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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 »

Bonus cheques may be a little bigger this year, particularly in technology, a Robert Half survey has found. Seventeen per cent of executives whose companies awarded bonuses last year said they expect staff members to be awarded higher bonuses this time around. Within technology, nearly four in ten (38 per cent) chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed anticipate increased employee bonus levels in 2011. Across all professions, the majority of executives, 62 per cent, expect no changes, while just 10 per cent of respondents believe their firms will offer lower bonuses this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Radialpoint, a provider of white-label Connected Home support and consumer services, today announced it has launched its third generation technology platform. The SaaS based platform enhancements include a greater degree of interoperability, flexibility and revenue potential for consumer technology brands – CEs, MSOs/Telco’s, PC OEMs, and Retailers – so that they can build, manage and deliver consumer technology services to their end-users. Read the rest of this entry »

InnoTechnix, provider of the leading ID card software solution for printing on plastics or paper format is proud to announce the release of IDpack Professional 9, IDpack Business 9 and IDpack Element 9. The development team has been working for more than 2 years to create this new version of IDpack 9, and the company has worked with many partners and customers to enhance IDpack and add many new features. 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 »

Following the recent announcement of the upcoming launch of its new online and iOS game, Sky Pirates of Neo Terra, Day 21 Studios is pleased to reveal the original art that five lucky winners will receive for pre-registering for the game. Sky Pirates of Neo Terra is an original game by Day 21 Studios, with character designs by comic and pop surrealism artist Camilla d’Errico. Read the rest of this entry »

The all new Kobo Vox™ Colour eReader ($199) has made its retail debut at all Indigo, Chapters and Coles stores and is also available online. Indigo Books & Music Inc., majority shareholder of the 5 million member global eReading solution KOBO, is pleased to see the Company enter its most colourful chapter yet with the first colour device built on an open Android™ platform. Read the rest of this entry »

Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced that Garfield’s Comic Boom has been granted the prestigious Honours Award by the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), in the software category. This NAPPA Award is a remarkable addition to Garfield’s Comic Boom impressive award-winning track record since its launch in August 2011. It has already received the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval and the 2011 Preferred Choice Award granted by Creative Child Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

Fuelled by pizza and energy drinks more than 400 students across Canada worked non-stop over the weekend of September 30th to develop 88 mobile games during the Great Canadian Appathon². Presented by XMG Studio and the National Post, the Great Canadian Appathon² gave students the opportunity to win over $50,000 in cash and prizes, get their game published and even win a chance at a job in the games industry at XMG Studio. Read the rest of this entry »