We are pleased to inform you that a delegation from FRANCE, led by the
French Trade Commission, will be in Toronto on March the 24th to meet
with potential partners in Ontario. This delegation is composed of 12
innovative companies and clusters working mainly in digital content and
digital animation. Those companies are keen to build partnerships in
Canada and are wishing to build opportunities for Ontario and French
businesses.
Get your tickets for INplay before March 18th and save. INplay is a new conference that explores the art and business of kids interactive. Taking place May 18th and 19th at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, INplay will focus on three streams relating to kids interactive properties: research, creativity & content, and business. Visit the INplay website to register and for more info. Don't forget - IO Members receive dicounted tickets!
[ read more » ]10 YEARS YOUNG!
As
we head into our 11th year of business this winter, we wanted to take
the time to thank all of you - clients, partners, supporters and
friends - we’ve had a great first decade! No,
it hasn’t always been easy - we started at the height of the dot.com
implosion. And yes, it hasn’t always been pretty - the death throes of
traditional media have been painful to watch. But it has always been
interesting.
Interactive Ontario member Digital Shock Inc. takes the iPhone industry by storm with their latest collaboration with Newtoy Inc. (Published by NGMOCO) called “We Rule”. It is a fantasy adventure game that already has iPhone and iTouch owners eager for the release.
[ read more » ]Here we grow again...
E-axis.com Inc, is pleased to announce a new addition to the E-axis team. Shawn Preece-Hall will joining the team in the role of New Business Manager. "We are very excited to add Shawn to the team, his experience and knowledge will greatly enhance the e-axis offering," says Chance Harrington, Director, Business Development, E-axis.
A note from the Ontario Media Development Corporation:
OMDC is digitally transforming the way we do business and making it
easier for you, our clients to apply for tax credits and to our
programs by going green in 2010-11 with a paperless, secure Online
Application Portal (OAP).
Now, you will be able to apply online (including uploading and storing
corporate documents), track the status of your applications and
communicate with OMDC regarding your applications through the OAP.
- Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) applications are now being accepted online through the OAP.
TORONTO, ON – February 19, 2010 - Spongelab Interactive, an Ontario-based educational gaming company, with its third major international award, earns critical acclaim by making science fun! Spongelab Interactive has been awarded first prize in the Interactive Media category from the Journal of Science and National Science Foundation’s 2009 Visualization Challenge for the second consecutive year. This award is published in the February 19, 2010 issue of the Journal of Science (Science: Vol. 327. no. 5968, p. 949) and featured on the National Science Foundation’s website.
[ read more » ]Interactive Ontario and six Ontario interactive digital media companies
went to KidScreen in New York City this past week, with the support of
Telefilm Canada and the OMDC. The INplay booth received much interest
for our Ontario interactive properties and the INplay Conference, which
is taking place in Toronto, May 18-19, 2010. Thanks to all the
companies who stopped by the Interactive Ontario/INplay booth to say
hello!

From Mediacaster Magazine
New funds to support content creation and development in music, film,
television and interactive digital media have been announced by the
Ontario government.
Through the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) and its Partnerships
Fund, an additional $2.9 million in funding support will be invested to
leverage an existing $7.1 million in partner contributions. Full Story
Congratulations to IO member, The Ant Firm. They have been chosen as a finalist in the Venture London Business Competition. Check out the full details here: http://www.venturelondon.ca/index.html
[ read more » ]The OMDC Intellectual Property (IP) Development Fund assists Ontario corporations by providing a refund of 30% of prior costs incurred in direct support of eligible early stage development activities to bring screen-based content properties closer to production or market ready stage. Qualifying Ontario corporations may apply for expenditures incurred over the course of a taxation year that relate to a slate of early stage development activities undertaken by the corporation. Eligible expenditures are those incurred after March 31, 2009 up to and including March 31, 2010.
[ read more » ]Everyone has a story to tell, Radio Canada International invites all
Canadians and permanent residents to tell us about their origins by
entering ROOTS (or its French-language cousin RACINES), its brand-new
short film and multimedia production competition.
The deadline for entries is March 7, 2010. The competition is open to
amateurs and professionals alike, but you must be at least 18 years old
to enter.