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THOMPSON-NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT

Economic Development & Recreation Services Committee – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018

A G E N D A

Time: 1:30 PM Place: Board Room 4th Floor 465 Victoria Street Kamloops, BC

Page

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

3. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. ADDITIONS TO OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

5. MINUTES

4 - 8 (a) 2017 September 20 Economic Development and Recreation Services Committee Meeting Minutes

Attachments: 2017 September 20 Economic Development & Recreation Services Committee Minutes DRAFT

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the minutes of the Economic Development and Recreation Services Committee dated September 20, 2017 be adopted, as circulated.

6. PRESENTATIONS/DELEGATIONS

(a) Peter Cameron-Inglis Mastermind Studios

(b) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Activity Report Victoria Weller, Film Commissioner

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8. CORRESPONDENCE None.

9. NEW BUSINESS

10. REPORTS and/or INQUIRIES

9 - 20 (a) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Advisory Committee Meeting

Report by: Film Commissioner

Attachments: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Advisory Committee Meeting

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Advisory Committee Meeting Report be received for information.

21 - 59 (b) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

Report by: Film Commissioner

Attachments: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

RECOMMENDATION:

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors add the Creative Industries in the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission’s Mission Statement as follows: “In cooperation with Creative BC, to attract and encourage motion picture and digital media productions, and the other Creative Industries, that will result in expenditures in, or exposure of, the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission area.”

60 - 104 (c) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Five Goals & Objectives

Report by: Film Commissioner Agenda – Economic Development & Recreation Services Committee Meeting Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Page 3 of 116

Attachments: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Five Goals & Objectives

RECOMMENDATION:

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors sustain the TNFC Strategic 2015-2017 (2018) Plans’ Five Goals & Objectives with minor revisions that delete social media names.

105 - 107 (d) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Sixth Goal & Objectives

Report by: Film Commissioner

Attachments: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Sixth Goal & Objectives

RECOMMENDATION:

Provided that the 2018 Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Mission Statement is revised to include ‘the other Creative Industries’ and adopted, and Provided that the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Five Goals & Objectives with amendments is adopted…

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors adopt the film commission Goal #6 To Support Other Creative Industries Sectors and its subsequent three objectives.

108 - 116 (e) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Budget

Report by: Film Commissioner

Attachments: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Budget

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the proposed Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Budget be received for information.

11. ADJOURNMENT

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THOMPSON - NICOLA REGIONAL DISTRICT

Economic Development & Recreation Services Committee

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

MINUTES of a Meeting of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & RECREATION SERVICES COMMITTEE held in the Boardroom on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 commencing at 10:00 AM.

PRESENT: Director R. Smith (Chair) Village of Logan Lake Director R. Murray (Vice-Chair) Electoral Area "M" (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North) Director A. Singh City of Kamloops Director R. Elliott Electoral Area "J" (Copper Dessert Country) Director H. Graham Electoral Area "N" (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) Director C. Schaffer Electoral Area "A" (Wells Gray Country)

ABSENT: Director R. Berrigan Village of Chase Director S. Watson Electoral Area "E" (Bonaparte Plateau)

STAFF: Mr. S. Gill, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. C. Black, Corporate Officer/Director of Legislative Services Mr. D. Rae, Director of Finance Mr. R. Storie, Director of Community Services Ms. V. Weller, Film Commissioner Ms. A. Leite, Recording Secretary

PRESS: None

OTHERS: Chair P.A.J. Rantea, TNRD Director Kershaw, TNRD

1. CALL TO ORDER

The Chief Administrative Officer called the September 20, 2017 Economic Development & Recreation Services Committee meeting to order at 10:06 am.

2. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

The Chief Administrative Officer called for nominations for Chair for the Economic Development & Recreation Services Committee.

Director Elliott nominated Director Smith.

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There being no further nominations, Director Smith was acclaimed Chair.

The Chief Administrative Officer called for nominations for Vice Chair for the Economic Development & Recreation Services meeting.

Director Elliott nominated Director Murray.

There being no further nominations, Director Murray was acclaimed Vice-Chair.

Director Smith assumed the Chair.

3. CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

None.

4. ADDITIONS TO OR DELETIONS FROM THE AGENDA

The agenda was received as presented.

5. MINUTES

(a) 2016 September 21 Economic Development, Tourism and Regional Parks Committee Meeting Minutes

Moved by Director Schaffer Seconded by Director Singh

THAT the minutes of the Economic Development, Tourism and Regional Parks Committee meeting dated September 21, 2016 be adopted, as circulated. CARRIED

(b) 2016 November 24 Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Committee Meeting Minutes

Moved by Director Singh Seconded by Director Elliott

THAT the minutes of the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission meeting dated November 24, 2016 be adopted, as circulated. CARRIED

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6. DELEGATIONS

None.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

8. CORRESPONDENCE

None.

9. NEW BUSINESS

None.

10. REPORTS and/or INQUIRIES

(a) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Activity Report

The Film Commissioner provided a presentation on the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Activity report dated September 12, 2017, to the committee for discussion.

Moved by Director Schaffer Seconded by Director Elliott

THAT the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission September 12, 2017 Activity Report be received for information. CARRIED

(b) TNFC 2018 & 2019 Budget

The Film Commissioner presented the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 & 2019 Budget dated September 13, 2017, to the committee for discussion.

Moved by Director Elliott Seconded by Director Schaffer

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors approve the proposed Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018-2019 Budget dated September 13, 2017. CARRIED

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The Film Commissioner presented the Northern Development Initiatives Trust report dated September 12, 2017, to the committee for discussion.

Moved by Director Singh Seconded by Director Murray

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors approve a grant application submission to the Northern Development Initiatives Trust for the purposes of developing Thompson-Nicola Film Commission and Gold Country Services marketing tools, and TNFC education tools. CARRIED

(d) Rescinding “Background Actors in the TNRD Database”

The Film Commissioner presented the Rescinding “Background Actors in the TNRD Database” report dated September 12, 2017, to the committee for discussion.

Moved by Director Elliott Seconded by Director Singh

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors rescind the resolution from the September 6, 2012 regular meeting “that a TNRD Talent Database be created and sustained online for perusal by productions that must obtain permission from the TNFC to gain access.” CARRIED

(e) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Board Members

The Film Commissioner provided an updated Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Board Members report to the committee for discussion. The update report included two additional persons to be appointed to the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Board.

Moved by Director Murray Seconded by Director Singh

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors approve the appointment of the following persons to the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Board for a term of two years starting January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2019 in accordance with Bylaw No 2617:

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Lower Mainland: TNRD  Ms. Liz Shorten  Ms. Gina Marks  Mr. Henrik Meyer  Mr. Jon Fulton  Ms. Dian Cross  Ms. Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan  Ms. Prem Gill  Mr. Colin Brost (shadowed by Ms.  Mr. Mil Jurricic Sandi Cooper) CARRIED

11. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:13 am.

Certified Correct:

Chair

Corporate Officer

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TO: Economic Development & Recreation Services DATE: March 19, 2018

FROM: Film Commissioner

SUBJECT: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Advisory Committee Meeting Report

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Advisory Committee Meeting Report be received for information.

VICTORIA WELLER Approved for Film Commissioner Board Consideration CAO

SUMMARY: Based on the analysis of the discussion between the Thompson-Nicola Film Commissioner and the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Committee (TNFCAC), it is felt that the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission needs to strategically focus its resources to increase the region’s motion picture workforce and infrastructure in order to capitalize on the increased demand for media content. Although TNRD locations continue to attract US feature film productions, and lately, Streamers producing episodic or fixed-time series, due to financial constraints, the productions aim to spend as little time as possible in the region. Therefore, building workforce and infrastructure capacity is a priority in order to grow. Based on the Strategic Plan 2015-2018, focusing resources on education and training aligns with Goal #4: Provide TNRD communities and residents with motion picture and digital media production knowledge.

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BACKGROUND: The Advisory Committee came about through the "Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Committee Establishment Bylaw No. 2617, 2017" and its mandate is: “…to provide advice and recommendations for the promotion and enhancement of motion picture and creative industries within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District through the Regional District's Film Commissioner.”

Members of the Committee in Attendance of Conference Call January 28, 2018 Lower Mainland Based: 1. Creative BC, CEO, Prem Gill 2. Creative BC, Film Commissioner, Sandi Richter Cooper 3. Canadian Media Producer’s Association – BC Branch, Senior VP, Operations & Member Services, Liz Shorten 4. Red Cedar Films, Producer/German Co-Producer, Henrik Meyer 5. Studio Owner/TNRD Resident, Dian Cross Massey TNRD Based: 1. Interior Locations Inc., Locations Scout/Locations Managers/ Assist. Locations Manager, Gina Marks 2. Tourism Sun Peaks, Director, Market Development, Colin Brost 3. Acting talent representative & former TNFC member, Mavourneen Varcoe-Ryan 4. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and SaySo Expression Society, Instructor & Music Society Founder, Mil Juricic

The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Advisory Committee met via conference call Friday, January 28, 2018 to discuss motion picture industry trends, successes and challenges from international, national, provincial and regional perspectives, in order to best inform TNFC’s strategic direction.

Discussions also included possible regional opportunities in the creative industries comprising BC’s motion picture industry including animation and visual effects, interactive and digital media, music and sound recording, and book and magazine publishing which will be further discussed in a separate memo.

DISCUSSION:

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The TNFC’s Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017 (2018) expires December 31, 2018. Consequently, strategic direction is desired. The following table describes TNFC perspectives and initiatives informed by the TNFC Advisory Committee meeting discussions and the Profile 2017 Economic Report on the Screen-Based Media Industry in Canada report prepared for the Canadian Media Producers Association, Department of Canadian Heritage, Telefilm Canada, and Association Québecoise de la Production Médiatique.

Overall messaging is that there is a high demand for content (Profile 2017, p. 6). Consumers are moving away from ad-driven television and toward online and on-demand content. New players include Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter which are licensing and streaming video content – plus there are ad-driven video content streamed on apps and websites worldwide. Also Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Facebook have deep pockets and are producing their own libraries. With the move away from ad-driven content, video formatting is not controlled by ad insertions and can range anywhere from feature film length to 23-minute formats to 2-minute animation clips, and even “44-second ‘Snackable TV’” (p. 7). Also, due to internet portability, content is increasingly being viewed on cell phones, tablets and laptops.

The increase in demand for content has resulted in British Columbia’s 36% growth over last year making BC the 3rd largest film and television production centre in North America (Los Angeles and New York being first and second respectively). BC dominates the “Foreign Location and Service” Production sector which BC’s refers to as Production Services (mostly USA projects). Quebec facilitates more feature films than BC but BC primarily facilitates episodic series mostly due to its proximity to Los Angeles. From Canadian (domestic) productions perspective, BC stands second to Quebec in Canadian feature film productions and is way behind Quebec and Ontario in Canadian broadcast and episodic production.

“The draw for foreign producers and studios was once the favourable currency exchange rate. Now, they come to Canada mainly for the competitive incentives, skilled crews, award-winning creative talent, state-of-the-art technical facilities, and exceptional locations” (p. 7).

TNFCAC Discussion Points TNFC Perspective Comments Number of Production Service Service features decrease Number of productions (foreign) feature films shot in BC increased but not value; fires same as last year and floods had impacts

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Mini-series & Fixed Series TNFC saw an increase due to streamers (Amazon & Netflix) Demand for quality experienced Education is taking place Gaining the experience and crew throughout BC including TNRD quality of experience is a challenge Demand for qualified Education initiatives screenwriters and showrunners Studio Spaces Productions wishing to block-book Need workforce & infrastructure years in advance due to increased to support large studios content demand

Domestic: branching out beyond TNRD is working towards being Need workforce & infrastructure feature films positioned to attract Domestic and to attract; Kelowna & Victoria Co-Productions are major competitors and further ahead Domestic: Development of TNRD wishes to attract and Canadian streamers e.g. BritBox support productions exhibiting on Streams British content similar streamers

“Domestic First”: Books, Video Look for opportunities for TNRD- Federal & provincial funding to Games, Music & Indigenous based sectors that align support initiatives within the Screen Office disciplines is increasing NEW 2018 Creative BC Budget Increase Regional Film Commission TNFC resends original TNRDBD $3 million over 3 years Assistance Program increase request for parity with other full- requested time film commissions Screenwriting Tax Incentive for Screenwriting course April 21 & 22 Tax Incentive - eligible for BC Domestic Productions 35% with Ian Weir in Kamloops productions after February 21 2018 Indigenous Screen Canada TNFC and NVIT meeting with film To support the development, Office industry stakeholders to research production and marketing of to determine filmmaking courses Indigenous screen content and and initiatives storytelling in Canada BC Motion Picture Labour Film Commissioner to meet CrBC Also April 25 is reception Market Study Release April and other Regional Film celebrating BC Creative 2018 Commissioners in Victoria April 25 Industries Week

Further Research Information Creative BC 2017 Impact Report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TrILtU0Oq9wClCSOkC4pBNbcxw76CfVW/view Canadian Media Producers Association Profile 2017 http://cmpa.ca/industry-information/profile Ministry of Finance website with FAQ on the new Scriptwriting Tax Credit:

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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/income-taxes/corporate/credits/film- tv/faqs#scriptwriting Indigenous Screen Canada Indigenous Screen Office is a collaboration between the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, the CBC, the Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Media Producers Association, and the National Film Board of Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/jesse-wente-appointed-director-of-canada-s-new- indigenous-screen-office-1.4513124

ANALYSIS The TNFC attracts foreign productions and realizes expenditures based on its ability to attract productions due to its locations. As Vancouver and the Lower Mainland experience increases in productions, sustainability of locations is becoming a concern. There are opportunities for the TNRD to capitalize on BC’s anticipated production growth. Kelowna, Victoria and North Vancouver Island Parksville boast economies of scale, motion picture education institutions, TV series including animation & visual effects offices, motion pictures infrastructure and large purpose-built film studios (Kelowna and Parksville). The TNFC needs to focus on supporting the growth in workforce and infrastructure to remain competitive. The TNRD has unique locations; it needs capacity.

ALIGNMENT TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN: “ACTIVELY PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE REGION •Create an environment that is attractive to existing and new businesses •Continue to leverage the impact of the film commission” page 2 Legislative Requirements to Consult: N/A Number of residents affected: All Geographical area affected: All TNRD Level of Financial Implication of the change to service: N/A Public Consultation Strategy Outline: www.FilmThompsonNicola.com/Agendas TNFC Social Media Public Consultation Strategy Outline: n/a

CONCLUSION:

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The increase in content demand is an opportunity for the TNFC to grow the financial impact realized from motion picture productions filming in the region. Having an educated and experienced workforce will help attract lower budget productions, and with infrastructure, encourage large budget productions to stay longer. The TNRD has fantastic locations but if they are not required by the script, productions will stay in Vancouver. Therefore, it is advisable that the film commission work towards building capacity.

Attachment(s)  CMPA Profile 2017 Report: Screen-based Production in Canada pgs. 4 & 5  CMPA Profile 2017 Report: BC Foreign & Location Services Productions Volume of Film & Television p. 17  CMPA Profile 2017: Foreign & Location Services BC p. 81  CMPA Profile 2017: Canadian Features BC p. 63  CMPA Profile 2017: Canadian Television BC p. 48

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TO: Economic Development & Recreation Services DATE: March 19, 2018

FROM: Film Commissioner

SUBJECT: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

RECOMMENDATION

VICTORIA WELLER Approved for Film Commissioner Board Consideration CAO

SUMMARY: The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission’s Mission Statement is relevant but should be updated to include “and the other Creative Industries” in order to take advantage of new funding streams that could benefit TNRD residents and organizations in the short run and long run in terms of income and economic development stimulation. The TNFC focus is the motion picture industry and digital media (alludes to not using ‘film’ anymore, and webisodes and new media). Therefore, in the Mission Statement, it is advised that motion picture industry be mentioned separately and not lumped under Creative Industries. The ‘other’ creative industries are secondary to our motion picture industry interests. Also, by expanding the purview of the film commission, the Board of Directors can best be informed of provincial and federal creative industries policy development, opportunities and challenges that may impact residents and organizations situated in the TNRD. BACKGROUND:

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The TNFC Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017 (2018) which included its Mission Statement was created adopted in early 2015. At that time, Creative BC was just formed. In cooperation with Creative BC, to attract and encourage motion picture and digital media productions, that will result in expenditures in, or exposure of, the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission area.

Since then, Creative BC has developed several programs and funding streams. Plus there may be more opportunities to explore and exploit as Creative BC expands its creative industries programs. Because the TNFC’s Mission Statement, Goals & Objectives already cover the creative industries such as the Motion Picture Production sector, it is prudent that and the other Creative Industries be included in the TNFC’s Mission Statement

DISCUSSION:

The Creative Industries in the TNFC’s Mission Statement would be based on Creative BC’s sector framework: 1) motion picture industry including animation and visual effects, 2) interactive and digital media, 3) music and sound recording, 4) book publishing, and 5) magazine publishing.

The TNFC should explore and take advantage of funding opportunities and programs “that will result in expenditures in…the Thompson-Nicola area” (2015 TNFC Mission Statement). So far, with the TNFC’s assistance, the Kamloops Film Festival received funding from Creative BC for the first time this year. The film commission sponsored and hosted Creative BC/Music BC information meetings and roundtables that took place in Kamloops and Merritt at the Country Music Hall of Fame with music stakeholders. The purpose was to announce and encourage uptake of funding for research programs and initiatives programs aimed at growing the music industry. Also, the TNFC, Tourism Kamloops and Explore Gold Country have partnered in a Music BC/Creative BC Funding Initiative to create an online inventory of regional music stakeholders and players, with the goal of promoting increased tourism visitation and expenditures to music events, big and small, and increase income for musicians. CrBC/MBC contributed $8,000 and the partners match-funded for a total budget of $16,000. The project is being directed and run through Gold Country Community Services.

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ANALYSIS

The TNFC does not have the capacity to take on developing and supporting all the creative industries. But from a region-wide perspective, it can help. The film commission and the TNFC Advisory Committee agree that the Motion Picture Production sector is well looked after in the region. However, based on Music BC research, the music sector operates in silos based on geography throughout the region and the goal of the TNRD Music Research Initiative is to understand and connect the region and perhaps consider a strategy to grow the sector throughout. From the Book Publishing point of view, the TNRD Library already consists of experts in supporting authors, playwrights and poets, to name a few. From book publishing and writing for magazines, the TNRD library staff are tuned in to who’s who in the region and renowned for their programs and support. Kamloops Innovation Centre and TRU are already taking steps to enhance BC’s technology sector and we all look for opportunities when it comes to Digital Media which includes products such as “digital application development for wireless and mobile to interactive games designed for multiple platforms, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) content” (CrBC Impact Report 2016/17, p. 14).

Furthermore, the TNRD should have a voice at the decision making and policy making table. Creative BC and the creative industries fall under the purview of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The TNFC, due to its close relationship of working with Creative BC, is well suited to advise the TNRD on policies, challenges and opportunities. The Ministry and Creative BC and creative industries stakeholders should hear TNRD perspectives and be made aware of our developing and established successes.

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CONCLUSION:

The TNFC is in a good position to be a conduit and facilitator as opportunities arise in BC’s creative industries and to inform TNRD-based stakeholders. Also, the TNRD should have a voice as provincial and federal governments develop policies and practices that can positively or negatively impact the region. Therefore, the film commission’s Mission Statement should include “and the other Creative Industries” so that it may act in the TNRD’s interests with Board support.

