News by subject: ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT

via InvestorWire - MakersPlace ? the premier NFT marketplace for rare and authentic digital artworks ? has named Craig Palmer to the position of Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through its next critical growth phase. Company co-founder...

Today, TELUS and Huron Media Productions announced the premiere of their first short animated children's film, Skookum & Chums, which spotlights the importance of inclusivity and anti-bullying. As Canadians are spending more time online than ever...

Stingray , a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced a partnership with TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, to launch TikTok Radio. The collaboration will bring TikTok's top trending music and artists to...

Premiering April 15, 2022 at 7 pm ET on TVO, TVO.org, YouTube and TVO channels on smart TV services such as Apple TV and Roku, TVO Original TRIPPING the Bruce continues the hugely popular TRIPPING series with a sail along the north shore of the Bruce...

Today, TELUS announced the premiere of its first short animated children's film, Skookum and Chums, which spotlights the importance of inclusivity and anti-bullying. As Canadians are spending more time online than ever before, from socializing, to...

The future of real estate officially arrives on March 18, 2022 when KEYS Token (KEYS) launches the KEYS Metaverse and first-round whitelist mint of its transformational Meta Mansions NFTs, the world's first high-quality digital mansions brought to...

How much do we actually know about prehistoric women and their role in society? Premiering on TVO on International Women's Day (Tuesday, March 8, 2022) at 9 pm ET and streaming across Canada afterwards on TVO.org, YouTube and smart TV services...

Glenbow is thrilled to announce a transformative $35-million donation from the family of JR Shaw, including an endowment that will make it the first major Canadian museum to offer free general admission, forever. The Shaw family's donation is the...

WHAT: You are invited to a press event at the Glenbow Museum for a major announcement that will transform the future of arts and culture in Canada. WHO: Speakers will include: President & CEO of Glenbow, Nicholas R. BellMP for Calgary Skyview,...

Today, Canadian real estate brokerage Properly announced its expansion into Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Known for its tech-enabled, customer-centric approach to real estate, Properly has helped homeowners buy and sell their homes without the stress...

Today, Canadian real estate brokerage Properly announced its expansion into Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Known for its tech-enabled, customer-centric approach to real estate, Properly has helped homeowners buy and sell their homes without the stress...

ESE Entertainment Inc. ("ESE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its media division, Frenzy sp. z.o.o. ("Frenzy"), is launching a new broadcast studio in Warsaw, Poland. The first project produced from the new studio will be VRL East:...

Brand New Vision Ltd, the company behind BNV.ME, the leading platform taking fashion into Web3.0 through 3D Product Creation, NFT sales, and Future Wearability, has successfully completed a US$4 million Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands....

A major exhibition on the work of Mexican sculptor Yvonne Domenge (1946-2019) has opened at the Palacio de Iturbide, in Mexico City's historic city centre. Yvonne Domenge: Interconexiones is dedicated to the artist's career spanning 40 years, in...

BEATiFY announced on Christmas day their much-anticipated mobile release of the popular web app. The OFFICIAL BEATiFY AUDIO APP will be available on Appstore for IOS and Google Playstore for Android starting from February 18th, 2022....

This Being Human, the Aga Khan Museum's curiosity-stoking interview podcast, returns on February 22, 2022 with more stirring conversations to transport listeners around the world ? and beyond.   Presented in partnership with TVO, Season 2 will...

The College for Creative Studies (CCS), in partnership with the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), will host the international Cumulus Conference 2022 - Design for Adaptation in Detroit, MI next fall. This is only the...

The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC), along with Indigenous Youth Working Group on Vaccine Uptake, announce the official launch of the nationwide My Vaxx Journey COVID Kicks video giveaway. The youth-led My Vaxx Journey social media...

"Time Gates, The Intuitive Art of Santo Cervello - Volume III & lV," is a Golden Hardcover Edition. The New Art Renaissance has arrived, giving birth and forging through the extraordinary period of the global pandemic which carries a new promise and...

Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province's largest commodity organization representing Ontario's 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, is pleased to announce Hamilton Tiger-Cats President of Football Operations and Head Coach Orlondo...

Bopper, the 100% B2B transactional indie music licensing platform, is announcing its equity crowdfunding campaign launch which now allows any Canadian to invest in the company and support the development of a more ethical music industry. The company,...

The Journey Back: A VR Experience, a groundbreaking virtual reality exhibit transforming Holocaust education and remembrance, is now open to the public at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. Debuting on International Holocaust Remembrance...

"How it Feels to be Free", has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Documentary (Television). The film was directed by Yoruba Richen, Executive Produced by Alicia Keys, Lacey Delgado Schwartz, Mehret Mandefro,...

How much do we know about Canada's iconic artworks? Introducing the most relatable aspects of art to our everyday lives, TVO Arts (TVOArts.org) is launching January 27, 2022, inviting all Canadians to experience art through the lens of today's world....

Notice: To avoid inaccuracies, we recommend against making year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020, as the new home market during the latter was affected by the global pandemic.  Greater Toronto Area, Jan. 27, 2022 ? In 2021, the GTA saw...

ESE Entertainment Inc. ("ESE" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its media company, Frenzy sp. z.o.o. ("Frenzy"), will organize and produce the Ultraliga Teamfight Tactics Arcane ("TFT") final on January 30, 2022. This will be first Riot...

