The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates the winners of the 27th prix Gémeaux who received awards on September 13 and 16. With these awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) recognizes the outstanding work of industry professionals in the French language market. Of the 72 projects that received funding from the CMF and that were nominated, a total of 54 awards were presented to 25 CMF-funded productions. Read the rest of this entry »
Via DigiBC: We’ve all heard news circulating about the state of the BC video game industry in the wake of multiple studio closures and downsizing. When the global digital media industry is growing at over 11% per year, why does it feel like BC is slowly declining? Studios have been shutting down since 2009, including Radical, Rockstar, Propaganda, and Nokia Labs, as well as job losses and project cancellations from EA and Microsoft. Read the rest of this entry »
BioWare and Electronic Arts have announced that Dragon Age™ 3: Inquisition, the next chapter in the award-winning role-playing game franchise, is in development at BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. Coming in late 2013, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition combines the storytelling legacy BioWare is known for, with deep RPG gameplay, all on a brand new RPG game engine underpinned by EA’s critically-acclaimed Frostbite™ 2 technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Vancouver’s KickStart Game Development has released a brand new puzzle game on iTunes. Available for $ 0.99, Bit Blast is an arcade-style title for iOS mobile devices that uses fluid and intuitive touch controls to blast away the puzzle bits as the gamer moves forward through the game. With quick pick up and play interaction, players can use their blasting finger players create links to and from adjacent bits of the same type – the more bits blasted the greater the reward. Read the rest of this entry »
Earlier this week the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) and Bell Media announced a new, three-year sponsorship of the CFC’s flagship TV program. Now known as the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program, this critically acclaimed advanced program is recognized within the industry as an essential source of trained writers and newly developed projects for the television marketplace. Read the rest of this entry »
Half of mobile phone users in North America today have smartphones, and that number is quickly growing. Canadian tech startup qwica interactive, a Langley-based company, is capitalizing on the rapidly emerging trend of seamless information gathering utilizing smartphones and scannable barcodes called QR codes. The qwica system simplifies the creation and management of mobile-optimized web pages for customers and provides complete solutions for long-term and outdoor applications. qwica allows users to quickly access information and interactive content—even in multiple languages—by scanning a qwica code on a bench, sign or other object with a smartphone camera. Read the rest of this entry »
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) today offered the following statement regarding recent actions by the Competition Bureau regarding Common Short Codes. The Bureau’s actions could disrupt the text message services, such as severe weather alerts, charitable donations, flight status updates or sports scores, on which millions of Canadian consumers depend. And equally as alarming, the Bureau’s demands could significantly slow down – or even reverse – the deployment of e-commerce in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
The public release of KnockoutSurveys was announced earlier this week by Ottawa-based company Knockout Software Inc. This web browser-based application delivers a great user experience with unparalleled ease of use, allowing users to create their online surveys and polls, then distribute them instantly via a web link, an email, or embed the survey or poll directly in a blog or website. Results can later be analyzed directly from within the application. Read the rest of this entry »
MEGA Brands Inc. is pleased to announce its first appearance at this year’s Montreal Comiccon, one of the largest comic book and popular arts conventions in North America. The Montreal company will immerse its fans in the world of Mega Bloks construction sets while also giving them the opportunity to meet several MEGA Brands team members. The Mega Bloks booth will welcome fans into the worlds of Mega Bloks Halo® as well as its newly-launched Mega Bloks World of Warcraft® product lines. Its booth will offer behind-the-scenes footage on the “making of” its construction sets along with a peek at first designs and prototypes of sought-after Mega Bloks items. Guests will also have the chance to win exclusive prizes, receive super-cool giveaways and access free building tables. Read the rest of this entry »
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates the winners of the 27th prix Gémeaux who received awards on September 13 and 16. With these awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) recognizes the outstanding work of industry professionals in the French language market. Of the 72 projects that received funding from the CMF and that were nominated, a total of 54 awards were presented to 25 CMF-funded productions. Read the rest of this entry »
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