NEW MEDIA

ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Association for Native Development in the Performing & Visual Arts (ANDPVA)

  ANDPVA is the country’s leading Aboriginal arts service organization, representing over 300 of the country’s active artists through advocacy, special initiatives and resourceful programming.

• Association of Internet Marketing and Sales (AIMS)

  AIMS helps business professionals effectively leverage the internet in their day-to-day business. With over 5,000 members AIMS is Canada's largest Internet association.

• Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA)

  The Canada Council for the Arts is a non-partisan, non-profit cultural advocacy organization which provides a national forum for debate on cultural policy. Canada Council for the Arts is a leading national advocate for Canada's artists and cultural institutions and industries.

• Canadian Film and Television Production Association

  CFTPA is a non-profit trade association representing almost 400 Canadian companies involved in the media content production industry. With offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, the association promotes the interests of media content producers by lobbying government on policy matters, negotiating labour agreements, offering mentorship programs, copyright initiatives, holding an annual conference and publishing materials.

• Coalition for Cultural Diversity (CCD)

  The CCD, an organization of Canadian cultural professional associations, has a mandate to assert that cultural diversity is a fundamental human right and that countries and governments be entirely free to adopt the policies necessary to support the diversity of cultural expression and the viability of enterprises that produce and disseminate this expression.

• imagineNATIVE

  The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media.

• Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA)

  IMAA is a national network of independent film, video and electronic media producers, distributors and exhibitors from all parts of Canada and it works to promote the improvement of means and access for independents at every stage of funding, production, distribution and exhibition. IMAA currently regroups 84 organizations, thus representing more than 12,000 artists and cultural workers. It has 26 members in Ontario.

• Interactive Ontario (io)

  Interactive Ontario is a not-for-profit industry trade organization that represents over 100 interactive digital media companies. The website also has a jobs board.

• International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

  IGDA is a non-profit professional society that is committed to advancing the careers and enhancing the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development and advocating on issues that affect the developer community. This site contains useful information and forums on professional issues, business issues and tips on how to break into the industry. The IGDA has an active chapter in Toronto and a chapter developing in Ottawa.

• International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD)

  INCD is a world wide network of artists and cultural groups dedicated to countering the adverse effects of globalization on world cultures.

• Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC)

  OMDC is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture that facilitates economic development opportunities for Ontario’s cultural media industries including book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing, and music industries. The site has important background information about Ontario’s film and television industry and links to industry sources.

• Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)

  SIP is an international not-for-profit organization. SIP's mission is to enhance educational and professional standards for Internet professionals. As such, SIP has created the Accredited Internet Professional (AIP) designation. Practicing Internet professionals are invited to apply for AIP designation under various streams. SIP’s international office is in Markham, Ontario.

• Wired Woman

  Incorporated in 1996, Wired Woman is a registered Canadian non-profit society. The mission is to create an open, nurturing, integrity-based environment that encourages women to explore opportunities in technology, science and new media and to build successful careers that will allow them to become a driving force in these growing sectors. Programs and activities support the three core goals of the society: networking, education and mentoring.

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