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Congratulations Digi Award Winners!

December 5, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events

Yesterday was a great evening for our alumni.  We are extremely proud to congratulate the following alumni for their wins at the Digi Awards. 

BEST IN CROSS-PLATFORM FICTION

ZED.TO, The Mission Business, Alumni - Trevor Haldenby.

BEST IN WEB SERIES: FICTION

Guidestones, Smiley Guy Studios, Alumni – Jonas Diamond.

BEST IN CROSS-PLATFORM: KIDS

My Babysitter’s a Vampire: Humans Vs. Vampires, The Secret Location, Alumni – James Milward.

BEST IN CROSS-PLATFORM: NON-FICTION

D-day to Victory Interactive, The Secret Location, Alumni – James Milward.

BEST IN MOBILE APPLICATION

Totally Amp’d, Smokebomb Entertainment, ideaBOOST Participant, Jay Bennett  

And of course – a big congratulations goes all to all those who were nominated and the full list of winners!

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See you at nextMEDIA!

November 30, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Events > Interactive Industry > News & Events

nextMEDIA connects you to business opportunities in the digital media industry.

With the rise of multi-screen behavior comes pressure on media publishers and advertisers to connect with customers anytime and anywhere they want to consume content. This pressure is causing unprecedented industry convergence within the advertising, media and technology industries.

nextMEDIA offers a series of conferences, programs and publication to help executives navigate the changes digital technologies are causing within the media industry in order to capitalize on the business opportunites presented.

Register online here: https://registration.achillesmedia.com/delegate_registration/list_products?event_id=49

The CFC Media Lab is proud to present a keynote with Cory Doctorow and a panel with several leading executives.  See the details below!

Known for his progressive publishing and content strategies, signature analogies and unmatched storytelling style, Cory Doctorow will sit down one-on-one with the Chief Digital Officer of the Canadian Film Centre, Ana Serrano, to discuss how the Internet has changed commerce, culture and content.

  • Get a better understanding of the deep implications the internet has on current copyright laws and how this will affect the future development of the media industry.
  • Get a deeper understanding of how the internet has and will continue to affect how businesses are structured.
  •  Re-imagine a future that leverages the collaborative potential the internet offers and better understand where we are heading as a global society.
Host
Ana Serrano, Chief Digital Officer, Canadian Film Centre (CFC)

Speaker
Cory Doctorow, Author, CorDoc-Co, Ltd

For hundreds of thousands of years humans have sat around the campfire and told stories. These stories have been the bedrock of civilizations creating and reflecting the cultural beliefs of any given society. The 20th century saw the rise of television as the modern campfire where billions of people can sit around and absorb stories that are told. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century as we enter into a more digital, connected and globalized world, we are seeing different types of storytelling emerge. Listen as expert digital storytellers from around the world answer the following questions;

  • How have digital technologies changed the fundamental nature and process of modern day storytelling?
  • What are the new skills that you need to thrive and survive in the age of digital storytelling?
  • Are linear and interactive storytelling compatible? How can they co-exist to complement each other from a creative and business perspective?
Moderator
Nick DeMartino, Principal, Nick DeMartino Consulting
Panelists
Jay Bennett, VP, Creative Director, Smokebomb Entertainment
Esther Lim, CEO, The Estuary
Christopher Sandberg, Chief Creative Officer, Founder, The Company P
Suzanne Stefanac, StoryCubed

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Register Now: Content is King!

November 23, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events

At nextMEDIA Toronto, Content is Still King. In the ever changing, multi-screen, social and branded world that is digital, Content still remains king. It is fundamental to both the critical and business success of any digital initiative. That is why at nextMEDIA we have created a comprehensive program for content creators looking to harness the opportunities in the digital media space.