Attachment(s) Creative BC Impact Report 2016/2017

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IMPACT REPORT 2016/2017

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vision inspire creative LETTER FROM A British Columbia in which creators, courage creative entrepreneurs and creative focus THE CEO industries are united in a globally show on client service competitive, growing and sustainable needs leadership creative economy. 2017 was an exciting and transformative year for Creative BC, strengthened by the implementation of our new adaptive strategic framework. Designed together with 80 industry stakeholders and the expertise of Dr. Angele Beausoleil of UBC’s Sauder School of Business, this service innovation plan values increases our focus on client needs, which form the heart of both mission Creative BC’s purpose and the success of the province’s creative sector. Creative BC serves to unite and develop Consumer tastes and habits are constantly evolving and we are prepared to respond. We drew industry together to make a submission from British champion the success of BC’s diverse a united be trusted vision Columbia to the federal government -- input that contributed to shape the and distinctive creative sector. to act new Creative Canada Policy Framework. Together, industry, government and Creative BC are championing the creative sector both nationally and internationally, with the intention to leverage our capabilities, increase our reach and grow our influence in the context of rising global competition.

Blockbusters in every sector are dominating markets, yet diverse content creation is expanding with phenomenal digital reach. Overwhelmed by choice, consumers often fall back on the familiar, but BC can offer more. The door is open to focus on creating premium creative content fuelled by private and public investments with a passion for the quality of our own perspective and CONTENTS brand, which is uniquely British Columbian. “Developing the Leveraging our potential in this rapidly changing technological environment 1 takes bravery in creativity. As our core differentiator, our commitment to drivers and original Creative BC Leadership 36 support and develop the drivers and original minds of our sector — the Letters from Prem Gill, CEO, Gordan Esau, Provincial Film Commission minds of our sector creators of intellectual property (IP) - is crucial. The innovators and vanguards Board Chair and Honourable Lisa Beare, 24 Read about the production, industry of our industry now have the experience and relationships to deliver IP for is crucial.” global brands already in Canada and on the international scene. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Development Department and community affairs services that promote and sustain BC’s physical See how we stimulate economic There are regulatory challenges and opportunities to navigate as we chart a film production industry. activity and support domestic creators new course at the provincial level to enable our creative industries to realize Spotlight Story: Victoria Weller 6 across the industries we serve. their most productive, lucrative and creative potential. We understand the Serving Four Convergent Spotlight Story: Mena Shum + Sharon intricate relationships between talent, infrastructure and investment in the Creative Industries Taylor creative context. We’re committed to supporting creators in their goals Motion Picture 40 of expressive and meaningful content while also satisfying consumer and Spotlight Story: Steve Smith + Sandi Swanigan Scorecard + Impacts stakeholder requirements. LOCAL FOCUS, Music + Sound Recording 28 Review our Strategic Framework and GLOBAL REACH Spotlight Story: Carly McKillip BC Music Fund see how our services and programs At Creative BC we are passionate about serving our clients’ needs. To this end, + Tom Dobrzanski Learn about the new programs delivered to serve our new service we steer the most inventive and resourceful course to support their success plan in FY 2016/17. and promise. Interactive + Digital Media designed to create opportunity for CREATIVE BC Spotlight Story: Dan Burgar our music industry. Sincere thanks to my phenomenal staff at Creative BC, the associations and STRATEGIC PILLARS + Mike Wozniewski Spotlight Story: Tarun Nayar organizations with whom we collaborate and to the Province for ongoing Book + Magazine Publishing 46 + Ché Aimee Dorval support and engagement in our shared vision of sustained success for BC’s Competitveness Spotlight Story: Rob Sanders Funding + Tax Credit Tables

creative industries. Page 26 of 116 + AnnMarie MacKinnon Access all tables and program Growth Mindset recipient details relating to FY 2016/17 32 Discoverability Tax Credit Department programs and funding. Prem Gill 22 Learn about the provincial incentives CEO, Creative BC Talent Supporting our Ecosystem: Local to driving success for BC’s motion Global picture industry, from physical Get a snapshot of how our funding serves production to animation and VFX. @premgill to foster initiatives, export and exposure for Spotlight Story: John Baer + Melanie BC’s creative industries at home and around Wood 1 the world

REPORT AUTHOR: KARIN WATSON CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR: DR. ANGELE BEAUSOLEIL Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision CONTENT CREATION IS A LETTER FROM GROWTH ECONOMY THE CHAIR

World Economic British Columbia’s combined Forum says creativity creative industries’ annual is the fastest rising economic impact, plus over $ competency for success 5.2B 90,000 full-time workers and thousands part-time and contract As the global creative economy continues to thrive, we take pride in Creative BC’s role of encouraging growth here in British Columbia. Understanding

Approximate aggregate data from sources available at this time source Future of jobs 2016, WEF, http://ow.ly/6F9I30h8j1c the need for agility and ingenuity in this rapidly changing environment, the organization has engaged the community with focus and commitment. All of this is made possible by sustained, effective collaboration between government FY2016/17 and industry. Creative BC has been able to connect and champion our dynamic creative industries. Board Creative BC is a of Directors Our province experienced the highest rate of economic growth in Canada in catalyst for economic 2016. This resulted in unprecedented opportunity for 2017 that fueled $2.6 CHAIR Gordon Esau development and job billion in BC motion picture production expenditures in the year ending March 31, 2017. The interactive and digital media industry generated $2.3 billion in VICE-CHAIR creation across four sales and is an important part of the province’s tech cluster, which experienced Rob Bromley Book + Magazine Interactive Motion Picture Music + Sound creative industries. the highest revenue growth rate in Canada in the same year. Publishing + Digital Media including Animation Recording SECRETARY/TREASURER + Visual Effects As global content consumption increases across music, magazines, books, Colin Browne games, TV and film,there has never been a better opportunity to further enhance and develop our creative production capabilities. This will mean more creative high paying jobs for people in BC. We continue to attract to BC Louise Clark Anne Denman tech business production of some of the world’s top-grossing films, such as War for the Planet of the Apes, and create top-selling video games such as FIFA Soccer. Sarah Fenton #1 #1 Michael Francis Our new strategic plan increases Creative BC’s focus on the success of domestic Tom Gierasimczuk creators and companies, and on enhancing our intellectual property brand and Michelle Grady trades arts products. Together with industry and government, we will support these BC Scott McIntyre innovators and originators to generate more quality content and to train and Pauline Moller attract the next generation of talent from within our province and beyond. These BC is experiencing Motion Picture and BC’s content creators green and sustainable jobs offer exciting career paths to those workers making their homes here in BC. the strongest Sound Recording to be have a global reputation We could not be more excited about the work that we do at Creative BC economic growth the fastest growing for excellence and and about the future of our sector. While the currencies of economics and in Canada in 2016 industries in BC in terms combine skills from employment are core to our objectives, there is another currency exchanged between us. It unites and motivates us and it has never been more viable in of employment diverse disciplines BC — it is the currency of creativity!

source http://ow.ly/r7Es30h8jh7 source WorkBC http://ow.ly/ZuPb30h8jnB Gordon Esau

Chair, Board of Directors, Creative BC Page 27 of 116 Composition of the Creative Industries: BC vs. Global source http://www.worldcreative.org/ Motion Picture Music + Sound Recording Interactive + Digital Media 2 Book + Magazine 3 Publishing *figures include newspapers jobs IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 economic contribution Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

British Columbia, Canada, MINISTER’S is a centre of creative MESSAGE industry excellence. We possess a combination of attributes that can’t be As the provincial marketing agent for BC’s creative industries, we proudly promote our found anywhere else in creative sectors all around the world. the world.

It’s my pleasure to congratulate Creative BC on another spectacular year. Destination BC/JF Bergeron Thanks to your dedication and hard work, and the incredible calibre of talent in our province, British Columbia has earned international recognition for its excellence across the creative sectors.

The Province of British Columbia is proud to support Creative BC. This agency is pivotal to growing B.C.’s motion picture, interactive and digital media, music and publishing sectors. WHY THE WORLD Creative BC has helped to keep British Columbia on the leading edge of a competitive, rapidly growing and changing sector of our global economy. CHOOSES BRITISH Together, we are strengthening our creative economy, and providing sustainable jobs for thousands of people throughout COLUMBIA our province.

I look forward to new opportunities to showcase B.C.’s creative talent in the year ahead. BC is well-positioned for an even brighter future in this sector – and I know Creative BC will be leading the way.

Lisa Beare Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

Destination BC/JF Bergeron Destination BC/JF Bergeron Creative BC has helped to keep British Columbia on the leading edge of a competitive, rapidly growing 1 2 3 4 Convenient and positive Globally recognized Organized, Emerging tech and and changing sector of our global economy. business climate offering expertise and creative collaborative and extensive vastly diverse locations production hub supportive resources infrastructure

• a diverse gateway sharing • passionate, experienced, • local industry and • physical production LA’s timezone; a natural skilled, innovative and international players facilities and capacity Page 28 of 116 hub for doing business dependable talent • unions and guilds • animation, pre- and between Asia, Europe, the • world’s largest interactive post-production studios Americas and Australia • regional film commissions entertainment cluster and municipal film offices • globally advanced in • economically and politi- @lisabeare • 3rd largest North emerging technologies cally stable, with provincial • associations and American motion picture and tools commitment to a diverse agencies 4 centre creative economy

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MOTION PICTURE

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BC continues to grow its Lower Mainland with specialized industry and enhances our stellar reputation in the global new facilities and fabulous reputation globally. marketplace as one of the most locations under the guidance and The expansion of regional facilities INDUSTRY IMPACT creative, convenient and cost- strength of our province’s eight from pre-production to post- effective places to produce motion regional film commissions. British Columbia is North production, and cultivation of pictures in North America. Sustaining an exceptional, World key global partnerships and co- America’s 3rd largest motion As the province’s film commission, of LooksTM , with existing and new financing agreements, bolsters BC’s picture hub. Creative BC is here to support locations, as well as our unique production companies, adding even 3D collaborative partnerships, place in the lucrative intellectual more opportunity to this exciting sophisticated content creation and property economy extends our sector. FILM + TV VFX + ANIMATION the unique storytelling capabilities footprint in the motion picture that set our province apart. We’re also fostering further explorations 2.5MM #1 10,500 job openings to grow the industry beyond the square feet of stage space, British Columbia is North America’s anticipated by Work BC 58 studio spaces, 100 stages largest visual effects cluster between 2015 and 2025. 35 10% collaborative municipal film increase in salaries for new offices from Hope to Pemberton grads in 2017 HR Tech Group shows $2.6B MOTION PICTURE animation and VFX jobs ANNUAL INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACTS 1+8 80+ among the tech sector’s film commissions, animation and VFX Studios top paying. 1 provincial + 8 regional

Sources: Profile 2017, BC Tech Salary Survey, Creative BC

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Spotlight Story STEVE SMITH| Aircover Inflatables Co-Founder and CEO 15% 6,068 #1 increase in # film and street Vancouver voted of productions activity permits “Best Place to from 2015-16 issued, up from Live and Work as “If Creative BC can help get the word out about what 4,678 in 2015 a Movie Maker”, we’re doing next with the Air Panel, that would be a tying with NYC in 2017 huge door opening for us.” Spotlight Story SANDI SWANIGAN | City of Vancouver Senior Manager of Film and Special Events Safety was a big motivator for Steve productions like Godzilla, Tomor- Steve and his team are now work- Smith and his partners when they rowland, and Planet of the Apes have ing on a smaller Air Panel that tilts, started Aircover Inflatables, an implemented use of the Air Wall pans and rotates. It’s particularly Sandi Swanigan wants the City Sandi’s service-based approach From greener solutions, to alternative to the traditional green successfully. helpful for smaller productions of Vancouver to be known for its quickly shifted the industry’s better logistics, to a standardized screens used in the film industry. that don’t require large outdoor According to Steve, there have service, especially when it comes impressions of the city. “Vancouver etiquette on set, Sandi is always Their previous experience as key screens. “The Air Panel will be a been some incredible inventions to film and television, and for became known as a place where going to look for what will make grips had them putting up substan- huge time saver; it’s compact and designed by grips. “Grips are her that means building strong you could have a conversation, and the client relationships she has tial screens for visual effects, with easy to get into locations with lim- inventive; we’re problem solvers. relationships. Sandi’s background if a request was feasible, we would spent so many years fostering even no way of controlling the elements. ited space. It’s completely unique – We’re in charge of making shadows in hospitality, event production and work hard to make it happen.” stronger. “It was actually quite dangerous; there’s nothing like it anywhere.” experiential marketing makes her That said, Sandi acknowledges that and supporting cameras. We install “My hope is that we continue to there were incidents of large a somewhat unconventional, but “As an office, we have to balance large outdoor screens and back- As Steve and his team head into provide the service, infrastructure screens blowing over in crazy wind perfect choice to head up the City’s creative hunger with ensuring the drops, mount cameras to cars; we prototyping, they need support and skill set that allow us to be storms.” Municipal Film Offices. City remains livable and functional.“ do all kinds of things. We’re often with funding and making connec- one of the best film centres in the Their goal was to build something asked to do things that shouldn’t tions. Coming from Los Angeles, “Seven years ago, I didn’t know For Sandi, the thing needed most world. And, I want us to remember that was not only safer, but also be possible, yet we have to figure Steve is proud to call Vancouver much about the film industry, right now in the film industry is that we can always find ways to get more efficient and environmen- out how to do it on the spot! That’s home. “I’ve been here for 17 years so I approached it very quid pro transparency. “We need to be better.” tally friendly. The end result won the mind you need to have to be a and it’s amazing how well the quo. If someone wanted to film, I honest about what’s working and them an Oscar. Steve credits their grip.” crews and departments get along needed to understand the legacy what’s not, and we need to be success to their persistence; “It took and work together. We’ve had an future focused.” The biggest trap? Steve’s been amazed at how other and the value for the people several years and many prototypes, incredible response from people Complacency. “We need to stay grips have used their products in being impacted. My service-based, but we created an inflatable wall, here, but it’s always hard in the driven, to see the need for change.” ways they didn’t initially intend on. entrepreneurial approach was the Air Wall, that could be used as beginning with a new product. We outside the typical bureaucratic “They were using one of our Air As for the future? “I want to see an outdoor VFX screen.” Since then, can always use more support when paradigm, but I really believed it Walls on Pirates of the Caribbean in us retain and increase our volume it comes to getting the word out.” could be successful.” And it has Australia when they started to de- of filming by becoming more paid off in increased community flate it to let more sun in. Someone involved with the film industry. We recognition and contribution by the suddenly yelled to stop as they re- want people to work together and industry. alized they could control the airflow problem solve and share the story to have it maintain a specific angle. of the value of filming in our city.” They slowed down the airflow and it got them the shot they needed!” Page 30 of 116

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British Columbia is the 3rd largest MUSIC + SOUND music production centre in Canada RECORDING The BC Music Fund will support two studies in INDUSTRY IMPACT 2018: Vancouver Music Ecosystem Audit and Inventory (by Music BC/City of Vancouver) and BC 285 Live Music Economic Impact Assessment (by Music music companies Canada Live)

Visibility on the global stage, distributors, venue operators and enhancing opportunities for live merchandisers – as the global performance and optimizing ever- digital future continues to unfold. changing digital recording and Understanding how BC-based distribution technologies continue THANK YOU FOR YOUR music is inspired, performed, to propel and challenge the music ONGOING COLLABORATION 200+ recorded, distributed and enjoyed and sound recording sector in music festivals here at home and internationally British Columbia. Further serving is a driver for the community this transformative industry in 2017 to continue to collaborate and was the BC Music Fund, launched prosper. Creative BC is a catalyst in February 2016. Administered to connect, fund and support the through Creative BC via the creative and economic potential of Province of British Columbia, the our music and recording industry fund supports and elevates a suite and talent base. of new development initiatives 160 – helping to unite musicians, recording studios performers, composers, arrangers, bcmusicfund.com managers, recording studios and engineers, producers and

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Spotlight Story CARLY MCKILLIP| One More Girl Actress and Musician

6 2 100+ studio audio school clients “Being able to make the record is one thing – but engineers grads hired last year being able to get out on the road and promote it, that’s where Creative BC comes in.” Spotlight Story TOM DOBRZANSKI | Monarch Studios Studio Owner and Music Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Musician Growing up with parents in the We have a lot of stories we want ing an album that much harder. music industry, Carly McKillip has to tell and our music has evolved. Securing and arranging cross-coun- been exposed to the business her Our new album has a more mature try radio tours and international For Tom Dobrzanski, music started “I was reinvesting what I was was. “I was late finding out about whole life. She recorded her first al- sound, a bit grittier and more gigs are challenging for example. out as a hobby to help him relax. making into the business, buying Creative BC – I learned about them, bum as an independent artist when organic.” Funding and making the right con- Then, somehow he found himself better sound equipment and when they announced the Music she was only 18. Since then, she’s nections are critical for those who Vancouver hasn’t traditionally launching a recording studio in his working with more and more Fund, no one could believe it – been on a decade-long journey, venture out on their own. been known as a country music parents’ basement while studying well-known bands. I had outgrown musicians are used to an arduous working with some of the biggest my parents’ basement and so I set town, but over the last few years “As a Canadian artist, it can be business at UBC. “At the time, grant process, having to write record labels out there, only to find out to find a new home.” He finally the industry has expanded and tough to reach people internation- home recording was just becoming long essays and marketing plans. her way back to where she started found the future home of Monarch grown exponentially. The amount ally as we’re limited by where we possible. We were right at the This was so easy, and once people -- independent and producing the Studios, and after a lengthy of country artists coming out of BC can go and how we can get there. cusp of disruption when it came figured that out, it was a frenzy!” music she and her sister, Britt, want to musicians recording their own renovation process, he officially is increasing every year, and the The best way to get your music Aside from funding, another area to make. music. There were big, expensive launched the next phase of his genre is becoming more and more heard is to get out there and pound that Tom would love to see more studios in Vancouver but no one recording studio in 2012. Together, the sisters are One More popular. the pavement.” Carly and her sister support with is bringing people in Girl, a country music duo based in were two of the first people to else was doing what we set out to “The genre is growing because Yet, it hasn’t always been easy to the industry together in meaningful Vancouver, BC. With the release apply to the BC Music Fund, ad- do.” there are so many new platforms navigate the ever-changing music ways. “We’re like hermits, us of their new album The Hard Way, ministered by Creative BC, and that industry. “If I was wrong about one and channels that people are find- Tom had never been to audio studio people. We live in these they are excited for people to funding allowed them to make the thing, it was projecting how the ing music through. It’s no longer school, but he was curious and soundproof boxes and get quite get to know them in a fresh way. album they set out to make. “We’ve studio would run when it came to about being limited to a pop, rock driven, and he was offering busy – it’s rare that we all end up in “My hope for this album is that been so fortunate to have Creative bookings. I thought we would get or country station. Most audiences something that smaller bands a room together talking about our it’s heard by as many people as BC’s support in making this album. bigger, international bands in for 30 don’t want a label on their music desperately needed – a chance to work.” possible and that they get to know I honestly don’t know where we record a professional-sounding days straight, but it’s mostly been – good music is good music, and But, when they do get together, us in a way they never have before. would be without them.” album without breaking the bank. four-day local bookings. Still, it’s that’s empowering for us.” they often talk about the same As his business grew, Tom decided been cool because I see the smaller vision – putting Vancouver on the As newly independent artists, to hone his skills with part-time bands getting bigger and growing world map as a destination for Carly and her sister rely on the courses at a local recording school. into our studio.” recording. “I daydream about the support of their community like When he graduated from UBC in When Tom learned about Creative future and being able to work with never before. There are distinct 2005, his studio was fully booked, BC and the BC Music Fund, he people from all over the world. advantages to recording an album with no end in sight. couldn’t believe how simple it all independently, including creative Having an international mix of people in the studio would be so freedom, yet it also makes promot- healthy for the creative energy of our space.” Page 32 of 116 “How great would it be if the rest of the world started 3 2 2 to see Vancouver the way we do? That’s where we albums top 10 singles major label deals could use support – in getting the word out!”

