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Crazy8s.film Congratulations and a HUGE thank you to our VPA members and Sponsors who donated their time, talent and resources to this year’s Crazy8s Film Festival. Running since 1999, CRAZY8S is an annual 8-day short filmmaking challenge that provides support […]

FIRST DATES – IMDb Congratulations to VPA member Aram Coen, whose short film First Dates has been selected for the CREDO 23 Film Festival in Los Angeles, where it will screen on Sunday, March 29. First Dates is a 2024 […]

WEBSITE Big congratulations to Flow Post Partners on the launch of their brand-new Vancouver facility.⁠Flow Post Partners — a fresh creative collaboration between top post-production teams in Vancouver and Hollywood — celebrated their opening with a packed Open House, drawing […]

STREAM ON THE NFB SITE Five Afghan women share their powerful stories of defiance and resilience in IN THE ROOM — a new feature documentary by Brishkay Ahmed, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.   In The Room […]

STREAM ON THE NFB SITE The National Film Board of Canada documentary THE STAND is now streaming free of charge on the NFB and Knowledge Network platforms. ⁠The Stand is directed by Christopher Auchter and edited and story-edited by VPA […]

COMPLETE NOMINEES LIST LEO AWARD WINNERS 2025 ⁠VPA members had an outstanding year, bringing home big wins at the Leo Awards this past weekend! We’re incredibly proud of your achievements and the excellence you bring to our community. ⁠⁠Outstanding Achievement […]

COMPLETE NOMINEES LIST The Leo Nominations are out! VPA Members are well represented among the nominees for this year’s LEO Awards Nominations. Congratulations to all the nominees!  The Awards will be held on July 12 and 13 at the Hyatt […]

Congratulations to long-time VPA Members Valerie Biggin and Natasha Duprey! COMPLETE AWARDS WINNERS LIST “On Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 at Annabel’s in Toronto, the Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada, with Departure Festival, held the 2025 Canadian Sync Awards, celebrating music supervisor […]

GET TICKETS HERE ON EVENTBRITE https://vimeo.com/1077728780 June 10, 2025 – The ALL 4 ONE PREMIERE—a second screening of the sold-out documentary that follows five teams racing quad tandem bikes and raising money for mental health.After the death of two close […]

Nominees Announced2025 CANADIAN CINEMA EDITORS AWARDS COMPLETE NOMINEES LIST The 15th Annual CCE Awards will be held on May 29 at the Delta Hotel in Toronto. The nominees were announced on April 14th and include some talented VPA Members: Best […]

 Composer André Luiz Machado has released the official soundtrack for the film “Um Parque Para Viver” (EN: A Park for Life), featuring original music that captures the grandeur and richness of the Cerrado’s landscapes. IMDb Brazil’s ecosystems extend far beyond the breathtaking […]

Congratulations to VPA Member and VFX Editor, Bob Dewald, for his Children’s and Family Emmy nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Program IMDb Congratulations to VPA Member and VFX Editor, Bob Dewald, for his Children’s and Family […]

Clown in a Cornfield at SXSW SXSW 2025 Eli Craig’s (Tucker and Dale vs Evil) newest slasher flick, “Clown in a Cornfield” will be premiering at this year’s SXSW Festival on March 10th, before opening in theatres nation-wide on May […]

Amanda Cawley wins SOCAN Foundation Award amandacawley.com Amanda Cawley is an award-winning orchestral composer known for crafting fantastical themes for Film, Television and Games. A huge congratulations to Amanda for receiving the Grand Prize at the SOCAN Foundation Emerging Screen […]

Congratulations to the Talented Team behind the B.C.-filmed SHŌGUN (FX/Hulu) for Sweeping the Golden Globes ON IMDb Filmed in Vancouver, Port Moody, Coquitlam and Ucluelet, SHŌGUN triumphed in all four of its nominated categories in TV series – Drama, including […]

Caleb and Brian ChanSOCAN 2024 Breakout Composer Award CHANSOUNDS.COM Caleb and Brian Chan, a talented brother duo from Canada, are making waves in the music industry. Their unique blend of traditional orchestration and modern sounds has earned them recognition and […]

A Cápsula (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ON APPLE MUSIC ON SPOTIFY A Minimalist Work Within a Capsule of Time. The most recent soundtrack by VPA composer André Luiz Machado for the Brazilian cinema is out now on all major music streaming platforms.  […]

Congratulations to our members nominated for LEOs! LEO AWARDS WEBSITE Leo Award nominations are out! Congratulations to the VPA members acknowledged for their craftsmanship and talent (and apologies to any nominations we may have missed).  BEST PICTURE EDITING, MOTION PICTURE […]

Congratulations Cindy Au Yeung & Team! WATCH ON TUBI VPA Member Cindy Au Yeung has produced and edited a stand-up comedy series called Comedy Invasion, created and directed by Quentin Lee. One of its episodes called “Rez Style” featuring Keith […]

Congratulations to our members nominated for Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) Awards: CCE AWARDS WEBSITE & TICKETS Greg Ng, CCE  –  I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT Justin Li – LUCKY HANK: Ep 105 – THE CLOCK Gordon Rempel, CCE – MONSTER […]

Winter Spring Summer or Fall will makes its World Premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on June 6th. GET TICKETS AT TRIBECA WEBSITE Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White star in this sweet teen love story about a Harvard-bound […]

dbc sound inc Receives Emmy Stream on Paramount Plus dbc sound inc won a Children & Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing For A Live Action Program on Are You Afraid of the Dark, Season 3. […]

