Fictionary co-founder and CEO Kristina Stanley has worked in a wide variety of different jobs, from manager of broadband planning at Nortel to the director of employee, safety, and guest services for an Eastern British Columbia ski resort, to author of mystery novels....
Interactive + Digital Media
German Canadian Interactive Exchange 2022
Taking place from August 28-31, 2022 in Berlin, Germany, Ontario Creates, Creative BC, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service will collaborate to bring an Ontario-British Columbia delegation of interactive digital media (IDM)...
British Columbia at the German Canadian Interactive Exchange 2022
Ontario Creates, Creative BC, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service are collaborating to bring an Ontario-British Columbia delegation of interactive digital media (IDM) companies to Berlin, Germany. The Trade Mission is designed to...
Animal Logic Is Doubling Down On Vancouver With A New Studio, 300 More Jobs
Animation and vfx studio Animal Logic has unveiled plans to significantly grow its presence in Vancouver with the construction of a new studio facility. Here are details on what is being planned: Scheduled to be completed in 2025, the 110,000 square feet purpose-built...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Interactive + Digital Media Mission to Berlin
In collaboration with Creative BC, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Trade Commissioner Service of Canada, Ontario Creates is organizing an Ontario/British Columbia IDM Trade Mission to Berlin, Germany from August 28 to 31, 2022. Deadline: May 18, 2022 by 5:00pm...
Creative Industries Week 2022 | #BCCreates Stars of Tomorrow
The seventh annual Creative Industries Week is bringing industry associations, stakeholders and creators together to showcase and celebrate B.C.’s dynamic creative sector the week of May 16, 2022. The diverse creators from the book publishing, interactive + digital...
DigiBC + BCIT Communication in Team-based Collaboration micro-credential course
Are you looking to hone your communication skills in a team setting and work effectively in groups? This is a critical skill to have for success in the creative technology industry. BCIT, in partnership with DigiBC, has created the Communication in Team-based...
DigiBC and Emily Carr University of Art + Design announce the Creative Technology Fundamentals Program
Now in development with DigiBC, the Creative Technology Fundamentals Program will provide flexible, customizable learning options for pursuing careers in creative tech. Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) has received $360,000 from B.C.’s Ministry of Advanced...
The WIA Mentorship Program Spring 2022
Applications for the Women in Animation (WIA) Mentorship Program Spring 2022 will open on February 16. Want to learn more about the application process? Then make sure to sign up for their upcoming Q&A session taking place on January 25. The WIA Mentorship Program...
Virtual Production begins here
Vancouver is now home to Real-Time Virtual Production & Visualization Studio. Versatile Media Ltd. has just announced the official opening of its premiere Performance Capture studios in Vancouver, Canada. Located in the Ironworks building, Versatile Media studios’ 12,000 sq ft unique location houses 2 motion tracking stages running on an Unreal pipeline. At 3,500 square feet each and located in the Port Town district of Vancouver’s east side, they serve as the company’s Canadian headquarters.
SXSW Gaming Awards 2022
The SXSW Gaming Awards recognize the finest games and most creative individuals in the game industry. Learn more about the Gaming Awards.
Application deadline is Thursday, December 9, 2021, 11:59pm PT.
Munkhtsetseg “Muunuu” Nandigjav – Educating for the Future on The SPARK Cast
SPARK recently spoke with Muunuu about growing up in Mongolia, how online learning is changing education, and her work as Conference Chair for SIGGRAPH 2022, which will be hosted in Vancouver for the 4th time.
New Podcast Series from IM4 Media Lab
The Immersive Knowledge Transfer podcast is a creation of the IM4 Media Lab with the aim to amplify the voices of Indigenous creatives working with immersive technologies, such as VR, AR and 360-degree videos.
VIFF Immersed: Call for Submissions
VIFF is now accepting narrative-driven VR and AR submissions for the International VIFF Immersed Competition
B2B Creative Industry Canada + Mexico | Embassy of Canada and MIMEC
MIMEC and the Embassy of Canada in Mexico invite IDM companies to participate in this business event, where you can have meetings with Mexican/Canadian companies and Mexican/Canadian Educational Institutions from the creative sector.
IM4 Media Lab | Intro to AR with Spark
On Saturday 27th at 10am PST IM4 will be hosting ‘Intro to AR with Spark’. This online workshop will be taught by instructor Dallas Flett-Wapash. Dallas is an Ininew-Seaulteaux from Keeseekoose First Nations. He is currently based in Brandon, Manitoba, working in Game Design and other interactive art forms with Unity.
XR Mapping in Canada
Calling XR studios! Submit your studio to be apart of the Canadian XR industry database.
Canadian Game Awards Nominations Applications are now open for submissions
As the third-largest developer of video games in the world, this award show celebrates Canada’s spot on the world stage as a leader in interactive entertainment. The Canadian Game Awards has been designed to be “by the industry and for the industry” with an interest in engaging public and fan participation.
The Canadian Game Awards are founded and produced by Northern Arena Productions. The producers are joined by a National Advisory Board of Developers and leaders in the Canadian digital entertainment industry.
SXSW Pitch 2021
SXSW Pitch returns for its thirteenth year to showcase some of the global startup ecosystem’s most exciting, innovative, and cutting-edge technology!
Virtual Trade Mission to Germany for Interactive Digital Media Companies, November 25-27, 2020
Ontario Creates, in partnership with Creative BC, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the Trade Commissioner Service, will hold a virtual IDM coproduction mission from November 25-27, 2020.