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Canadian-American digital media entertainment corporation Appiphany Technologies Holdings Corp. has launched a microsite featuring the world’s first Mixed Martial Arts kids brand MMA Animals^TM in a blending of physical and virtual worlds. Recognizing the explosive popularity of UFC and other mixed martial arts brands, Appiphany Technologies is delivering the first kids brand for mixed martial arts, leveraging a mix of new technologies in mobile device gaming, enhanced books and digital media.  Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice announced today that it has been named by Citrix® as the 2012 Canada “Partner of the Year”. The award was presented during a ceremony held at the Citrix Synergy 2013 conference in Anaheim, California. The Canada “Partner of the Year” award recognizes Softchoice for generating the highest total revenue over the past year by leveraging the Citrix sales model in Canada.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Creative BC Project Development Fund provides “market triggered” development financing to British Columbia owned and controlled production companies for individual projects. Applications are evaluated on a first come-first served basis, and funding is available until the budget for the program is expended. A non-recoupable advance, matching up to 50% of the eligible triggering agent commitment is available. Please note that international treaty or inter-provincial co-productions are eligible under this program. Read the rest of this entry »

LULU Software, the publisher of Soda® PDF, a portable document format (PDF) editing and creation application, has announced the acquisition of DOC2PDF Limited, a leader in online document conversion. DOC2PDF has enabled visitors to convert various document formats to PDF and vice-versa for more than 8 years. The UK based company has developed and maintained its dominance as a top source for free online conversion tools. Last year, DOC2PDF converted over 100 million documents for over 10 million users around the world. DOC2PDF will continue to offer free online conversion tools to its users; additionally the company will now have the ability to offer a wider range of services and conversions options. Read the rest of this entry »

BC’s Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oake announced earlier this week that the B.C. government is investing $300,000 over two years in artsVest, a non-profit program helping small and mid-sized arts organizations help themselves through effective private sector fundraising. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, announced yesterday that they are collaborating with Warner Bros. Pictures and Michael Bay the award-winning director of blockbusters, including “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Transformers” on development of a feature film based on Tom Clancy’s™ Ghost Recon. Read the rest of this entry »

On Friday June 14 a special Nintendo 3DS bundle will be available at participating Walmart stores across Canada.  This bundle will include a Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS portable gaming system and a packaged version of the Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon game at a suggested retail price of $179.99 ($30 savings off the suggested retail price if purchased separately).  Read the rest of this entry »

TELETOON Canada Inc. has announced its latest original production slate, featuring a brand new CGI version of the beloved Canadian animated series Inspector Gadget and swashbuckling new series Pirate Express, as well as the renewals of Rocket Monkeys (Season 2), Endangered Species (Season 2), Total Drama (Season 6) and Johnny Test (Season 7). This announcement was made from the Banff World Media Festival, where TELETOON is a proud sponsor of the Kids and Animation program for the fourth consecutive year. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment and Telefilm Canada today announced the creation of the Family Feature Production Fund, a joint pilot initiative created to encourage increased production of audience-driven Canadian English-language live-action family movies for theatrical release.

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The next level begins now for Regina’s Wolfcop, selected by the inaugural CineCoup Film Accelerator to receive up to $1 million in financing and a guaranteed Cineplex release in 2014.  Read the rest of this entry »