 future

Industry reviving from pandemic hiatus but still dependent on sets running smoothly with safety protocols
What are we reading? October 1, 2020

What are we reading? October 1, 2020

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Glen Korstrom, reporter There’s some excellent journalism in the New York Times’ long read about U.S.
B.C. casino chain first in line for Ottawa cash

B.C. casino chain first in line for Ottawa cash

Burnaby, B.C.-based casino chain is the first to receive funds under a federal emergency loan program aimed at large employers
What are we reading? September 24, 2020

What are we reading? September 24, 2020

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
Here's how the PNE plans to 'slay' Halloween 2020

Here's how the PNE plans to 'slay' Halloween 2020

Move over Fright Nights, there's a new Halloween event in town
'Time travel' back to 1930s Vancouver via this incredible new video

'Time travel' back to 1930s Vancouver via this incredible new video

Ever wonder what it might have looked like to walk the streets of downtown Vancouver nearly a century ago? A video recently created and shared by Brian A.
Like ‘redesigning a car while driving’: VIFF goes virtual for 2020

Like ‘redesigning a car while driving’: VIFF goes virtual for 2020

The 39th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival will feature some in-person events but will rely primarily on online screenings
Canadian film producers worry $1b at risk over COVID-19 insurance coverage

Canadian film producers worry $1b at risk over COVID-19 insurance coverage

What happened: Film producer groups issue plea to Ottawa for government-backed insurance program Why it matters: Film industry, which completely shut down at outset of pandemic, is only slowly beginning to resume shoots Film and TV producers througho
What are we reading? September 17, 2020

What are we reading? September 17, 2020

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Hayley Woodin, reporter: Fair Worker Center president David Rolf calls it the “$2.5 trillion theft.
There's a new TV show about the North Shore Rescue team

There's a new TV show about the North Shore Rescue team

And the docuseries debuts on the small screen this fall