The Content Creators Program at nextMEDIA includes:

Face-to-Faces with Digital Digital Executives 

Book a breakfast with content executives from Microsoft, Yahoo!, Blue Ant Media, CBC, Bell, Astral and Media Experts

Transmedia Storytelling with ideaBOOST

Hear from leading international Transmedia storytellers about how they are pushing the boundaries in interactive storytelling

Online Entertainment

Watch as Yahoo, Google and Rogers roll out their original online video strategies

Audience Development through the Social Web

Learn from leading social media experts how to build your online audience through the web

Commerce, Culture And Content

Learn from Boing Boing creator and internet visionary Cory Doctorow and Chief Digital Officer of the CFC, Ana Serrano how the digital medium is fundamentally changing the rules that we play by.

*Register to attend nextMEDIA’s Content Day and Digi Awards gala on Dec. 4 only, for just $350 with our nextMEDIA Toronto Content Day pass

*Register for an All Access Pass to nextMEDIA and network with Canada’s top digital publishers, media buyers, advertisers and technology companies, for just $645

*Register to attend the Digi Awards on the evening of Dec 4th for just $50

For more information visit -bit.ly/OClmPt

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Bring It! Windows 8 – Pure Imagination

November 14, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events

BRING IT!

WINDOWS 8: PURE IMAGINATION
NOVEMBER 24 & 25, 2012
TED ROGERS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, RYERSON UNIVERSITY
REGISTER HERE

PURE IMAGINATION
Windows 8: Pure Imagination is a premier event in Canada for Windows 8 app builders & designers from students to startups to you! It starts out on Saturday morning with a keynote from Canada’s own Grant Skinner. You may know him from his amazing interactive Flash work in the past, but today he is building amazing HTML5-based apps along with fun Windows 8 games. The keynote will also have a special surprise at the end. If you can make it, you absolutely need to be there.

40 HOURS OF AWESOME
In less than 40 hours you’ll get everything you need to make your vision into the next great Canadian app, including on-site presentations, brainstorming sessions, hands-on labs and access to industry experts for guidance and treated to spontaneous moments of fun to keep your energy up.

ONE FOR THE STARTUPS
There is a special session exclusive to the startups in attendance. BizSpark Canada presents Ask a VC, your chance to have 10 minutes of one on one time with a top Canadian VC. Think of it like speed dating, but without the awkwardness and guilt after. It will be a FIFO queue so be sure to check the schedule, be early and be prepared!

HACK ALL THE THINGS!
Can’t wait to just code? We understand that hacking away on an idea is the best way to learn and explore. That’s why there will also be a 24 hour hackathon starting Saturday at 4:00pm with prizes for best student app, best UX, best app that uses Windows Azure and overall best app to be judged by our panel of experts. Not sure where to start? We’ve invited local rockstars like Shopify to pimp their API and help make the hackathon a blast.

WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS?
Go register now, it’s free, and all the cool kids will be there! Don’t forget to think about an epic idea for the hackathon and of course sign up for all those awesome benefits mentioned above!

For more information and general awesomeness check out Woot Studio.

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See you there: High Frame Rate 3D Cinema Workshop

October 25, 2012 | admin | Posted in News & Events

Want to learn more about High Frame Rate Stereoscopic 3D Cinema?

Join us for a one day workshop with key industry and academic leaders in HFR research. HFR will be discussed in terms of scientific, technical, artistic and production/delivery pipeline issues with particular attention to practical issues in production, post-production and delivery of content. The workshop features talks with industry and academic leaders in HFR research, development and practice as well as practical demonstrations.

Details…

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: October 29, 2012  November 19, 2012.
REGISTRATION FEE: $75
DATE: October 30, 2012, 8:30 am to 4:20 pm. Date has changed to November 20, 2012.
WORKSHOP LOCATION: Pinewood Toronto Studios
MORE INFORMATION: http://hfr3dcinema.eventbrite.ca

Supported by the Ontario Media Development Corporation through the 3D Flic project, the workshop is designed to identify, promote and develop Ontario strengths in HFR S3D technology and production, postproduction, VFX, and other aspects of S3D filmmaking. The workshop should be of interest to a broad range of professionals interested in the impact of HFR technologies on their work and the industry as a whole.

