Telefilm Canada and DFAIT seek Canadian game devs for GDC showcase

 

Are you a Canadian video game developer attending this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC)?

Telefilm Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) are looking to select a contingent of 20 export-ready independent Canadian game devs at the annual San Francisco-based conference (March 25 – 29, 2013) this year.

GDC is the world’s largest industry-only event dedicated to the advancement of interactive entertainment. In 2012, the GDC attracted over 22,500 game industry professionals including 150 companies from Canada.

This initiative, in line with Telefilm Canada’s new strategic vision Fostering Cultural Success, will support and showcase the selected companies during the conference. It is also aimed promoting Canadian talent in the interactive digital media industry.

Additionally, the Government of Canada and its partners are supporting Canada’s leading game development industry at GDC with prestigious meeting space, matchmaking program, and a Canada networking reception, organized by the CIAIC.

For more information on the GDC showcase, click here. Registration deadline with Telefilm Canada is January 25, 2013.

Canadian companies receive Digital Kids Conference discount

Canadian companies receive 20% discount for the Digital Kids Conference (Feb. 12-13) in New York City using the discount code below.

Digital Kids Conference is the event for brand owners, entertainment and media executives, marketers, producers, digital media directors and licensing professionals seeking to engage children online and on digital devices.

The show brings together some of the biggest names in the kid entertainment industry and kid-focused tech start-ups. It also features more than 20 keynotes and featured speakers from companies making the largest impact on the kids’ entertainment industry.

CIAIC launches Canadian Interactive Industry Profile

The Canadian Interactive Alliance / L’Alliance interactive canadienne (CIAIC) is calling on all interactive digital media companies to once again participate in the Canadian Interactive Industry Profile (CIIP) survey, to help build a complete and accurate account of the national industry.

The web-based survey will gather economic, human resources and trade information from companies across Canada that create products and services related to interactive media, such as video games, social media and mobile apps.

NATI launches TechWomen NL

NATI (Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Technology Industries) is launching a support and mentoring group for female professionals in the province’s advanced technology sector.

The association’s goal is to host quarterly luncheons featuring topics of interest and to establish a professional network of women within the NL advanced technology sector.

CMPA and Ryerson team up for transmedia training

The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) is collaborating with Ryerson University’s RTA School of Media on a new Transmedia Production Acceleration Program, a workshop and mentorship program that focuses on acquiring skills for transmedia production.

Supported by the OMDC’s Entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnerships Fund, this  program will provide 40 transmedia producers with the opportunity to participate in a full-day workshop. From this group, 18 individuals will go on to complete five-month job placements with Ontario-based transmedia production companies.