In addition to naming the 10 most influential TV-related websites, the Bell Fund has also chosen top digital media up-and-comers as its Ten to Watch.

Toronto’s Daisy Chia, one of these young talents, studied animation at Vancouver’s Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, but gravitated towards digital media after a summer job at Toronto television and new media company Hop To It Productions.

After graduating from Emily Carr in spring 2007, Chia joined Hop To It for a summer internship that was supported by the Bell Fund’s apprenticeship program. As a paid intern, Chia says she was exposed to many facets of the company’s digital media and television projects.

Chia continues to work at Hop To It on a contract basis, and recently completed work on a Bell Fund proposal for Pop It, a kids dance show and website in development with TVO.

Following are this year’s Ten to Watch:

• Kendal Husband – WishboneX Creations (Burnaby, BC)

• Daisy Chia – Hop To It Productions (Toronto, ON)

• Malcolm Oliver – The Nimble Company (Vancouver, BC)

• Maayan Cohen – marblemedia interactive (Toronto, ON)

• Christina Monai – Reel Girls Media (Edmonton, AB)

• David Stubbs – Stitch Media (Toronto, ON)

• Anne Washeul – Turbulent Média (Montréal, QC)

• Landry Mussard – PVP Interactif (Matane, QC)

• Chantal Mathieu – Productions Nova Média (Rouyn-Noranda, QC)

• Ryan Mullins – Eyesteelfilm (Montréal, QC)