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Canadian design company Punch Brand, best known for their crazyheads line of animal inspired character clothing, is set to return for their 2nd year at Fan Expo Vancouver. They are excited to host British Pop-Rock artist Kieran Strange as special guest at their booth. The Punch Brand booth will be located in the Exhibit Hall booth# 518 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, April 20-21, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Inside the prestigious Randolph Theatre Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts, the Toronto International Deaf Film & Arts Festival (TIDFAF) is set to take center stage for the 4th biannual international film & arts festival May 9 -12, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Banff World Media Festival has just announced that (our favourite) late night talk show host and comedian Craig Ferguson will be presented the Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at this year’s Festival. Mr. Ferguson will also be featured in a one-on-one VIP session at BANFF, open to all delegates. The Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award recognizes a creative talent that has made an outstanding comedic contribution to the media industry. Past honorees include Ricky Gervais, Martin Short, Kelsey Grammer and last year’s recipient, Chuck Lorre. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and BlackBerry Co-Founder Mike Lazaridis will headline a University of Waterloo-hosted conference aimed at building a plan for economic growth and prosperity for Ontario and Canada – with Waterloo’s model for innovation at its heart. The Leadership Innovation Conference, taking place April 22 and 23, brings together leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academics and policy-makers from across North America that will help shape Canada’s economic future. The conference will explore new approaches to supporting entrepreneurial ventures that are key drivers of economic prosperity in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has secured a number of key sponsors for CDMN Canada 3.0 – a two-day conference on May 14 and 15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. CDMN Canada 3.0 is the annual culminating event for CDMN’s world-class commercialization activities like international soft landings, sharing of best practices, online collaboration and access to expertise and research that enables Canadian digital media companies to succeed at home and abroad. Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is the latest speaker to join the TED Talk-caliber roster of presenters at CDMN Canada 3.0 2013, which is organized by the Canadian Digital Media Network. Canada 3.0 is the annual culminating event for CDMN’s world-class commercialization activities like international soft landings, sharing of best practices, online collaboration and access to expertise and research that enables Canadian digital media companies to succeed at home and abroad. Read the rest of this entry »

The Blue Water Film Festival (BWFF) has announced the 2013 “Call for Entries” for their fifth annual festival. Leading industry professionals from the 2013 Judges’ Panel will select the winning films. Monetary awards and prizes totaling up to $2,500 will be given at the BWFF Awards Ceremony on September 28. Film submissions of short films, feature length, animation and documentaries must meet one of the following two qualifications: Read the rest of this entry »

This is the third event in the ITAC – CWC Speakers Series: Women in Corporate Leadership and the first in Vancouver. On Wednesday May 22nd, Leyland Brown, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, HP Canada will share her insights and reflect on the experiences that have led her to a key place in HP Canada’s leadership team. She will also share her views on why conscious strategies to build strong corporate inclusion are good for business. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) is pleased to announce the official welcoming of Mr. Steve Palmer as the latest addition to the Executive Team. Mr Palmer is the former long-time Executive Director of the Canadian Police Research Centre and recently retired from Defence Research and Development Canada – Community Safety and Security Program (DRDC-CSSP) as their Director, Science and Technology Transition, for the Canadian Safety and Security program including the Emergency Responder Testing and Evaluation Establishment (ERTEE) in Regina. Read the rest of this entry »