Production think-tank, accelerator & training for emerging digital & interactive creators, entrepreneurs & companies.
About CFC Media Lab
The Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab (CFC Media Lab) is an internationally acclaimed digital media think tank and award-winning production facility. It provides a unique research, training and production environment for digital media content developers and practitioners, as well as acceleration programs and services for digital entertainment start-ups and related SMEs. Program participants have emerged as leaders in the world of digital media, producing groundbreaking projects and innovative, sustainable companies for the digital and virtual age. CFC Media Lab is funded in part by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. www.cfccreates.com.
The Fifth Wave Initiative is a year-round program offered by CFC Media Lab and its partners to support the growth and development of women entrepreneurs in the digital media sector in southern Ontario. All participants in Fifth Wave Initiative must first apply to join Fifth Wave Connect, a prerequisite for eligibility for Fifth Wave Labs and Fifth Wave Outreach.
Fifth Wave Labs is a nonresidential four-month intensive bootcamp-style program for 10 companies per cohort each year through 2023. Sessions are customized to capitalize on the expertise of diverse world-class faculty, mentors, advisors, partners and staff. Fifth Wave companies receive bespoke coaching in business development, market, sales, strategy, partner development, business modeling, financing, planning for scale, staffing, company culture and wellness, and/or various forms of fundraising. All programming is delivered through a feminist lens, focusing on topics such as community impact, ecosystem mapping and engagement, thoughtful disruption and unintended consequences.
digital media training, research and production think-tank environment, focus on interactive content, interactive narratives, interactive storytelling, business acceleration, prototyping, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and startups
Programs : Canadian Film Centre
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Flow Alkaline Spring Water greentech, cleantech, Food and Beverage Services | Not capitalistic Not partnership Event 6 Apr 2016 | | ||
Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes Musicians | Other 15 May 2016 | | ||
Festival de Cannes Entertainment Providers | Other 15 May 2016 | | ||
LevelJump (acquired by Salesforce) edtech, Software Development | Other 17 May 2016 | | ||
Scope AR IT Services, Software Development | Other 2 Jun 2016 | | ||
FightCamp healthtech, Wellness and Fitness Services | Other 2 Jun 2016 | | ||
DigiBC - The Creative Technology Association of British Columbia Games, Entertainment Providers | Other 14 Jun 2016 | | ||
ActivateNM Non-profit Organizations | Other 13 Jul 2016 | | ||
Flow, a Deloitte business Financial Services | Other 26 Jul 2016 | | ||
Workhaus Real Estate | Other 11 Sep 2016 | |