Key milestones and timeline for BC + AI Festival Week 2026.
Completed Milestones
- Oct 31, 2025 — First Annual BC + AI Film Festival ✓
- Jan 12, 2026 — Festival Week vision articulated in team meeting ✓
- Apr 2, 2026 — Festival vision publicly announced (WhatsApp) ✓
Completed Milestones (continued)
- Apr 20, 2026 — DEFRAG integration agreed in principle as the evening track ✓
- Apr 27, 2026 — Festival name locked: Futureproof Festival ✓
- Apr 27, 2026 — Full festival site live at futureproof.website with pricing, tracks, and all dedicated pages ✓
- Apr 27, 2026 — Internet Archive Vancouver confirmed for DEFRAG #1 (Oct 27) and DEFRAG #2 (Oct 29) ✓
- Apr 27, 2026 — Pricing locked across all tiers; access pathways (volunteer, scholarship, pay-it-forward) live ✓
Upcoming Milestones
- May 15, 2026 — Soft launch (needs one confirmed participant name announced publicly)
- Jun 2026 — Launch sponsorship campaign; distribute sponsor prospectus
- Aug 31, 2026 — Early Bird deadline
- Sep 2026 — Final programming announcements; Vancouver AI Meetup hard launch (~5 weeks before festival, needs 3 confirmed names)
- Oct 25, 2026 — Opening Party, festival week begins
- Oct 27, 2026 — DEFRAG #1 at Internet Archive Vancouver (confirmed)
- Oct 28, 2026 — Data Nerds Day + Vancouver AI Meetup (Data for Good edition)
- Oct 29, 2026 — DEFRAG #2 at Internet Archive Vancouver (confirmed)