The National accessArts Centre (NaAC), Canada's oldest and largest disability arts organization, today announced that support from Shaw Communications will help it develop a digital learning platform that will connect artists who live with...

Today, Athleta announced a new holistic partnership with 15-time GRAMMY Award winner Alicia Keys. Together, Keys and Athleta will drive awareness of and access to women's well-being through co-created product offerings, impact grants and unique...

Liquid Media Group ("the Company," "Liquid Media" or "Liquid") is proud to present iNDIEFLIX's original documentary ANGST, with one of the first-ever screenings hosted exclusively on the blockchain for ten days starting at noon PT today, the 21st of...

Toronto, ON ? January 20, 2022 ? Canadians can look forward to some fresh pandemic entertainment with the launch of a new animated show aptly named, UPROOTED: THE PLANTEMIC on Friday, January 28 on CBC Gem. This endearing five-episode series is the...

Everything Podcasts Ltd., a division of Pattison Media is excited to announce the launch of a new audio product called Snapcasts. Snapcasts is a 5 to 8 minutes podcast that provides clients with a dynamic, cost-efficient audio content alternative...

Restaurants Canada is calling on the Ontario government to immediately provide the province's foodservice industry with clear guidance for reopening indoor dining next week. "Restaurants can't simply open their doors at a moment's notice," said...

Sparkly Frog Clan Productions, Inc. is proud to announce a new Indigenous business competition series to be broadcast on Canada's Indigenous national television network, APTN. The call for contestants for season 1 of Bears' Lair TV opens today,...

VANCOUVER, BC ? The BC Court of Appeal today rejected an appeal by Concord Pacific, one of Canada's largest property developers, upholding an earlier judgement that its senior management were "egregiously dishonest." The judgment signals an end to...

Conventional beauty narratives have often excluded Black women and girls, negatively affecting identity and limiting perceptions of beauty. Premiering on TVO Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9 pm ET and streaming across Canada afterwards on TVO.org,...

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is excited to announce, twin sisters Dakota and Jesse Brant from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory as dual recipients of the 2022 Young Aboriginal Entrepreneur Award. The twin sisters and...

With Omicron cases surging to record highs, Shift72 is seeing an influx in enquiries from global film festivals who are seeking ? or continuing to adapt to - alternative formats to deliver their brand of cinema to a locked-in world. On January 5,...

Two-time Grammy nominated musician and producer Steve Aoki has joined the World Poker Tour® as an ambassador and will play a pivotal role in guiding a full revamp of the WPT® for what promises to be a historic 20th anniversary season. "It's such an...

FloQast Studios, a full-scale production arm of FloQast designed to create entertaining, engaging, and educational content by accountants, for accountants, today announced the launch of its first major project, PBC. The 6 episode series, now...

OOOOO Entertainment Commerce Limited ("OOOOO" or the "Company") (OOOO:TSXV, OTCQB:OOOOF), a mobile commerce platform, is pleased to announce the launch of QVC Italia SRL's ("QVC Italia") "likeQ." As previously announced, QVC Italia and OOOOO have...

Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province's largest commodity organization, representing Ontario's 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, has opened registration for its 2022 March Classic: Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity, Innovation and...

Here comes another "Time Gates" by Santo Cervello. A museum art book which holds three hundred images of past, present, and future time. Volume III and IV are now coming together as one of a kind eBook, available on Kindle. "Time Gates" Volume I, II...

Saving time is an obsessive pursuit for people around the world. Airing weekly on Thursdays at 9 pm ET on TVO and streaming anytime on TVO.org, YouTube and TVO streaming services like Roku and Apple TV, the TVO Original series FASTER! Humanity's...

Six million Canadians will meet the criteria for addiction in our lifetimes. COVID-19 has intensified the problem. Opioid-related deaths surged 25% in Ontario in the first few months of the pandemic and continue to be at a crisis point. Premiering...

Intema Solutions Inc. ("Intema" or the "Corporation") is proud to provide a brief summary of its 2021 highlights and a look ahead at 2022, which it is heading into with just as much drive, more resources and an enhanced management and operating...

Kicking off the organizations 20th year anniversary, Diva, maker of the DivaCup, are releasing their award-winning documentary Pandora's Box: Lifting the Lid on Menstruation. The film from IR Films, a co-production company founded by Media One...

Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour lit up exceptionally bright as the city rings in 2022, taking its thriving art scene right to the global centre stage. At 11:59pm on December 31, 2021, the 65.8-metre-tall LED facade of M+, Asia's first global...

Hong Kong will ring in the New Year with a dazzling light art extravaganza, featuring radiant lights along the entire Victoria Harbour waterfront, the city's flagship Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New Year countdown lights on the recently...

(via Blockchain Wire) - Voted number one launchpad by average ROI, according to CryptoRank, Starter (https://starter.xyz), today announced the official Initial DEX Offering for MetaLaunch(ASVA), the first multi-chain metaverse launchpad and incubator...

From the moment Bingz Chinese Crispy Burger opened its first Canadian restaurant in Markham this year, it has been supported and welcomed into the community. NOW, Bingz wants to say THANK YOU! Feeding those in search of good, healthy, and...