OTTAWA – Five winners took home awards in eight categories at Canada's first community multimedia festival celebrating community media in the digital environment.
Held as part of last month’s inaugural Community Media Convergence conference, the awards recognize community radio, TV, online media and gaming that has high community impact and made innovative use of interactivity and multimedia.
The 2015 winners are:
– Best entry to galvanize community action, sponsored by ACTRA: Live from the Quebec Maple Spring by CUTV of Montreal;
– Best use of interactivity to solicit audience participation, sponsored by the Fédération des télévision communautaires autonomes du Québec: Jane-Finch.com by Paul Nguyen of Toronto;
– Best programming strategy to reach out to marginalized audiences, sponsored by the Community Radio Fund of Canada: Welcome to Regent Park Focus! by Regent Park TV in Toronto;
– Biggest impact on a community due to a program or program stream, sponsored by CACTUS: Jane-Finch.com by Paul Nguyen of Toronto;
– Best collaboration with local business to promote local development, sponsored by The Community Radio Fund of Canada: Debajehmujig Storytellers Tour by Wiky TV5 of Manitoulin Island;
– ‘Out of the Box’ prize for experimental narrative approach, sponsored by SAW Video: Live from the Quebec Maple Spring by CUTV of Montreal;
– Best storytelling in any medium, sponsored by the CMPA: Maladjusted by Theatre for Living of Vancouver; and
– Audience favorite, determined the night of the festival and sponsored by Avid: Live from the Quebec Maple Spring by CUTV of Montreal.
A full list of the entries can be screened online here.
