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Telefilm Canada kick starts 50 innovative
projects through the Canada New Media Fund
Montreal, January 19, 2004 – Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that it has agreed to support 50 of the 163 projects that were submitted for the September 23rd, 2003 deadline of the Canada New Media Fund.
Of the accepted projects, 16 are for market research and prototyping, 17 for product development and another 17 for marketing.
“We continue to support a diversity of new media products that include a variety of platforms and that are from the imaginations of creators of all backgrounds,” said Richard Stursberg, Telefilm’s Executive Director. “While each of them feature inventive content, their ingenuity also extends to the way they will be promoted. Targeting children, teens and adults, many of these Canadian works are related to popular television shows or will be cross-marketed with consumer products – ultimately helping them to connect with their audiences.”
In response to the vast over-subscription of the Fund, and in consultation with the industry, a new streamlined application process was developed that substantially reduced the initial workload and administrative costs for clients.
The Canada New Media Fund expires March 31, 2004; Telefilm is working closely with the federal government for the renewal of the Fund.
Telefilm Canada, a cultural investor in film, television, new media and music
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian film, television, new media and music industries. With the objective of building larger audiences for Canadian cultural products, the Corporation acts as a partner to the private sector through investments in diverse productions with wide appeal.
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Information:
Douglas Chow, Communications and Public Affairs Attaché
(514) 283-6363 or 1-800-567-0890, chowd@telefilm.gc.ca
List of accepted projects for the final round of 2003-2004 CNMF decisions (please note that some “products” will receive multi-phase financing, representing separate “projects”).
Atlantic Region
| Project Title |
Producer |
Platform |
Category |
Phase |
| Children's Music Journey |
Adventus Incorporated |
CD/DVD-ROM |
Edutainment/
Educational |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Egregious Downhill |
Arc-9 Interactive Incorporated |
CD / DVD-ROM / Game Console |
Game |
Prototyping |
| Nanobods |
Nanobody Productions Inc. |
Web site |
Entertainment |
Market Research |
| Middle School & Home Study Lab Simulator & Enhancement |
EOA Scientific Systems Incorporated |
CD/DVD-ROM/ Web site |
Educational |
Prototyping |
Quebec Region
| Project Title |
Producer |
Platform |
Category |
Phase |
| 15/Love |
Galafilm |
Convergent Web site |
Entertainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
Chronique Urbaine.ca |
BlueSponge Inc. |
Web site |
Entertainment |
Prototyping |
| Cornemuse 2 |
Téléfiction |
Convergent Web site |
Edutainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Ecoprint.ca |
Shootfilms Inc. |
Convergent Web site |
Educational |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| L'Étrange Disparition de Scientifix |
CREO Inc. |
CD-ROM |
Edutainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Le Facteur Bug |
Sarbakan |
Web Content |
Game |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Grande Ourse.tv |
Reeves Communication |
Convergent Web site |
Entertainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Inuksite |
POP6 Média |
Convergent Web site |
Entertainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Mission Arctique - Le Cyberdocumentaire |
NDI Media |
Convergent Web site |
Educational |
Product Development/
Marketing |
| Obscura |
Sarbakan |
Web Content |
Game |
Product Development/
Marketing |
| Passepart.ca |
Groupe ECP |
Convergent Web site |
Entertainment |
Marketing |
| Québec Air Espace |
Gumby Inc. |
Web site |
Educational |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
| Resonance |
Neocell Factory |
Console (X-Box) |
Game |
Product Development/ Marketing |
Ontario/Nunavut Region
| Project Title |
Producer |
Platform |
Category |
Phase |
| Atomic Betty |
Breakthrough New Media Inc. |
Console (PS2) |
Entertainment |
Prototyping |
| Deafplanet.com II |
Marble Media Inc. |
Convergent Web site |
Edutainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Project I |
Trapeze Media Limited |
Console (PS2) |
Entertainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
| HistoriCanada |
Bitcasters Inc. |
MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) |
Edutainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
| Monster Federation |
Snap Media Corp. |
MMOG |
Entertainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| Paul Kane Interactive |
CineFocus Canada Interactive Inc. |
iDVD |
Edutainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
| SILA: An Immersive Educational Website about Inuit Culture |
Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc. |
Web site |
Edutainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
| Slick Silly and the Big Trucks |
Snap Media Corp. |
iDVD |
Entertainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
| This is Daniel Cook |
Marble Media Inc. |
Convergent Web site/iDVD |
Edutainment |
Product Development/ Marketing |
Western Region
| Project Title |
Producer |
Platform |
Category |
Phase |
| Broken Saints |
Budget Monks Productions Inc. |
Web site/DVD-ROM |
Entertainment |
Product Development/
Marketing |
| Calliaphone Fantasies |
Condition 30 Inc. |
Wireless/ Web site |
Entertainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
|
Canadian Museum of Nature Pilot Project |
Ubiquity Interactive Inc. |
Wireless/ Web site |
Edutainment |
Prototyping |
| Game Neverending |
Ludicorp Research & Development |
MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game) |
Entertainment |
Product Development/
Marketing |
| Great Goose Caper (The) |
Voice Pictures Inc. |
Web site/CD-ROM |
Entertainment |
Prototyping |
| Mobile Operandi Wireless Entertainment |
Mobile Operandi Communications Corp. |
Wireless/ Web site |
Entertainment |
Product Development/
Marketing |
| Rendez-Vous Voyageur |
Productions Rivard Inc. (Les) |
Convergent Web site |
Edutainment |
Market Research/ Prototyping |
| Vertical Assault |
AmeriCanAsia Telefilm Inc. |
Web site |
Entertainment |
Prototyping |
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