Upheaval in Vancouver's digital media and entertainment sector

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🗞️ The digital media sector has been white-knuckling it in Vancouver this week. In good news, the B.C. Budget 2025 announced a boost to the interactive digital media tax credit from 17.5 percent to 25 percent, and that it will make the credit permanent. Plus, the BC Arts Council and Creative BC have just invested in 14 new videogame, VR, and animation projects (scroll down to “funding and deals” to read more.) That said, Disney laid off a number of Vancouver employees at its studios (check out the “in other news” section), and the jury is out on whether Dapper Labs’ Top Shot has a future (read our “ideas and insights” feature).

And amid all that, we’ve written a whole lot about what business associations think of the B.C. Budget (and its response to the tariffs), how that links to a $20 million investment in foodtech, and B.C founders’ practical tips for success. Oh, and New Ventures BC Competition applications are now open.

-Kate Wilson, managing editor