Disney is heading down the rabbit hole with Tim Burton, as the highly anticipated Alice in Wonderland hits theaters on March 5. And members of the Disney Interactive Studios team popped by for tea time in Toronto last month to show off the Nintendo Wii and DS video games based on the classic children’s tale with a twist, coinciding with the film release.

As the 3D wave continues to ripple across the industry and studios begin exploring ways to tap into this new dimension, Toronto-based Tim Dashwood has been keeping mighty busy.

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Matt Toner has a message for Canadian producers: you don’t necessarily need to spend $250,000 to develop a successful digital strategy for your TV show.

Since YouTube exploded in 2005, videos shown on the web have gone from amateur to professional quality, and much has been written about them – especially in the last two years.

Google ‘3D’ on any given day and dozens of articles will pop up, talking about new 3D films in production, new 3D apps and technologies on the way, and, of course, Avatar.

3D TV ‘is coming like a freight train,’ says Marc Séguin, CFTPA VP feature film and new technology, who notes it was ‘the big buzz’ at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The NFB has added high-definition and 3D films to its online offerings in another bid to connect with Canadians through their computers. The board, which this time last year posted selections from its library online, has revealed high-definition versions of 26 titles and a handful of 3D shorts, viewable with special glasses.

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Series from home and abroad playing on free, ad-supported site. ‘If we didn’t… someone else would have,’ says exec

Digital platforms have opened up a world of opportunity for the National Film Board, and it has had the good sense to seize the day. The NFB’s revamped website and new application for Apple’s iPhone provide a wealth of content that shames other comers, and they allow the public agency to reach consumers more directly than ever before.

Today the Internet is a driving force in a recovering global economy and a symbol of information freedom around the world. As such, it has become the target of a raging global debate over who (if anyone) should be its master.