https://www.spreaker.com/show/now-next_1enTV & FilmCopyright Canada Media Fundhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8e48519598526743ec79b30cfc69cd0.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/now-next_1Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:30:42 +0000Canada Media FundCanada Media Fundinfo@cmf-fmc.caIn-depth interviews with experts for a closer look at emerging trends and the digital transformation of the media and entertainment industry. Now & Next is produced by the Canada Media Fund. Leora Kornfeld hosts the series.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/isolation-nation-when-going-to-work-mean
Marie Claire and Jim provide us with a sneak peek into some of their interview-based findings so far, such as the challenges of people having to be their own boss at home, the tendency to work too much, and mechanisms for keeping morale up.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42481378Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:15:03 +0000Canada Media FundThe guests on this episode of the podcast are Marie Claire LeBlanc Flanagan and Jim Munroe. They have been tasked with finding out what the shift to working from home has actually been like for game industry personnel. They’re putting the finishing...
Marie Claire and Jim provide us with a sneak peek into some of their interview-based findings so far, such as the challenges of people having to be their own boss at home, the tendency to work too much, and mechanisms for keeping morale up.]]>1684clean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/breaking-on-screen-stereotypes-from-the-https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42481068Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:00:17 +0000Canada Media FundIn this episode, we meet Jacob Pratt, an Indigenous film producer from Saskatchewan. He’s the co-owner of Los Angeles based Skoden Entertainment, an Indigenous story-focused production company whose first client happens to be Disney. Jacob explains...1003clean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/making-movies-social-again-the-entreprenhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/42245788Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:00:14 +0000Canada Media FundOn this episode, we speak to Hilary Henegar and Fiona Rayher, the entrepreneurs behind the startup Hoovie. The platform is making it possible again to watch a movie with other people and have a discussion afterwards, just like old times...1685abfilm,actra,awfj,bcbiz,bcfilm,cdnfilm,cdnfilmlove,cdnfilmmaker #supportfilmmaker,cmpa,eventive,gvbot,hoovie,humanaf,netflixandchill,onlinefilm,playback,screening,streamnow,supportfilmmakers,virtualfilmclean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/staying-in-the-game-how-indie-video-game
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42000799Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:00:04 +0000Canada Media FundThe gaming industry has been affected pretty hard by the pandemic, as it has historically relied on networking at large annual in person events. On this episode, we check in with a handful of Canadian independent game studios to find out how they’re...
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>961gaming,indiegames,videogamesclean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/staying-eco-conscious-on-set-during-covi
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41757187Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:00:16 +0000Canada Media FundClara George, VP of Studios & Sustainable Production Services at Sim, is the guest on this episode. According to Clara, while the COVID-19 restrictions might seem like a step back in terms of sustainability efforts, they’ve actually provided an...
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>1210behindthescenes,cinema,cinematography,climateaction,covid_19,covid-19,ecoconscious,ecofriendly,film,filmindustry,filmmaker,filmmaking,film&tv,green,nowandnext,setlife,simpurpose,sustainability,sustainableclean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/fake-it-to-make-it-virtual-production-te
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41537406Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:00:03 +0000Canada Media FundUsing a combination of more affordable technologies and open source real time 3D game engines as a foundation, special effects are starting to move closer to mainstream film production. In this episode, Leora Kornfeld sits down with Alberta-based...
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>1565beamgod,film&tv,gaming,postproduction,raytracing,rtx,ue4,unity,unreal,unrealengine,unrealengine4,vfx,virtualfilmmaking,virtualproduction,virtualproductiontorontoclean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/access-reelworld-is-making-on-screen-div
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41304584Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:30:00 +0000Canada Media FundCanada is among the world’s most culturally and racially diverse countries. But what we see on the streets isn’t always reflected on screens. On this episode, Tonya Williams, the founder and executive director of the Reelworld Film Festival talks...
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>1360actress,blackwomeninfilm,blackwomeninmedia,cinematography,cmf,director,film,filmfestival,filmlife,filmmaker,filmmaking,inclusion,indiefilm,m&e,reelworld,representation,setlife,tonyawilliams,womeninfilm,womeninmediaclean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/how-to-practice-safe-sets-tv-film-produc
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41304493Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:30:03 +0000Canada Media FundFilm and TV production are back in Canada’s major production centres but, not surprisingly, there’s a ‘new normal’ in place. To help on-screen and off-screen talent adjust to the new reality, serial entrepreneur Alex Kolodkin launched a virtual...
For more information about this or other episodes of Now & Next or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/podcast-now-and-next/]]>1191alexkolodkin,canadamediafund,cdnfilm,cdnmedia,cinematography,cmf,covid-19,film,filmmaker,filmmaking,indiefilm,iotse,m&e,nabet,safesetsinternational,tvclean3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/the-battle-for-attention-how-viacom-uses
In this episode of Now & Next we explore how a major legacy media company is navigating the shift from the “lean back” experience of linear television to the short, snappy, and on-the-go mode of mobile viewing.

