2012 is a key and festive year for3D portable optical measurement technologies and 3D engineering services provider Creaform as the Canada-based company, founded in 2002, reaches 10 years of innovation, growth and success. Over the 10 past years, Creaform has grown from a 5-employee metrology services start-up to a 300-employee international company and major developer and manufacturer of 3D portable optical measurement technology and provider of 3D engineering services. Read the rest of this entry »
The Interactive Fund is a program created in partnership between BC Film + Media and the BC Arts Council. The program is intended to support the production of high quality, original, interactive digital media content owned and controlled by BC companies or individuals. Funding is in the form of a non-recoupable advance of up to $50,000. Read the rest of this entry »
Secure digital media distribution company Yangaroo has announced that Scott Wambolt will resign as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective February 29, 2012. Gary Moss, currently a member of the Board of Directors, will assume the role of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, immediately and has been approved unanimously by the Board of Directors. Read the rest of this entry »
Students and graduates in the Waterloo area and across southern Ontario, will benefit from nearly $2.5 million to help stimulate innovation through skills training. This funding, announced today by Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will enable the University of Waterloo, Shad Valley International, and University of Waterloo Commercialization Centre to expand their diverse programming in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Read the rest of this entry »
The wait is finally over: fans can expect a fresh taste of twisted humour when new episodes of Robot Chicken’s season five return to the “Fred at Night”lineup on Sunday, March 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. From Green Lantern to Harry Potter, Dora the Explorer and Sex and the City, no pop culture phenomenon is safe from a hilarious skewering in this latest offering from Seth Green and Matthew Senreich’s Stoopid Monkey Productions. The show won the 2010 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program Short Format and has won a slew of other Emmys and Annie Awards since its debut. Read the rest of this entry »