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INTERACTIVE + DIGITAL MEDIA

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Our creative digital media industry Our vast research and educational continues to expand exponentially facilities, significant pool of throughout BC. Serving our clients artistic and technical talent and in this fast-driven global industry well-established corporate and INTERACTIVE GAMING AUGMENTED REALITY therefore means supporting the production infrastructure provide + APP DEVELOPMENT VIRTUAL REALITY province’s capacity and originality, the foundation for seamless enhancing policy and growing our expansion. talent pipeline. 1,150 60+ Our digital media sector, which creative tech companies members in BC’s AR/VR VRARA Further developing regional includes innovative products from association, VRARA capabilities to support increasing digital application development demand for expansion, nurtures for wireless and mobile to our greatest strength – our interactive games designed for BC’S COMPETITIVE EDGE creativity, a clear differentiator multiple platforms, augmented THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING COLLABORATION between us and our competitors, reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) 152 500 interactive entertainment including emerging markets. content, all serve many purposes, #1 FTE’s employed in AR/VR from entertainment to e-learning, startup companies in BC Consistently on the cutting edge healthcare to social media and of this industry, BC is a global ecosystem (up 19% over 2015) marketing. The interactive and development hub comprised of in Canada digital media industries are core digital media companies fueling BC’s creative economy and and hundreds of smaller and continue to define the future of the experimental studios. 5,900 1,333% province’s tech sector. #1 FTE’s in interactive expected growth in global gaming alone (up 7%) tech revenue AR/VR from 2016 to 2020 Interactive growth entertainment is outpacing Canada at the cutting edge and US rate of technological

INTERACTIVE + DIGITAL MEDIA advancement with ANNUAL INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACTS $2.3B significant impact on the 27% broader economy. Their of CDN interactive creative innovations entertainment are changing industriesPage 33 of 116 companies are 16,500 located in BC beyond gaming from jobs education to life sciences to defence.

14 15 Approximate aggregate data from sources available at this time sources: DigiBC, VRARA, BC Tech, The Entertainment Software Association of Canada

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Spotlight Story DAN BURGAR | Archiact Director of Business Development & Partnerships, Archiact and President & Founder, Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Association, Vancouver Chapter (VRARA) 5 4 full-time projects in 2016 “The ecosystem is evolving rapidly; we need to come employees together as an industry and share best practices and support one another.” Spotlight Story MIKE WOZNIEWSKI | Hololabs President & CTO The world of virtual and augment- Dan then started working with Ar- in the city, now there are over 150 ed reality is hard to pin down – it’s chiact, a Vancouver-based company across the Lower Mainland.” new and constantly evolving with specializing in virtual and augment- While most people still think of VR Mike Wozniewski came from the Yet, there’s something even bigger characters on an ongoing basis. surprises around every corner. The ed reality (AR), and suddenly the as gaming, Dan knows that this in- world of academia, where he was motivating him these days. “Two of They can learn how to become industry is watching for that one possibilities he imagined started dustry will make a more profound studying virtual environments and my kids are young girls, and as they a better detective, they can read big thing that will tip the masses to become a reality. “We go into impact sooner than we realize. game engines in Montreal. Yet, started to engage with technology about female pioneers, and they and get everyone on board. It’s an companies and show them how VR “People think VR is fun and cool, he gravitated toward artists and – mostly through the app store can even interact with a mechanical exciting time to be working in the could disrupt their industry, and but they don’t see the practical how they push the boundaries of – I was frustrated with what was computer. We want this website to industry, and Dan Burgar knows then we help them build products aspects. There is potential to work technology and creativity. “The available to them. Everything was become a resource for every school this, perhaps better than anyone. or content that will make all the dif- so gendered and stereotypical. And with architects designing new build- most satisfying work for me is that is teaching computational ference when that disruption hits.” then I met Jordan.” After working in gaming for years, ings, to train surgeons, to transport building technology that helps literacy.” artists create new art.” Dan attended a technology confer- Vancouver has a long history with students to the battlefields of WWII. Jordan Stratford, who lives on With the support of Creative BC, ence in Barcelona, and it was there gaming, visual effects (VFX) and You’ll be able to walk down the Mike launched Hololabs in 2010, Salt Spring Island, wrote The Mike is building the online portal, that he saw the possibilities of vir- film. Add to that the startup culture streets of Japan and translate the and then moved to Victoria with Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, yet he knows that’s only the tual reality (VR). “I walked past this in the city, and the tax credits being signs you see into any language his wife and three kids. He set out a book series featuring positive beginning. Hololabs is self-funded, booth with VR headsets and I put offered, and it’s the perfect place you choose. We are so close to all to ensure that every project he female role models in science, so they not only have to find one on. I was awestruck! I knew, for virtual reality to really take of that happening!” worked on – from video games to technology, engineering and math. development money, but they also then and there, that this technology foot. “Archiact has helped build the Based on young Ava Lovelace, the “Creative BC has helped cultivate virtual and augmented reality, to need to figure out how to maintain was going to take over the world whole ecosystem and culture of VR first computer scientist, and young the growth of this industry. From web portals – would help empower everything once it launches. Mike as we know it. It was a profound and AR here in Vancouver.” Mary Shelley, the first science sponsoring our conferences to people to be more creative. When believes that finding people who moment, like a lightbulb went off. I fiction author, the series follows Dan then started the Vancouver sending us to events, they’ve made asked what Hololabs niche focus will champion his vision is key. knew this was innovation that could two young girls in the 1820s as chapter of the Virtual Reality a huge impact. They’ve helped us is, he was quick to respond: “We disrupt so many industries.” they set out to solve mysteries Augmented Reality Association champion the industry and get our make wacky, experimental, weird often connected to other female (VRARA), shining the spotlight on ideas in front of as many people as things! Most importantly, we want trailblazers. Vancouver as a hub for virtual and possible.” to empower people to learn and be creative through technology.” augmented reality. “No one really Mike is now turning that literary knew what was happening here in world into an online universe. “Our Vancouver; they didn’t take us seri- hope is to create a video game that ously,” explains Dan. “Before 2017, can play across platforms, as well when we first started, there were as a web portal that gives kids the maybe a handful of VR companies opportunity to engage with the Page 34 of 116 “We want the online universe we are creating to become a resource for kids, parents and teachers interested in 100+ 60+ Archiact VRARA BC computational literacy – and we need support to make employees member companies 16 that happen.” 17

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BOOK + MAGAZINE PUBLISHING

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Lea Chambers photo MAGAZINE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IMPACTS 90% BOOK MAGAZINE of copy sales in Canada are accounted for by subscriptions (same as the U.S.) PUBLISHING PUBLISHING Lea Chambers photo Embracing technological advances, Magazines continue to spark and circulate changes and shifts in the industry, BC innovative ideas and expressions in publishers are excelling in resilience and BC, while transforming rapidly to meet 60% flexibility. We continue to research and demands for marketing and distribution Canadians have access to and support opportunities for this sector within a multi-faceted publishing industry. growth in the number of magazine titles to access new markets and export our The potential to find new avenues to since 1997 read more magazines per capita full range of book publishing products, showcase the incredible diversity of than any other developed country. celebrating the works of BC and ideas cultivated via the creative magazine Canadian authors in every genre. BC’s community is huge. The province’s professional talent pool is expansive range of publications and genres including award-winning authors, editors, represent a vast storytelling culture, 23% designers, distributors and sales and read by millions of people domestically of Canadian magazines are published and internationally. At Creative BC, marketing specialists. In cross-pollination, in BC (300 of 1300 in Canada) the publishing industry is also a critical we sponsor, research, celebrate component of creative content for BC and stimulate magazine publishing, film, television and digital media. recognizing it as a vital resource in a spirited knowledge economy.

BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IMPACTS 30 6,700 members of BC’s professional book $28MM jobs publisher’s association

4% Page 35 of 116 employment increase in BC’s publishing THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING COLLABORATION industries between 2015-16

ANNUAL BOOK + MAGAZINE Lea Chambers photo PUBLISHING INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACTS 200+ 18 businesses associated with BC’s 19 Approximate aggregate data from sources available at this time publishing industry

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Spotlight Story ROB SANDERS | Greystone Books Publisher 5 27 200,000 2 full-,1 part-time years in print readers annually “Support in getting out to other parts of the world is and 2 paid interns between print, web and social critical. We can’t just sit back.”

Without question, there is a strong While it can be hard to compete continue to be innovative and push Spotlight Story ANNMARIE MACKINNON | Geist Magazine demand for Canadian content in with major publishing cities in the envelope. “We do something Publisher Canada, yet that doesn’t always different time zones, such as New new every month – we’re always translate to international suc- York or Toronto, what it really trying new things. Yet there aren’t cess. According to Rob Sanders of comes down to is readership. Rob a lot of resources to draw on, and AnnMarie MacKinnon has been a in terms of recruitment. “There’s For AnnMarie, the highlight of her Greystone Books, in order to thrive believes that a reader in Texas or we don’t have deep pockets, so it long time reader of Geist magazine, no shortage of people interested, job is finding emerging writers. “I in today’s publishing market, you London, England can be just as can be challenging. Creative BC has a BC-based literary magazine but it’s tough to train them and love working with young people need to think globally. engaged as a reader in Cranbrook, been helpful as we set out to learn publishing since the ‘90’s. She even get them the experience they who are just getting started, and BC. It’s only a matter of reaching what other markets, in other parts studied it during her degree in need when there aren’t enough helping them to make their piece Greystone had the foresight many them in the most economical and of the world, are doing.” publishing and communications, resources.” even greater. It’s so satisfying when years ago to set up strong distri- so, when a job opened up at the they get to see their work finally efficient way. “A lot of people have this idea that bution channels across the US What it comes down to is building well-respected magazine, she in print, and I know that, in some working in magazine publishing is and UK, and that’s helped them Despite the advantages the big relationships and fostering commu- jumped at the chance. small way, I helped launch them glamourous,” jokes AnnMarie. “It’s stay in the game. “We are a stealth publishing cities have, they’re not nities. It’s helping establish places, into something bigger.” publisher, which for us means not always better, according to Rob. “In in person and online, for books to “When I was growing up, literature definitely not The Devil Wears Prada pushing Canada on the rest of the places like Toronto and New York, find their readers. in Canada definitely had a certain around here – it’s hard work, long The media landscape is changing, world. We find it’s more effective there’s always something happen- feel to it. It was all about big trees hours. Your eyes burn from reading with people able to set up websites “I believe that good material will to publish ideas and information ing, 24 hours a day and that can and isolation and survival, but we all the submissions…and I wouldn’t to showcase their work in just a always find interested readers. without borders.” detract attention. Out here, you have other stories to tell,” says trade it for anything!” few short hours. It can be hard to For us, it’s about being sensitive to AnnMarie. She is excited to see attract investment in the publishing have a bit more quiet so you can More than 200,000 people read what people want, how they will re- the face of Canadian literature industry. “Creative BC has been focus on your community. We have Geist each year, and the publication act and where they will hear about changing, especially since she’s awesome, giving us access to a good sense of what people are contributes greatly to the zeitgeist it. Young people are the readers of been at Geist. Under her leadership, grant money and recognizing doing here.” of what’s happening culturally, both today and tomorrow, and we want there’s now an emphasis on literature and publishing as creative in Vancouver and across Canada. British Columbia has a strong pub- to continue to create an active, opening doors to new voices endeavors. We need to continue “Like all creative industries, we’re in lishing community. From writers to dynamic community of writers and and exploring different modes of to educate people that writing is the business of telling stories, one designers, artists to small publish- people who are interested in what storytelling. an art, while also reminding them way or another. We’re talking about ing houses, there are lots of people they are saying.” about all of the invisible work that It’s an exciting time for Geist, with what’s happening in the world working in the industry. In order goes into publishing a magazine AnnMarie taking the helm and around us. There’s a lot of courage to stay ahead, publishers need to like Geist.” becoming the third publisher of and bravery happening in literature the magazine since its inception right now.” 28 years ago. Yet, it’s also a time of change and transition, especially

“Publishing is a challenging field to work in, and the

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Creative BC funding programs awareness and catalyze production We market the capabilities entrepreneurs and industries DEVELOPING drive creation and export of of BC-based intellectual property. of our creative industries to combine resources from CATALYZING domestic content. Creative BC’s activities increase the around the globe. a variety of sources, giving BC’S VIBRANT From international trade profile of BC’s creative sector and Creative BC funding programs them greater opportunity to INTERNATIONAL missions to domestic trade fairs identify shared goals among local drive creation and export access new markets and take that facilitate inward investment, stakeholders. of domestic content. By the next leap forward, both at LOCAL we provide travel support, employing a strategic approach home and abroad. OPPORTUNITY delegation funding, presence to programming, Creative BC CREATIVE and participation to increase enables BC creators, creative AND ECOSYSTEM AMBITION

LOCAL GLOBAL FOCUS REACH

Canada Netherlands Ireland Germany UK FY2016/17 IMPACTS 443 France companies 458 + creators creators USA South Korea supported traveled 3 China research 36 studies distinct trade missions supported India and initiatives completed 205 companies 49 workshops, Singapore 12 supported by the festivals + events countries visited BC Music Fund supported $349K 15 51 export funding throughPage 37 of 116 commission and international Creative BC programs organizational markets attended funding envelopes administered FY2016/17 IMPACTS Australia $350K export funding through $3.5MM $200K $1.34MM Western Economic 22 invested in BC sound invested in 8 invested in BC’s Diversification recording projects regional film domestic industry partnership through BC Music Fund commissions projects and IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 initiatives Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT

Creative BC’s Development With each new project, jobs are MPPIA Short Film Award Department administers funding created and creative industry An industry initiative of MPPIA, to stimulate and grow BC’s local activity is increased, thereby in partnership with Creative BC creative industries. encouraging inward investment and the Whistler Film Festival from around the globe. Balancing This team’s energy and service Society, this award assists an 179 outreach and client service with 8 441 emerging filmmaker to develop projects and is devoted to running programs initiatives $2,402,967 BC companies program design, management initiatives and supporting initiatives that their directing career by realizing serviced delivered supported and administration, our distinctive funded connect domestic creative media a unique creative vision in a short programs and sage support producers with the seed money film project. The award consists are essential to both new and required to get projects made and of $15K in cash (Creative BC $5K, established creators. marketed. Creative BC’s invest- MPPIA $10K) plus “in-kind” services TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACTS IN FY2016/17 ments have economic ripple effects See Report on Performance for program valued up to $100K *See the full list of recipients in the tables at the back of this report. recipient details. as applicants’ and other funders’ from across the industry. capital enters the marketplace.

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Passport to Markets Fund Project Development Fund International Initiatives Slate Fund Industry and Trade Domestic Support and Interactive Fund motion picture production This program provides travelindustry association of bc In many cases, Creative BC’s This program ensures that The Slate Development Fund Investment Project Sponsorship The Interactive Fund is a support to BC-based film, TV, new program funding is designed to British Columbia’s creative provides BC-based film or Creative BC received $1.2 million Beyond working to multiply collaboration between Creative media producers, sales agents leverage additional private sector industries have a presence at television entertainment in funding over three years opportunities for BC’s creative BC and the BC Arts Council, and book publishers. These or government support, and to major international festivals companies with an envelope (2015–2018) as part of a contri- professionals, the Development designed to support the BC-owned creative media professionals are respond to market forces. Our and markets around the world. of money to support the bution agreement signed with Department also directly and operated production of high able to access key international Project Development Fund does The fund invests in marketing development of two or more Western Economic Diversification administers funds to key creative quality, original, interactive digital markets, conferences, co-pro- this by enabling BC-owned and and brand promotion at Cana- eligible film, television or web Canada (WD). The project will help initiatives to ensure that BC’s media projects. Functioning duction and co-financing events. controlled production companies dian festival pavilions around series projects. Up to $25,000 build the capacity of BC’s creative creative media industries can as catalysts, Creative BC and the Creative BC’s support offsets a to build on development the globe. is available, in the form of industries via three targeted access audiences and unite with BC Arts Council channel arts portion of travel, accommodation commitments secured from a non-recoupable advance, program streams: export market each other in the pursuit of funding toward the creative and registration expenses. broadcasters, distributors and to each successful applicant support, investment attraction sustainable growth. media work of BC’s digital and funding agencies. The fund company. and event development. interactive professionals. encourages support for existing and emerging domestic companies and provides financing in the form of non-recoupable advances for $761,407 feature film script development, administered dramatic or animated TV projects Christie Creek Creative Inc $214,000 or documentaries. administered 23 forums & workshops 138 $340,050 creators traveled administered 24 competitions & festivals 104 $315,510 320 companies promoted administered 16

creators traveled 9 initiatives funded Page 38 of 116 industry events 33 32 285 $572,000 markets attended companies funded 14 companies promoted 5 administered missions and pavilions industry & research 11 38 20 projects 12 countries visited projects supported 6 $200,000 markets attended companies funded delegations administered 7 $81,000,000 $2,117,341 7 operational funding 12 sales and interest total project spending $134,513 8 IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 countries visited envelopes projects supported generated stimulated administered companies funded Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

Spotlight Story MINA SHUM | BC-Based Film Director 160 300 3-4 approximate # anticipated animated of employees growth of crew feature films “Investing in more BC projects – that would not only next 18 months per year globally help me, it would keep us all going, keep us ignited.”

