Backgrounder: 21 creative businesses and organizations receive support to achieve financial success on the world stage

SIGIL: Reaching Global Audiences and Driving Export Revenue through Interactive Digital Media

Funding will support the continuation of its export growth plan for its mobile augmented reality game, SIGIL, a role-playing game inspired by myths, legends and folklore. The user's location is integrated into the game's narrative. Albedo will build a solid long-term player base with the launch of the game in new markets in the United States and Europe, which will generate export revenues while continuing to promote Canadian artists.

Et la Femme chanta Dieu

The project will promote and present the international tour "Et la Femme chanta Dieu", targeting audiences in France.

Global distribution of premium alpaca outerwear through in-person tradeshows and ecommerce platform.

Investment will support a project to engage in global distribution of alpaca outerwear and knitwear by exhibiting in fashion trade shows and renting showrooms as a way of inviting key buyers to view its products during key fashion weeks in the United States and Europe.

Array of Stars Immersive Digital Creative Experiences Expansion

The investment will support a project to develop Array of Stars' NVRSE platform and Radia technology, focusing on the United States market while maintaining a global reach. By partnering with the entertainment, sports and cultural sectors as well as Canadian artists, the goal is to establish a strong presence in the industry and refine the platform.

Aloft

The project will promote its latest intellectual property, named Aloft, an action-adventure video game that will target the United States, France, Germany, Japan and China. Astrolabe aims to take part in various conferences in the audiovisual and interactive digital media industries, as well as implement a promotion and marketing strategy.

Vivre et voir l’expérience Daily tous les jours à travers le monde!

This investment will support the acceleration of its commercial initiatives around the Exportable Product Line catalogue to amplify its international interactions and visibility. The studio will take advantage of the installation of new artworks to reinforce the promotional documents of the Exportable Product Line's international range.

Dino Habitat Meta Quest International Experiential Launch

The project will promote the Dino Habitat game, an original interactive extended reality experience, combining educational content with a captivating game system, which aims to educate players in an immersive experience linked to the dinosaur ecosystem. The project will localize the experience for non-English-speaking markets and support a launch campaign and activations, while developing a social and shareable promotional experience.

Recentrer l’exportation au coeur de nos activités

The investment will support a project that aims to establish an international distribution network to increase export revenues. This project will allow the creative and production team to adapt to market needs, activate an efficient and enviable development-production-distribution cycle and deploy in new markets in Europe and the United States.

Wholesale Expansion Project

The investment will support the Promotion and distribution of its Spring/Summer 2024 collection at fashion events in Copenhagen and New York. This project will strengthen and diversify its international wholesale business operations and revenues, build relationships with international press and fashion industry influencers, generate leads, and increase brand awareness.

La tournée Jack World

The project will focus on the promotion and implementation of three works in Texas: Skip Up, a participatory jump rope work; POP!, a work featuring five creatures reacting to visitors' encouragement; and SOLSTICE, a monumental interactive installation that disrupts our perception of the environment.

Accélération de l'exportation sur le marché US

The investment will support a project aimed at recapturing the United States market in the wake of the pandemic, while developing new markets by setting up new points of sale, pop-up boutiques and participation in various trade events.

L’accélération et l’amplification de la diffusion des formats d’expériences de Moment Factory

This investment will support a project that will accelerate and amplify the export volume of its signature works from its catalogue and its new immersive travelling exhibitions, Astra Lumina, Digital Art Exhibit, Miroir/Miroir and ARCade.

Mr. Saturday expands export business in Europe and Asia.

This investment will support a project that will help the company enter new markets and commercialize its menswear line, in addition to diversifying its products by launching womenswear and accessories.

Indigenous Music Publishing Catalogue Digital Discoverability Project

This investment will support a project that will promote its newly created Indigenous music catalogue internationally through a dedicated digital marketing strategy in France and the United States, with other markets of interest such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.

Painting-by-States

Paintillio will participate in events in the United States by featuring murals created by Canadian BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists, running digital advertising campaigns, and improving its search engine optimization.

Expansion à l'international

In order to be recognized as a leader on the international scene, Pixcom will implement an expansion and export strategy targeting television broadcasters, online content platforms and content distributors in France, Germany, the United States and Scandinavia.

Projet stratégique d’exportation dans l’industrie du divertissement Location Based Entertainment

Playmind is now establishing international visibility for its Playbox, with the breakthrough in the European market, and the initiation of the Middle Eastern market. This project will continue the expansion of Playbox, by offering trial purchases that will validate performance with its customers and generate revenue, helping it to promote its new products.

Canadian Creative Content in International Markets: Nature Exchange

The investment will help support a project that will grow its creative exports and presence in the global market with its Nature Exchange experience through trade show attendance, expanded new partnerships and the adaption of its existing digital visitor experience infrastructure for international markets.

International Video Game Marketing Project

This investment will support a project that will distribute, sell and promote a major video game production in more than 180 countries. This game will be available on multiple platforms for PC/Mac and gaming consoles, translated into 20 languages and will be accessible to a broader audience as it avoids violence and focuses on puzzle solving, stealth and espionage.

USA Marketing Team

This investment will support a project to grow the American audience for Canadian country artists the company represents. It will have a fully staffed and operational team in the United States, in addition to promoting at least one artist from an underrepresented demographic in country music.

Pénétration intensive du marché américain pour l'exportation d'œuvres d'art public interactives

This investment will support a project to enter the United States and European markets by distributing interactive works and deploying an export strategy targeting airports, business associations and real estate developers, festivals and art events.