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Game Developers Conference 2024 Successfully Brought Together Nearly 30,000 Attendees for a Week of Connecting and Learning

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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GDC 2024 featured 1,000+ speakers across 730 sessions, workshops, roundtable discussions in addition to networking opportunities.

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  • GDC 2024 featured 1,000+ speakers across 730 sessions, workshops, roundtable discussions in addition to networking opportunities.
  • “In light of emerging generative AI technologies, layoffs and evolving working conditions, the Game Developers Conference will continue to provide developers with the key understandings and relationships to forge their way forward.
  • GDC 2024 honored the top developers of the past year with the 26th annual Independent Games Festival Awards and the 24th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA).
  • For more details on the Game Developers Conference, please visit the GDC’s official website , or subscribe to regular updates via Facebook or Twitter .

Baldur’s Gate 3 Honored With Game of the Year Award at the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed role-playing game by Larian Studios, has been presented with the Game of the Year award during the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the prominent peer-based video game event that celebrates the developers who have created the year’s top games.

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  • Baldur’s Gate 3, the critically acclaimed role-playing game by Larian Studios, has been presented with the Game of the Year award during the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the prominent peer-based video game event that celebrates the developers who have created the year’s top games.
  • In addition to Game of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3 also claimed three other distinguished awards at tonight’s ceremony: Best Narrative, Best Design and the Audience Award.
  • The Game Developers Choice Awards also took the time to celebrate two important and influential figures in the industry.
  • The 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards winners are:

Sundar Prize Film Festival Unveils Winners In Celebration Of Human Resilience

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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The Sundar Prize will be screening films in the heart of Surrey that were official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and were Canada's official selection for the Oscars.

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  • The Sundar Prize will be screening films in the heart of Surrey that were official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and were Canada's official selection for the Oscars.
  • Winner of the Best Environmental Film at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, and official selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
  • The Sundar Prize Film Festival proudly recognizes and applauds the outstanding achievements of these winners, each film contributing a unique perspective to the global cinematic landscape.
  • The Sundar Prize Film Festival is an IMDb qualifying festival and a project of Sher Vancouver which is a registered charity in Canada celebrating its 16th year in 2024.

Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. Congratulates 15 Companies Graduating The Edge Accelerator

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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FREDERICK, Md., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Some of Frederick's most promising startup entrepreneurs took the stage in front of an esteemed panel of judges for the Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc.'s (FITCI) The Edge Accelerator Demo Day on March 4 at its new innovation center, The EDGE at 321, at 321 Ballenger Center Drive in Frederick. The event was the culmination of an immersive 12-week program designed to prepare founders for taking their business to the next level. This third installment of the EDGE Accelerator serves both new and tenured founders by introducing and expanding upon key concepts required for formalizing a business, then revving its progress and growth.

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  • FREDERICK, Md., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Some of Frederick's most promising startup entrepreneurs took the stage in front of an esteemed panel of judges for the Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc.'s (FITCI) The Edge Accelerator Demo Day on March 4 at its new innovation center, The EDGE at 321, at 321 Ballenger Center Drive in Frederick.
  • This third installment of the EDGE Accelerator serves both new and tenured founders by introducing and expanding upon key concepts required for formalizing a business, then revving its progress and growth.
  • "FITCI is so encouraged by these 15 companies and their growth.
  • The Demo Day event was sponsored by Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research, TEDCO, The City of Frederick, and Linganore Winecellars.

OscarⓇ-Nominated Documentary BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT Returns to Theaters President’s Day Weekend for Limited Run

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.

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  • Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.
  • More recently, the film was nominated for Best Documentary at the 96th Academy Awards.
  • It was awarded the prestigious Best Documentary Feature Award by the International Documentary Association (IDA).
  • The following theaters will be showing BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT:
    New York - Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film - Find showtimes here .

The Legend of Zelda, Baldur’s Gate 3 and COCOON Lead Finalists for the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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The finalists for the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice awards, the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, have been revealed.

