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Each year, an independent international jury, consisting of nineteen members, judges the entries in nine different categories, submitted by photojournalists, agencies, newspapers and magazines from all corners of the world. This year’s competition attracted 5,691 photographers from 125 countries. In total 108,059 images were entered in the contest. The exhibition is comprised of 177 photographs and is free and open to the public.

The World Press Photo Exhibition will be on display from October 5 to 26, 2011 in the Allen Lambert Galleria at Brookfield Place in Toronto. This traveling exhibition, unique in its kind, is the result of a worldwide annual contest on press photography and is brought to Toronto with the support of Brookfield Place. 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the exhibition at Brookfield Place.
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Recognizing and rewarding some of Canada’s most successful small businesses, eBay Canada has crowned Myriam Barreiro of Toronto as eBay Canada’s 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year. With projected revenue of nearly $1-million this year, Myriam is dedicated to selling brand name camera and video equipment at discounted prices online. In late 2008 Myriam left her career in banking to focus on her eBay business full-time and hasn’t looked back. This year’s awards program also recognizes an entrepreneur who provides unique and personalized customer service and one who is new to the eBay marketplace. Read the rest of this entry »

End to end data driven communication and supply chain solutions provider Contac Services Inc. is the recipient of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) 2011 CATA Innovation Through Technology Award recently presented at the CAMSC Annual Business Achievement Awards Gala held at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. This prestigious award is presented to an Aboriginal or Minority-owned business for demonstrating innovation in a technology-based product or service. Contac has invested heavily in recent years to create world-class supply-chain solutions by way of its Web Store Front Procurement Platforms.  These custom branded web sites are being deployed by small, medium and large scale enterprises throughout Canada and soon on a North America and Global basis. Read the rest of this entry »

MEGA Brands Inc. has entered into an exclusive, multi-year international licensing partnership with online games developer and entertainment firm Mind Candy to develop creative toys based on the global kids hit Moshi Monsters. Under this agreement, MEGA Brands will work closely with Mind Candy to develop a full range of Mega Bloks construction sets, Rose Art Color Blanks activity sets as well as innovative 3D Breakthrough puzzles for the global marketplace. The MEGA Brands licensed product offerings will make their retail debut worldwide for the 2011 Holiday season. Read the rest of this entry »

Today is the first day of the greatest challenge ever faced by Spider-Man™ – saving Spider-Man – in the franchise’s newest release, Spider-Man™: Edge of Time. Available now in North American retail stores from Activision Publishing, Spider-Man: Edge of Time was developed by Beenox — the studio that developed last year’s popular Spider-Man™: Shattered Dimensions. In this chapter, players take on the roles of both Peter Parker’s Amazing Spider-Man, and Miguel O’Hara’s Spider-Man 2099 in a harrowing, action-packed adventure spanning two timelines 100-years apart in order to thwart a cataclysmic future from happening — one which sees the death of Peter Parker.

Spider-Man: Edge of Time is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and is available on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, Wii™ and Nintendo 3DS™, all developed by Beenox, with the Nintendo 3DS edition marking the debut of Spider-Man on Nintendo’s newest platform.  A Nintendo DS™ version, created by developer Other Ocean, is also available and features a platforming adventure full of unique villains, such as the first-ever appearances of Overdrive, Arcade and Big Wheel 2099, created exclusively for this version. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you have what it takes to beat your friends in a high-speed race from the Golden Gate to the Empire State? Black Box and Electronic Arts Inc. have announced that gamers will get a chance to test their mettle in an action-packed demo for Need for Speed The Run beginning October 18th. Using the Need for Speed franchise’s signature Autolog feature available in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Nintendo 3DS versions, gamers will compete to see who will come out on top and who will be left in the dust as they race through the Desert Hills of California and Independence Pass of Colorado. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s TransGaming Studios, the makers of Kula Blox and Garage, Inc., is looking for an experienced Game Designer.

You must have a proven track record of designing casual games demonstrated by having multiple titles shipped under your design leadership. You are ambitious and have a lot of initiative and enthusiasm. You have a passion for the game industry as a whole and deep knowledge of the casual space in particular. Read the rest of this entry »

DigiBC would like to invite you to an evening of networking featuring the world renowned cuisine and spirits by Chef Dale Mackay, recent winner of Canada’s Top Chef on Food Network Canada. This event, which will be held at the Ensemble Restaurant in Vancouver, is being hosted by DigiBC to give members and prospective members the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the leaders in the digital media and wireless industry from the association’s world class board of directors. Tickets for this event, which will take place from 6:00p.m. until 10:00p.m. on October 17th, are $45.00 per person for members or $75.00 per person for non-members. Upon completion of their registration, attendees will be asked which of DigiBC’s directors they would like to meet with. Each meeting will give attendees 15 minutes per director: Read the rest of this entry »

The first ever board game with an official smartphone app extension, Con Sonar! will be released by Exequor Studios on October 6th through The Game Crafter, while its extension will be available on the Android Market, with more smartphone platforms in development.

From beneath the ocean surface, boomer submarines from the six nuclear nations are preparing to launch their radioactive payload. In Con Sonar! your goal is to sink more enemy submarines than the other players, while making sure your own subs survive. Con Sonar! is an exciting, quick and chaotic card game filled with twists and turns. It is the first to use Exequor Studios’ bgX technology. Using your smartphone and the associated bgX app, you can enhance the base game experience with the addition of the experimental sonar.

Exequor Studios is very excited to bring forth this new line of products that merge the classic table-top experience with modern-day smartphone technology. The Board Game eXtension, or bgX, creates a never-before seen official link between these two forms of entertainment. Players can still purchase only the board game and get a complete experience, but by adding the smartphone app, they get a better, sometimes much different game.

Fresh TV has announced the start of production for a new animated musical comedy series, Grojband, a TELETOON Original Production. FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will serve as the worldwide distributor for television, brand licensing, home entertainment rights and other ancillary rights (excluding Canada) for the series. Geared towards kids 6 to 11 years of age, Grojband is an in-your-face animated comedy that delivers huge laughs and catchy tunes. The rockin’ new series will feature 52 11-minute episodes.
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