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Merging Media 2012: We Will Be There!

October 12, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events


MM2012 attracts Media professionals from all disciplines! Film/Television Producers, Advertisers, Interactive Content creators, Storytellers, Digital Media Consultants, Mobile + Web Developers, Social Activists, Broadcasters, Transmedia content creators, Innovation Start-ups, Writers, Publishers, Gamers, Academics, Technologists, Financiers, Media Students and anyone who wants to be a 360 GAME CHANGER! MM2012 : 3rd Annual Merging Media Conference Thursday – Friday, October 25-26, 2012 | 9:00am-5:30pm

MM2012 Pre-Conference : Industry Events – Masterclass+Roundtables Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | 9:00am-5:30pm

Conference: SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

Pre-Conference Events: SFU, World Arts Centre (Masterclass), National Film Board(Pitch 360 Mentoring), CMPA BC Producers’ Branch (Roundtables)

Register online: http://mm2012.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C

The CFC Media Lab is incredibly proud to be involved in several amazing sessions at Merging Media 2012 – here are some of them:

CFC MASTERCLASS
Wed, Oct. 24, 2012. 9-12pm

MM2012 Exclusive Masterclass by the Canadian Film Centre and presented by Merging Media Productions and CMPA-BC – This business modeling workshop introduces successful tech start-up business tools to traditional film/television business models. A very practical workshop with hands on tools to take away. Conducted by Ana Serrano Director of the CFC Media Lab and Guest Speakers Tina Santiago and Patrick Keenan.

REGISTER HERE: http://mm2012.eventbrite.com/?ebtv=C

Wed, Oct. 24, 2012. 12pm-12.30pm

FREE PUBLIC SESSION: The Masterclass will be followed by a free half hour briefing session from 12 noon to 12.30pm on CFC’s ideaBOOST program at the World Arts Centre, SFU Woodwards. This public session will be conducted by Leonardo Dell’Anno, Manager of Operations & Special Projects at the CFC Media Lab.

Convergent Canada: Are we there yet?
Thurs. Oct. 25, 2012 - 10:00am – 11:00am. 

The Canada Media Fund made a bold and progressive move in 2010 by introducing the Convergence Funding Stream to Television Producers in Canada, spring-boarding a whole new breed of cross-media producers, collaborations and ground breaking programming on multiple screens. Three years on, our panel discusses the challenges faced by the funders, producers and creatives alike, and examines if CMF and Canadian production has achieved the targets and objectives that were initially introduced from the onset, or have the guideposts altered and are we still finding our way? What is needed for us to become a truly convergent creative community? Moderater Canadian Film Centre’s Ana Serrano asks panelists Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, Canada Media Fund, Alan Sawyer (Two Solitudes/Changing Channels), Alex Raffe, Thunderbirds Films (Digital Emmy Award winner for EndGame), J Joly (Overinteractive Media/CineCoup) and Michael Hennessy (President and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association) what it takes.

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Excited to be Going Again: Lean Startup Machine Toronto!

October 2, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events

We’re glad to announce that we will be attending Lean Startup Machine Toronto for the third time!

Lean Startup Machine is a for-profit social enterprise with the mission of advancing the science of entrepreneurship to better utilize human potential. They aim to bolster jobs through innovation and prevent the world’s smartest people from wasting time building things nobody wants.

To date they have run 50 workshops in 35 cities globally. From San Francisco, to London and the Middle East.

During the last two workshops we attended we had a great time hearing the pitches and meeting new people!  This time, not only will Jacqueline Nuwame, Sr. Manager of Client Relations, be mentoring, but we also have two free passes to give away!  Follow us on twitter to find out how you can be a winner!