We dig into this with Brendan Yam, vice president and general manager of Viacom Digital Studios International. He has been with the company since 2005, and for the past year and a half, has led the company’s short form digital content output — and its conquest of global markets.

To dig deeper, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20260883Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:30:05 +0000Canada Media FundFirst, a *major* shout out to Toronto’s Buffer Festival and its staff, who were instrumental in arranging this interview. Buffer Festival is the world's largest international digital-first film festival. It features theatrical screenings, red carpets,...
In this episode of Now & Next we explore how a major legacy media company is navigating the shift from the “lean back” experience of linear television to the short, snappy, and on-the-go mode of mobile viewing.

We dig into this with Brendan Yam, vice president and general manager of Viacom Digital Studios International. He has been with the company since 2005, and for the past year and a half, has led the company’s short form digital content output — and its conquest of global markets.

To dig deeper, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca]]>1233canada,cancon,podcast,short-form,viacom,videoclean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/audiovisual-production-goes-greener
A sustainability consultant who worked on large-scale productions such as 'Legion,' 'The X Files' and 'The Man in the High Castle,' Green Spark Group president Zena Harris guides us through the array of environmentally sustainable practices productions of any size can start implementing.

To download a transcript of the episode, to dig deeper into the topic and to find all of our content, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19972923Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:30:10 +0000Canada Media FundOn this episode of Now & Next, a look at the growing call for environmental sustainability in film and television production. A sustainability consultant who worked on large-scale productions such as 'Legion,' 'The X Files' and 'The Man in the High...
A sustainability consultant who worked on large-scale productions such as 'Legion,' 'The X Files' and 'The Man in the High Castle,' Green Spark Group president Zena Harris guides us through the array of environmentally sustainable practices productions of any size can start implementing.

To download a transcript of the episode, to dig deeper into the topic and to find all of our content, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca.]]>963canada,environment,production,sustainabilityclean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/hot-pod-s-nicholas-quah-on-the-flourishi
He’s a veteran of a bunch of online media companies that you probably know, like Business Insider and BuzzFeed. He’s also a contributing writer to New York Magazine, he’s been a Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard, and he’s also the founder of Hot Pod, the leading newsletter about podcasts.

To download a transcript of this episode, to consult the show’s credits and to dive deeper into the topic at hand, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca.

Excerpts in the opening:

(00:21) - Podcasts on TV: Big Successes and Major Flops by the CBC on YouTube (URL on trends.cmf-fmc.ca)
(00:26) - Sarah Koenig Interviewed the Taliban for ‘Serial’ by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on YouTube (URL on trends.cmf-fmc.ca)
(00:35) - Podcasts See Massive Boom in Listeners and Investment by CGTN America on YouTube (URL on trends.cmf-fmc.ca)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19735297Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:30:07 +0000Canada Media FundOn this episode of Now & Next we journey into the business aspects of one of the buzziest areas of the media landscape: Podcasting. And really, there’s nobody better to explain the dramatic changes playing out in the audio space than Nicholas Quah....
He’s a veteran of a bunch of online media companies that you probably know, like Business Insider and BuzzFeed. He’s also a contributing writer to New York Magazine, he’s been a Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard, and he’s also the founder of Hot Pod, the leading newsletter about podcasts.

To download a transcript of this episode, to consult the show’s credits and to dive deeper into the topic at hand, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca.

Excerpts in the opening:

(00:21) - Podcasts on TV: Big Successes and Major Flops by the CBC on YouTube (URL on trends.cmf-fmc.ca)
(00:26) - Sarah Koenig Interviewed the Taliban for ‘Serial’ by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on YouTube (URL on trends.cmf-fmc.ca)
(00:35) - Podcasts See Massive Boom in Listeners and Investment by CGTN America on YouTube (URL on trends.cmf-fmc.ca)]]>1330business,canada,hotpod,interview,now&next,podcastingclean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/tech-matters-but-voice-prevails-acclaime
She has made over fifty films over the span of her fifty-year career. Her documentary on the 1990 Oka Crisis is among her most widely known works. Now in her late eighties, Alanis has not slowed down. Her 53rd film, Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the ‘Best Canadian Documentary’ award at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival.

