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Rovio Entertainment has chosen Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. in Vancouver as its primary animation house for the production of the Angry Birds movie, the upcoming animated film based on Rovio’s globally beloved brand. The film is being produced by John Cohen and Catherine Winder and executive produced by Mikael Hed and David Maisel. The movie is being directed by Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis; the screenplay is by Jon Vitti. Angry Birds is slated for a July 1, 2016 release and will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto web-based driver risk management solutions developer AlertDriving has announced the launch of Hazard Perception 360^o, an interactive mobile driver risk assessment solution. The new release builds on AlertDriving’s proven, industry-standard Hazard Perception Evaluation program, which is designed to identify high-risk drivers by assessing their risk awareness and reaction time across six core safe driving categories. Based on each individual’s specific deficiencies, the program assigns targeted training to mitigate a driver’s assessed risk. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud-based web and mobile dashboard solutions developer Klipfolio Inc announced this morning that the company has secured $1.7-million (CDN) in funding, led by the BDC Venture Capital IT Fund, Mistral Venture Partners and including several leading early-stage investor groups from both Canada and the United States including Fundfire (Ottawa), BOLDstart Ventures (New York), Acadia Woods (New York), and CommonAngels Ventures (Boston). Read the rest of this entry »

The production team of Reboot Communications and EP Media announced today that the 5^th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs) will move to November 2014 in Toronto. This national award show celebrates excellence in Canadian-made videogames and has been held in Vancouver for the past four years. This date change will facilitate the proper amount of production and promotional attention for the CVAs and provide our country’s game-making community an annual end of the year celebration. Read the rest of this entry »