Also, Lean Startup Machine has offered a 15% discount for anyone from our community who wants to attend – email me (Andrea Mallozzi): amallozzi@cfccreates.com to get the discount code!

When: October 19-21, 2012
Where: [IN]cubes, 57 Spadina Ave, #209, Toronto, ON M5V 1K1
Tickets are selling fast for this one, so register online now to ensure you get yours: http://lsm-toronto-oct2012.eventbrite.com

 

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Be There: The Digi Doc Forecast!

September 26, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Interactive Industry > News & Events > Uncategorized

Here’s an amazing panel that is definitely worth checking out!  We’re especially glad to announce that Alex Jansen, ideaBOOST shortlist member and CJ Hervey, CFC Media Lab Alumnus will be part of this amazing talk.

The Digi Doc Forecast

WHEN: Friday, October 12 12:00–2:00 PM
WHERE: TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 4

Moderator: Richard Lachman (Assistant Professor, Digital Media, Ryerson School of Radio & Television Arts)

Panelists:
Gerry Flahive Senior Producer, Interactive Documentary, NFB
Alex Jansen, Owner, Pop Sandbox
Lalita Krishna, Producer, In Sync Media
CJ Hervey, Producer, Secret Location

This panel is an in-depth conversation between digital documentary storytellers on the vanguard of the interactive space. Sharing samples from their current environmental projects, our panelists will discuss their experience creating and producing in the ever-changing interactive space. How does interactivity bring us closer to our documentary ideals and how does it move us further away? How do you balance experimentation and audience appeal in the interactive space? What are the practical realities of creating digital documentaries when it comes to financing and project management? Let’s talk!

For More Information: http://planetinfocus.org/industry/industry-series-the-digi-doc-forecast/

Co-presented with DOC Toronto’s docSHIFT Program

Register online here: https://tytix.tiff.net/scripts/max/10.17.40.32-45000/maxweb.exe?ACTION=ORDER

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APPLY NOW: The Digi Awards

September 25, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in Calls for Submission > Interactive Industry > News & Events > Uncategorized

On December 4, 2012, Canada’s digital scene will descend on Toronto for a night devoted to celebrating the very best in the business.

Expert Digi Awards juries from across Canada will comb through entries received across 20 distinct categories to determine this year’s Digi nominees— the definitive list of Canada’s digital elite — outlining the brightest stars and biggest disruptors in the media Canadian media landscape today.

Don’t miss the opportunity to solidify your place as one of Canada’s very best in digital media. The deadline to enter your project for the 2012 Digi Awards is Friday, September 28.  Enter online now: http://www.nextmediaevents.com/toronto/registration-digis-2012.php.

The Digi Awards will be the grand finale of nextMEDIA Toronto, Canada’s premier digital media conference, taking place on December 3rd and 4th at the Carlu. Register before November 2nd and save with the early bird rate.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uckRkwhqJ-0&feature=plcp

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TUFF is on!

September 7, 2012 | Andrea Mallozzi | Posted in CFC Media Lab > Interactive Industry > News & Events

The Toronto Urban Film Festival, North America’s largest commuter film festival, is ready to roll out its sixth annual edition. For 11 days, from September 7 – 17, 2012, Toronto’s subway system will become a standing-room-only cinema showcasing the world’s best one-minute, silent films to over one million viewers.

TUFF will screen 73 amazing films from 18 countries on Toronto Transit System (TTC) platform screens, and feature a new “Too TUFF for the TTC” program of online films. Films play every 10 minutes on Pattison Onestop’s 300 subway platform screens in stations across the city. Pattison Onestop will also provide designated “Film Zone” screens for commuters to watch TUFF uninterrupted on the north and south platforms of the Bloor subway station, as well as at Dundas and St. Andrew subway stations.

TUFF films can also be seen online, and viewers are encouraged to cast their vote, from September 5th to September 14th, for the Viewers’ Choice Award. The top 10 Viewers’ Choice films play on the TTC on Sunday September 16th.

 

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