So, what does the iconic documentarian make of all the changes afoot in the doc world but of media and technology in general? Find out in this episode of Now & Next as we focus the spotlight on Alanis Obomsawin.

To download a transcript of this episode, to consult the show’s credits and to dive deeper into the topic at hand, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19440958Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:30:09 +0000Canada Media FundThis episode presents an in-depth conversation with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, one of the world’s most notable Indigenous filmmakers. She has made over fifty films over the span of her fifty-year career. Her documentary on...
She has made over fifty films over the span of her fifty-year career. Her documentary on the 1990 Oka Crisis is among her most widely known works. Now in her late eighties, Alanis has not slowed down. Her 53rd film, Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the ‘Best Canadian Documentary’ award at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival.

So, what does the iconic documentarian make of all the changes afoot in the doc world but of media and technology in general? Find out in this episode of Now & Next as we focus the spotlight on Alanis Obomsawin.

To download a transcript of this episode, to consult the show’s credits and to dive deeper into the topic at hand, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca.]]>1494canada,documentary,filmmaking,indigenous,nfb,podcastclean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/esports-from-the-fringes-to-a-billion-do
Spurred by gaming’s massive popularity, eSports—or competitive video game playing—are rapidly gaining momentum. The industry is predicted to breach the billion-dollar threshold in 2019.

Furthermore, data released by GlobalWebIndex in July 2019 show that almost a billion people had watched an eSports tournament "in recent months." That’s close to a 50% increase over 12 months. The trend is increasingly noticeable among internet users aged between 16 and 24 years old. Within that group, 32% say they watch eSports. 31% say they watch traditional sports.

Because there are no borders on eSports, when a tournament happens, it’s a global event. And in some cases, like the League of Legends World Championship, audiences are bigger than the Super Bowl’s.

So, have eSports reached a tipping point? Where does it go from here? How does Canada fit into the global eSports scene?

On this episode of Now & Next, Leora Kornfeld sits down with five time Counter-Strike World Champion and professional gamer Stephanie Harvey for an insightful chat about the fast-growing eSports industry.

For more about this topic, or to consult the show’s credits, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19296381Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:30:15 +0000Canada Media FundWhile you may think—and a lot of people do—that gaming is just something that too many kids spend too much time in their basements doing, you can’t get away from how insanely popular it is. The global gaming industry is worth more than twice the movie...
Spurred by gaming’s massive popularity, eSports—or competitive video game playing—are rapidly gaining momentum. The industry is predicted to breach the billion-dollar threshold in 2019.

Furthermore, data released by GlobalWebIndex in July 2019 show that almost a billion people had watched an eSports tournament "in recent months." That’s close to a 50% increase over 12 months. The trend is increasingly noticeable among internet users aged between 16 and 24 years old. Within that group, 32% say they watch eSports. 31% say they watch traditional sports.

Because there are no borders on eSports, when a tournament happens, it’s a global event. And in some cases, like the League of Legends World Championship, audiences are bigger than the Super Bowl’s.

So, have eSports reached a tipping point? Where does it go from here? How does Canada fit into the global eSports scene?

On this episode of Now & Next, Leora Kornfeld sits down with five time Counter-Strike World Champion and professional gamer Stephanie Harvey for an insightful chat about the fast-growing eSports industry.

For more about this topic, or to consult the show’s credits, visit trends.cmf-fmc.ca/]]>1426canada,esports,gaming,missharvey,podcastclean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/how-ai-could-reshape-filmmaking
On this episode of Now & Next we hear from Jack Zhang. Jack is a Waterloo grad who has devised a machine-learning system that breaks movies down to their core elements—tens of thousands of them in total—to predict a movie’s likelihood of success. And as you’ll hear in the inaugural episode of our second season, that’s only one of the many things Zhang’s artificial intelligence program can do.

For more information about Now & Next, this episode, to learn more about artificial intelligence in filmmaking, or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19118953Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:12:04 +0000Canada Media FundFor several decades, placing long-shot bets and hoping for the best was pretty much all there was when it came to making TV shows and movies. Then along came data and analytics. On this episode of Now & Next we hear from Jack Zhang. Jack is a...
On this episode of Now & Next we hear from Jack Zhang. Jack is a Waterloo grad who has devised a machine-learning system that breaks movies down to their core elements—tens of thousands of them in total—to predict a movie’s likelihood of success. And as you’ll hear in the inaugural episode of our second season, that’s only one of the many things Zhang’s artificial intelligence program can do.