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  • The finalists for the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice awards, the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, have been revealed.
  • The Game Developers Choice Awards are uniquely positioned as the leading video game awards that are nominated by, voted on, and decided by video game developers within the industry.
  • Any video game that was released and made publicly available during the 2023 calendar year is eligible for free nomination for the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards.
  • As in years past, the Game Developers Choice Awards will be live-streamed alongside the Independent Games Festival Awards on the official GDC Twitch channel .

Visai Games Leads Finalists for the 26th Annual Independent Games Festival With Nominations in Four Categories for Narrative Cooking Game Venba

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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Informa Tech, organizers of the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) have revealed the finalists for the 26th annual awards ceremony of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), the longest running festival, summit and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.

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  • Informa Tech, organizers of the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) have revealed the finalists for the 26th annual awards ceremony of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), the longest running festival, summit and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.
  • Leading the nominations is Venba from Visai Games with four nominations, followed by five other finalist titles who share the distinction of having three nominations apiece.
  • Venba from Visai Games is nominated for Excellence in Audio, Narrative, Visual Art and for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
  • For more information on the 2024 Independent Games Festival, including submission specifics and frequently asked questions, please visit the official Independent Games Festival website .

OscarⓇ-Shortlisted Sensation BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT Returns To Theaters Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend For Limited Run

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.

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  • Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.
  • “Bobi Wine is a courageous African leader committed to bringing democracy and equality to the people of Uganda.
  • A rerelease of BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT over the holiday weekend is the perfect opportunity to honor his heroism,” said Carolyn Bernstein, executive vice president of Scripted and Documentary Films for National Geographic.
  • In a world that presently feels more tyrannical than ever, where truth has become expendable.

Kia Communities in Motion Continues to Inspire Positive Change in Canadian Communities

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kia Communities in Motion, a transformative grassroots initiative, in collaboration with Community Foundations of Canada, have been working alongside seven local charities and non-profits throughout year two of the program to support innovative projects that foster inclusivity, promote movement, and drive positive change in communities across the country.

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  • English teacher Marina hosts language classes put on by the Parkland Ukrainian Family Fund, which are made possible by the Kia Communities in Motion initiative.
  • The sustained success of this initiative underscores Kia Canada’s unwavering dedication to shape a future where all individuals can thrive.
  • “The charitable organizations within the Kia Communities in Motion program represent a diverse range of causes.
  • Their work, dedicated to addressing the unique needs of their communities, epitomizes inclusivity and shows how positive change can be made at the local level.”
    The 2023 recipients have already enacted meaningful change in their communities.

9th Annual Asian World Film Festival Announces Winners at Closing Night Gala

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The ninth annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announced its competition winners at a star-studded event on November 17 at the Culver Theater. The Hanging Gardens (Iraq) directed by Ahmed Al-Daradji, won the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film, presented by Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club). Michael A. Goorjian garnered the Snow Leopard for Best Actor in Amerikatsi (Armenia). The Snow Leopard for Best Actress went to Mouna Hawa for Inshallah a Boy (Jordan). The Snow Leopard Lifetime Achievement Award, which was given to John Milius, Oscar· nominated screenwriter, film director, and producer celebrating his legendary career including Apocalypse Now, Dirty Harry, Red Dawn and Conan the Barbarian, was presented by actor Martin Kove (Karate Kid, Rambo).

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The ninth annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) announced its competition winners at a star-studded event on November 17 at the Culver Theater.
  • The Hanging Gardens (Iraq) directed by Ahmed Al-Daradji, won the Snow Leopard Award for Best Film, presented by Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club).
  • The AWFF presented a series of exclusive Snow Leopard Film Awards with the assistance of Jury President Jon Amiel.
  • The Special Jury Award went to The Night Guardian by Reza Mirkarimi (Iran), presented by actress Mai Thu Huyen (Kieu).