Media Advisory - Dates Set for Toronto Digifest Events and Celebrations

TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2011 /CNW/ - From Wednesday, October 26, to Sunday, October 30, media are invited to take part in Digifest, Toronto's international festival celebrating innovation and creativity in the digital media field.

Notable events during Digifest include the following:

George Brown School of Design Digital Incubator Launch Party
What: A celebration of George Brown College's new video game programming home and digital incubator
Where: George Brown College School of Design, 333 King St. East, 6^th Floor
When: Wednesday, October 26, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Innovation Days Speakers Series
Where: The Berkeley Church, 315 Queen St. East
When: Wednesday, October 26, to Thursday, October 27, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Who: Asi Burak, Games for Change; Dr. Ron Burnett, Emily Carr University; Dr. Ron Dembo, Zerofootprint; Hunter Tura, Bruce Mau Design; Simone Giostra, Simone Giostra and Partners Architects; Siamak Hariri, Hariri Pontarini Architects; and more.

Meet the Media Guru Speakers Series
Where: The Berkeley Church, 315 Queen St. East
When: Wednesday, October 26, to Thursday, October 27, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Who: Paolo Rosa (Co-Founder, Studio Azzurro; Maurice Benayoun, New Media Artist; Tom Igoe, Arduino; Rebecca Allen, Nokia; and more.

First Person Show:
What: A celebration of Ontario's video game and digital media design talent
Where: George Brown College School of Design, 333 King St. East, 6^th Floor
When: Sunday, October 30, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For exact event times and more information, please visit www.torontodigifest.ca.

About Digifest
Digifest was founded by Luigi Ferrara, Director of the Centre for Arts and Design at George Brown College.  In 2002, he was the President of the DXNet and Vice President of The Design Exchange.  Digifest debuted in 2002, followed by festivals in 2004 and 2006 organized by the DXNet at the Design Exchange.

Digifest has been transformed by the School of Design at George Brown College in partnership with the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFF Nexus), Applied Arts Inc., Meet The Media Guru (Italy), TOJam and various media and venue partners. Academic partners include Brock University, Carleton University, Centennial College, CFC Media Lab, Ryerson University, Seneca College, ThingTank Lab, University of Toronto, OCAD University, UOIT and York University.

For further information:

Paul Zanettos
George Brown College
[phone] ext. 3428
[e-mail]