A new awards ceremony that honours B.C. actors and aims to raise the profile of the province’s talent was held in Vancouver on the weekend amid much fanfare and glitzy red-carpet glamour.
The Union of B.C. Performers (UBCP), a branch of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) presented the first UBCP/ACTRA awards at Vancouver’s CBC studios on Nov. 24.
The inaugural event was attended by over 350 industry professionals.