Coping With Chronic Stress in a COVID World
May 21, 2021
It’s been a difficult couple of years for most people. The COVID-19 pandemic and its myriad of complications have left many dealing with chronic stress...
Composer Darren Fung Talks Business, Mentorship and the Future of Scoring for Film and TV
Apr 27, 2021
Composer Darren Fung If you aren’t familiar with the name Darren Fung, you’re likely familiar with some of his music. Darren is one of Canada’s...
Resources for Creators During COVID-19
Apr 17, 2020
Here are lists of resources from various publications to help artists and creators during the COVID-19 pandemic:CBC Arts: Here's where Canadian artists and freelancers can find...
Navigating the New Normal: Part 3
Apr 15, 2020
If you missed our earlier webinars in this series, you can read the recap or watch the full recordings of Part I and Part II.In...
Navigating the New Normal: Part 1 and 2
Apr 14, 2020
As a growing small business in Canada, what kind of planning is required to weather the impacts of COVID-19? CFC Media Lab set out to...
Notes from Silicon Beach: A Think-Tank with Clout in Immersive and Digital Media
Oct 7, 2019
In today’s social-media-saturated world, we hear perhaps too much about “influencers” and not enough about those who earn real clout by impacting real-world outcomes. When...
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Notes from Silicon Beach: More Unicorns Validate SoCal Tech Ecosystem
Aug 7, 2019
Unicorns are privately held startups valued at more than $1 billion (U.S.). Coined in 2013 by venture capitalist Aileen Lee in a Tech Crunch post,...
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How to Create a Startup Ecosystem: 10 Years of Growth, as Lived by Amplify’s Paul Bricault
Jul 10, 2019
Amplify is a pre-seed fund based in Venice, California. Since 2011, Amplify has backed 80+ companies, which have gone on to raise more than a...
CFC Media Lab: Where Innovation Hits Home
Jun 26, 2019
On June 19, the CFC Annual Garden Party was host to the CFC Media Lab IDEABOOST Innovation Zone. Two IDEABOOST startups, Pixils by AccessAR and...
Notes from Silicon Beach: View From the Television Academy
Jun 6, 2019
The finale of the biggest TV show in the world, Game of Thrones, featured a dragon torching the Iron Throne and its heroes scattering across...
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Notes from Silicon Beach: Southern California’s Magnetic Pull for Canadian Startups
Apr 24, 2019
The one-two punch of Hollywood and Silicon Beach provides a powerful magnet for many Canadian startups looking to grow their business – not to mention...
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Notes from Silicon Beach: Contextualizing Netflix’s ‘Bandersnatch’ as an Experiment in Interactive Cinema
Mar 12, 2019
Netflix definitely knows how to attract attention to its products, whether by its massive $30 million Oscar campaign for Roma or the viral buzz for...