Video Podcast 2026

We’re looking for original, compelling local stories and voices from your community with a blend of solo or interview style audio with visual elements.

Create a video podcast with community conversations, candid discussions and deep dives on the topics you are excited about.

Examples of eligible video podcast formats include:

• An interview-based series

• A solo series

The following types of formats are ineligible for the STORYHIVE Video Podcast:

• Animation (can include animated elements, just no fully animated projects)

• Fictional projects, including mockumentaries

• Web series

• Scripted narrative fiction or radio style; Drama, Comedy, etc.

• Video-only content

• Music Videos

• Docuseries, documentaries, and docusoaps

• News or reporting (current news or journalist-style coverage)

• Video Games and other applications

• Websites

• Talk shows

• Slow television, or any programming genre without sound, action, or people (bird cams, yule logs, traffic cameras, silent films, etc.)

• Audio-only content

• Non-Canadian content/Projects outside of British Columbia and Alberta

• Promotional and advertorial content

• Religious-themed content

• Political content