*Another prize for Joan…

Voyageur Film Capital is selling an $800,000 private placement through underwriter Canaccord Capital Corp. Five million units are being sold at $0.16 each. Each unit comprises one common share and a one-year warrant to purchase an additional common share at $0.18….

* Rainmaker builds virtual snacks…

With competition for audience recognition intense, broadcast design is more important than ever. And for broadcasters intent on maximizing their broadcast design resources, in-house teams make a lot of sense for reasons such as economics, a familiarity with corporate goals and…

Soho has dodged the trend. The Toronto graphics firm has kept extremely busy with its specialty in broadcast design despite the movement toward broadcasters doing their design work in-house….

Director/animator Steve Hillman has made a name for himself with his innovative and memorable broadcast design work for MuchMusic. Now the founder of eight-month-old commercial/design shop exhibita is displaying his particular penchant for the bizarre and surreal in broadcast design projects…

Tube Images bigwig Danny Bergeron remembers a day 20 years ago when broadcast design was his major source of work. Now, with the bulk of Montreal-based Tube’s work in commercial animation and long-form projects, Bergeron speaks of Tube’s continuing love of…

The Broadcast Designers Association, an international association of designers in all aspects of broadcast, is holding its 22nd annual design award show during the annual promax and bda conference and exposition, being held in New Orleans, June 14-17….

Toronto’s Cuppa Coffee Animation has always managed to stay in the forefront of Canada’s broadcast design marketplace. One of the reasons for this is named Justin Stephenson, an artist and filmmaker who divides his time between working at Cuppa Coffee and…

With its first anniversary coming in less than two months, Toronto’s Crush has already carved out a little spot for itself in the commercial and broadcast design markets. This is no surprise to managing director Jo-ann Cook, who says she has…

Vancouver: The trickle has become a flood. While some series tests have come and gone already this calendar year, Vancouver is officially in full pilot season….

*BTF to manage World Science Congress…