Creating in Calgary

Exponential demand for creative content across evolving streaming platforms have launched massive growth in the delivery and consumption of digital entertainment. It has also ignited business opportunities and economic value for creative industries, creators, storytellers and innovators.

Calgary has the competitive advantage for a thriving creative industry ecosystem that includes film and television, digital media, interactive technologies, gaming, e-sports, and animation/VFX sectors.

IP GROWTH DRIVES CALGARY’S CREATIVE ECONOMY

Calgary’s core creative industries – film and TV, animation and digital visual effects (VFX), video game development, esports and immersive media – are positioned to grow by realizing opportunities for intellectual property (IP) development. Dive deeper to learn how a diverse talent pool, IP funnel and infrastructure can strengthen Calgary’s creative economy in the Creative Economy Strategy 

This strategy focuses on creative sectors that result in the production and consumption of creative goods, and builds upon the framework of Calgary’s CreativeCity guidebook. 

Creative Economy Strategy

CALGARY’S CREATIVECITY GUIDEBOOK

Creativity exists across all sectors and contributes to the prosperity of our community. Explore the CreativeCITY guidebook, a roadmap designed to empower non-profits, communities, businesses and individuals to align under one strategic vision to build Calgary’screative economy together. 

Created in partnership with Calgary Arts Development Authority alongside partners Bird Creatives, RISE UP Calgary, Calgary Economic Development, The City of Calgary and CityXLab. 

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Investing in digital transformation

Alberta’s Creative Industries will spend over $1.3 billion on digital transformation (DX) by 2024. This accounts for about 9% of Canada’s DX spend in this sector.

See how Creative Industries is leading digital transformation on our DX spend dashboard.

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Luke Azevedo

Vice President, Creative Industries, Operations & Film Commissioner

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