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13th October 2011

Nominees Announced For 2011 Canadian Game Development Talent Awards

Canadian Game Development Talent AwardsCongratulations to all of the nominees for the inaugural Canadian Game Talent Awards, which will be presented in Montreal on November 2nd. A gala closing to the Montreal International Game Summit, the Canadian Game Talent Awards are designed to honour the very talented and creative artists and engineers who have a part in developing the great games our Canadian interactive entertainment studios are known for.

Animator of the Year

Aaron Bouthillier (Shank)
Cristinel Bostan (Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood)
Matt Hammill (Gesundheit! for iOS)
Roxy Liao (Fight Night Champion)
Yvan Deschamps (A Space Shooter for Two Bucks)

Audio Professional of the Year

Simon Ashby (Wwise)
Mathieu Jeanson (Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood)
Michael McCann (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Fabien Noel (Splinter Cell Conviction)
Steve Szczepkowski (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)

Designer of the Year

Jean-Francois Dugas (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Mary DeMarle (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Kris Piotrowski (Sword & Sworcery EP)
Matt Rix (Trainyard)
Preston Watamaniuk (Mass Effect 2)

Producer of the Year

David Anfossi (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Mark Darrah (Dragon Age 2)
Casey Hudson (Mass Effect 2)
Marie-Jo Leroux (Driver San Francisco)
Vincent Pontbriand (Assassin’s Creed : Brotherhood)

Programmer of the Year

Jean-Philippe Auclair (Flash 11 Molehill)
Frédérick Blais (Michael Jackson The Experience)
Stéphane Girard (Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood)
James Hall (Dead Rising 2)
Chris Thiffault (Undergarden)

Visual Artist of the Year

Craig Adams (Sword & Sworcery EP)
Jeff Agala (Shank)
Jonathan-Jacques Belletête (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Kun Chang (Osmos)
Derek Watts (Mass Effect 2)

Emerging Talent ?

Annie Dickerson (Blokhead)
Alexandre Fiset (Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions)
Richard Flanagan (Fract)
Gerald Orban (Skate 3)
Jared Thomson (Jetpack)

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