Vancouver has been invited to host its own showcase day at a digital effects conference in Germany this week that brings together industry leaders from around the globe ...
“The world is taking notice and everyone is talking about Vancouver as a rising star and we’re joining London and Los Angeles as a global leader in digital media,” said [Vancouver Mayor Gregor] Robertson. “I think there is a lot of growth ahead of us.” ...
When MPC [Moving Picture Company] Vancouver first opened its doors in Yaletown at the end of 2007, it had 30 employees. Last week it moved into its new facilities on Hamilton Street with space for 300 people. ...
As studios have chased tax breaks in and out of the U.S., Vancouver has prospered. It's got an educated talent pool, it's got infrastructure, it's got a decades long tradition of being "Hollywood North."
Pixar has an outpost in Vancouver, and Disney Toons used to. (Diz Co. had a studio in place for a few years during the 1990s.) But the cost-of-living, as VFX Soldier points out, is the highest in North America. Which might indicate that the city, absent the tax goodies, could have challenges down the road attracting all the work it would like to bring into town.
It's always useful to remember that our fine entertainment conglomerates are unendingly interested in getting more bang for their buck, and always on the lookout for bigger, better government handouts.
Long live free enterprise!
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