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Writer – producer teams from across Canada are invited to submit their story ideas for this year’s second annual China Canada Gateway for Film® Script Competition in Whistler. Presented by the Whistler Film Festival in association with Telefilm Canada, the Script Competition introduces experienced Canadian writer/producer teams to Chinese studios. Projects should be appropriate for a budget of up to $5 million. Canadian writer/producer teams are invited to submit an application and script synopsis by September 30, 2013 for consideration. 12 finalists will be announced on or before October 31, 2013.The finalists will take part in the pitch competition at the Whistler Film Festival’s Summit on December 5, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) is delighted to welcome Chris Avellone from Obsidian Entertainment as keynote speaker, a wonderful first time addition for the MIGS 10th edition celebration. MIGS will rally a great number of key gaming industry players portraying over 60 conference sessions, exhibition floor, career fair, contests and activities for an expected audience of 2,000. Read the rest of this entry »

VTech has announced the introduction of InnoTab® 3S, the next generation of one of the first children’s learning tablets with Wi-Fi. The tablet features VTech Kid Connect – an exclusive communication app that allows kids to be connected with their parents and friends through both tablet-to-mobile and tablet-to-tablet communication, a rechargeable battery pack with AC adapter and a kid-safe web browser. In addition, access to VTech’s Learning Lodge™ app store – home to a plethora of downloadable content and curriculum for purchase – plus 20 free apps⁴, provides kids with a bright start on their learning journey. Read the rest of this entry »

Industry leader and ETA’s 2012 ISO of the Year, Total Merchant Services (Total), today announced the opening of its new Canadian office in Toronto, a first step in the company’s global expansion plans. The company’s expansion into Canada will be led by industry veteran Tom Dolan, who will utilize his fifteen-plus years of experience to expand Total’s services, infrastructure and partnerships. Tom Dolan highlights the key differentiators while expanding on Total’s additional offerings that separate the company from other merchant services. Read the rest of this entry »

Polar has announced the launch of MediaVoice, their native advertising platform. Consumers are hungry for high-quality content, advertisers are looking to engage in meaningful ways with their target audiences, and publishers are in search of new revenue channels. Native advertising is rapidly emerging as a new marketing medium for advertisers to effectively reach and engage consumers. Inspired by their 6-years of experience working with over 400 publishers, Polar has been working hard to develop a platform that addresses some of the challenges seen with how native ads are being done today. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. has joined musical forces with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kristian Bush of Sugarland to collaborate on a brand new character for My Singing Monsters, their award-winning and critically-acclaimed title which is currently enjoying success on multiple platforms.  Bush contributed vocals and mandolin for the ‘Shugabush,’ which was designed and animated by the talented artists at Big Blue Bubble. The collaboration began when Bush – who was introduced to the game by his 11 year old son – tweeted his affection for the game. Creator Dave Kerr responded, and the two eventually connected off-line to dream up a new fedora-wearing, mandolin-strumming character. The Shugabush will make his debut in the game on Monday, July 29. Read the rest of this entry »

Banff World Media Festival, MaRS Discovery District and nextMEDIA have announced the inaugural Content Innovators Summit: an exploration of the content creation and distribution business in film, television and digital media. The Summit will be held at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto this September 10th. Read the rest of this entry »

SoMedia Networks a Vancouver-based developer of globally scalable cloud-based video production solutions, is pleased to introduce SoMedia Enterprise, its large-scale video production platform. SoMedia Enterprise is the first video production platform that offers large digital agencies and media companies affordable access to on demand video production services in unlimited volume anywhere in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian cinema will shine brightly at the 70th Venice International Film Festival thanks to the latest works by acclaimed filmmakers Xavier Dolan, Bruce LaBruce and Ritchie Mehta. This year’s festival runs from August 28 to September 7, 2013. Xavier Dolan’s feature Tom à la ferme (Tom at the Farm) will be in official competition—the first Quebec film to have this honour in 29 years, after Sonatine (directed by Micheline Lanctôt and starring a then 14-year-old Pascale Bussières in her first screen appearance), which won the Silver Lion award for best first film in 1984. Other Canadian films to have been in competition at the Mostra areBarney’s Version, by Richard J. Lewis, in 2010, and A Dangerous Method, by David Cronenberg, in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

IT pros and teams across the world who are looking for a convenient all-in-one platform to centralize and manage all of their remote connections, credentials and passwords, can now download the new 9.0 beta version of Devolutions’ Remote Desktop Manager (RDM). Trusted by more than 200,000 users in over 95 countries, Remote Desktop Manager 9.0 beta now features several improvements and enhancements, including: Read the rest of this entry »