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NFB filmmaker named MIT visiting artist
FILMINTERACTIVEWEBKaterina Cizek will work with the institute’s OpenDocLab to develop the next production in the NFB’s multimedia Highrise project.
ideaBOOST unveils spring cohort
GAMINGINTERACTIVEMOBILEWEBProjects including Wondereur (pictured), Motion Panels+ and Lightning Platform will participate in the spring session of the CFC Media Lab’s business accelerator program.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of May 5
INTERACTIVETVWEBThis week we see how Degrassi’s social-media managers were able to get online attention by prompting fans to chose a favourite episode while The Borgias and Top Chef Canada also fared well.
Minority Media’s Papo & Yo wins big at NUMIX Awards
GAMINGINTERACTIVEThe Quebec multimedia kudosfest also gave Apartment 11 Productions the best convergent production prize for its kids-based Cross Country Fun Hunt product (Papo & Yo pictured).
Rockies nominations for Canuck TV and digital projects
INTERACTIVETVWEBHomegrown series Bomb Girls and Seed (pictured) and interactive agency Secret Location are among the Canadian nominees for the awards recognizing the best in international programming.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Apr. 28
INTERACTIVETVThe final episode of Big Brother Canada‘s social media campaign notched a breakout 123,000 interactions last week, well trouncing both The Borgias and Bomb Girls online executions.
Weekly roundup: Series returns, sales and foreign service
FILMINTERACTIVETVWEBThe briefs this week include news of numerous award wins, Rookie Blue‘s season return date and that Montreal’s Chloe Wilde (pictured) has been named a new Much VJ.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Apr. 21
INTERACTIVETVWEBThis week we see Big Brother Canada bested by pre-season-return Rookie Blue social media activity, while the Juno Awards also caused a spike of chatter.
Showcase launches Continuum Interactive
INTERACTIVETVWEBThe convergent experience, developed with Toronto-based Secret Location, incorporates Vine videos and social media sharing and voting to influence the outcome of the second season finale.
Kirstine Stewart on plans for Twitter Canada
INTERACTIVEMOBILETVWEBThe former CBC EVP English services talks to Playback about plans for a local Twitter arm as she takes the reins as managing director of Twitter Canada.
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