How Creative BC is supporting British Columbia's local games industry
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Creative BC is a provincial agency created in 2013 that funds and markets BC games: an interactive fund gives up to $50,000 grants (last year $641,000 to 14 companies), the province runs a 17.5% tax credit on eligible wages, and the cluster counts 168 companies, 5,500 full-time jobs and $576M annual spend. Programs include export promotion, inward missions, a B2B meeting booth, and examples of impact are Stellar J’s Kabo KaBoom funded at $50k and Bandai Namco opening a Vancouver studio.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:13Creative Bc Was Established in 2013
- 3:32Growth Culture
- 4:54Interactive Fund
- 5:33Marketing Support and Export Promotion
- 6:17Attracting Business to Bc
- 7:15Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
- 8:33Support of Industry Initiatives
- 9:33Whistler Film Festival Digital Lab
- 14:09The Ceo of Namco Bandai Studios
- 15:03Stellar J Studios
- 16:03Hyper Hippo Productions
- 16:49Roadhouse Interactive
- 18:01Super Value Meal Studios Inc
- 20:11Bandai Namco
- 20:31Notable Titles
- 21:16Instagram Contest