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Vancouver Web Series Festival
The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet.
In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content". Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content. The Province described the festival as "the future of broadcast."
The festival was founded in 2013 by Canadian film and television producer, writer and entrepreneur Suzette Laqua, and had its inaugural event May 2 through May 4, 2014. The 2nd annual event was held March 6 through March 8, 2015, at Performance Works on Vancouver’s Granville Island and was covered by various media and press outlets including Playback. The 3rd annual event was held March 18 through 20, 2016, at the same location. The 4th annual festival took place March 17 through 19, 2017.
The fifth annual festival took place at a new location, the Vancouver Convention Centre, from April 19 to 21, 2018. In 2019, the festival went on hiatus due to Laqua's diagnosis with hippocampal sclerosis; Laqua told Playback that she had to step back and take time to focus on her health. A 2020 festival was planned, but has not yet taken place.
The festival attracts filmmakers and industry executives from around the world and is one of the main events of its kind dedicated to web series. In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content". Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content. The Province described the festival as "the future of broadcast."
The festival presents screenings of their official selections and hosts an awards ceremony at the end of each festival; award-winners receive silver trophies and certain categories include financial or in kind prizes. Main awards include Best Canadian Series, Best of B.C., Best Foreign Series, and other craft or genre-specific categories such as Best Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.
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Vancouver Web Series Festival
The Vancouver Web Series Festival, also known as the Vancouver Web Fest, is a web series festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the first ever Canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the Internet.
In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content". Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content. The Province described the festival as "the future of broadcast."
The festival was founded in 2013 by Canadian film and television producer, writer and entrepreneur Suzette Laqua, and had its inaugural event May 2 through May 4, 2014. The 2nd annual event was held March 6 through March 8, 2015, at Performance Works on Vancouver’s Granville Island and was covered by various media and press outlets including Playback. The 3rd annual event was held March 18 through 20, 2016, at the same location. The 4th annual festival took place March 17 through 19, 2017.
The fifth annual festival took place at a new location, the Vancouver Convention Centre, from April 19 to 21, 2018. In 2019, the festival went on hiatus due to Laqua's diagnosis with hippocampal sclerosis; Laqua told Playback that she had to step back and take time to focus on her health. A 2020 festival was planned, but has not yet taken place.
The festival attracts filmmakers and industry executives from around the world and is one of the main events of its kind dedicated to web series. In 2017, IndieWire called the festival "one of the leading destinations for quality web content". Raindance dubbed it one of the "must attend" web series events for creators and fans of online content. The Province described the festival as "the future of broadcast."
The festival presents screenings of their official selections and hosts an awards ceremony at the end of each festival; award-winners receive silver trophies and certain categories include financial or in kind prizes. Main awards include Best Canadian Series, Best of B.C., Best Foreign Series, and other craft or genre-specific categories such as Best Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.