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Vancouver Film School (VFS) has announced that the sixth annual Game Design Expo will be taking place on January 21-22, 2012. Game Design Expo is a unique weekend of presentations and networking, beginning with Industry Speaker Day on Saturday, January 21st. The full day of presentations will be followed by a special panel discussion focused on the local indie game scene.
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Building on the success of his book “Cloud CIO Strategy” published in June 2011, Bruce D’Sena, President of Innogist Holdings, has launched a series of workshops and webinars along the same theme. According to D’Sena, what makes these workshops unique is that they are designed primarily for business leaders and practitioners. Strategic planning, organizational design for the Cloud & other management components are blended with essential technology/architectural elements and case studies to provide an end-to-end view of the current state of the Cloud ecosystem. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian War Museum invites all Canadians to participate in one of the most moving Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada. On November 11 at exactly 11 a.m. EST, sunlight shines through a single window to illuminate the headstone of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. For the first time ever, this event will be webcast on the War Museum website, allowing Canadians to experience it from anywhere in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Join TVO as it revisits the historic and dramatic final days of the First World War, all through a unique Twitter campaign that focuses on the Ontario media headlines of the time. From November 4-11, TVO will be tweeting 10-15 times daily with the headlines of war-related newspaper stories from November 4-11, 1918.  As part of TVO’s Remembrance programming, the campaign will provide a glimpse of what Ontarians of the era experienced, including breaking news from the European war front, coverage of how the war’s final days affected the lives of people at home, plus exclusive interviews linked to WWI veterans. Read the rest of this entry »

nextMEDIA has released the nominee list for the 2011 Digi Awards, which will be presented at a gala event on December 6th at the Carlu in Toronto. Hosted by Jeremy Hotz, the awards show, which runs in conjunction with nextMEDIA 2011, will highlight the always impressive work coming from Canada’s creative studios. The full list is laid out below, but you can also head over to the Digi Awards Nominee Showcase to have a look at the nominated works. Tickets are still available for both nextMEDIA 2011 and the Digi Awards. Good luck to all of the nominees! Read the rest of this entry »

The role of digital media and technology is having a significant impact on how we create, produce and distribute entertainment. UBC Continuing Education invites you to join expert presenters who provide an overview of the digital media industry and convergence of film and TV. Read the rest of this entry »

Exceptional Webinars is hosting a Lunch and Learn session in Calgary on December 6th for business owners who want to learn how to leverage the power of webinars to reach more customers and effectively market their products and services in a free 1-hour lunch & learn program. Learn how easy it is to start doing really amazing, exceptional webinars that keep your audiences engaged and energized.Webinars are the 21st century way to train more people, coach more clients and market your products and services. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada’s Executive Director, Carolle Brabant, who has been working in the audiovisual industry for over 20 years, is highly knowledgeable about the challenges and opportunities this vibrant sector has to offer, and she will be presenting The Canadian audiovisual industry: Where talent means business at the Mount Stephen Club in Montreal on Monday, November 7th. Read the rest of this entry »

The Green Screen Film Festival is currently running in the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver, and the Green Screen International Film Festival Society is thrilled to have a powerful selection of enviro-dramas for your enjoyment at their inaugural film festival. Working behind the scenes and pulling many of the strings is Reverend Carrie Hunter, who was the face of the Banff School of Fine Arts Film festival for several years, and is incredibly experienced and gifted in the world of film festivals. Read the rest of this entry »

The first edition of MTL DGTL, held in Montreal from October 31 to November 2 has come and gone. The new festival, which was  organized by Alliance numérique  and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, drew in nearly 2,100 digital industry professionals from Quebec as well as from other parts of Canada and from around the world. Quebec’s dynamic digital community seized the opportunity to discuss digital content and showcase their work while promoting their services and networking at this three-day festival which included four separate events on mobile technology, the Web, video games, and the development and research of partnerships for projects in media technologies. Read the rest of this entry »