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Reel Green™ Welcomes Cinelease Canada to the Advisory Committee

Reel Green™ Welcomes Cinelease Canada to the Advisory Committee 

Reel Green™ is pleased to welcome Cinelease Canada to our Advisory Committee, strengthening industry collaboration in support of environmentally sustainable motion picture production in British Columbia. As one of the […]

2026 REEL Earth Day Challenge

REEL Earth Day Challenge Kicks Off for Sixth Year

The 2026 REEL Earth Day Challenge (REDC) kicked off this week, marking the sixth consecutive year of support from Reel Green™ and the motion picture industry for the Metro Vancouver […]

Reel Green Strategic Plan 2026-29

Reel Green™ Sets Direction for 2026–2029 with New Strategic Plan

Reel Green™ has published its 2026–2029 Strategic Plan, setting a clear path to make clean power the default for film production in British Columbia. It continues to support proactive power […]

2026 Global Production Awards

Reel Green™ Shortlisted at the 2026 Global Production Awards

Reel Green™, the BC Film Commission’s industry-leading sustainable production program at Creative BC has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Initiative category at the 2026 Global Production Awards. Since 2006, Reel […]

X TRILLION

Reel Green™ Screening Series: X TRILLION in Vancouver

Reel Green is partnering again with Surfrider Foundation Vancouver for a special screening of the documentary X TRILLION on Thursday April 9, 2026 at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Set a […]

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B.C.’s Material Reuse Lockup is a Business Built to Support the Circular Economy

British Columbia’s motion picture industry is renowned for its ability to build entire worlds from scratch, but what happens to all the sets, props, costumes, and construction materials when the […]

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Industry Collaboration Drives Sustainable Production at CMPA Prime Time 2026

Environmental sustainability is increasingly shaping film and television production in Canada, a message underscored at the 2026 CMPA Prime Time Conference panel “Green Screens: Tech, Climate, and the Future of […]

Maple Ridge Film Kiosk

Maple Ridge’s Waterfront Kiosk: A Power Tie-ins Funding Success

This month, the City of Maple Ridge’s Waterfront Lot Film Kiosk celebrates its first birthday and a year of success.  The 800 A kiosk came online in December 2024 and […]

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Reel Green™ 2025: A Year of Action for Sustainable Production in B.C.

In 2025, Reel Green™ at Creative BC delivered transformative progress in environmental sustainability, with measurable achievements in regional crew capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and the development of industry-leading resources that […]

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Reel Green™ Regional Screening Series: PLASTIC PEOPLE in Tofino

THIS WEDNESDAY! We love bringing stories that spark change to communities across B.C.! 🌊 Join us in Tofino for our first regional screening of PLASTIC PEOPLE, a powerful documentary uncovering […]

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Reel Green™ Screening Series: PLASTIC PEOPLE

Reel Green™ at Creative BC is sponsoring a special screening of PLASTIC PEOPLE in partnership with Surfrider Foundation Canada. Directed by Ben Addelman alongside author and science journalist Ziya Tong, the […]

Photo of a subway train film set styled to look like a New York subway platform.

Lumostage Transforms Retired SkyTrain into Canada’s First Standing Subway Film Set

On October 21, 2025, Lumostage unveiled a brand-new subway train film set – the first of its kind in both British Columbia and Canada. Productions looking to reduce set construction […]