Canada's largest film insurance brokerage, Front Row, has acquired cultureONE to create a complete arts and entertainment insurance provider. Both companies are IO members. This means the same engaged service, but new offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and LA. It means seamless access from all locations to Front Row's technical expertise and market leverage along [...]
In January 2015, Rogers TV and Interactive Ontario teamed up to host a weekend Hackathon in Toronto. Individuals and teams competed to explore what the future of community television should look like. From a mathematician to media professionals, a cyberinfrastructure developer to a software engineer, participants spent the weekend brainstorming and concept building, ultimately presenting [...]
IO member SHG Studios (formerly Snakehead Games), has been recognized by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce with an Outstanding Business Achievement Award in the small business category. Snakehead Games Studios was launched in 2008 as a browser-based independent game production company. Its first games became multi-million dollar revenue success stories. The company then moved onto mobile platforms, [...]
Today's Ontario Budget introduced a variety of changes to the tax credit policies for Ontario's creative industries, including Ontario's IDM sector, which is made up of leading developers that create video games, mobile apps, eLearning, transmedia, among other products. The actions taken by the Province will renew and double the Interactive Digital Media Fund and [...]
With the provincial budget scheduled for April 23, we are pleased to provide an update on Interactive Ontario's robust advocacy campaign surrounding the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit. IO staff, board members and members have taken over a dozen meetings with staff and elected representatives in the Premier's Office, the Treasury Board, the Ministry [...]
Emergence Lab is the first Franco-Canadian residency dedicated to emerging and innovative forms of storytelling for new platforms, it takes place in Banff, Canada, from June 1 to 5, 2015. This five-day residency brings together experienced traditional authors with multimedia artists and technicians to explore the world of multi platform stories. The Emergence Lab gathers [...]
At the Youth Media Alliance English-Language Awards of Excellence Gala on May 27, IO board member Andra Sheffer will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award. Andra is the CEO of the Independent Production Fund and the COGECO Program Development Fund and has also worked at the Bell Fund, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and [...]
At the Canadian Screen Awards gala on February 24, IO board member Jeffrey Elliott was the deserving recipient of the Digital Media Trailblazing Award for having created the world's first interactive, multiplatform digital channel (BITE) and founding one of Canada's leading multiplatform companies (GlassBOX TV). Congratulations Jeffrey!
Due to the inclement weather conditions, we will be rescheduling the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit Townhall that was scheduled for tonight. The OIDMTC Townhall will now take place on Monday, February 9th from 6-8pm at Corus Quay (25 Dockside Drive). Your registration for the event will automatically be transferred to the rescheduled date. [...]
The Collaboration and Innovation Fund (CIF) is a pilot program developed in response to ongoing changes in the marketplace, the continued blending of content across sectors and platforms, and evolving business models. The CIF will help transform innovative and entrepreneurial ideas into goods and services, and drive growth and productivity. The CIF provides support for [...]