Nominees for the 2009 Canadian New Media Awards will be announced in October 2009
CNMA past winners include:
2008
Company of the Year – marblemedia www.marblemedia.com
Most Promising New Company of the Year – Viigo viigo.com/home
Special Recognition Award - Sheridan Scott, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada
Excellence in Children’s – Flip Boom, developed by Montréal-based Toon Boom Animation. www.toonboom.com/kids/home.html
Educator of the Year – Dan Zen, Professor and Industry Liaison for the Sheridan Interactive Multimedia one-year post-grad program. interactivemultimedia.wordpress.com
Excellence in News, Information – Diamond Road Online, produced by Toronto-based Kensington Communications. www.diamondroad.tv
Producer of the Year – Mark Bishop, Co-Founder and Partner of Toronto-based marblemedia. www.marblemedia.com
Excellence in Culture, Lifestyle, Arts – 1973: Sorry Out of Gas, produced by Montréal-based Bluesponge. www.sorryoutofgas.org
Designer of the Year – Daniel Riley, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Toronto-based Lifecapture Interactive. www.lifecaptureinc.com
Excellence in Cross Platform – Odd Job Jack, produced by Toronto-based Smiley Guy Studios. www.oddjobjack.com
Excellence in Learning – Le Tapis Rouge, developed by Quebec-based Ellicom Inc. www.ellicom.com/technocomp/v1/techno.html
Excellence in Social Media Websites – www.homelessnation.org, by Montréal-based Homeless Street Archive.
Excellence in Social Media Applications – Travel IQ Challenge, created by TravelPod based in Ottawa. www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq
Programmer of the Year – Evert Pot, lead developer and software architect for Toronto-based Filemobile. www.filemobile.com
Excellence in Gaming – Mario Strikers Charged, developed by Vancouver-based Next Level Games. www.nintendo.com/sites/mariostrikerscharged/
2007
Company of the Year – MyThum Interactive Inc., Toronto, ON www.mythum.com/index.html
Most Promising New Company of the Year – Hothead Games, Vancouver, BC www.hotheadgames.com/blog
Excellence in Children’s – Toopy & Binoo, Tribal Nova, Montreal, QC www.toupieetbinou.com
Educator of the Year – Robert Washburn, Loyalist College, Bellville, ON pioneerplus.ejournalism.ca
Excellence in News, Information – Filmmaker-in-Residence, National Film Board & Subject Matter Inc., Vancouver, BC filmmakerinresidence.nfb.ca
Producer of the Year – Seductive Shorts, Matthew Hornburg, marblemedia www.marblemedia.com
Excellence in Culture, Lifestyle, Arts – Terminus1525.ca, zinc Roe New Media, Toronto, ON www.zincroe.com
Designer of the Year – Jacqueline Jung, Fjord Interactive/Cossette Communications, Vancouver, BC www.cossette.com
Excellence in Cross Platform – The ReGenesis Extended Reality Game – II, Xenophile Media (in association with Shaftesbury Films Inc) www.regenesistv.com
Emerging Innovator of the Year – Jason DaSilva, Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver, BC www.ecuad.ca
Excellence in Learning – Independent Learning Centre, Toronto, ON www.ilc.org
Excellence in the Use of Social Media – cafesonique.com, Winnipeg www.cafesonique.com/launch/flash.php
Programmer of the Year – Ryan Andal, Crash Addicts
Excellence in Gaming – Captain Flamingo: Uh-Oh Flamingo!, Breakthrough New Media and Sarbakan, in association with YTV, Toronto, ON www.captainflamingo.ytv.com
2006
Company of the Year - Quick Play Media, Toronto, ON www.quickplay.com
Most Promising New Company of the Year - Rocketfuel Productions, Edmonton, AB www.hotrocket.ca
Lifetime Achievement - John Demco, Co-Founder & Director, Webnames.ca Inc. Vancouver, BC www.webnames.ca
Excellence in Children's -Didi & Ditto: The Wolf King, Kutoka Interactive, Montréal, QC www.kutoka.com
Excellence in Cross Platform - BITE TV, BITE TV, Mississauga, ON www.bitetv.ca
Excellence in Culture, Lifestyle Arts - Canadian Tapestry, ecentricarts inc. Toronto, ON www.canadiantapestry.ca
Excellence in Gaming - Jade Empire, BioWare Corp. Edmonton, AB jade.bioware.com/
Excellence in Learning - Sort It Out! ACCESS The Education Station, Edmonton, AB www.sortitout.ca
Excellence in News, Information - CBC.ca Olympic web site, CBC.ca, Toronto, ON www.cbc.ca/olympics
Educator of the Year - Daniel Ouellette, New Media Artist, DJO Studios, Roseneath, ON www.djostudios.com
Producer of the Year - Adrian Crook, Relic Entertainment, Vancouver, BC www.adriancrook.com
Graduate of the Year - Robert Scales, Raincity Studios, Vanncouver, BC www.raincitystudios.com
Designer of the Year - Nate Smith, The Vacuum Design, Nelson, BC www.nsmith.com
Programmer of the Year - James Eberhardt, marblemedia, Toronto, ON www.marblemedia.com
Special Recognition Award - Andra Sheffer, Bell Fund, Toronto, ON www.ipf.ca/
2005
Excellence in Children's - Arctic Mission, NDi Media, Quebec www3.nfb.ca/aventures/sedna/arcticmission
Excellence in Cross Platform - ReGenesis Extended Reality, Xenophile Media www.regenesistv.com
Excellence in Culture, Lifestyle, Arts - MadeinMTL, BlueSponge & Locomotion, Montreal, QC www.madeinmtl.com
Excellence in Gaming, Swordfish, Blister Entertainment Inc.
Excellence in Learning - Professionalism and Ethics Simulation, Zapdramatic www.zap.ca/casestudy1.htm
Excellence in News, Information - How was School Today, CBC Manitoba www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/manitobamatters/index.html
Excellence in iTV - Hockey Night In Canada Plus, Bell Canada www.bell.ca/home
Most Promising New Company of the Year - QuickPlay Media www.quickplay.com
Lifetime Achievement - Don Mattrick, President Worldwide Studios, Electronic Arts
Industry Advocate of the Year - Lynda Brown, Executive Director, NewMedia BC
Company of the Year - Blast Radius www.blastradius.com
Educator of the Year - Ron Burnett , President, Emily Carr Institute