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Entertainment arts educational institution Vancouver Film School (VFS) has announced that tickets have sold out for the sixth annual Game Design Expo Industry Speaker Day, which takes place at the Vancity Theatre on January 21st. The Game Design Campus Open House on January 22nd is expected to fill to capacity. Those interested are advised to register soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. has announced that its social media, real time, experiential communications platform Ortsbo has formed a Strategic Relationship with business entertainment publication Variety. Ortsbo will power Variety conferences, summits and events, allowing entertainment, business and sports professionals global remote access to conference content via Ortsbo’s Live & Global platform beginning with The Variety Entertainment Summit at CES in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

For those of you who will be at CES next week in Las Vegas, be sure to stop by and visit with TransGaming, whose team members will demonstrate the broader architecture support as well as next-generation gaming capabilities of GameTree™ TV including exciting new multi-screen functionality that extends gameplay from the TV screen to a variety of iOS and Android devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s CounterPath Corporation will debut live video calling across its range of Bria mobile softphone applications at this year’s ShowStoppers event (booth F17) on Tuesday evening Januaary 10th during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company’s converged application delivers on an industry’s promise to consumers and businesses that want a single, unified communications service that goes beyond basic voice and messaging features. Read the rest of this entry »

Transport Canada is pleased to announce that Santa has passed all his required pre-flight tests and is ready to make his deliveries again this year. Despite a flurry of last-minute activity to make sure all of his seriously fun cargo (SFC) was safely and securely loaded onto his sleigh, Santa Claus and his reindeer are expected to leave the North Pole on time and with all toys on board. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment, via their Front Row Centre Events, and BY Experience present Leonardo Live, a satellite-delivered HD presentation of the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan,” captured at the U.K. National Gallery. On February 16 and 26, 2012, art lovers across Canada will be able to experience these da Vinci works. The historic exhibition is sold out in London and, due to the fragility of the paintings, the exhibition cannot tour. Read the rest of this entry »

In preparation for its upcoming transmedia sessions in January, Merging Media Toronto has announced the five distinguished Jury members for the MMTO Lab Jury Panel who will listen to pitches and decide which workshop project will be named the winner. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s creative talent will once again gather on the West Coast this spring to celebrate its world-class video game developers at the third annual Canadian Videogame Awards ceremony to take place in Vancouver on April 3, 2012 during the International Digital Media Summit in Vancouver. Details about the Digital Media Summit have yet to be released. Read the rest of this entry »

The web site has been updated, and Banff World Media Festival 2012 is ready for your registration – the Kick-Off ticket price is in effect until February 17th, which will save you $500.00 off the regular ticket price. The Banff World Media Festival also encompasses educational sessions, B2B meetings, pitches and much, much more. Additional information on the 2012 program will be made available in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

With Christmas rapidly approaching, the Canadian NORAD Region has finalized plans to track and escort Santa Claus during his visits to Canada with the selection of four CF-18 fighter pilots who will act as Santa’s official escorts. Read the rest of this entry »