Spotlight Story SHARON TAYLOR | Animal Logic Group Chief Operating Officer Mina Shum has always wanted Mina has lived through the ebb and the writers and producers inter- to be a storyteller. Ever since she flow of the industry here, but she ested. Creative BC has been key, was little, living in an immigrant doesn’t let anything get in her way. putting money in and giving us Sharon Taylor started her career in and the team at Creative BC. “Their but we need to come together as a tenement house, she remembers “If you don’t like challenges, don’t the vote of confidence we need. finance and accounting. It’s been knowledge, support and generosity collective force to tell the story of wanting to tell stories visually. And be a filmmaker. I don’t get frustrat- They’ve also helped us with market- 12 years since she first answered in helping us understand the ins this industry.” so, she set off to be a filmmaker ed by it; I learned to work around it. ing and travel, as we take our films the newspaper ad placed by Animal and outs of opening a studio in The story for Animal Logic is in the place she called home. “So I’m always creating, whether I have out into the world.” Logic, an Animation studio that BC was incredible. They are the currently revolving around the much of how I feel and what I think money or not – maybe the struggle opened up a whole new world to biggest supporters of our industry, With several projects on the LEGO movies. “For us, The LEGO comes from living here. The people is good!” her, and today she is Animal Logic’s, and they help us navigate the go, Mina knows that in order to Movie was the little film that on the street, the way the city looks Group Chief Operating Officer. challenges we face as an industry. Perhaps that same adversity is succeed she needs to keep several changed everything. Whilst working against the mountains – Vancouver We cannot thank them enough responsible for the close commu- irons in the fire. “I have a feature “On the day of my interview at on The LEGO Movie we saw its is my muse.” for their continued insight and nity that has developed here in BC. film script ready to go, I’m applying Animal, I knew I was home - it was AWESOME potential close to the support.” Yet, when Mina first came out of “There is definitely an allegiance for development funding for a new definitely where I wanted to be. end of production. When it was the film school, it was very difficult to here because we know that energy film I’m writing, and I have a book During my years at the company Sharon’s first impression of blockbuster hit that it was, we were work in Vancouver as a filmmaker. begets energy. The more people I might option. Feature filmmaking it’s really been incredible to see Vancouver? She settled in almost so proud. It was such a ground All of the decision makers seemed that are supported, the stronger is just getting harder, and we need so many great individuals come immediately. “The city is beautiful breaking film for us to make and to be elsewhere, and no one cared our voice becomes.” to be creative in how we approach together with a collective creative and multicultural, much like was the start of an incredible much for what was happening this work.” Australia. The differences lie in It’s also a great place for people vision, that’s the glue that holds us franchise, in Vancouver we are here. “Yet we endured and we industry. Production studios are excited to be working on The LEGO starting out, as they can get expe- all together and it’s what resonated persevered until we found our own fewer and more spread out down Movie Sequel and build on the great rience doing things they may never with me and what I love about the community, our own niche. Now, under while here in Vancouver it success of the LEGO movies.” have done in a different environ- industry.” there are so many benefits to being feels like there’s a VFX or Animation ment. “It’s fertile ground here for When Sharon started at Animal For Sharon, it’s all about staying different.” studio on every block. Although making great things,” states Mina. Logic in Australia, they were inspired. “Inspiration can come many of us are competitors working on their first animated from anywhere, really. The more In order to make more great things, everybody comes together feature, Happy Feet. “The company we can bring different creative support is definitely needed. “I’d contributing to building a robust was doing something that had industries together – not just over love to know that my next three industry in British Columbia.” issues as they arise, but to come ideas are going to be developed never been done in Australia. We According to Sharon, the VFX and together as an engaged community with proper funding so I can keep were making Australia’s first CG Animated Feature Film - breaking animation community needs to – that’s where we can really build new ground in technology and continue to work with government this industry up.” pushing our creative boundaries and industry partners to better to new heights! The vibe was so understand the challenges inspiring!” everyone is facing so that together

we can solve those issues. “There Page 39 of 116 When Animal Logic expanded into are things we can’t control, like Vancouver, the first thing that exchange rates and cost of living, Sharon did was contact Bob Wong 75 17 3 crew for film credits categories: “What we need to succeed is to continue to connect 26 Meditation Park shorts, fiction, 27 at any time documentary with our industry, and other creative industries, in features IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 meaningful ways.” Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

FUND BC MUSIC STIMULATING ACTIVITY IN Creative BC designed eight BC’S MUSIC ECONOMY distinctive programs and $3.5MM 285 205 272 delivered the first during administered projects companies artists In February 2016, the BC Music Early in FY16/17 Creative BC FY2016/17 Fund (BCMF) was announced by established a new BC Music Fund funded supported supported the Province of British Columbia. team to administer the Fund, the The Fund is being administered first of its kind in British Columbia, by Creative BC over a period of and design programs to stimulate two years through a suite of new and grow BC’s music economy. development programs that will Consultation and engagement This program is designed to strengthen the province’s be contributed through March with industry along with research DELIVERED sound recording industry and attract Canadian and 31, 2018. With input from the BC locally, nationally and globally Read recipient stories international business for long term sustainability. Music Fund Advisory Committee, informed the design of each on our website! This program supports the development of the sound we are supporting local expertise program and their interrelated recording sector in BC with funding for record labels, and capacity while increasing offerings. The BC Music Fund creativebc.com/programs/ artist-entrepreneurs or other music companies to cover opportunity for export of BC-based team’s energy was devoted to industry-and-artist-profiles Sound Recording up to 50% of sound recording expenses in BC. original music content around the designing programing that would world. deliver four times the typical annual amount administered Musicians, artist entrepreneurs, by Creative BC through its record labels, music companies, Development Department. DESIGNED FOR DELIVERY IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR producers, live music and recording studios alike are leveraging the To engage BC’s music industry, BC Music Fund to achieve their Creative BC traveled to individual and collective goals. communities across British Columbia to announce the launch of new funding opportunities, Industry Initiatives Music Company Development Live Music discuss upcoming deadlines, and build relationships with music This program is designed to support This program is designed to build the This program is designed to support the industry partners across the a wide variety of initiatives to build capacity and support the growth of BC economic growth of BC’s live music sector BCMF info sessions province. the capacity of BC’s music industry music companies through investing in through investing in new or expanded held across BC such as training opportunities, panels business development activities such performance opportunities for BC artists, and online and workshops, artist development as the launch of new business units, BC audiences and out-of-province visitors programs, showcases, export initiatives, researching or testing new products and business development activities. conferences, B2B meetings, and new or revenue streams, improvements to Funding will support venues, event

FY2016/17 IMPACTS online platforms. business processes, skills development producers and presenters to deliver and talent scouting. projects that grow BC’s live music sector. Thank you to the BC 80+ Music Fund Advisory Smithers industry meetings Committee

Prince George Alex Cuba Artist

14 Amy Terrill Music Canada in-person and online Careers of BC Artists Signature Artist Research Innovation Asha Bhat Ministry of Jobs, info sessions Tourism and Skills Training This program is designed to This program is designed to This program is designed This program is designed support the economic growth support the growth of BC’s to increase knowledge and to create opportunities for Bruce Allen Bruce Allen Talent 421 of BC artists by funding music industry by attracting improve sector data for the growth, experimentation and Bryan Adams Artist marketing initiatives and music internationally renowned artists long-term sustainability of BC’s cross-sector participation Kamloops attendees videos that build that build from Canada and abroad to music industry. Qualitative in British Columbia’s music Catherine Runnals Brandlive audiences for artists, albums, implement large-scale projects and/or quantitative research industry. BC-based companiesPage 40 of 116 Merritt Kelowna Kesi Smyth 604 Records and live performances. Artist- in BC that make a significant projects will support the from all sectors are eligible to entrepreneurs and music economic impact on the growth and diversity of BC’s apply for a grant to support Nanaimo Nelson Nick Blasko Amelia Artists Inc., Vancouver companies receive support for provincial economy. music industry and inform new an innovative, music-related 8 Atomique Productions Ltd. marketing and promotional business opportunities. project. Victoria regional info sessions Patrick Aldous Music BC activities benefiting the career and roundtables of a BC artist or group of BC Prem Gill Creative BC (Chair) artists.

28 Sarah Fenton Watchdog 29 375 Management regional attendees IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 *See the full list of recipients in the tables at the back of this report. Impacts for all other programs will be shared in Creative BC’s 18/19 report as funds are distributed in that fiscal year. Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

Spotlight Story TARUN NAYAR | Delhi 2 Dublin Musician and Artistic Director for the VIBC / City of Bhangra Festival 10 3 1 years in the solo albums album with industry Casualties “Making sure diverse populations are represented, of Cool empowered and well-funded – that’s where we could use more support as an industry.” Spotlight Story CHÉ AIMEE DORVAL Actress and Musician For Tarun Nayar, one of the most bed of different cultures, the inter- Tarun hopes the music industry surprising aspects of his journey esting and weird music scene, the in Canada can make way for even with Delhi 2 Dublin (D2D) was that artistic expression, it’s all here.” more innovation, and start to see Ché Aimee Dorval’s relationship While she returned to Vancouver years have shown me otherwise. it was never intended to be a band. its own failings. “We get frustrated Since his success with D2D, Tarun with music has always been a bit for family, and not for music, she There’s still so much that we come “It was supposed to be a one-night with how slow moving things can started speaking out against the tumultuous. For years, she strug- found herself recording an album, up against everyday. Writing music collaboration at a club – we had no be in Canada. Our TV stations and prejudices he witnessed in the gled with how she could approach Casualties of Cool, with a friend. “It is how I try and make sense of the expectations going in, we just want- radio waves tend to be generic, and music industry. He’s been working music in an authentic way, while was nice to just write and not feel world; how I deal with things.” ed to go out and have fun.” they don’t represent the breadth still making a living doing what she like I had to do anything with it. on a documentary centred on the This spring, Ché will take her new of Canada.” D2D has had to reach loved. She left Vancouver because Making this record sparked my in- Tarun grew up playing music but plight of local Punjabi artists who album, which was created through outside of Canada to find the she didn’t feel like there were terest in music again. I also learned he never really thought of it as a have huge recognition and star the support of the BC Music Fund, majority of their audience, looking enough opportunities for her here so much about putting myself out profession. “I’m a scientist by trade; power internationally, but have on the road--touring Canada and to markets that don’t qualify their as a musician, yet it was in leaving there.” I used to work in genetics and almost no access to local funding. “I giving people a chance to hear music as ‘World Music’. that she actually got to see Vancou- moonlight as a DJ. And then D2D noticed that most grant recipients While she was out promoting the what she has to say. “I’m excited ver in a new light. took off, so I quit my job and I’ve were white males. Prem at Creative “Having access to workshops and album, Ché started writing her own because I did everything I wanted been on this great adventure ever BC got in touch with me to discuss grants is huge, but I also believe After living in Toronto, she returned songs. “It was then that I learned to do with this album. I want people since!” ways we could change that. Since it’s seeing people like you being to Vancouver and started making about Creative BC and the grants to be able to get to know me as I then, she’s really helped draw successful that can have the most In many ways, it’s the city of music again. “Now that I’m here, I being offered, and I have to say I’m really am, and all that comes with attention to how we can be more impact.” With that in mind, Tarun Vancouver that allowed D2D to realize how beautiful it is to be in so glad you exist! I applied for the that.” inclusive as an industry.” continues to shed light on the really take off. “I don’t think D2D a smaller scene like this. There’s funding and that allowed me to pitfalls of the music industry, while could have been born or nurtured Everything started to change when more of a chance to rise up. There’s not only fund my latest project, but offering up ways that the industry, anywhere else. There’s something Creative BC announced the BC Mu- also a spirit of collaboration here also helped me get my music in the as a whole, can become stronger unique about this city, the unique sic Fund. “That fund has been the amongst the different creative hands of different people.” and more representative of Canada single most impactful thing I’ve felt industries.” today. Ché is now using her voice to share in BC’s music industry in the last stories that are important to her 15 years. It’s so amazing to see so and her audience. Writing her latest much money reach different types album forced her to look outside of of acts. Every musician I know has herself and see the world for what been impacted by this initiative.” it is. “When I was growing up, I was naïve and idealistic and I thought we, as women, were further along than we were. Yet, the past 10 Page 41 of 116 “One of the biggest areas for which I could use 385,179 78 1200 additional support, is gaining knowledge about streams shows in 2016 shows in 17 countries over international touring, because it’s hard to know who 11 years 30 to approach or what to do.” 31

IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision DEPARTMENT TAX CREDIT

FY2016/2017 DELIVERING CRITICAL FINANCIAL PROVIDING EXPERT $487MM PSTC TAX CREDIT tax credits PROGRAM IMPACTS INCENTIVES THAT ACTIVATE CONSULTATION, administered BC’S SCREEN INDUSTRIES EDUCATION AND SERVICE $1.14B Whether a multi-million dollar Creative BC administers tax Production Services Tax DISTANT LOCATION REGIONAL BC labour supported blockbuster from Hollywood, like incentives that contribute Credit Program (PSTC) tax credit (6%) applies to BC labour Deadpool, or a locally conceived significantly to the creation of Attracting inward investment, costs associated with principal and produced show like The Romeo domestic intellectual property, photography that is conducted in 217 the Production Services Tax Credit productions certified Section, many productions made while also making British Columbia (PSTC) is available to producers distant locations; e.g. north in British Columbia are eligible for a competitive destination of choice globally, and reflects similar of Whistler, east of Hope or on the province’s labour-based tax for motion picture production. Vancouver Island. parameters for refunds on BC $2.31B credits. The tax credit programs in Productions leveraging these labour costs. DIGITAL ANIMATION, VISUAL total BC production this province are crucial drivers incentives depend on timely and EFFECTS AND POST-PRODUCTION of the motion picture industry, knowledgeable support from There are four tax credits spending stimulated (DAVE) tax credit of 17.5% or 16% along with the capability of BC’s Creative BC’s Business Analysts available under the PSTC: applies to the BC labour costs experienced cast and crews and who provide consultative support BASIC tax credit (33% or 28%) ap- related to digital animation, visual diverse locations. and service. plies to the qualified BC labour costs effects and eligible post-production See Report on Performance for detailed of the production (for productions activity (when principal photogra- tax credit tables. that start principal photography/ phy/key animation started before key animation before Oct 1/2016 or Oct 1/2016 or after Sept 30/2016 after Sept 30/2016 respectively.) respectively). Film Incentive BC DISTANT LOCATION REGIONAL 3 TV programs REGIONAL tax credit (6%) applies 14 TV programs Program (FIBC) tax credit (6%) applies to BC labour 5 Direct to DVD to BC labour costs associated Canadian owned and controlled costs associated with principal 24 Feature films with principal photography that 90 Feature films companies producing Canadian photography that is conducted in is conducted outside of the 51 Movies of the week content may apply for the FIBC distant locations, e.g. north 21 Movies of the week designated Vancouver area; tax credit, which will refund a of Whistler, east of Hope or on 32 TV series e.g. in nearby communities such 17 TV pilots portion of a project’s labour costs. Vancouver Island. as Maple Ridge or Langley. The percentage of costs refundable TRAINING tax credit (3%) applies 78 TV series increases the farther outside the to a BC-based individual registered 3 Web-based/other metro Vancouver area the project in an approved training program. is shot, with additional refunds available for training and digital DIGITAL ANIMATION, VISUAL Tax Credit Department They work closely with smaller, TOTAL 2016/17 animation, visual effects and EFFECTS AND POST-PRODUCTION $557MM TAX CREDIT FY2016/2017 services contribute to grassroots organizations and post-production. (DAVE) tax credit of 17.5% or 16% PROGRAM IMPACTS FILM INCENTIVE BC $70MM $2B+ in economic impacts independent filmmakers to assist tax credits applies to the BC labour costs PROGRAM IMPACTS There are five tax credits available and thousands of creative them in understanding the benefits administered tax credits related to digital animation, visual under the FIBC: jobs in BC. for which they are eligible, helping administered effects and eligible post-production BASIC tax credit (35%) applies them to navigate and submit their activity (when principal photogra- During the 2016/17 fiscal year, $1.28B to the qualified BC labour costs of first applications. The Tax Credit phy/key animation started before $557,024,644 are projected in BC labour supported the production; team at Creative BC is responsible $140MM Oct 1/2016 or after Sept 30/2016 tax credits that will stimulate for ensuring that the incentives BC labour supported respectively). $2,624,268,100 in production REGIONAL tax credit (12.5%) offered by the Government of BC applies to BC labour costs budget spending divided between 338 are effective in driving both global Page 42 of 116 NOTES: 338 projects. This means that productions certified 121 associated with principal and domestic production business photography that is conducted Due to the timing of the receipt of an application, in the last fiscal year, Creative BC’s productions certified a tax credit certification may be issued in a to and within our province. outside of the designated tax team serviced hundreds of fiscal year different from when the production applicants. They work closely The impacts of their meticulous, $2.62B Vancouver area; e.g. in nearby took place. with domestic and international thorough and patient service con- total BC production $313MM The BC budget is based on budgets that are communities such as Maple Ridge tribute to sustaining and growing spending stimulated total BC production or Langley. submitted at the time of application for tax producers to help them understand credit certification and may differ from the final their eligibility and submit produc- our domestic capabilities and our spending stimulated production budget. The budget for FIBC may international competitive standing. also include the total budget for international tion applications for certification. 32 treaty co-productions and inter-provincial 33 co-productions. Figures to be reconciled with the Ministry of Finance. IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

Spotlight Story JOHN BAER | Pixomondo Chief Operating Officer, Executive Producer 30+ 19 100% contract film credits of projects made “Vancouver is the centre of the world right now when professionals and/or produced per project in BC it comes to VFX. There is so much innovation happening here, and we need to develop our talent so that we can continue to produce a new level of quality.” Spotlight Story MELANIE WOOD | Stranger Productions Director/Producer When John Baer was a kid, he had his first real introduction to producing at the same level. This is remembers watching Jurassic Park high-end visual effects. “I learned definitely an area that we could use in the theatre and being amazed all about digital effects – we were more support with, as it costs a lot Growing up, Melanie wasn’t allowed While Toronto was once consid- Yet, the documentary film industry at what was happening on screen. doing things that hadn’t been done to set up the right kind of training to watch television, so it may seem ered the centre of the Canadian is changing and it’s hard to stay That movie, along with a handful of before.” program.” a bit odd that she ended up making film industry, that is changing. on top of all the changes. From others, set him on a path to inspire John was then given the oppor- In order to distinguish themselves, documentary films. After complet- “Back when I first started making the shift into digital to the way people through motion picture. tunity to marry his production Pixomondo set out to offer some- ing a Communications degree at films, it was very difficult to pitch that films are being produced and Yet, it’s not always as easy as it knowledge with his VFX experience thing different. “I think what sepa- SFU, she started working with CBC a film in Toronto that you wanted distributed, there is always more seems to break into the industry. “I by coming to work at Pixomondo. rates us is that we offer our artists and that opened her up to a whole to make in Vancouver. Creative learning to be done. “From work- started at the bottom as a produc- “When I joined, they were on an the chance to work in a smaller, new world. BC has helped to change that by shops to conferences, Creative BC supporting people like me here in has helped me stay connected with tion assistant on a soap opera and upward trajectory, growing at a more collaborative environment “I started to think about stories and BC. It’s not just about money – it’s my industry and my own skillset. slowly worked my way up, eventu- fast rate, and they were looking to where they get to see the whole issues in a way that would intrigue about having people willing to help It’s no longer enough to have an ally giving tours of NBC. At some expand. All of the research pointed picture. They get to talk to the people. My first documentary, A you make something before there’s idea – you need to flush out your point, I realized that if I wanted to to opening a Vancouver office, so different departments over coffee, Stranger in Our Home, was about money. That’s where I turn to Cre- idea and present it in a way that work as a producer, something that’s what we did.” and their insight is valued.” kids who fell prey to predators on ative BC.” entices people to invest and get needed to change.” the Internet, way before anyone While Vancouver has a huge While Pixomondo is best known involved.” John went on to work with some amount of talent, there’s also a for creating the dragons in Game of was talking about that. That was The strong feature film industry of his industry idols, including lot of competition. Every major Thrones, and the film Hugo before the beginning of my love of telling also puts Vancouver on the map Melanie doesn’t shy away from Michael Bay, learning what it takes production company seems to have that, they don’t want that to define longer form stories and doing it at as a filmmaking town. There’s a lot challenging topics and complicated to produce a film from start to an office here, and there is a battle them. “The bar has been set by my own pace, in my own way.” of talent in the city, and so many subjects. Her latest project, Living stories that can be brought to life. in Hope, explores the stigma of finish. Yet, it wasn’t until he worked for the most experienced talent. the historical quality of our work. Melanie admits that it’s not easy in “We have the opportunity to access mental health and the strength of on the Transformers movie that he “I’ve personally interviewed 300-400 Yet, we also need to be cutting Vancouver, or in the film industry small, intimate stories here and tell the human spirit. “Every time I do a people in the past year, but it’s not edge. Vancouver is the centre of in general, to stick to documentary something more universal. Being new film, I grow. In the end, we are just about talent. You need a group the world right now when it comes storytelling, but it’s her calling. “I in Vancouver is a real advantage all just people.” that will get along and work well to VFX. There’s a high demand for love being able to tell stories of for me.” together.” experienced talent and the demand people who never thought of telling seems to be growing faster than Many companies, Pixomondo their own; it gives it all a greater the supply. There is so much included, are developing their own purpose and you feel the support innovation happening here, and we internal training programs so that of an entire community. That keeps need to develop our talent so that they can train, and retain, their me going.” we can continue to produce a new talent. “It helps deliver standard- level of quality.” ized results with artists of varying experience so that everyone is Page 43 of 116 “From workshops to conferences, Creative BC has helped me stay connected with my industry and my own skillset. 65 4 400% people, goal to feature films, increase in It’s no longer enough to have an idea – you need to flush double in 2018 7 TV shows Q4 revenues 34 out your idea and present it in a way that entices people 35 in 2017 year over year

IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 to invest and get involved.” Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision COMMISSION PROVINCIAL FILM

