Signals Creative Tech Expo 2024, a premier event jointly organized by DigiBC and the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), is set to be a pinnacle in the realm of creative technology, showcasing innovative storytelling across video games, XR (extended reality), virtual production, and AI. This year’s expo, held from September 27 to October 6, promises to delve deeper into themes that resonate with the current global socio-political climate, while continuing to celebrate the rich cultural narratives and technological advancements of Canadian and Indigenous artists.
Programming at Signals 2024 includes:
Beta Lounge: Interactive Digital Media Conference (Sept 27-28) is an exclusive two-day event within the expo, tailored for high-level discussions and networking in the XR and gaming sectors. In collaboration with XP Gaming, the conference will support indie game producers and creators in understanding the essential aspects of the video game business, including funding, marketing, game design, and post-mortems.
FutureCraft: AI Symposium (Oct 2-3) will be highlighting creatives who are experimenting with AI tools to amplify their storytelling. Through panels, artist features and special screenings, FutureCraft will explore the distinctions between disruptive technologies and innovation, focusing on empowering human creativity rather than replacing it.
Signals Exhibition is our annual showcase of innovative storytelling in video games, immersive, virtual and augmented reality, virtual production and AI from top Canadian and Indigenous artists. During exhibition hours, audiences can step inside immersive digital worlds, test new video games, and connect to new artists and cultures by exploring the 20+ experiences at our newly transformed warehouse in False Creek Flats.
Presented by
Supported by
The Signals Studio at The Centre for Digital Media
#160 – 577 Great Northern Way, Vancouver, BC
Sept 29 & Oct 6
Oct 2, 3 & 5
Book Tickets
Missing VIFF? Check out what's playing at the VIFF Centre
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Mixing documentary and reenactment, this film powerfully evokes the desperate attempts of the Red Crescent to rescue a six year old child trapped in a car under Israeli military fire. Oscar nominee: Best International Film
The Chronology of Water
Kristen Stewart's fearless directorial debut is based on the best-selling memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch (Imogen Poots), a chronicle of her abusive childhood, traumatized adulthood, and escapes through swimming, drugs, sex, and ultimately writing.
Montreal, ma belle
In this Valentine to discovering love later in life, the ever-elegant Joan Chen plays Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother in Montreal whose world is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with a young Quebecoise.
Spring After Spring
Three daughters strive to live up to the standards set by their mother Marie Mimi Ho, and keep Vancouver Chinatown's Spring Parade going through thick and thin, in this enormously affectionate local documentary by Jon Chiang.