Movieset.com nominated in Best Online Video Portal category in Canada New Media Awards
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
MovieSet™ announces that it has been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Canada New Media Awards presented by nextMEDIA in the Best Online Video Portal category. The awards are to be presented at the Design Exchange Gala on Dec. 1, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
The competition was open to content portals, social media groups, websites, newsletters, blogs or any digital media property that can demonstrate a loyal and growing fan base that provides a tantalizing vehicle for advertisers. The Canadian New Media Awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of individuals and companies in the Canadian digital media industry, in 19 prestigious award categories.
“We at MovieSet are honored to have been included on such a stellar short-list of nominees. Two years ago MovieSet was named as a finalist at the CNMAs in the ‘start-up’ category, but we’ve come a long way since then and it’s very gratifying to have our hard work recognized,” states Colleen Nystedt, President and CEO of MovieSet™.
MovieSet™ (www.MovieSet.com) shares the Best Online Video Portal finalist nomination with The National Film Board of Canada: Online Screening Room (www.nfb.ca) and Who We Are (www.WhoWeAre.ca).
The Best Online Video Portal category is defined as an online video portal is a site that distributes video content via the internet or mobile. Videos can be any length and any genre, and may include music videos, movies, news clips, videos, and full-length TV shows. Portals are to be judged according to the value of their content to the audience, brand distinction, functionality and enhanced features such as social networking tools. About the Canadian New Media Awards The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA) were established in 1999 to promote and celebrate excellence within the digital interactive industry. The Awards recognize the accomplishments and outstanding contributions made by Canadians working in this sector. Judges from across the country select the nominees and winners from hundreds of entries submitted in featured categories that showcase the world-class skills of the new media industry’s top talent, services and products. Each year, hundreds of business and new media professionals from across Canada gather to honour the country’s top talent, services and products. The Canadian New Media Awards Gala will take place on December 1, 2009 at The Design Exchange in Toronto.
About nextMEDIA nextMEDIA is about the people and companies at the forefront of digital media innovation. Attendees gather to watch visionaries from digital entertainment, social media, games, advertising and technology. This year’s focus will include: social capital, internet ecosystems, the heart of innovation, games (and game-changers), and the new canvas for creativity. www.nextmediaevents.com/toronto
About MovieSet™ is a leading movie web site providing fans with daily news and content from movies in various stages of production – from green light to distribution. MovieSet™ provides producers proprietary turnkey technology to create a dynamic online presence for their movies all the way through the production process. Founded and led by veteran movie producer Colleen Nystedt, MovieSet™ allows fans to track a movie’s progress from green light to release with an active interactive social networking environment layered over actual movie production content.
