June 7, 2015 – Banff, Alberta – Western Economic Diversification Canada
Today, Blake Richards, Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment to support the BANFF World Media Festival Foundation (BANFF) in the enhancement of its digital and technological components, in an effort to attract greater international interest in the Western Canadian media industry.
Federal funding of $730,000, through the Western Diversification Program (WDP), will support the creation of a digital venue at BANFF’s annual conference, as well as exhibits to promote the event internationally. This investment will enable BANFF to assist western Canadian media companies to innovate and grow in the expanding digital, Internet and video gaming sectors.
BANFF has become one of the leading Canadian marketplaces for film, television, and digital media. By helping BANFF expand its services, we are supporting western Canadian companies’ participation in one of the most rapidly growing sectors of the world’s economy.
Donna Kinley
Regional Communications Manager
Western Economic Diversification Canada
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Email: donna.kinley@wd-deo.gc.ca
Theo Dumont
Dumont Marketing Group
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