4th
February
2014
Canada Media Fund Awards 6.5 Million In Funding To Twenty-Seven New Interactive Digital Media Projects
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A total of 27 new interactive digital media projects have received a combined total of $6.5 million as part of the Canada Media Fund’s (CMF) Experimental Stream second round of funding for development and marketing support. Eight of those projects will receive a total of $1.6 million for Marketing Support, while $4.9 million will provide Development Support to 19 game, interactive content platform and social media projects.
Marketing Support:
| Title | Applicant | Commitment |
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| 2Life Marketing 2013-14 | 2 For Life Media Inc. | $224,873 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| 2lifeis a private, secure and organized environment for two people to communicate and share. In a hyper-connected world, 2life consolidates the communications between two people in one place. Twosomes can manage shared lists and a calendar; send text messages; share photos, a journal and links; enjoy curated daily content from 2life. With real-time synchronization across mobile and desktop devices, it keeps users in touch and always up to date. For marketers, 2life opens a portal directly into users’ daily lives where buying decisions and lifestyle choices are made. Advertisers can engage with a highly targeted audience based on their lifestage, interests, gender, location and significant dates.
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| Chariot | Frima Studio Inc. | $221,025 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Sven and Malik, two budding charioteers, must navigate their multi-purpose Chariot through platforming challenges and past pesky treasure-stealing creatures. Both a means of locomotion and a tool, the Chariot’s large wheels and long tethers allow the heroes to reach higher ground, swing across chasms and perform all sorts of impressive manoeuvres on their way to precious loot. Chariot, a downloadable game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Wii U platform, is a unique cooperative multiplayer experience that can be enjoyed at home with friends and family.
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| Cinema Suite – Marketing | Cinema Suite Inc. | $155,700 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : None Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Cinema Suite is a downloadable suite of products (Cinema Director, Cinema Mo-Cap and Cinema CamTools) that are software extensions to the video game development software, Unity3D. Cinema Suite allows game developers, film professionals, hobbyists and Machinima film makers to create dynamic, cinematic cut scenes/sequences and previsualizations for their creative projects.
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| ComicReply | Giant Step Inc. | $70,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| ComicReply is an online audience engagement platform that enables fans to create “fan-art” using elements from the original content. The platform makes it possible to launch, manage, and measure highly engaging interactive fan-art contests at a fraction of the usual cost, enabling a wide range of new ways to connect with and capture the imagination of audiences online. By focusing on fan-art creativity contests, ComicReply can revolutionize the content marketing industry. The platform offers a core engine that generates contest mini-sites, mobile-apps, and Facebook apps all of which run branded creativity content where fans create their own branded remixes and share to get votes in order to win prizes.
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| Judas (Le) | Couzin Films Inc. | $149,917 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : French Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Website Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Zéphir, the young owner of an apartment building, is found dead. Six of his tenants are suspected of killing him for installing hidden cameras in their apartments to film them without their knowledge. In order to identify the murderer, the investigator on the case enlists online help to look over video footage found at the scene of the crime, analyse exchanges between suspects (text messages, emails and phone calls) and monitor their activity on different social media. Players are invited to join in on the action to help solve the mystery on the Le Judas game website.
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| Papercade | Hololabs Studio Inc. | $161,250 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Papercade is a game where players construct the greatest arcade of all time. Available for iOS and Android devices, the more games players play and build, the more tokens they earn which they can spend on special effects, new characters and decorative models to further personalize their creations. In Papercade, players can build their own game levels and mini-games by arranging 2D shapes and digital photographs inside of 3D paper dioramas. By mixing creative social platforms like Instagram with sandbox game-creation titles like LittleBigPlanet, Papercade offers a new and playful experience for mobile gamers and creators alike.
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| Rithm | MavenSay Inc. | $225,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Social media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Rithm, a new mobile messaging platform, provides an experience for social music messaging via a social media application for iOS and Android. Users send their friends songs personalized with videos, photos and dancing emojis. Rithm also aims to provide the music industry with an innovative new platform to engage directly with fans, distribute and promote material and monetize music sharing. Mobile messaging is a US$230 B industry and there are over 500 million active users of digital music services. Rithm is perfectly positioned to play a key part of this huge cultural and market opportunity.
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| VLH : The Virtual Leagues of Hockey | Phéromone, Agence d’interactions Inc. | $376,250 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Marketing Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Website Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| VLH – Virtual Leagues of Hockey (in French, Les ligues virtuelles de hockey – LVH) is a social, free-to-play online hockey strategy game for any computer. Challenge your friends and yourself in a parallel hockey universe made up of an unlimited number of 30-team leagues, where you determine the development of your fictional teams and hockey players. The real action is strategic, in the planning and then tactics as the two-week seasons unfold.
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Development Support
| Title | Applicant | Commitment |
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| AlphaBots | Copernicus Studios Inc. | $500,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Nova Scotia Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Arcanaverse Storytelling App | Arcana Studio Inc. | $50,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : British Columbia Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Arctos | TUQUE GAMES INC. | $450,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Brib | Glaneuses (Les) Inc. | $270,220 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Website Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Floor Kids | 6206531 Canada Inc. | $93,750 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Globalization | H.B. Studios Multimedia Limited | $245,188 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Nova Scotia Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Histronauts | Divani Films Inc. | $390,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| IoTheatre | SAGAFILM Productions Inc. | $500,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : French Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Journey | Uknowa Group Inc. | $299,870 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Kalikasan et les BioNations – Première aventure : Le périple des grands fleuves | Creo Inc. | $237,486 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Streaming Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Mariana Trench | Minority Media Inc. | $225,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Maverick | Kano Applications inc. | $197,250 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : British Columbia Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Never Been Done | Xenophile Media Inc. | $250,025 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Overworld I – Digital Media | krangGAMES Inc. | $94,050 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : British Columbia Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Project Redemption | Dissident Studio/Marc Salha | $223,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Space Slingshot | Artifice Studio inc. | $177,557 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Quebec Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Downloadable Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Stacks | Guru Animation Studio Ltd. | $287,288 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : Bilingual Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Game Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| Ukulele Jam | Sinking Ship Interactive Inc. | $45,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Rich interactive media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
| World Chat | Uken Studios, Inc. | $365,000 |
| Fiscal year : 2013-2014 Program : Experimental Language : English Activity : Development Genre : N/A Envelope : N/A |
Region : Ontario Platform : Digital Media Content type : Social media Delivery Method : Application Selection Round : 2 Status : Decision |
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12:10 am on February 4th, 2014
.@CMF_FMC Awards 6.5M In Funding To 27 New Interactive Digital Media Projects http://t.co/eLlLNRRXJ2 #eyeoncanada #wecreatebc
6:14 am on February 4th, 2014
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