CEO of CreativeBC on Future of Vancouver's Creative Sectors

Prem Gill is the CEO of CreativeBC, the organization responsible for bolstering Vancouver’s creative sectors, comprised of Motion Picture, Interactive & Digital Media, Music, Book & Magazine Publishing. Prem has been named one of Canada's 100 most powerful women, Vancouver Magazine’s “Power 50” and received the Community Catalyst award from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Prior to CreativeBC, Prem spent eight years working with TELUS as the Director of Production and Original Programming. For an organization that largely operates in the shadow of these 4 industries, CreativeBC makes an incredibly large impact on BC's economy. In fact, throughout the 2018/2019 fiscal year, the four industries served by CreativeBC contributed over $6.2 Billion to BC’s economy, with a workforce of over 108,000 workers. Podcast Episode Summary Tax incentives and credits to attract and support talent in Vancouver The monetary benefit of filming movies in Vancouver Tax loopholes for entertainment tech giants (Netflix, Amazon, Apple) BC’s largest film and tv productions Amplify BC and Music’s impact to BC’s economy Should we look at creative investments the same way we do businesses? CreativeBC Impact Report “With the creative industries, it is a long game...someone who’s working on a TV show... it may take three or four years along with travel grants to go to market, to pitch your program, or to develop your show so that it’s ready to be sold … It may not show in the year that the investment is made...That’s what we’re working on tracking now.” Show Links CreativeBC Impact report Vanilla Sky Times Square Scene Coastal Front Website Watch on YouTube