NSI playWRITE Welcomes Radical Entertainment & Fit Brains

5 May. 2008

NSI playWRITE Welcomes Radical Entertainment & Fit Brains

Posted by Nis under Partner Announcement |

As promised, we’ve got studio sponsor news for you this week!

We’re happy to introduce you to NSI playWRITE’s latest industry partner: Radical Entertainment.

Founded in 1991 Radical Entertainment has developed games for game publishers such as THQ, Microsoft, and Fox Interactive and is responsible for such titles as Scarface: The World is Yours and Crash of the Titans. Radical is currently working on the recently announced game Prototype. Radical Entertainment will be taking part in NSI playWRITE for purposes of jury participation and the development of training camp curriculum. Radical will also being considering candidates for internship opportunities.

Radical Entertainment brings yet another accomplished Canadian studio to the NSI playWRITE program alongside the likes of BioWare and EA Black Box.

We’re also pleased to announce the addition of cognitive-fitness game designer Fit Brains to the NSI playWRITE roster. Both studios will be assisting in jurying and curriculum development for NSI playWRITE’s boot camp.

It is an honor for the National Screen Institute, Telefilm and Zeros 2 Heroes to be teaming up with Radical, and Fit Brains for NSI playWRITE –we’re excited to move forward with these and our other Canadian studio sponsors!

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Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian film, television and new media 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.

National Screen Institute
The National Screen Institute � Canada (NSI) is widely know for its prestigious training programs for Canadian writers, directors and producers working in the film, television and digital media industries. Most programs are part-time so students keep their day jobs while they train. Participants do not have to relocate ⁙ intensive training happens in one place and participants return home to work with a mentor for the rest of their program. All training is delivered by senior industry experts.

New Media BC
New Media BC is a not-for profit industry association whose mission is to advance Vancouver and BC as the World Centre of New Media and Digital Entertainment. Through networking events, peer-to-peer mentoring programs, advocacy work and marketing, New Media BC is building the new media community locally and promoting it abroad. The region's new media industry is made up of close to 800 companies with combined annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. New Media BC hosts the annual Vancouver International Digital Festival (VIDFEST), currently Canada's biggest digital content event.

Zeroes 2 Heroes
Zeros 2 Heroes Media, the “People’s Publisher”, is a Vancouver-based social media company best known for creating Zeros2Heroes.com, a thriving social network that connects thousands of creators, producers and fans of comics in a collaborative and creative environment.

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