Vancouver, B.C. – The VIFF 25th Annual Film & TV Forum kicks off with an expanded issue of the successful creative documentary pitch forum, Storyville Vancouver and follows up with thematic streamlined programming on DOC Day, FILM Day, TV Day and New Filmmakers’ Day. The five days of seminars, workshops, master classes and networking opportunities are scheduled for presentation at the Vancouver International Film Centre from September 28 – October 1, plus New Filmmakers’ Day, October 2. From the creators of groundbreaking dramatic and reality-based series, and from Oscar-winning editors to international buyers and commissioning editors, the Forum hosts the very best of filmmakers from around the world

This whole policy of no cameras at gigs is done. Obviously many places state no professional cameras, or no cameras with interchangeable lenses, but what does that even matter any more. With Canon, Panasonic, and Nikon all selling products that you can slip in your pocket capable of shooting photos that one could make billboard ads with being allowed into the shows, often by people not knowing what they are really doing, so where does that really leave this policy? I could understand if they didn’t want people to make money off the photos, okay, but how can you stop the people with the pocket cams from making money, where is the difference. Chances are those people are going to take the photos and post them in a public forum, say facebook or myspace, and often without context.

As album sales are becoming a less meaningful component in the overall success of an artist or band, the live performance sector, including ticket sales and merchandise sales, is becoming increasingly important. While the live show itself must be unique in order to encourage repeat customers and ultimately drive ticket sales, the merchandise table has the opportunity to drive significant revenue and first hand, artist-fan engagement. But just having a merch table is not enough, as there are essential elements that must be accounted for in order to make the effort worth while.

Blending epic storytelling with modern progressive metal to create an interesting dynamic that includes an oboe of death and classical violin.

This upcoming Saturday September 4th will be a night of film, rock n’ roll & mayhem to kick off and raise funds for the upcoming screening tour for the No Fun City documentary

From the 5 Burroughs of New York in the mid-seventies to across the entire planet today, Hip Hop continues to be a culture immersed in the struggle for a better world. If Peace is the message, then Hip Hop is the voice…

On September 24th to 26th the Greater Vancouver area will host for the 6th consecutive year the Annual Vancouver International Hip Hop Festival – HIP HOP FOR PEACE! The Festival will be three days of performances by local and international talent including MC’s, Breakdancers, DJ’s and Graffiti artists.

Free City Collective, one of BC’s most Musical and Energetic acts, are releasing their long anticipated EP ‘Western Volture’ to the Masses at this, their EP RELEASE PARTY!

This will be a HUGE kickoff to the Brand New Bi-Monthly LIVE MUSIC Series, happening every 2nd FRIDAY @ The Forum on Granville Strip. This night will feature the dopest, most original Live Music in Van-City…!

New Venue for the New Forms Festival which celebrates its 10 year anniversary. A milestone for this electronic, preformance, artistis, digital and avant gard festival. All events at W2/Storyeum – 151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. The Festival and Exhibition Opens on Sept 10th, featuring over 15 art installations and performances by a number of Vancouver’s emerging electronic artists. Sept 11th focuses on the next level of dub infused music with SLUGABED, BLUE DAISY, ILLUM SPHERE, and NASTY NASTY. Sept 12th showcases BEAT NATION, a collective of Indigenous artists working in traditional and new media environments. Sept 17th, New Forms serves up a new experience on the dance floor with SCOTT W, JASON LEV and OMAR-S, one of the most influential dj/producers in House and Techno today.

The Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres (PAARC) is pleased to present Swarm: A festival of artist-run culture, that will span September 9 and 10 and offer a wide and compelling array of contemporary art exhibitions and projects.

Mahler, Rachmaninov and Wagner meet The Magnetic Fields, the history of gospel and the world’s greatest undiscovered jazz at this year’s VIFF. Here are just a few of the offerings on view.

“I hate nature!”, a common phrase uttered by today’s teenagers that raises the question: are we capable of evolving as a species fast enough to save this planet? The aim of our annual environmental series is to bust through preconceptions of ruin and passivity and to share with audiences some of the most scintillating and galvanizing art being made these days.

With the more than 10000 people, the 6 unique and wonderful stages, the costumed characters, the funky psychedelic art, the lights, the lasers, the beautiful Salmo River Ranch, the many smiling faces, the five minute best friends, the long term connections and reminders of eternal truths, Shambhala is an amazing experience.

Tribes exist as a way to connect and to share an interest in a topic, and it is because of this that you as an artist must recognize that creating a tribe is an essential step towards success and career-longevity. And since a developed tribe acts as its own entity, the incessant ’shameless self-promotion’ that unfortunately paints the walls of all too many artists’ Facebook and Twitter pages will become a thing of the past.

They have steadily worked their way into the Winnipeg music scene since 2005.

Playlist for the Planet
David Suzuki wants you to write a song!
The 20th anniversary of the David Suzuki Foundation is coming in September. To celebrate, they are launching Playlist for the Planet, which brings together some of Canada’s finest songwriters and performers