Merging+MediaTO : Transmedia seminar+lab, Jan 19 - 20, 2012

Don’t miss this unique professional development opportunity! Anita Ondine, Founder and Course Director of Transmedia Next, the highly respected training course for experienced media professionals in London, UK, will be in Toronto on January 19-20!

Anita will present Merging Media TO: Transmedia seminar+lab, a unique 2-day curriculum that is tailor-made for Canadian media professionals and co-presented by Merging Media Productions and the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) in collaboration with Transmedia Next.

The MMTO 1/2 day public seminar (January 19, 2012, 9am-12.30pm), designed for experienced media executives who wish to upgrade their knowledge of transmedia, will be followed by an intense MMTO Transmedia lab (Full days, January 19-20) for up to 24 select Canadian professionals from across media disciplines. Lab participants from both interactive and conventional media will come together to learn about the business and creation of Transmedia from "Conception to Consumption". This transformative hands-on lab involves collaborating on projects with others from a broad spectrum of media disciplines including key representatives from Shaw Media and CBC - culminating in a pitch before a panel of industry experts!

Don't wait! Register here.

* To applications for the MMTOLab have ended. For info, Contact Jennifer at coordinator@mergingmedia.ca.

Who should attend MMTO?

• Producers
• Directors
• Digital media content providers
• Casual Game developers
• Writers
• Filmmakers
  
• Advertising executives
• Broadcasters
• Brand owners
• Commissioning editors
• Script editors
• Distributors

MMTO’s Lab - Key Take Aways:

• A framework for developing your own Transmedia programs.
• An understanding of current trends in Transmedia storytelling.
• A familiarity with all the key steps involved in development, writing, production and distribution.
• A strong grasp of the tools and techniques that enable the rapid development of Transmedia architectures.
• Exclusive case studies from real life Transmedia productions.
• A new network of other forward-thinking media professionals.

For more information, go here

 mmTO: seminar Only fees includes Seminar at TIFF Bell Lightbox, networking and coffee break on Jan 19 from 9am -12.30pm.

mmTO: seminar+lab fees includes full seminar+lab program on Jan 19-20, breakfast, 2 hot lunches, workshop materials, pitch session before an expert industry panel & an VIP Networking Reception on Jan 20 to round up the sessions.

Special rates:

CMPA Members receive a 20% discount at: http://ow.ly/7rz5U

Affiliate Member rate 15% (includes Interactive Ontario members): http://ow.ly/7rz9c

MMTO Partners include the OMDC, Telefilm Canada, CBC, Shaw Media, Bell New Media and Broadcast Fund and Ryerson.