Building A World Class Creative Tech Hub In Vancouver
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- The 19-year-old YouTube wunderkind uprooted from his Petaluma, Calif., hometown to live for months in Vancouver, where an elaborate and sprawling 30,000-sq.-ft.
Media Building A World Class Creative Tech Hub In Vancouver By David Bloom,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m an LA-based columnist & consultant focused on tech & entertainment Follow Author May 25, 2026, 02:09pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. (Image courtesy of A24)It can be disconcerting for a long-time Angeleno to visit Vancouver, as I did earlier this month to moderate two on-stage conversations for Web Summit Vancouver, including a talk with executives of three leading companies in the region's booming "creative technology" sector, which includes visual effects and animation.
The town’s local talent will showcase itself once again with this week’s release of Backrooms, an A24 horror film directed by Kane Parsons, built around his nearly two-dozen hit YouTube videos based on the long-running “no-clipping” Internet meme.