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The new year seems to be coming in with a bit of a proverbial bang. All sorts of great opportunities are popping up on the calendar, from EditCon, hosted by CCE, to the VES awards in February. CreativeBC is putting […]

Like many of you, I find that the end of the year is both a time of reflection and an opportunity for optimism. I am very proud of the work that we, the Vancouver Post Alliance, has done this year […]

Each February, the board of the VPA holds a Strategic Planning Session. We use the time to identify four key pillars: our strengths, our weaknesses, our opportunities, and the threats we believe our organization faces. This is truly time well […]

I have been thinking a lot about the value of community lately, specifically our community. Its strength and compassion have been on full display over the past few months. We came together to celebrate great accomplishments, such as the huge […]

INDUSTRY UPDATE – June 2025 by Kelsy Wittmann I begin my first “Message from the Chair” by stating the obvious. As incoming chair, I am stepping into Don Thompson’s very large shoes. I hope to fill them by continuing his […]

INDUSTRY UPDATE – April 2025 by Don Thompson As this will be my last Message from the Chair, I thought I would reflect on some of the wins for our post community in the last year: The rise in independent […]

INDUSTRY UPDATE – March 2025 by Don Thompson As we embark on a new production year amidst an uncertain landscape, your ongoing support of the VPA is invaluable. We welcome your feedback as a member, whether you have questions, ideas, […]

INDUSTRY UPDATE – January 2025 by Don Thompson As we all wake up to 2025’s new realities for the industry, we can take a moment to be grateful for the projects and people we get to work with. Post and […]

INDUSTRY UPDATE – November 2024 by Don Thompson Despite the recent downturn in production and post throughout the industry, it’s great to see a number of local teams in development and production of independent features and shorts. These are often […]

RECENT NEWS – September 2024 by Don Thompson Welcome back after another summer of uncertainty throughout our industry. While the sunshine and time with family and friends was a welcome solace to our months of rain and cool weather on […]

AGM & RECENT NEWS – June 2024 by Don Thompson Spring is always a time of renewal and that includes for our VPA Board. Our Annual General Meeting on May 28th was a success, with a good crowd in attendance, […]

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR INDUSTRY NEWS – May 2024 by Don Thompson BC’s Creative Industries Week (April 22-25) featured many of BC’s leading producers, physical production, union, and post and VFX players meeting with MLA’s and government officials in Victoria […]