LOCATION. PROMOTING PHYSICAL LOCATION. PRODUCTION ACROSS LOCATION. THE PROVINCE

FY2016/17 IMPACTS Bringing incoming industry, labour Industry Resources associations and government More broadly, Creative BC is the 270 275 together in coordination, the information hub for motion locations packages library users Production Services team aims to picture production in this province. prepared supported facilitate seamless client service We pride ourselves on maintaining from initial script to in-depth knowledge, relevant screen-ready media. expertise and strong relationships, 526,863 1st The network of service expertise all of which we share in support of the industry’s continued success. Reel-Scout library sustainability and market support we provide images strategic plan Tourism Vancouver/Nelson Mouellic depends on partnerships with eight regional film commissions, 35 The Reel Green Initiative municipal film offices and industry. Creative BC is committed to Together, BC’s services are leading industry in improving its regarded as unparalleled for environmental practices. The Reel expertise and industry knowledge. Green Initiative focuses on engage- COLLABORATING TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT PRODUCTION IN BC Location Services ment, education and empower- ment toward the adoption of best We market British Columbia’s practices that encourage diverse settings and technical sustainable production and CREATIVE BC expertise. Through tailored decrease our carbon footprint. Vancouver location packages generated from 288 our proprietary locations library, CARIBOO CHILCOTIN locations we show producers a “World of professionals Williams Lake LooksTM” and the broad spectrum of locations that BC has to offer. COLUMBIA SHUSWAP BC has it all and the digital locations Salmon Arm 8 Regional library now hosts well over half a Film Commissions million images. The expert team CREATIVE BC at Creative BC can read incoming KOOTENAY COLUMBIA Nelson provincial film scripts and quickly identify commission potential locations for any new production. Packages are turned There’s no question that film and OKANAGAN around in less than 48 hours with television are important economic Kelowna hand-picked images tailored to the drivers in British Columbia. client’s need. Location surveys are Reel Green Tourism Vancouver/Nelson Mouellic Creative BC’s Production Services also delivered by Creative BC and NORTHERN BC Department is crucial to marketing developed the world’s the Regional Film Commissions. Prince George Page 44 of 116 and sustaining this activity. All ser- first 5 year strategic vices are provided free of charge to Members of the Directors Guild support this economy and ensure of Canada BC Chapter’s Locations plan for enviornmental THOMPSON NICOLA that productions choose BC, then Caucus may apply for direct library sustainability within Kamloops enjoy smooth and efficient oper- access, support and training ations wherever they shoot, from through Creative BC. BC’s motion picture VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH urban or wilderness locations. industry Campbell River 36 37

VANCOUVER ISLAND SOUTH Victoria IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 Thompson Nicola Film Commission Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION PROVINCIAL FILM RELATIONSHIPS THAT SUSTAIN FILM FRIENDLINESS IN BC 16 $8MM 1,300% film, television economic impact Return on Industry and Community and commercial Investment Relations Services THANK YOU to our network Creative BC provides leadership, of expert partners in 8 productions in service, consultation and support to regional film commissions, the region sustain the motion picture 35 municipal film offices, industry’s success. To do so, our and all the businesses and citizens of BC who help make team facilitates consultation and creating motion pictures in collaboration among stakeholders BC easy. across all levels of government, industry and community. In our role We couldn’t do this without Spotlight Story VICTORIA WELLER | Thompson-Nicola Film Commission as a first point of contact, your collaboration! Film Commissioner we respond to stakeholder inquiries, address issues related to policy, and support physical A film commissioner does many The Thompson-Nicola region have to look at this all through the production as we seek to things, but at the core of it they has been growing in terms of lens of economic development. We maintain BC’s film-friendliness. 35 promote a region by showing the productions taking place, and a want people to have jobs. We’ve Our focus is always on swift, collaborating film industry how it can incorporate large part of that is the work that seen how the film industry can successful resolution and municipalities from different areas into its production. Victoria has been doing. “There’s impact our local economy – from long-term collaborative success. Hope to Pemberton If a film or television show then been an influx of television hotel rooms to charity donations, decides to shoot there, the film productions. In 2016 more than a healthy economy benefits commissioner works with the 16 film, television and commercial everyone.” production company to ensure productions shot in our region. My 8 This past summer, the Thompson- regional film everything runs as smoothly and ambition is to have productions Nicola region witnessed just how successfully as possible. film their entire project here and commisions critical the film industry can be to have filming take place all year 203 “I wanted to work in the film their economy when floods and New Westminster around, so people can make a industry since Grade 7,” remarks fires ravished the area. “The film 7 living working in our region and Victoria Weller. “Becoming a film industry was like a train – it came government not have to go elsewhere when commissioner was a convergence in, filled the gap, and helped save 275 things are slow.” From an economic 403 ministries of time, place and situation. I love our tourism season. Plus, there North Coquitlam perspective, the small communities the process of organizing, and I was were new productions coming Vancouver in the region gained approximately drawn to compiling and presenting through right after the last.” 50 $8 million in economic impact all of the different assets a region collaborators serving with very little leakage. From a Victoria admits she feels a sense has to offer into something TOTAL FILM DAYS IN 2016 FOR taxpayer’s perspective, they made of pride when she sees her region clients and sustaining compelling. I’m the liaison between SAMPLE JURISDICTIONS 1,300% back on their investment. being featured in Super Bowl BC’s film friendliness all types of people and businesses; That is not including what local commercials or in films. “It’s fun to 408 I’m like a stage manager helping production companies produced.” share the industry with people who Maple Ridge everything come together.” normally would never have these The challenge is sustaining local Productions are drawn to the experiences. You get to know your experienced crews because there is Thompson-Nicola region because community so much better, and we no guarantee as to when the next “We have desert, grasslands, spiky get to celebrate what we have.” 3301 wave of productions will hit. “We Vancouver mountains and rolling hills; there isn’t anything we can’t do.” 132 Abbotsford Page 45 of 116

276 “Creative BC has been so supportive helping us gain Richmond access to the film industry. We need more of that if we want this region to grow as a film community.” 298 1000 Delta Langley - 38 265 Township 39 Surrey

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FY16/17 FY17/18 FY18/19 FY19/20 FY20/21 FY21/22

STRATEGIES + Investment + ROI MEASURES Five key Creative BC Input Indicators have been identified, and a select number of financial and non-financial data points have been A YEAR OF TRANSITION measured within them. We anticipate ongoing enhancements as our tech transformation enables identification and tracking of new In FY2016/17 Creative BC initiated key performance indicators (KPIs), further aligning our day-to-day the implementation of its new stra- In this transitional year, Creative work to our strategy and our clients’ evolving needs. Presently, the tegic plan. Deliberately designed BC is pleased to report on accom- two available and externally measured Return on Investment (ROI) as a Service Innovation Plan, this plishments and initiatives that are mechanisms are jobs and economic impacts. strategic framework was developed establishing benchmarks, measures in consultation with 80 industry, and innovating our organization. government and internal stake- These foundations form our BC Music Fund is excluded from metrics where its magnitude and holders to transform Creative BC’s fixed delivery period might artificially inflate or challenge the year- starting point for evolving reporting CREATIVE BC SCORECARD relevance, engagement, transpar- toward a Balanced Scorecard-in- over-year effectiveness of the below scorecard. ency and contribution in advanc- formed evaluation each year, applying the success of BC’s creative ing business strategies adapted INVESTMENT INPUTS: industries. to improve our non-profit impacts Creative BC Input Mechanisms CREATIVE BC STRATEGIC Year-over-year score FRAMEWORK (see balancedscorecard.org). Grants Up Steady Down We reviewed our data to see how many client companies, creators, projects, initiatives, productions and COMPETITIVENESS GROWTH MINDSET DISCOVERABILITY TALENT commissions were supported by Creative BC, and what the estimated economic investment was--comparing this to last year’s numbers (excludes BC Music Fund).

Strategically Design a growth Show, tell and Attract, build and position BC’s culture for BC’s share stories of BC’s retain the best Services creative industries creative industries creative industries, creative talent We surveyed our staffing resources, service depart- to compete to win workforce and

STRATEGIES ments and funding partnerships to review how many economy services were delivered by Creative BC to industry and partners leveraging our capacity to run programs that ROI OUTPUTS: invest in BC’s creative industries (includes BC Music Creative Industries Output Mechanisms Fund as one new partnership). Build BC’s creative industries Invest in developing Collect, generate, curate Build the creative industries’ Creative Industries Jobs brand and investment BC-generated ideas into and distribute creative people and capacity through opportunity globally Intellectual Property (IP) industries stories and partnership with associations, Strong mechanisms for measurement of the creative GOALS Programs and jobs market intelligence initiatives and institutions industries’ complete job count are still emerging (given We compared the number and diversity of development 90,470 many people work on a project by project basis--a “gig” programs and initiatives run year-over-year in total, 1. Sustain and increase 1. Invest in thinking and 1. Distribute and promote 1. Support industry, partners economy-- and many apply skills that remain difficult to and also the number of programs available to each of BC’s competitiveness funding and export models BC creative industry data, and associations to develop BC’s capture by traditional mechanisms and specific to their that support creative products, services, programs the specific industries we serve and those with unique and investment creative workforce and incubate respective creative industry, such as carpenters or hair attractiveness entrepreneurship and platforms the next generation of talent targets such as regional and diversity objectives. stylists working full-time in the film industry yet recog- 2. Research, improve and 2. Champion mechanisms 2. Develop and distribute a 2. Collaborate on training, nized as “trades”). As we work with our partners to gain curate creative economy for IP development and comprehensive and integrated apprenticeship and Reach greater insight to the industries’ full impacts, based on licensing of BC creative OBJECTIVES knowledge and data for BC creative industries education initiatives and We compared our traditional and non-traditional me- information available at this time, we can see growth of informed decision-making products and services communications plan close digital divide dia, newsletter, website and social media reach, as well FTE’s combined across the industries we serve overPage 46 of 116 last as our presence at markets and participation in trade year. 3. Facilitate collaborative 3. Foster a collaborative 3. Provide creative 3. Support and incentivize missions. We benchmarked our traditional media reach action and initiatives innovation economy industries activation people development and between converging that navigates risk and toolkits to industry and diversity in the creative this year so we can use it to measure our performance Creative Industries Economic stakeholders stimulates reward partners industries’ convergent next year. Contribution workforce through events, New information has emerged from DigiBC on the eco- conferences and venues $5.23B Engagement nomic impacts of the interactive and digital media indus- FINANCIAL BUSINESS TO BUSINESS TO INNOVATION + We reviewed the number of applications, requests, tries, and as well, new information is available each year 40 BUSINESS (B2B) CONSUMER (B2C) LEARNING inquiries and collaborations across the departments, through Creative BC’s motion picture tax credit programs online and via invitations from governing bodies, min- as to the budgeted economic spend in our province. istries, associations and industry organization partners Combined, these two numbers increased the measured IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 who leveraged our expertise during FY2016/17. outputs significantly for the fiscal year. Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

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commissions; provided creative industries strategic collaboration data; piloted online Strategic Pillar 1: services to 35 municipal application delivery of Strategic Pillar 2: Competitiveness film offices, 7 ministries BC Music Fund to drive Growth Mindset and 8 labour industry efficiency stakeholders to sustain • Collaborated with Destination BC/Andrew Strain and advance BC’s film 75 associations and policy and friendliness strategic partners on • Grew Creative BC team • Delivered $2,402,967 Development study, BC Arts Council, • Presented BC’s creative • Held round tables with • Evolved Creative BC’s initiatives advancing by 4 to deliver increased to 441 companies and increased focus on Province of BC, BC Tech, industries at 51 traditional magazine organizational model to the creative industries service, consultation, creators and 179 projects engaging regional creators BC Music Fund, Irish international markets, industry and non- innovate--increasing its including: UBC collaboration and and initiatives (38 more including geo-targeted Film Board and UBC; initiatives and events traditional digital-only leadership team with the Sauder School of support to growing than last year) through digital ads for BCMF informal and ongoing in 12 countries; grew stakeholders toward BC Film Commissioner, Business Dr. Angele creative industries clients 8 Creative BC funding strategic collaboration international engagement formation of industry part-time CFO and Beausoleil to help and partners programs • Highlights include large with national bodies online (US up 17%, UK up advisory committee; Director of Business define organizational sponsorship bringing including AFCI 36%, Germany up 38%, invested in cross-sector Operations; formalized scorecard/ undertake • In year one of the BC • Supported 52 companies major international Canada, Telefilm, Australia up 35%, India initiatives including Digital Industry + Community research into future Music Fund, recruited creating jobs and BC Pocket Gamers Connect CMF; continued up 18%) Lab at VIFF, Music Cafe at Affairs team to increase indicators, metrics, project team of 4 Intellectual Property, conference to Vancouver; partnership with BC WFF capacity for physical inputs, outputs; and designed 8 new strategically delivering opening Passport to Creates coalition • Motion Picture Tax Credit production services BC Stats, Ministry services stimulated • Invested in Reel Green of Finance, Labour programs, delivered larger grants in certain Markets export program on cross-sectoral first program worth areas, thereby balancing to book publishers; $1.28B BC labour initiative evolution • Divested property to fund Market office initiatives including to $3.5MM in grants to 285 support to people and deliberate VR/AR-focused spending, $2.62B in BC and design of world’s client-focused service regarding improving stage and engage the recipients (our largest- projects with increased industry forums including production expenditure first collaborative improvements: Creative creative industries government/industries/ ever fund, increasing our support focused on at #BCTECH Summit (up 36%); supported 338 motion picture BC physical move and data capture within public in Creative total organization-wide growing companies applications, 41 more industry sustainability tech hardware upgrade; the context of a Industries Week in delivery by 250%) • Partnered on formal than the previous year strategic plan; funded initiated implementation project-based or “gig” March 2017 • Supported Regional Film projects with Western including 47 animation and collaborated of integrated CRM economy Commissions’ Workforce Economic Diversification, and 66 VFX only with 8 regional film database to capture Page 47 of 116

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• Participated in 18 Government’s Labour Creative Industries Week digital marketing campaign to • Provided $217K festivals focused on • Invested in 7 distinct creative industries trade Market Office regarding raise public profile operational funding recognizing creative gender and diversity missions to 7 countries enhanced creative to talent-focused excellence among BC’s focused initiatives and • Implemented traditional communications plan, secured industries visibility through associations including creative industries talent a regional training pilot • Held 80+ music industry 242 media hits across television, radio, print and online labour market reporting Music BC, the Association project meetings, hosted 14 of Book Publishers • Supported the in-person and online info • Implemented digital • Represented the creative industries as a partner in major of BC, the Magazine Magazine Association sessions and 8 regional communications plan BC Tech Sector Labour Market Study and funded 3 distinct Association of BC, Pacific of BC’s website and info sessions and round across Creative BC creative industries research studies. Bookworld News Society, discoverability initiative tables to promote the BC channels and increased BC Booklook, ABC to support skill building, Music Fund and Creative online engagement Bookworld and Western closing the digital divide BC exponentially Canada Music Alliance for traditional periodicals (Newsletters--general up (Breakout West) • Leased and built out new 15%, new BCMF up 1600%; • Invested in Directors’ space for Creative BC, a social--Facebook up 67%; • Invested $230K in 23 Guild of Canada BC hub conducive to hosting website users up 27% to industry forums and District Council’s Digital the creative industries in 208K, Contact Us page up workshops growing BC’s Days focused on high the centre of Vancouver’s 44%); assumed ownership creative industries talent school students, had digital media district of BC Creates coalition’s presence with Creative BC Yeti Farm social media channels Creative • Invested $124K into representatives at booth • Consulted with the BC and website; invested in competitions and Arcana Studios Page 48 of 116

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DEVELOPMENT | Project Development Fund

NAME COMPANY AMOUNT NAME COMPANY AMOUNT

BC Was Awesome: Season 2 BCWA 2 Productions Inc. $10,000 Red Nation Rising Blake Corbet Productions Inc. $5,000

Best in Class Soshefeigh Media Inc. $4,700 Red Snow Marie Clements Media Inc. $10,000

Boompa: The History of Bhangra Boompa Productions $10,000 Sea to Sky Stories Landrock Entertainment Inc. $2,500

Brunch Queen Nootka Street Film Company Inc. $10,000 Spiral Off Island Media $10,000

Cumberland: It Takes a Forest Story Box Movies Inc. $10,000 That's Not Funny Solar Dance Productions Inc. $8,400

Cyrus and the Wallet Fresh Ninja Films Inc. $10,000 The Beekeeper's Daughter Reality Distortion Field Inc. $7,500

Dead Shack Dead Shack Productions Inc. $10,000 The Book Booking Productions Inc. $10,000

Different Like Us Anaid Entertainment Inc. $10,000 The Cameraman Clownbog Studios $7,500

Disaster Files Partners in Motion $1,750 The Dangers of Online Dating Nord-Stewart Productions Inc. $10,000

Fly Girls Triton Media Holdings Inc. $10,000 The Drive East Van Entertainment (The Drive Season 2) Inc. $10,000

Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom Arcana Studio Inc. $10,000 The Last Mile Render Digital Media Inc. $10,000

Hunting Giants Nootka Street Film Company Inc. $10,000 The Search Shaman Films Inc. $10,000

I, Captive Partners in Motion $2,750 The Whale and the Raven Red Cedar Films Inc. $2,500

Inconceivable This is Spoon Studios Ltd. $10,000 Three to Get Ready Resonance Films Inc. $5,000

Knobb's End: An NPC Tale Oddfellows Labs Inc. $10,000 Trickle Skeena Media $10,000

Lucky Lucky Dog Park Partners in Motion $3,000 Vancouver No Fixed Address Shore Films Inc. $3,334

Memo Arcana Studio Inc. $20,000 Wheeler's Everest Chiaro Productions Inc. $9,076

Post No Bills Play Media Ltd. $10,000 Zoo Fire Horse Productions Ltd $10,000

Randolph Arcana Studio Inc. $10,000 TOTAL $315,510

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DEVELOPMENT | Regional Film Commission Support DEVELOPMENT | Domestic Industry Initiatives

REGION LOCATION RECIPIENT FUNDING RECIPIENT AMOUNT RECIPIENT AMOUNT

Cariboo Chilcotin Williams Lake Cariboo Chilcotin Tourism Association $15,000 Doxa Film Festival $8,500 Midnight Sun Festival $3,000 Dgc Digital Days $4,000 YVR Film Festival $4,000 Columbia Shuswap Salmon Arm Columbia Shuswap Film Commission $15,000 Spark - Animation & VFX $30,000 First Weekend Club $10,000 Atlantic Film Festival $2,500 Leo Awards $12,500 Kootenay Columbia Nelson Kootenay Columbia Film $10,000 VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (VIFF) Vancouver Post Alliance - Behind… $4,000 Okanagan Kelowna Okanagan Film Commission $30,000 VIFF - Marketplace $20,000 Field And Post: Factual West $15,000 VIFF - Virtual Reality $10,000 Pocket Gamers Connect $19,407 Thompson-Nicola Kamloops Thompson-Nicola Regional District $30,000 VIFF - Mentorship (Short Filmmakers) $10,000 Consumer Virtual Reality - Sponsorship $3,000 Vancouver Island North Campbell River Vancouver Island North Film Commission $30,000 VIFF - Sustainable Production Forum $20,000 Consumer Virtual Reality - Partnership $15,000 VIFF - Sustainable Production Reception $8,000 Intersections (Community Development) $5,000 Northern BC Prince George Northern British Columbia Tourism Association $30,000 VIFF - BC Spotlight $5,000 Writers Adventure Camp $2,000 Vancouver Island South Victoria Vancouver Island South Film Commission $40,000 WHISTLER FILM FESTIVAL (WFF) Bhangra:SHE $3,000 WFF - Whistler Film Festival + Summit $10,000 BC Booklook & ABC Bookworld $23,000 TOTAL $200,000 WFF - Feature Project Lab $5,000 Music BC (MITAP + Export) $110,000 WFF - Aboringinal Filmmaker Fellowship $5,000 Western Canada Music Alliance (Breakout West) $25,000 WFF - Screenwriter Lab $5,000 Music BC Operating $45,000 WFF Reception $10,000 Association Of Book Publishers $55,000 WFF - Digital Lab $5,000 Magazine Association Of BC $35,000 WFF - Doc Lab $5,000 Pacific Bookworld News Society $25,000 DEVELOPMENT | Interactive Fund WFF - Sea To Sky Institute (Development) $10,000 BC Book Prize $8,500 WIFTV - Film Festival $2,500 Much Ado About Women - Gender Study $10,000 PROJECT NAME COMPANY AMOUNT WIFTV - Genre Lab (From Our Dark Side) $10,000 Telefilm Audiences In Canada Study $3,500