For more information about Now & Next, this episode, to learn more about artificial intelligence in filmmaking, or to consult the show’s credits, visit https://trends.cmf-fmc.ca/]]>1311ai,artificialintelligence,canada,filmmaking,movies,podcast,techclean2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/cmf-trends-does-sxsw
For more about SXSW 2019, head over to trends.cmf-fmc.ca.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17513329Wed, 03 Apr 2019 09:30:17 +0000Canada Media FundWhy do Canadian businesses from the entertainment and audiovisual production sectors flock to Texas during SXSW? We sent the Canada Media Fund's Director of Industry and Market Trends, Catherine Mathys, down to Austin – microphone in hand – to find...
For more about SXSW 2019, head over to trends.cmf-fmc.ca.]]>761cancon,podcast,sxsw,techclean1bonushttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/vr-and-ar-coming-soon-to-a-theatre-near-_1https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16534210Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:00:19 +0000Canada Media FundEven though we’ve been hearing about virtual and augmented reality for years, we’re still far from mass adoption. Could blending VR/AR technologies into physical environments change that? In this episode, industry analyst Alexis Macklin of Greenlight...1185ar,arcades,augmentedreality,cancon,content,entertainment,gaming,greenlightinsights,immersiveexperiences,tech,technology,theatres,thevoid,venues,video,virtualreality,vrclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/behind-sinking-ships-success-taking-riskhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16434705Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:30:14 +0000Canada Media FundHow can producers of kids’ content differentiate themselves in a newly global and competitive marketplace? For J.J. Johnson of Sinking Ship Entertainment, the production company behind some of the most popular kids’ shows on streaming and broadcast...1659annedroids,areyouafraidofthedark,caillou,canadianmedia,canadianpodcast,canadiantv,cancon,cracke,danielcook,kids,kidstv,media,mrdressup,northwood,production,readyornot,television,undertheumbrellatree,youth,youthmediaclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/cryptokitties-the-cats-that-broke-part-ohttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16315051Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:30:18 +0000Canada Media FundWhat do digital cats have to do with blockchain? A lot, thanks to the game CryptoKitties. In less than a year it’s become one of the world’s most successful blockchain applications, with over $40 million in transactions. Yes, of cats that live on screens.1965axiomzen o,blockchain o,canadamediafundpodcast o,canadianpodcast o,canadiantechpodcast o,canconpodcast o,cmfpodcast o,cmftrendspodcast o,cryptography o,cryptokitties o,digitalscarcity o,etherumnetwork o,leorakornfeldpodcast o,nowandnext o,now&next o,whatisblockchain o,whatiscryptocurrencyclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/wattpad-leveraging-a-billion-data-points
This episode goes inside Wattpad studios to find out how all this data is helping TV & film companies make better bets.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16200339Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:00:10 +0000Canada Media FundWattpad is the online writing platform with 65 million users worldwide, written by 4 million writers, that generates 1 billion data points per day. This episode goes inside Wattpad studios to find out how all this data is helping TV & film companies...
This episode goes inside Wattpad studios to find out how all this data is helping TV & film companies make better bets.]]>1483anatodd,annatodd,canadiamediafundpodcast,canadianpodcast,canconpodcast o,cmfpodcast,cmftrendspodcast,datacreation,entertainmentcompany,entertainmentindustry,fanfiction,leorakornfeldpodcast,nowandnext o,now&next o,storytelling,thekissingbooth,thekissingboothwattpad,wattpad,wattpadstudiosclean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/pacific-content-on-the-audio-renaissancehttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16082490Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:00:21 +0000Canada Media FundWith Steve Pratt and Dan Misener of the Vancouver-based Pacific Content, embark on an in-depth look at the phenomenon of podcasting and how it’s doing double duty as audio entertainment and as a jumping off point for TV and film projects.1887audioboomcanada,audioondemand,audioproduction,audiorenaissance,audiosurgecanada,canadamediafundpodcast,canadapodcast,canadianpodcastnetwork,canadiantechpodcast,canconpodcast,cmfpodcast,cmftrendspodcast,digitalradiocanada,leorakornfeldpodcast,nowandnext,now&next,pacificcontentpodcast,toppodcast2018clean1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/canadamediafund/inside-youtube-beyond-dogs-on-skateboard_1https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15939426Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000Canada Media FundWhat are the business opportunities YouTube has to offer producers and talent? In this episode, Mark Swierszcz, the YouTube Space Toronto’s head of operations, provides a closer look at the platform’s roadmap for creators.1977canadian,canadiantalent,canadianyoutubers,cancon,canconmonetization,cmfpodcastseries,content,contentonyoutube,distributiononyoutube,diycreator,fundingmodels,howtocakeit,monetization,monetizationfeatures,monetize,sorrygirls,toolsonyoutube,videoasaplatform,youtubespace,youtubespacetorontoclean1full