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Record Participation!
38 Canadian companies will be on hand at the American edition of Game Connection
Montréal, March 16, 2009 – Telefilm Canada, through the Canada New Media Fund and with support from the Canadian Interactive Alliance (CIAIC), is proud to announce that a record 38 Canadian companies will be on hand at the American edition of Game Connection, taking place in San Francisco March 24-26, 2009, as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Of the 38 companies attending under the Canada banner and benefiting from guidance and group promotional support, 22 content producers have received financial support from Telefilm Canada in the form of a 35% discount on the registration fees.
Game Connection is a key business event for the videogame industry. It is an international marketplace for game developers, service providers and publishers looking to expand their network and find the right business partners. An online meeting system allows companies to identify potential partners and pre-book as many as 50 appointments during the three-day event.
Last year, in response to Telefilm Canada’s survey of the 20 attending companies, seven reported a total of 23 signed agreements, for an overall value of nearly CDN$4 million. Ultimately, Game Connection America 2008 resulted in some 100 signed and potential deals valued at CDN.$76M.
The previous success of this initiative convinced us not only to repeat the operation in San Francisco but to extend it to the European edition. This was held last October in Lyon, France, where we provided support to 14 other Canadian companies, seven of which benefited from reduced registration fees. Danny Chalifour (Interim), Director - National and International Business Development
All Canadians attending the Game Developers Conference will have an additional opportunity to build contacts at a business networking event organized by the Canadian Consulate in San Francisco in partnership with Telefilm Canada. This event will also serve to promote games developed in Canada around winter sports themes, among them snowboarding by Ubisoft, curling by Activision and hockey by EA.
The following 38 Canadian companies will be attending Game Connection America 2009:
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Developers financially supported by Telefilm Canada
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Cerebral Vortex Games,
Condition30 Inc., DrinkBox Studios, Frozen North ,Fuel Industries Productions Inc., Magitech Corporation.
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ONTARIO
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Citeremis, Frima Studio, Humagade, Mindhabits, ODD1, Sarbakan, Wendigo Studios, Wicked Studios.
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QUÉBEC
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Deep Fried Entertainment, IUGO Mobile Entertainment Inc., Klei Entertainment, Koolhaus Games Inc, Next Level Games.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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HermitWorks Entertainment
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ALBERTA
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Jet Black Games Inc.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA / QUÉBEC
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Nerd Corps Entertainment
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BRITISH COLUMBIA / ONTARIO
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Other Canadian companies attending under the Canada banner (developers and service providers)
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Big Sandwich Games, InLight Entertainment,
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Bug-Tracker, Mistic Software, Quazal, Volta
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QUÉBEC
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Firedance Games
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MANITOBA
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Fog Studios
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NEW BRUNSWICK
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Playbrains
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ONTARIO
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Nova Scotia Business Inc., Forrestall Studio, Halifax Film Digital, Huminah Huminah Studios, Professional Quality Assurance, Silverback Productions, theREDspace
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NOVA SCOTIA
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Developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry. Telefilm provides financial support to the private sector to create distinctively Canadian productions that appeal to domestic and international audiences. The Corporation also administers the funding programs of the Canadian Feature Film Fund, the Canadian Television Fund and the Canada New Media Fund.
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Media enquiries:
Alejandra Sosa
Communications Officer & Press Attaché
(416) 973-6436 # 2505 or 1-800-463-4607, sosaa@telefilm.gc.ca
Renseignements pour les médias :
Mélanie Larente
Agente des communications et attachée de presse
514-283-0838 # 2014 ou 1-800-567-0890, larentm@telefilm.gc.ca
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