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The Interactive Ontario Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Donald Henderson has been appointed to the position of President & CEO of the organization. As a veteran of the interactive media industry, Donald brings a wealth of valuable industry knowledge and leadership experience to this role. Read the rest of this entry »

IAB Canada has announced the formation of a new Western Regional Council to support both IAB Canada Members, and the overall marketing community in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Council, which will be lead by new Regional Director, Trevor Carr, CEO, Noise Digital, will begin seeking candidates for the Council in April 2012, and start its planning shortly after that. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s ACM SIGGRAPH chapter invites you to join them on Thursday April 26th for a presentation by Double Negative’s Visual Effects Supervisor Ken McGaugh on The Creatures of John Carter at the Vancity Theatre. Doors will open for the event at 6:00pm for a pre-session industry mixer. A Q & A session will follow the 7:00pm presentation. Read the rest of this entry »

RTDNA Canada, the Association of Electronic Journalists, is pleased to recognize excellence in electronic journalism in the Central Region when it presents its annual awards in Toronto on June 21st, honouring the best programs, stations and news-gathering organizations in both radio and television. Read the rest of this entry »

IAB Canada has announced the formation of its new Real-Time Bidding (RTB) Committee along with the launch of its industry educational efforts with a new RTB Event on May 22, 2012. According to eMarketer, approximately 10 percent of Digital media ad impressions are already being bought via Real-Time Bidding within Ad Exchanges, but this figure is projected to ramp up to almost 30 percent by the end of 2015. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Cinema Editors is hosting its second annual awards show on May 17, 2012 at the Capitol Event Theatre in Toronto. Around 250 guests are expected to attend this year, almost double the number of guests who attended last year. The C.C.E Awards is the largest event hosted by the organization, focusing on the significance of post-production in cinema. Read the rest of this entry »

At last week’s SMPIA Multi-PlatFORUM event, two project teams, each comprised of one film/TV company representative and one interactive company representative, were selected by the jury to be part of SMPIA-led delegation to the Banff World Media Festival in June. Read the rest of this entry »

At last week’s Annual General Meeting of the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association, members approved two strategic changes recognizing the shift in content production towards digital media. Read the rest of this entry »

Distance education provider PCDI Canada has announced a new partnership with The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) that is designed to provide an extra boost for PCDI students as they prepare to undertake their careers as writers of children’s reading materials. Read the rest of this entry »

The Directors Guild of Canada joins the industry in expressing disappointment at the recent announcement by the Government of Saskatchewan that the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC) program has been terminated This decision will have a negative impact on the audiovisual industry in Saskatchewan and DGC Members residing in Saskatchewan. Read the rest of this entry »