Matthew O’Connor’s first feature film score at Slamdance Visit the Film’s Website Feature film Good Bad Things has been awarded a Grand Jury “Unstoppable” Award at the Slamdance Film Festival. The film features VPA Member Matthew O’Connor‘s first feature film […]

Love Me premieres at Sundance With the assistance of the Dolby Institute Fellowship, Love Me was mixed in theatrical Atmos at Maverick Post Group by VPA Board member Gregor Phillips. VPA Members & friends who worked on LOVE ME: Matt Drake … […]

Sophian Alkurdi Releases Album On Bandcamp VPA Member Sophian Alkurdi released his new album Hey! That’s a guitar! on November 17th. It is a remarkable instrumental acoustic guitar album, featuring 10 tracks (8 compositions and 2 covers) where he plays acoustic guitars, […]

Monster High: The Movie Now Streaming on Paramount+ 6 NOMINATIONS IN THE SECOND ANNUALCHILDREN’S & FAMILY EMMY® AWARDS VPA Corporate Member and Re-Recording Mixer Miguel Nunes and the team at Maverick Post Group have been included in the Best Sound Mixing and Sound Editing category. […]

VPA Members Working in VR / AR VPA Professional member and Picture Editor Cindy Au Yeung directed a VR animated short film, Echoes of Chinatown: A Walk with Goong Goong, combined with an AR projection, that was featured in Signals, an […]

Kye Meechan has been nominated for a DGC Award! See the full list of nominees here Awards in this category will be presented on October 21st Brother, a beautifully crafted coming-of-age story set in the early 90s hip hop scene […]

VPA members Caleb Chan and Brian Chan have received 3 nominations! See the full list of nominees here The awards ceremony will take place October 26 in Toronto The list of nominations for the 2023 Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMAs), presented by the […]

Accepted has been nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy! See the full list of nominees here! Awards in this category to be presented on September 28th   VPA Associate Member Jesse Einstein has been nominated for an Emmy in […]

The 2023 Leo Award Winners! Click here for a full list of all the winners Congratulations to our Leo Award Winners! We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible talent and skill our members bring to each production.   The VPA members […]

Vancouver represents at the 2023 ASCAP Screen Awards Two of Vancouver’s very talented composers Hamish Thomson and Matthew Rogers were honored last month in West Hollywood with an ASCAP screen music award for their work on the very popular (and […]

The 2023 Leo Award Nominations are in! Click here for a full list of the nominees We are very proud to announce the staggering number of Leo award nominations our members have picked up this year, being recognized for their […]

Run Stack Overflow Experimental short gets its world premiere at AmDocs! Shout out to VPA professional member Patrick Carroll for the world premiere of his experimental short documentary entitled “Run Stack Overflow” at the AmDocs Festival in Palm Springs. A […]

2023 CCE AWARD NOMINATIONS See the full List Here! Award Winners will be announced on May 25th! The 13th Annual Canadian Cinema Editors Award nominations are out, and we’ve got many talented VPA members recognized for their invaluable contributions in […]

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Awards The sound team, comprised mostly of VPA Professional and Corporate Members, won the Best Sound Design award from the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival for their work on  the short film Where […]

CUT TO THE POINT: Interview with Richard Schwadel Check out this terrific interview by “Cut to the Point” with Picture Editor Richard Schwadel and his work on the now airing AMC+ series Lucky Hank starring Bob Odenkirk.  Richard’s insights and […]

2023 CSA AWARD NOMINATIONS See the full List Here! Award Winners will be announced across four days from April 11th – 14th The Canadian Screen Award nominations are out, and we are excited to announce that three of the VPA’s […]

2023 BFE “CUT ABOVE” AWARD WINNER! Watch LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS on Netflix Award Winners were announced on Feb 24th VPA Professional member and Picture Editor Sabrina Pitre has picked up a BFE Award in the category of Best Editing […]

2023 BFE “CUT ABOVE” AWARDS Watch LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS on Netflix Award Winners will be announced Feb 24th! VPA Professional member and Picture Editor Sabrina Pitre has been nominated in the category of Best Editing in an Animated Series, […]

BIPOC Credits Podcast Features Buket Biles! BIPOC Credits released their latest episode of BIPOC Credits Podcast  on October 25th, featuring the very kind and amazingly talented Post Coordinator/Post Supervisor and VPA Board member, Buket Biles.   Have a listen to the […]

Greg Ng wins Best Editor award at VAFF! Picture Editor Extraordinaire, and VPA Professional Member Greg Ng received the “Best Editor Award” for his work on The Grizzlie Truth at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival OVAsian Gala with Board Member […]

2022 DGC BC Director’s Showcase The world premiere of DGC-BC’s Greenlight winning project Been Better, Actually took place on November 19th at the VanCity Theatre with the participation of the cast and crew followed by a lively Q&A session. Congratulations […]

SOCAN Emerging Screen Composer Awards Congratulations to VPA Professional Member Amanda Cawley for her two “Honorable Mentions” in this year’s prestigious SOCAN Emerging Screen Composer Awards for her work on the documentary Ageless Gardens – Sacred Spaces. The award spotlights Canadian […]

VIFF AMP 2022 Composers Spotlight Caleb Chan and Brian Chan will be appearing on two panels for this year’s VIFF Amp Festival (Oct 6-9), discussing their careers as composers and their work on their new series for Sony TV, Panhandle. […]