Agents of Discovery Discovery Agents Portal $50,000 Women In The Director's Chair $10,000 Regional Workforce Development Study $10,000 Documentary Masterclass $20,000 Nelson Civic Theatre $5,000 Electric Company Theatre A Good Death $35,000 Just For Laughs: Northwest Comedy Fest $5,000 Strat. Plan Sustainable Prod. Forum And Reel $4,500 Green - Zena Harris Hololabs Studio Inc Wollstonecraft Detective Agency Online $50,000 Vancouver Book And Magazine Fair Society: Word $2,000 Festival TOTAL $761,407 Lumote Digital Media Ltd. Lumote $50,000 Story.Money.Impact $4,000 Creative Mornings $1,000 Mashup Machine Inc TBA $50,000 Crazy 8S Film Festival $12,500

Monkey C Interactive Sonic LED Tiles $37,000 MPPIA Short Film Award $5,000 Indian Summer Festival $7,000 Paisley Smith Creative Unceded Territory VR $50,000 South Asian Film Festival $2,000 Asian Film Festival $3,000 PWRFL Lightwork $50,000 Queer Film Festival $7,000 Mosa Music Mubric $50,000 Reel Canada - Canadian Film Day $7,500 Victoria Film Festival & Springboard $10,000 The Goggles Chasing The Sun $50,000 Page 50 of 116 Vancouver Web Fest $5,000 The Mindful Garden The Mindful Garden $50,000 Okanagan Annimation Festival 2017 $10,000 (Reserach & Dev.) Voxiter Technologies Inc Signl.fm $50,000 Golden Panda Short Film Festival $2,500 Canada Europe & Asia International Film Festival $2,000 TOTAL $572,000 International Day Of Persons With $5,000 48 Disabilities Film Festival 49

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DEVELOPMENT | Passport to Markets Program

MARKET / CONFERENCE COMPANY RECIPIENT AMOUNT MARKET / CONFERENCE COMPANY RECIPIENT AMOUNT

Stream Frostbite Pictures Ivan Hayden $1,000 MIPCOM Collingwood Management Inc. Dylan Collingwood $2,000

dotstudioz Selena Paskalidis $903 Rare Little Bird Pictures Inc. David Milchard $2,000

Banff Perfect Day Productions Inc. Robert Hardy $1,000 Team Stewart Entertainment Scott Stewart $2,000

Real World Films Inc. Denis Paquette $1,000 Parallax Film Productions Maija Leivo $2,000

Anaid Entertainment Inc. Margaret Mardirossian $1,000 TIFF International Financing Forum Mad Samurai Productions Inc. Matthew Cervi $1,000

Frostbite Pictures Ivan Hayden $1,000 Radius Squared Media Group Kaleena Kiff $888

Less Bland Productions Leslie Bland $1,000 Scripted Twofold Films Inc. Leah Mallen $1,500

Million Faces Productions Inc. Joely Collins $1,000 Anaid Entertainment Inc. Margaret Mardirossian $1,500

Electronic Entertainment Festival (E3) Stellar Jay Studios Ted Wilson $750 imagineNATIVE Good Medicine Media Gregory Coyes $1,209

International Animation Film Market (Mifa) StickGirl Productions Inc. Ann Marie Fleming $2,000 Aarow Productions Inc. Barbara Hager $1,078

Flying Kraken Creative Studios Inc. Rose-Ann Tisserand $2,000 AFM Pacific Northwest Pictures Emily Alden $1,500

Atomic Cartoons Inc. Robert Davies $2,000 BE Films Dalj Brar $1,500

Urban Safari Entertainment Inc. Tracey Mack $1,629 N/A Maria Munroe $1,500

Sunnyside of the Doc Arctic Bear Productions Inc. Sarah Robertson $2,000 Motorcycle Boy Productions James Clayton $1,500

Make Believe Media Lynn Booth $2,000 Animal Mother Films Jon Ornoy $1,500

Great Pacific Media Mark Miller $2,000 Utopia Pictures Elvira Lount $1,500

Frontières International Co-Production Market Gingerbreadgirl Productions Ashely Lynch $1,500 Independent Edge Films Kyle Mann $1,047

Goonworks Films Katie Weekley $1,500 NGN Productions Inc. Kimberly Wakefield $1,500

Trans-Atlantic Partners Violator Films Inc Lori Lozinski $2,000 Firestarter Enterprises Ltd. Gregory Lemkin $1,407

International Financing Forum OMDC Matthew Cervi $750 Honalee Productions Inc. Kim Roberts $1,500

OMDC Kaleena Kiff, Galen Fletcher $750 South Creek Pictures Dave Valleau $1,200

Strategic Partners, FIN: Atlantic International Goonworks Films Katie Weekley $1,500 Frankfurt Book Publishers Arsenal Pulp Press Ltd. Brian Lam $2,000 Film Festival

Imperative Pictures Siobhan Devine $1,256 Anvil Press Bryan Pike $1,220

Firestarter Enterprises Ltd. Gregory Lemkin $1,368 Greystone Books Rob Sanders $2,000

Asia Film Market Hapaness Media Michelle Kim $1,760 Lifetree Media Ltd. Maggie Lanrick $1,453

MIPCOM FanTrust Entertainment Strategies Catherine Warren $2,000 UBC Press Laraine Coates $1,834 Page 51 of 116

Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. Kathy Antonsen Rocchio $2,000 IDFA Mabooshi Film Company Mitchell Kezin $2,000

Atomic Cartoons Inc. Robert Simmons $2,000 PG Connects London Archiact Interactive Ltd Robyn Gummer $1,221

Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd. Michael Chechik $2,000 Saturn Animation Studios Inc. Nazim Ragimov $1,500

Partners in Motion Pictures Inc. Ron Goetz $2,000 Motive.io Peter Wittig $1,121

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DEVELOPMENT | Passport to Markets Program…cont’d

MARKET / CONFERENCE COMPANY RECIPIENT AMOUNT MARKET / CONFERENCE COMPANY RECIPIENT AMOUNT

PG Connects London Sam Chandola $1,310 Cloudhead Games Denny Unger $1,000 V2 Games Inc.

Relic Entertainment Inc. Greg Wilson $1,000 Work at Play Media Labs Ltd. David Gratton $1,375 content4good Erin Skillen $1,000 Asia TV Forum & Market Ox-Co Audio Visual Inc. Anthony Roberts $1,924 Motive.io Peter Wittig $1,000 Cinemart Amazing Factory Productions Inc. Josh Huculiak $1,011 Koolhaus Games Inc. Wolfgang Hamann $1,000 Realscreen Rogue Productions Inc. Branlin Shockey $1,500 LlamaZoo Interactive Inc. Charles Lavigne $1,000 Partners in Motion Pictures Inc. Ron Goetz $1,500

Infinity Filmed Entertainment Group Mythical City Games Inc. Jedrzej Jonasz $1,000 Shel Piercy $1,500 Ltd. TinyMob Games Alex Medelev $1,000 Hodgee Films Inc Brent Hodge $1,500 Charm Games Inc. Alan Jernigan $1,000 Tyson Media Productions Inc. Tyson Hepburn $1,500 South by Southwest (SxSW) LlamaZoo Interactive Inc. Charles Lavigne $1,500 European Film Market Pacific Northwest Pictures Emily Alden $2,000 Crash Wave Games Carina Kom $838 Less Bland Productions Leslie Bland $1,771 Archiact Interactive Ltd Dan Burgar $1,500 Brightlight Pictures Inc. Sandra Desrosiers Karr $1,878 Hong Kong Filmart Silo Entertainment Mel D'Souza $2,000 Raven West Films Ltd. Carl Bessai $1,671 Pink Buffalo Films Martin Fisher $2,000 Red Cedar Films Inc. Henrik Meyer $2,000 Ox-Co Audio Visual Inc. Anthony Roberts $1,174 Violator Films Inc Lori Lozinski $2,000 Partners in Motion Pictures Inc. Ron Goetz $2,000 Pink Buffalo Films Martin Fisher $1,802 Transylvania Productions Inc. Attila Luca $2,000 Stretch Media Liz Cairns $1,300 FICCI Frames Silo Entertainment Mel D'Souza $1,638 Screen Siren Pictures Inc. Christine Haebler $1,618 MMM Films Raj Paul Dhillon $2,000 Twofold Films Inc. Leah Mallen $1,817 Wrise Productions Inc. Bal Brach $2,000 Kidscreen Flying Kraken Creative Studios Inc. Rose-Ann Tisserand $1,500 E-Link Entertainment Lisa (Limei) Zheng $2,000 Two Story Productions Inc. Eric Hogan $1,500 Resonance Films Inc. Jason James $2,000 Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. Kathy Antonsen Rocchio $1,500 Arcana Studio Inc. Sean O'Reilly $2,000 Icon Creative Studio Inc. Carson Loveday $1,500 London Book Fair Greystone Books Rob Sanders $2,000 Atomic Cartoons Inc. Jennifer McCarron $1,500 UBC Press Laraine Coates $2,000 Omnifilm Entertainment Ltd. Brian Hamilton $1,393 Page 52 of 116 MIPTV Global TV & Digital Content Market Wavelength Entertainment Group Inc. Jeff Stecyk Team Stewart Entertainment Julie Stewart $1,500 $2,000 Thunderbird Entertainment Inc. Tim Gamble $2,000 Wild Media Entertainment James Milligan $1,404 Infinity Filmed Entertainment Group Shel Piercy $2,000 GDC (Game Developers Conference) Codename Entertainment Inc. Eric Jordan $1,000 Ltd. Cartoon Movie Forum Twofold Films Inc. Leah Mallen $2,000 East Side Games Joshua Nilson $1,000 52 53 Hot Docs Relevision Productions Inc. Roger Larry $1,500 GDC (Game Developers Conference) V2 Games Inc. Sam Chandola $463

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DEVELOPMENT | Passport to Markets Program…cont’d TAX CREDITS | Film Incentive BC April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017

MARKET / CONFERENCE COMPANY RECIPIENT AMOUNT FORMAT # OF TAX CREDIT BC BUDGET PROJECTED TAX CREDITS CERTIFICATIONS Shore Films Inc. Tina Schliessler $939 Feature Films 24 $53,531,488 $13,454,285 Solar Dance Productions Inc. Nik Sheehan $1,500 Movies of the Week 51 $116,976,191 $25,259,191 Ferns Productions Inc. Pat Ferns $1,286

TV Programs 14 $5,567,394 $1,150,941 Shaman Films Inc. Patrick Payne $1,500

Mabooshi Film Company Mitchell Kezin $1,500 TV Series 32 $136,947,531 $30,482,103

Gen Why Films Fiona Rayher $1,255 TOTAL FIBC 121 $313,022,604 $70,346,520

Blue Plate Productions Alan Goldman $749 TAX CREDITS | Production Services Tax Credit April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017 Screen Siren Pictures Inc. Trish Dolman $1,500 FORMAT # OF TAX CREDIT BC BUDGET PROJECTED TAX CREDITS Marché du Film Verhagen Entertainment Inc. Amanda Verhagen $2,409 CERTIFICATIONS

Radius Squared Media Group Galen Fletcher $2,194 Direct to DVD 5 $15,422,144 $5,299,720

Honalee Productions Inc. Kim Roberts $2,500 Feature Films 90 $1,178,487,166 $260,023,583 Massey Productions Ltd. Raymond Massey $2,043 Movies of the Week 21 $56,380,686 $11,437,068 Foresight Entertainment Inc. Charlton Jacques $2,500 TV Pilots 17 $76,587,997 $13,470,395 Savage Arts Pictures Anthony Risling $2,500

Screen Siren Pictures Inc. Christine Haebler $2,500 TV Programs 3 $2,760,630 $889,762

Beijing International Film Festival Right Relations Productions Sarah Wai Yee Ling $2,000 TV Series 78 $976,925,653 $194,416,344

TOTAL $214,519 Web-Based/Other 3 $4,681,220 $1,141,272

TOTAL PSTC 217 $2,311,245,496 $486,678,144 DEVELOPMENT | Slate Fund Recipients

COMPANY AMOUNT

Canazwest Pictures $25,000

Contradiction Films $25,000

Goodbye Productions $25,000

Goonworks Films $25,000 Page 53 of 116 Imagine Create Media $25,000

Optic Nerve Films $25,000

Partners In Motion $25,000

Terra Films $25,000 54 55

TOTAL $200,000 Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

DEVELOPMENT | Western Economic Diversification International Trade & Investment Project 2016/17 BC MUSIC FUND | Sound Recording

APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATION PROJECT ACTIVITY AMOUNT ARTIST ARTIST COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED ABPBC Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assn.(PNBA) $19,275 Blitz&Bloom Talent Bobolo ABSOLUTE $31,173.10 Bobs & LoLo $15,312.50 Group Ltd. Productions Inc. BC Creates Int'l Marketing BC Creates Daily Hive Stories $7,500 Air Stranger Air Stranger Band $14,248.50 JumpAttack Buckman Coe $5,495.00 BC Creates Int'l Marketing BC Creates Reel Green $5,837.32 Ajaye Jardine Laser Beam Music $7,455.00 Records Inc. Buckman Coe Tonic Records $19,602.50 BC Creates Int'l Marketing BC Creates at HKFM $5,805.45 Alan Doyle Skinners Hill Music $44,423.75 Buster Brown & The brouhaha records $11,041.04 CMPA LA Animation $12,683.02 Canuban Music New Resolutions group Alex Cuba $20,650.00 Publishing CMPA Ireland Trade Mission $4,902.24 Carmanah Carmanah Music $26,791.94 Aluma Aluma Sound $9,590.00 CMPA VIFF Industry $10,000 Carmanah Carmanah Music $48,208.06 SOS Music Group Aly Young $10,370.50 598427 B.C. Ltd. CMPA Berlinale $28,812.53 Ltd. Cassandra Maze $7,901.25 dba Zone Records Amanda Blush Blush Music Inc. $33,624.50 CMPA Kidscreen $16,102.21 File Under Music Catlow $15,500 Andy Collins Andy Collins $9,152.50 Ltd. DigiBC BC Tech Summit $10,000 Seabrooke Routes Records Cayla Brooke $13,875.75 Angela Harris $9,485.00 Entertainment Magazine Assn. of BC Website & Discoverability $9,740 Inc. Polyester Music Ché Aimee Dorval Ché Aimee Dorval $9,550 Angela Kelman $10,500.00 Magazine Assn. of BC AMPA Conference $260 Productions Chicken-Like Birds Chicken-Like Birds $2,595.60 MPPIA Los Angeles Mission $26,655.72 Divine Offering Anjali Appadurai $1,050.00 Foreseen Music Productions Chloe Charles $4,077.50 MPPIA BC Creates at TIFF $18,307 Apex Avenue AKA SOS Music Group Entertainment Inc. $9,160.00 Flight Academy Normal Machine LTD Citto Kain $24,622.50 MPPIA BC Creates at VIFF $10,000 Music Corp. Art d’Ecco ART D’ECCO $8,172.50 Clay Ravens Clay Ravens $1,680 Music BC Australian Music Week $2,123.15 Asheida Music Asheida $8,850.10 Company Corwin Fox Corwin Fox $4,250.40 Music BC Canadian Music Week $5,638.76 Baldev Singh, Naad Production $27,600.00 Corwin Fox & Music BC Reeperbahn $12,820 Gagandeep Singh Ltd. The Cumberland Corwin Fox $6,027 Band of Rascals Band of Rascals $39,790.28 Brothers Music BC The Great Escape $6,678.27 The Jazz Cellar Café Band of Rascals Band of Rascals $35,209.72 Cory Weeds $14,575 Music BC Road to Breakout West $1,125.09 Ltd. JumpAttack Barefoot Mountain $2,362.50 Courage My Love Warner Music $3,272.50 Music BC SouthxSouthwest $14,081.58 Records Inc. JumpAttack Current Swell Barefoot Mountain $11,045.00 Current Swell $2,127.44 Music BC Website Gateway $4,480 Records Inc. Music Inc. Current Swell Current Swell $72,872.56 SPARK Animation Society Siggraph 2016 $15,000 Barney Bentall Golden Cage Music $10,700.00 Music Inc.

SPARK Animation Society Spark Animation $15,000 Forseen Bremnes Ventures BeatSampras $4,077.50 Dan Bremnes $29,755 Entertainment Inc. Vancouver International Film Festival VIFF Industry $50,000 KHP Productions Beach Grove Becca Hess $15,925.00 Daniel Wesley $14,500 Inc. Records Whistler Film Festival Industry Summit $24,498.84 Arts & Crafts Arts & Crafts Dan Mangan $68,150 Belle Game $7,775.00 Productions Inc. Whistler Film Festival Music Showcase $1,506.15 Productions Inc. JumpAttack David Symons $7,316.90 Music BC Folk Alliance $1,217.94 Belle Miners Belle Miners $5,211.50 Records Inc. Page 54 of 116 David Ward 1085962 B.C. LTD. $20,336.82 TOTAL $340,050.27 Best Night Ever Lovely Day Records $3,963.75 Davis Steven HRT Records & Blank Cinema Flatland Recording $2,607.50 $40,776.05 Franklin Productions Blues & Roots Film Brouhaha Records $8,897.34 Universal Music Library Project Group Ltd. Dear Rouge $56,035 Canada Delhi 2 Dublin Bob Sumner Afterlife Music Ltd. $8,505.00 Delhi 2 Dublin $22,605 56 Music Inc. 57

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DEVELOPMENT | Sound Recording Program Recipients …cont’d

APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING ARTIST ARTIST ARTIST ARTIST COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED Gord Grdina Blues Berries Foreseen Derrival Derrival $3,150 $9,150 Jesse Roper Jesse Roper Music $26,674 Laser $5,915 Quartet Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment Inc. Derrival Derrival $12,100 Blues Berries Jesse Roper Jesse Roper Music $47,007.49 Le Destin du Jazz- SCALPA Gord Grdina Septet $8,610 $12,610.50 Entertainment Ltd. Club! Productions Ltd. Delhi 2 Dublin Jesse Waldman Primate Records $3,675 Desi Sub Culture $21,570 Blues Berries WenerHouseMusic Music Inc. Gord Grdina Trio $5,022.50 LIINKS $8,277.50 Entertainment Ltd. Jhalaak (Splash) Rupinder Sidhu $17,404 INC Des Larson D.S. Productions $21,385 Grdina/Mitchell/ Blues Berries Black Hen Music Elbowroom $6,335 Jim Byrnes $16,300 Lion Bear Fox $1,378.13 Black Entertainment Ltd. Ltd. Recordings Ltd. Destroyer Destroyer Music $14,595 Grdina Ismaily Blues Berries SOS Music Group $7,750 Joe Denham Joe Denham Music $13,947.50 Lionzgate $8,837.50 Devin Garret HevyDevy Records Maneri Entertainment Ltd. LTD $7,672.53 Townsend Inc. Blues Berries JOHN aka Dream Word Of Mouth SOS Music Group Grdina Shipp Helias $7,750 $9,464 Lionzgate $9,700 JumpAttack Entertainment Ltd. On John Arts Network Inc. LTD DG Adams $6,590 Records Inc. Greg Bevis, Ian Franklin Street Jon and Roy $7,875 Jon and Roy $27,469.33 Little Crow Little Crow Band $5,670 Bevis, Donne Torr Music Touring Inc. Diagrams Portraits of Us $4,077.50 Blues Berries Jordan Waller Liv Wade Liv Wade Co. $93,27.50 Dirty Mike and Haram $10,465 Jordan Waller $23,275 JumpAttack Entertainment Ltd. Music the Boys AKA Blue $2,065 Loose Tizzy Hybridity Music $14,300 Records Inc. Hard Rubber Hard Rubber New Nettwerk Strange $8,960 Joshua Hyslop $28,650 Orchestra Music Society Productions Lovecoast Lovecoast Music $6,173.90 Leftside Music Dkay Castillo $10,450 JumpAttack JumpAttack Group Inc. Harman Maddhar $12,390 Jp Maurice $2,800 Records Inc. Records Inc. Lydia Hol Lydia Hol Music $7,035 Doug Cox Doug Cox $11,974.20 Garden of the Productions Hayley Sales Drifter Records $37,817.50 Junk Junk Music $9,870 Mad for Joy Muse Productions $16,978 Dralms Boompa Records $17,450 Justin Wilkie Q Ball Records $12,530 Inc. HEAD Laser Beam Music $10,006.50 Echo Nebraska JumpAttack Kalle Mattson JumpAttack $1,995 Hey Ocean Music Kalle Mattson $31,350 Maka $17,013.54 Band Records Inc. Hey Ocean $20,100 Music Inc. Records Inc. Inc. The Jazz Cellar Cafe JumpAttack Man Made Lake Emmett Cohen $5,300 Karina Pry $5,355 Man Made Lake $5,635 Ltd. Highland Eyeway Highland Eyeway $13,79.63 Records Inc. Music eOne Music Oscar Street Mark Takeshi Redshift Music The Wild! $45,970.83 Hollow Twin Hollow Twin Music $2,135.50 Kathryn Calder $7,418.57 $2,450 Canada Records McGregor Society Raddad Kelita Haverland- Marlie Collins Exodus Exodus Music $30,870 Hungry $6,142.50 1009251BC Ltd $6,681.50 Marlie Collins $5,600 Productions Lemon Productions RIIS PAFA Faber Drive $33,407.50 Hussein DJ A-Slam Divinity DJs $4,250 Ken Stead Matthew Rose PUBLISHING INC. Ken Stead $13,675 Productions Ltd. & Britt Analisa Sundown Music $9,590 Raincoast Music Immerze Suite Sound Labs $1,400 McKillip Faded Glory Revue $3,438.75 Ketchum & Sample Ketchum and Inc. $19,320 JumpAttack Project Sample Music Black Hen Music Ivy Mairena $5,888.75 Matt Patershuk $19,700 JumpAttack Records Inc. Ltd. Faux Plumbs $2,660 Khari Wendell Records Inc. Afterlife Music Ltd. $15,222.50 Foreseen McLelland Maureen J.u.D $4,077.50 Moodeemusic Ltd. $15,979.38 Fintan O'Brien Entertainment Inc. Washington Fintan O?Brien $13,160 Kim June Johnson Music Kim June Johnson $4,175.50 OX-CO Audiovisual J Young Music Maximo aka CAN-D $28,000 J. Young $30,000 Inc. Five Alarm Funk Five Alarm Funk $17,135 Entertainment Inc. Oscar Street Kirsten Ludwig $4,882.50 Jack Mercer and Records Fuschia Monkey Fortune Killers JumpAttack Maya Rae $5,987.50 Fortune Killers $10,104.61 the Whiskey $2,493.75 Inc. Music Records Inc. Manning Bandits Kirsten Manning $3,648.75 Elephant Ears Fortune Killers Entertainment Inc. Melanie Dekker $8,920 Fortune Killers $15,407.11 Entertainment Music Jaclyn Gee Jaclyn Gee Music $7,980 KURI Afterlife Music Ltd. $8,435 Fraser Campbell Mesa Luna Take Flight Music $11,950 Fraser Campbell $9,712.50 Jasper Sloan Yip Afterlife Music Ltd. $17,150 Music L'Orsa L'Orsa Arts $7,245

Michael Henry Michael Averill Page 55 of 116 $2,611.70 Saltwater Audrey and me Averill Productions Frazey Ford $31,107.50 Jennifer Hershman $3,913 L'Orsa L'Orsa Arts $2,975 Productions Ltd. Music Publishing Mike Edel The Windmill Music $29,951.50 Fantasy Ranch LABS Labs Music $10,412.50 Friction Project Jeremy Allingham $5,633.95 Friction Project $3,718.75 Records JumpAttack Records Small Stone Mizzy $12,995 JumpAttack La Chinga $4,475 Records Inc. Geoff Berner Kolakovsky Music $5,075 Jeremy Grey $6,055 Records Records Inc. Micro Zen Music Morlove Corwin Fox $3,161.55 Lady Mystics $3,233.34 Good For Grapes Good For Grapes $16,450 Jerry Granelli, Co. 58 Gord Grdina and Blues Berries Robben Ford & Bill Jerry Granelli $2,000 Hipposonic Morning Show RMS Music $3,745 59 $4,900 Larry Edward $25,550 Jim Black Entertainment Ltd. Frisell Records Ltd.

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DEVELOPMENT | Sound Recording Program Recipients …cont’d

APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING APPLICANT FUNDING ARTIST ARTIST ARTIST ARTIST COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED COMPANY COMMITTED Universal Music Richard Sales Tanlines AKA JumpAttack Records Mother Mother $45,404.06 Richard Sales $15,034.60 $2,835 Tommy West Tommy West Band $4,085.90 Canada Creative Rumour Mill Inc. Travis Turner aka TNT Star Blitz&Bloom Talent $20,404.81 Mozhdah $25,599 Rick Reid Rick Reid Music $6,892.55 Tariq Hussain Tonic Records $6,650 Little T Entertainment Inc. Group Ltd. Musica Intima Robin Layne TrebleFive Music $7,052.50 Tavish Crowe Crowe Music Inc $4,655 Trope Band Trope Music Inc. $26,442.50 Musica Intima $7,400 Society ROCKIN? ROBIN & Trudoe AKA Healing JumpAttack Records Starbelly Jam Society $6,191.50 Terell Safadi Northern WAV $9,283.75 $6,375 Myc Sharratt Musky Music $16,800 THE MAGICAL TREE Days Inc. Terrifying Girls High Kitty on Fire Records Marquis Label $2,695 Nettwerk School ltd. Twin Bandit $8,975 Mythos Mythos Music $7,980 ROCOCODE Services & Rights $43,450 Productions Inner Flame Management Ltd. The Boom Booms The Boom Booms $7,454.45 Nettwerk Natasha Sokoloff $27,900.50 Twin Bandit $6,625 Records, Ltd. Marquis Label The Open Air Productions ROCOCODE Services & Rights $15,680 The Carnival Band $1,050 JumpAttack Records Nat Jay Scratch Spin Music $10,867.50 Orchestra Society Management Ltd. Uncle Sid $2,325 The Chimney Inc. NEEDS File Under Music Ltd. $2,275 Royal Oak Music Corwin Fox $3,133.20 Royal Oak $2,397.50 Swallows Vanessa LeBourdais Idun Studios Co. $7,560 Collective Blues Berries Nice Horse Coalition Music $1,931.55 The Crackling $12,355 Canadian Music Ruby Singh Rupinder Sidhu $45,850 Entertainment Ltd. Various $11,825 Centre NO LIARS No Liars Music $3,409.46 The Secret World Rugged Uncle Rugged Uncle Music $1,470 The Deep Cove $12,600 Vivace Vivace Music Inc. $3,958.68 WenerHouseMusic Productions No Sinner $4,540 RupLoops Rupinder Sidhu 11,746 Redshift Music Warren Dean Studio Cloud 30 INC $ The Ethos Collective $4,375 $15,000 Society Flandez Entertainment Inc. Foreseen Rushden & Once A Tree $8,450 Volunteer Media $29,850 Entertainment Inc. Diamonds The Fugitives The Fugitives $10,055.50 Wax Theatrics Zacharias Music $21,735 One Bad Son 604 Records Inc. $15,369.75 Elbowroom The Funk Hunters Ryan McMahon $9,940 We Are The City Boompa Records $16,515 Recordings Ltd. The Funk Hunters $15,450 Festival African Music Inc. One Human Race Sadie Campbell Purple House Heritage Music & $6,562.50 Sadie Campbell $8,262.10 The Heels Music Inc The Heels $12,400 Willa $7,000 Afrika Collective Music Productions Dance Society Said The Whale The Kerplunks Winsome Kind Winsome Kind Music $6,142.50 One More Girl Said The Whale $26,250 One More Girl $1,3875 Music Inc. The Kerplunks Children's $8,986.82 Records Inc. Bremer Eldridge Entertainers Wise Child $3,433.64 Sam Weber LandsEnd Studios $37,260.53 Music Paolo Brian Paolo Brian Music $1,113.53 The Leisure Principle The Leisure Principle Wolf Parade $7,262.50 Wolf Parade 23,298.83 Santa Clara, Steve band Corporation Productions $ Paul Emile Lambert Paul Lambert Music $7,350 Prodigy Music Group Kroeger, Skye $1,500 The Little Chamber Ltd. The Little Chamber Wooden Horsemen Wooden Horsemen $15,925 Simple Starch Holland Music Series That $8,500 Paul Rigby $4,375 Music Series Records JumpAttack Records Could Society Saphira Elektra $4,720.36 YEAR OF THE WOLF Afterlife Music Ltd. $7,455 Born to Fly Inc. Blues Berries Paul Snider $9,485 The Marrow $8,500 CHPM Productions Inc Yisabel 7,356.30 Sathish Bala UMA Foundation $7,000 Entertainment Ltd. Entertainment $ Oscar Street The Mudsharks 3 J-Ryde Productions $9,450 Dine Alone Music Peach Pyramid $3,430 Tiny Kingdom Yukon Blonde $14,297.50 Records SAVVIE $2,800 Inc. Records Design Space Music JumpAttack Records The New Black Tea $21,385 Pennan Brae $25,015.60 Brouhaha Records Inc. Zimbamoto Zimbamoto $4,165 Inc. Schuld & Stamer $8,463.25 Group Ltd. The New Jerusalem The New Jerusalem Zoe Alexa & Mark Blues Berries Autumn Song Inc. $3,178 Peregrine Falls $5,635 $30,397.50 Fenster Entertainment Ltd. Scott Jacobs Scott Jacobs Music $3,615.85 Project Project Inc. Peter Anthony JumpAttack Records Theodora Bessem Prayze Productions $2,308.60 TOTAL $3,500,000 $1,400 Scott Jacobs Scott Jacobs Music $2,910.25 Almolky Inc. The Phonix Band Phonix Band Inc. $7,565.30 POMO 1095100 B.C. Ltd. $26,795 Selena Faiers Lunabelle Creations $12,985 The Written Years Deer Hwy Music $1,190 Porcelain Sky Porcelain Sky $9,880.50 Shylo Sharity VESPERmusic $9,082.50 Lotus Child Music JumpAttack Records The Zolas $11,500 Page 56 of 116 Porteau Porteau Music $1,860.25 Son of James $14,787.50 Inc. Inc. Kitsalano Record Tiffany Desrosiers De Rose Music Inc. $4,886 Prevail & Neph $9,257.50 Steve Dawson Black Hen Music Ltd. $12,415.73 Company Inc Tiller's Folly Knight Music $3,850 Blues Berries Stone Poets Qalandar $7,210 STONE POETS $9,002 Entertainment Ltd. Productions JumpAttack Records Timmy Boom Bap $2,112.50 JumpAttack Records SUN BELT Afterlife Music Ltd. $11,795 Inc. Quantum Atoll $5,663.75 Inc. Rocket Floppy Disk Tiny Havoc $4,505 TANGA TrebleFive Music Music Inc. 60 Red Haven Red Haven Music $3,990 $6,650 61

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inspire vision creative A CREATIVE CATALYST A British Columbia in which creators, courage creative entrepreneurs and creative SERVING CLIENT NEEDS focus industries are united in a globally show on client Together, we service competitive, growing and sustainable needs leadership creative economy. are crafting Creative BC is an independent society funded by the Province of British Columbia to unite and support BC’s creative industries including film values & television, interactive & digital media, music & sound recording, and the future of mission book & magazine publishing. Our clients depend on us as a single point of access for sector knowledge, grant programs, film commission services, tax credit administration, international marketing and policy BC’s creative Creative BC serves to unite and developBook + Magazine development.Creative BC is an independent society funded by the Province of British Columbia to a unitedPublishing unite and support BC’s creative industries including film & television, interactive & champion the success of BC’s diverse be trusted vision Wedigital serve media, BC as music an industry & sound catalyst, recording, acting and bookas both & magazine a hub and pub anlishing. Our clients industries! and distinctive creative sector. to act ambassador.depend on us By as bringing a single governmentpoint of access and for industry sector knowledge,together, we grant seek programs,to film fostercommission the full services,economic tax and credit creative administration, potential of internationalthe sector-- increasing marketing and policy thedevelopment. strength and value of our storytellers’ products, services, intellectual property and brand, both domestically and globally. We serve BC as an industry catalyst, acting as both a hub and an ambassador. BC’sBy bringingcreative governmentindustries are and converging industry andtogether, competing we seek in ato rapidly foster shiftingthe full economic and Interactive globalcreative marketplace. potential of As the such, sector-- we look increasing to our industry the strength clients and to valueunderstand of our storytellers’ + Digital Media whatproducts, new challenges services, intellectual must be faced property and where and brand, we can both capitalize domes ticallyon and globally. opportunities as they emerge. In turn, the sector looks to us for strategic leadership,BC’s creative critical industries knowledge are converging and relevant and services competing and inresour a rapidlyces. Theyshifting global CONTENTS needmarketplace. us to evolve As such,continuously, we look to ourmeet industry their developing clients to undersneeds andtand to what new growchallenges this province’s must be most faced inspired and where intellectual we can capitalizeindustries on productively opportunities and as they sustainably.emerge. In turn, the sector looks to us for strategic leadership, critical knowledge and relevant services and resources. They need us to evolve continuously, to meet their Todeveloping serve our needsclients, and we tostream grow knowledgethis province’s via experiencemost inspired and intellectual expertise, industries offering valued guidance through consultative and rational problem Motion Picture productively and sustainably. 3 16 34 including Animation solving. We envision the big picture, support our sector’s creative process Development Department Provincial Film Commission withinTo serve it, and our encourage clients, we innovationstream knowledge and invention. via experience We open and door exspertise, and offering Creative BC Leadership + Visual Effects See how we stimulate economic Read about the production, industry facilitatevalued guidance transformation, through seeking consultative unique and experiences rational problem and conne solvictions.ng. We envision Letters from Gordon Esau, Board activity and support domestic creators and community affairs services that Wethe foster big picture, relationships support and our community, sector’s creative collaboratively. process within it, and encourage Chair and Prem Gill, CEO across the industries we serve. promote and sustain BC’s physical innovation and invention. We open doors and facilitate transformation, seeking unique By building bridges between people, companies, industries and countries, Spotlight Story: Rob Sanders film production industry. experiences and connections. We foster relationships and community, collaboratively. we can systematically and strategically strengthen the whole of BC’s + AnnMarie MacKinnon + Dan Burgar Spotlight Story: Vicci Weller 6 creativeBy building economy bridges and between community. people, companies, industries and countries, we can + Michael Wozniewski + Steve Smith + Sandi Swanigan Serving Four Convergent systematically and strategically strengthen the whole of BC’s creative economy and Creative Industries Imaginationcommunity. and alignment will secure our future within vast technological Book + Magazine Publishing Music + Sound and social change. Our enhanced discoverability enables the creative Recording Imagination and alignment will secure our future within vast technological and social Interactive + Digital Media 22 38 sector to delve into new worlds at an exciting pace, BC Music Fund Department Scorecard + Impacts change. Our enhanced discoverability enables the creative sector to delve into new Motion Picture Learn about the new programs Review our Strategic Framework and worlds at an exciting pace, with unique opportunities for BC’s creative industries of Music + Sound Recording designed to create opportunity for see how our services and programs benefit to all of us. our music industry. delivered to serve our new service Spotlight Story: Tarun Nayar plan in FY 2016/17. Page 57 of 116 14 + Tom Dobrzanski + Carly McKillip Supporting our Ecosystem: Local + Ché Aimee Dorval to Global 46 Together, we are crafting the future Get a snapshot of how our funding Creative BC Funding Recipients serves to foster initiatives, export and 28 Access all tables and program of BC’s creative industries! exposure for BC’s creative industries Tax Credit Department recipient details relating to FY at home and around the world Learn about the provincial incentives 2016/17 programs and funding. driving success for BC’s motion picture industry, from physical production to animation and VFX. 1 Spotlight Story: Mina Shum

+ Sharon Taylor + John Baer REPORT AUTHOR: KARIN WATSON + Melanie Wood CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR: DR. ANGELE BEAUSOLEIL Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Mission Statement Revision

AT CREATIVE BC, OUR STRENGTH IS WITHIN THE FABRIC OF OUR TEAM. Together, we’re dedicated to empowering BC’s storytellers through connection, collaboration, promotion and cross-pollination of ideas. Each one of us at Creative BC has a unique role to play, yet we WE ARE are flexible, adaptive and resourceful. Our shared goal is profoundly clear: to use our reach, resources and vision to wholly serve our clients’ needs. The narrative of our daily work and the character of our CREATIVE BC commitment to service is inspired by four key archetypes:

The Sage holds knowledge The Creator sees the big The Magician open doors The Lover builds relationships and wisdom, offering clarity in picture, while supporting to transformation, forging through community and decision making. process, to create expressions influential associations, while connection, fostering of lasting value. turning dreams into reality. memorable experiences and lasting impressions.

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Brenda Grunau Manager, BC Music Fund Seán Cummings Location Consultant Julie Stangeland

Motion Picture Industry + Page 58 of 116 Community Affairs Coordinator

Mike Jamont Karin Watson Caitlin Quach Gina Loes Daniel Gallant Clara Park Jim Simpson Erika Kumar Library Coordinator Director of Business Operations Business Analyst, Tax Credits Program Analyst, BC Music Fund Finance Manager Business Analyst, Tax Credits CFO Business Analyst, Development Rena Kawabata Julie Bernard Robert Wong Jill Reilly Bailey Bloxam Sandi Richter Cooper Vice President Business Analyst, Tax Credits Program Analyst, Development Manager, Production Services Office Coordinator BC Film Commissioner + Director of Production Services 64 Tim Mudd Kaitlyn Reining Lea Chambers Anita Reichenback 65 Business Analyst, Tax Credits Program Analyst, BC Music Fund Accounts Payable Coordinator Executive Assistant + Program Support Marnie Orr Mathew Parry Motion Picture Industry + Location Consultant Christine Chiu IMPACT REPORT | CREATIVE BC FY2016/17 Community Affairs Manager Program Analyst, Development Page 59 of 116

Creative BC is an independent The Society delivers a wide range The organization acts as an society created and supported by of programs and services to industry catalyst and ambassador the Province of BC to sustain and expand BC’s creative economy. to help BC’s creative sector reach help grow BC’s creative industries These include the administration its economic and creative potential (film and television, digital of the provincial government’s both at home and globally. and interactive media, music, tax credit programs for film and and magazine and book publishing television; development funding industries). and export marketing support; and motion picture production services to attract inward investment and market BC as a destination for domestic and international production.

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TO: Economic Development & Recreation Services DATE: March 19, 2018

FROM: Film Commissioner

SUBJECT: Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Five Goals & Objectives

RECOMMENDATION:

RECOMMEND THAT the TNRD Board of Directors sustain the TNFC Strategic 2015-2017 (2018) Plans’ Five Goals & Objectives with minor revisions that delete social media names.

VICTORIA WELLER Approved for Film Commissioner Board Consideration CAO

SUMMARY: The TNFC Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017 (2018) comprises five goals and their objectives that are still relevant and inform the operations and initiatives of the film commission. However, the plan expires in December 31, 2018. Plus, social media and internet names have changed or are obsolete. Therefore the five goals and their objectives should be sustained and Objectives 5A and 5B should be revised to be general rather than specific:

Objective 5a) Strategically increase and enhance social media interaction on social media sites. by utilizing social media products such as Facebook, Twitter, TNFC web site blog, and other relevant social media sites.

Objective 5b) Strategically increase and enhance TNRD awareness as a filming destination by utilizing internet opportunities. such as the TNRD Locations Movie Map, YouTube, Flickr, e-newsletters and other relevant tools. BACKGROUND:

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The TNFC Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017 (2018) comprises five goals and their objectives. The following includes minor revisions and are recommended for adoption by the TNRD Board of Directors.

2018 TNFC GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Goal #1 HAVE MOTION PICTURE AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS IN THE TNRD.

Objective 1a) Identify and promote Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s locations, facilities, services, amenities, attractions and other assets to motion picture and digital media stakeholders and production companies.

Objective 1b) Support the development of film industry infrastructure, on-camera talent, crew and filmmakers in order to promote filming in the TNRD.

Objective 1c) Identify and support TNFC-based digital media production, including visual effects or animation entrepreneurs and skilled workers.

Goal #2 PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO PRODUCTIONS PLANNING TO FILM OR FILMING IN THE TNRD.

Objective 2a) Facilitate requests and assist with logistics for motion picture and digital media productions when filming all or portions of the production in the TNRD.

Objective 2b) Provide motion picture and digital media productions with information about TNRD locations, facilities, services, amenities, attractions, and local crew and talent.

Objective 2c) Assist in finding solutions to problems or removing obstacles that may impede production.

Goal #3 BE FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE BY PRACTICING DUE DILIGENCE IN SEEKING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OR IN- KIND SUPPORT.

Objective 3a) Research and exploit opportunities for acquiring additional funding.

Objective 3b) Partner with other agencies, associations and groups in order to share costs of TNFC endeavors, when applicable. Goal #4 PROVIDE TNRD COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS

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WITH MOTION PICTURE AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE.

Objective 4a) Inform and support TNRD location property owners and managers with regards to filming logistics and legalities.

Objective 4b) Support citizens desiring to become crewmembers, actors and/or extras and filmmakers.

Objective 4c) Support communities and services endeavoring to market themselves to the film industry.

Objective 4d) Support and sponsor communities that have productions filming in their area, or motion picture and/or digital media production initiatives.

Goal #5 TO MONITOR AND ADOPT BEST PRACTICES IN UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY.

Objective 5a) Strategically increase and enhance social media interaction on social media sites.

Objective 5b) Strategically increase and enhance TNRD awareness as a filming destination by utilizing internet opportunities.

Objective 5c) Identify and promote the development of technology in the TNRD as it pertains to motion picture production.

DISCUSSION: The five goals are based on the following themes: Promote, Facilitate, Educate, Fund Responsibility and Communicate. The subsequent objectives help guide the film commission staff and provide a solid framework in which to sustain best practices in operating a film commission. As well, the goals and objectives serve to guide the development of new ideas and methodologies. Therefore they should be sustained as amended.

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Geographical area affected: All TNRD Level of Financial Implication of the change to service: N/A Public Consultation Strategy Outline: www.FilmThompsonNicola.com/Agendas TNFC Social Media Public Consultation Strategy Outline: n/a

CONCLUSION:

The March 27, 2015 Goals and Objectives inform the operations and marketing endeavours of the film commission. They also provide a framework for education and best practices. By having clear goals and objectives, the film commission is in a good stable position to face the film industry’s volatile challenges and opportunities.

Attachment(s) TNFC Strategic Plan 2015-2017 (2018)

Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2018 Five Goals & Objectives

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Thompson -Nicola Film Commission A Destination Marketing & Managing Organization for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District

2015 - 2017 (2018) Strategic Plan

Based on Strategic Planning Session: February 21, 2015 Adoption by TNRD Board of Directors: March 27, 2015

Prepared by Victoria E. Weller, Film Commissioner and Session Facilitator

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SECTION ONE Introduction ...... 4 History…………………………………………………………………… .... 4 Executive Summary ...... 5

SECTION TWO P.E.S.T. Analysis – Outcomes & Tactics………………………………… 10

SECTION THREE Film Commission Structure ...... 13 Mission Statement ...... 14 Goals and Objectives ...... 15

SECTION FOUR TNFC Budget Details……………………………………………………… . 18 Revenue ...... 18 Expenditures ...... 18 - Staff ...... 18 - Office Operations ...... 19 - Equipment and Furniture ...... 19 - Office Expenses ...... 19 - TNFC Meetings ...... 20 - Location Scouting and Vehicles (in-house) ...... 20 - Location Scouting and Expenses (contractors) ...... 20 - Hosting Clients ...... 21 - Images Libraries… ...... 21 - Marketing ...... 22 - In-Person ...... 22 - Film Festivals, Tradeshows & Forums ...... 23 - Materials ...... 23 - Web site and Social Media…………………………………………. 24 - Advertising and Promotions ...... 24 - Education, Local Awareness and Sponsorships ...... ………. 25 - Professional Development ...... 26 - Dues and Fees ...... 26 - General - Contingency...... 27 Special Projects ...... 28

SECTION FIVE 2015 – 2018 Budgets (Excel) ...... 31 Strategic Planning Session Handouts ...... 32 Notes of Strategic Planning Session Feb 21 ...... 37

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INTRODUCTION & HISTORY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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INTRODUCTION

The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 2015 - 2017 (2018 budget only) Strategic Plan is the result of a strategic planning session held February 21, 2015 at The Plaza Hotel. The session comprised the Film Commissioner as Facilitator, ten film commission members and the Recording Secretary. Participants watched and discussed a TEDx Talk presented by George Bloom, Director/Producer and film industry visionary in order to explore the future of filmmaking and its possible impacts on the TNFC. As well, the group debriefed about lessons learned from President and CEO of Creative BC, Richard Brownsey, who was the Guest of Honour at the TNFC dinner February 19. The Facilitator utilized the P.E.S.T. model as an analysis tool (Political, Economic, Social-Cultural and Technology) in order to explore existing initiatives and opportunities. Afterwards, the group reviewed the previous strategic plan and added and deleted according to what was discussed throughout the session. The following is the result of that session.

HISTORY

In early 2000, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors established the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Film Commission (TNFC): Bylaw 1809, 2000 A BYLAW FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATION OF A FILM COMMISSION with subsequent revisions: Bylaw 1917 (2003) and Bylaw 2094 (2006).

The purpose of the film commission is to guide the office of the film commission and make recommendations to the TNRD Board of Directors for approval.

In August 2000, the Executive Director of Film (EDF) position was filled on a contractual basis. The department shared a Steno with two other departments. Shortly thereafter, the TNFC developed its first strategic plan for 2000-2003 which was facilitated by the EDF and the TNRD CAO.

The title of Executive Director of Film was replaced with Film Commissioner (FC) in 2013.

Subsequent strategic plans covered:

- 2003-2004 – Facilitated by the EDF - 2005-2006 Because initiatives often fell on alternating years, it was determined that strategic plans would cover two years but include a budget for the third year. Facilitated by the EDF. - 2007-2008 (2009 budget only) – facilitated by the EDF - 2009-2010 (2011 budget only) - facilitated by Merritt’s Productions G. - 2011-2012 (2013 budget only) - facilitated by Ms. Wendy Heshka, formerly of Communication Solutions and a current member of the Knowledge Network & the EDF - 2013-2014 (2015) - facilitated by the FC

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In June 2013, the Mission Statement was revised to replace BC Film Commission with Creative BC.

Also, the TNRD Board of Directors approved changing the TNFC name from Thompson-Nicola Film Commission to Thompson-Nicola BC Film Commission in order to promote destination awareness. However, the Province denied the TNFC’s name change application because the phrase BC Film Commission was already owned.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The predominant theme was exploring the creative industries in the region which was defined by CrBC’s framework of sectors: motion picture, interactive and digital media, music, book publishing and magazine publishing. Strategic thinking also took place through the lens of motion picture technology (on film making and as a business) with an eye towards monitoring CrBC’s model and operations as it may pertain to the stakeholders in the Thompson-Nicola region. From an economic development perspective, it is desirable to have companies and entrepreneurs in motion picture industry technological fields in the TNRD.

The TNFC Strategic Plan includes plans and budgets for 2015 – 2018.

Sustaining the Thompson-Nicola Regional Film Commission

Status Quo

Film Commission Composition

Change: Film Commission Establishment and Regulation Bylaw No. 2094, 2006 states the film commission comprises a total of nineteen (19) members - three (3) elected TNRD Directors, fourteen (14) voting members with two-year terms of which seven (7) members’ terms expire on alternating years, plus two (2) Members at Large with one-year terms.

Technology, Education and Marketing sectors are to be considered when selecting or soliciting members.

A second change is that a seat on the commission is reserved for the President of the BC Interior Film & Television Association (BCIFTA), a society started in late 1990s, in order to support local filmmaking. However, because the society is no longer viable in that it has no members per the sitting President, it is felt that holding the position for the BCIFTA on the commission is no longer required to support TNRD filmmakers.

Staff

Status Quo

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Mission Statement

Status Quo: In cooperation with the Creative BC, to attract and encourage motion picture and digital media productions that will result in expenditures in, or exposure of, the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission area.

Goals & Objectives

Change: *An Objective was added to Goal 5 (5c).

Goal #5 TO MONITOR AND ADOPT BEST PRACTICES IN UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY.

Objective 5a) Strategically increase and enhance social media interaction on social media sites by utilizing social media products such as Facebook, Twitter, TNFC web site blog, and other relevant social media sites.

Objective 5b) Strategically increase and enhance TNRD awareness as a filming destination by utilizing internet opportunities such as the TNRD Locations Movie Map, YouTube, Flickr, e-newsletters and other relevant tools.

*Objective 5c) Identify and promote the development of technology in the TNRD as it pertains to motion picture production.

TNFC OPERATIONS

Status Quo except where noted below.

Film Tax Credits 1. To assess the Service Regional Film Tax Credit - Distant Location requirement of having 50% of principle photography shot in the Distant Location Zone in order to qualify for the credit; to determine if it is an incentive or disincentive.

2. To report the findings to the TNFC so that it may be determined if it is an issue to bring to the TNRD Board of Directors and perhaps at the Union of BC Municipalities Conference.

Operations 3. Monitor the CrBC model over the next couple of years in order to determine if the TNFC may comprise other sectors in order to support the TNRD’s Creative Industries defined

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as Motion Picture, Music, Interactive and Digital Media, Book Publishing and Magazine Publishing. Considerations may be given to having a ‘virtual’ subcommittee to report to the TNFC about successes and challenges, joint marketing and other endeavours of the TNRD creative industries.

4. Develop an Extras Database making the completion of the Reel Academy Teams’ Reel 100: Background Actor Certificate , which can be taken online for $35, be a condition of being listed.

5. Identify gaps in regional crew and talent, and provide TNFC members with lists of talent and crew persons required in order to better market the region and facilitate production.

Marketing 6. Include Motion Picture Digital Media (D.A.V.E) and Interactive media in marketing initiatives.

7. Increase marketing initiatives in Vancouver’s motion picture and digital production industries.

TNFC Website 8. Employ Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. Based on a presentation by ROI Media Works during the TNFC regular meeting March 4, 2015, it is desirable to have a new website but funding, based on ROI’s tactics is cost prohibitive. Refer to Budget Table & Handouts section. Consequently, with budget adjustments, the TNFC shall engage ROI’s services for SEO and in 2016, pending the TNRD Board of Director’s approval, apply for NDIT and SIDIT funding for a new website.

Local Awareness 9. Continue to be a Gold Sponsor of the Kamloops Film Festival but increase sponsorship from $2,500 to $3,500 and budget for assistance in bringing in guest speakers.

10. In 2015, there was a lack of uptake of the TNRD Short Film Bursary of up to $500, with the first prize being $300. In lieu of the Bursary, if was recommended that the TNFC increase the Kamloops Independent Short Shorts Competition (KISS) Best TNRD Film Award. In consultation with KISS Chair, it was determined that the Best TNRD Film Award be increased from $150 to $400 and $100 will be contributed to Special Awards as determined by the KISS Voting Committee (example – best music video). The TNRD will sustain the Entrants Lottery of $150. Consequently, total cost increases from $300 to $650. It is believed that increasing the Best TNRD Picture award will increase participation and foster talent.

Depending on budget, and if there are inquiries and interest, the TNFC may reinstate the TNRD Short Film Development Bursary for $300 maximum.

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11. To provide TNRD high schools with a DVD of short films created by TNRD residents to promote filmmaking, foster pride and acknowledge the talent that can be found in the TNRD, depending on TNFC’s budget and time.

Professional Development 12. Attend SPARK (Digital Animation & Visual Effects) and SIGGRAPH (Interactive and Digital Media) conferences in Vancouver. Identify and market key stakeholders.

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P.E.S.T. ANALYSIS OUTCOMES & TACTICS

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P.E.S.T. ANALYSIS

The P.E.S.T. analysis framework was utilized to analyze the Political, Economic, Socio-Cultural and Technological changes of the working environment in order to understand the big picture in the context of BC’s motion picture industry and the film commission’s operations. The P.E.S.T. lens is a useful tool for exploring what forces the film commission is exposed to, and helps to identify the opportunities they may present.

Political

1) BC Film Tax Credit Programs

In 2014, BC’s Regional Film Tax Credit Program was enhanced by designating Greater Victoria area as a Distant Regional Location. In 2015, the Digital Animation and Visual Effects (D.A.V.E.) was expanded to include post-production which encompasses editing and sound.

A perceived challenge for Service productions wishing to film in the TNRD is the requirement of having 50% or more of principle photography in Distant Regional Tax Credit (DRTC) zone in order to qualify.

Tactic: To assess if the 50% or more of principle photography in the DRTC zone is an incentive or disincentive for Service productions wishing to film in the Thompson-Nicola region.

2) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Members

The film commission comprises 19 members and three (3) positions are currently vacant. Persons with technology, education and marketing expertise are not represented on the film commission. Institutions, agencies and places that comprise such experts are Thompson Rivers University, the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, TNRD-based high schools, the Kamloops Innovation Centre and private production companies.

Tactics: Revise Bylaw 2094, 2008, Establishment and Regulation of Film Commission to include Technology, Education and Marketing as sectors to be considered when selecting or approaching persons to be members.

Identify and meet with Thompson Rivers University and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology instructors, TNRD-based School District teachers of digital animation and filmmaking, and KIC stakeholders, to determine interest and suitability to serve on the film commission.

3) Association of Film Commissioners (AFCI)

The AFCI is valuable from marketing and staff development perspectives. However, there is no appetite to financially or otherwise support the pursuit of having the Film Commissioner elected to the AFCI Board.

Tactic: Sustain annual membership and participate in functions that serve the TNFC’s mandate.

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4) Regional Film Commissions Association of BC (RFCABC)

The RFCABC serves several purposes from financial, staff development and joint lobbying perspectives. However, being President of the RFCABC can be time-consuming and stressful.

Tactic: The TNFC, the Film Commissioner is encouraged to serve as President of the RFCABC when interested provided the position does not negatively impact TNFC’s operations and initiatives.

5) Creative BC (CrBC)

CrBC’s structure is based on representing BC’s creative industries comprising Motion Picture, Interactive and Digital Animation, Music, Book Publishing and Magazine Publishing sectors. CrBC as an organization is in the early development stage. The TNFC may be interested in replicating its structure and initiatives in a limited capacity in the future.

Tactic: The TNFC is to monitor how CrBC supports its sectors and report on its initiatives and progress annually.

Economic

1) Thompson-Nicola Film Commission Funding

The TNRD and the Province are the film commission’s core funders. Financial partners have been the Northern Development Initiatives Trust, provincial and regional tourism and economic development DMOs and the Union of BC Municipalities. Regional businesses and services have provided in-kind support such as free or reduced hotel rates, meals and rentals. The Southern Interior Development Initiatives Trust (SIDIT) requires match-funding which is cost prohibitive.

Tactic: Status quo and continue to look for opportunities.

Socio-Cultural

1) Kamloops Film Festival (KFF)

The KFF is requesting an increase in funding. A grid of sponsorship levels, rates and benefits was provided for consideration. The TNRD has been a Gold Sponsor at $2,500 annually since 2000.

Tactic: Remain a Gold Sponsor but increase sponsorship to $3,500. Based on the budget levels of each year, cover costs of visiting guests and other extra expenses incurred by KFF.

2) TNFC Short Film Bursary

In 2014 a Short Film Bursary Competition was created at the request of, and with the funding provided by, a Los Angeles-based production company that wished to support a regional filmmaker. Two winners were awarded $300 and $200 respectively.

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The competition was carried over in 2015 and although the competition was promoted online, in the newspapers and on Mid-Day at CFJC-TV, and communicated to regional high schools and TRU, there was only one submission.

Also, during the past two years, the challenges were ensuring completion of the financed projects, and lack of qualified applications.

Tactics: That the Bursary Competition be discontinued.

That the Kamloops Short Shorts Film Competition’s TNRD Award for Best Film be increased from $150 to $500 to promote and increase future submissions.

3) TNRD Professional and Amateur Filmmakers

There is a desire to further support and promote local filmmaking talent, in front of the camera and behind.

Tactic: Create and distribute, with permissions, regional filmmaker’s projects to media classes in regional high schools if desired, and if time and budget allows.

4) BC Living Arts (BCLA)

BC Living Arts is introducing the Kamloops Thrive Festival July 10-12, 2015 which will include the screening of films at night. BCLA is requesting funding. If successful, the event will be annual.

Tactic: Grant BCLA $1,000 in 2015, and review funding levels annually.

5) The creation of a Background Performer’s database is desirable but quality and seriousness of potential applicants is a concern.

Tactic: All persons wishing to be listed in the TNFC Background Performers database must complete the Reel Academy Team’s Reel 100: Background Actors Certificate Program which is available online and costs $35.

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TNFC STRUCTURE

MISSION STATEMENT

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

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THOMPSON-NICOLA FILM COMMISSION STRUCTURE

Sustaining the TNFC

It is desirable that the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission be sustained as a full-time, full- service, regional film commission and a committee of the TNRD.

Film Commission Membership

Film Commission Establishment and Regulation Bylaw No. 2094, 2006 states the film commission comprises a total of nineteen (19) members - three (3) elected TNRD Directors of which one must be a representative of the City of Kamloops, fourteen (14) voting members with two-year terms of which seven (7) members’ terms expire on alternating years, plus two (2) Members at Large with one-year terms.

Invitees are persons that are selected to be part of the film commission when all positions are full but who cannot vote and are not part of the quorum.

Film Commission Staff

The staff consists of two full-time employees: 1) the Film Commissioner, whose contract expires 2019, and 2) the Film Commission Assistant, which is a C.U.P.E. position. Contractors such as Interior Locations Inc. (Gina Marks) is under contract as Locations Scout & Special Projects Coordinator; the contract is typically renewed annually. Other contractors such as drivers and guides are hired on an as needed basis.

Meetings

Once the TNRD Board of Directors has elected three (3) Directors to the Film Commission, the Directors, CAO and FC meet to determine who will be Chair and Vice Chair and the meetings schedule. They also review and select film commission members who have applied or reapplied to sit on the commission. The meeting typically takes place in February.

Regular TNFC meetings take place three (3) to four (4) times per year on the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 pm in the TNRD Board Room on the 4 th floor at 465 Victoria St, Kamloops.

Recommendations from TNFC meetings are forwarded to the TNRD Board of Directors for approval. The Board meets approximately twice a month.

Mission Statement

In cooperation with Creative BC, to attract and encourage motion picture and digital media productions that will result in expenditures in, or exposure of, the Thompson-Nicola Film Commission area.

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Goals & Objectives

Goal #5 is expanded because an infrastructure of Interactive and Digital Media is desirable in the region.