March 18th – 20th at Performance Works on Granville Island is Canada’s Premier International Web Festival! 

 

VANCOUVER WEB FEST has proved to be the top international web festival. VWF 2016 will explore the fascinating future of new and existing digital content facilitating workshops, panels, keynote speakers, pitch sessions and networking opportunities between the content creators, production companies, distributors and buyers of online productions from around the world.

 

 

VWF2016 is pleased to announces Special Guests Melissa Schneider, SVP Development and Production of New Form Digital, an independent venture between Discovery Communications, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Craig Jacobson, Ed Wilson, Jim Wiatt, Michael Rosenberg and CAA. It is the leader in Scripted Digital Originals, creating cinematic content for release on digital platforms.

 

 

It addition, joining us this year is YouTube sensation Nick Uhas.

 

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Nick became a House Guest on CBS’s Reality TV show Big Brother 15. Soon after he began hosting and producing a pop-science YouTube show called “Nickipedia”. In the Nickiepdia series, Nick explains life’s quirky questions through science with pranks, experiments, and collaboration videos. The web-series perfectly aligned him to work as a host and producer for The Weather Channel’s pop-science show called “Brain Storm”, which aired through April 2015. Most recently the web-series “Nickipedia” landed Nick a live science segment on NBC’s TODAY show, Dr.Oz, and the Australian national news show The Today show.

 

Other panels, workshops and pitch partners include: ADOBE, IPF, CBC, OUTtv, TELUS Optik, BroadbandTV, Altman & Co. Also, Jameson Whiskey First Shots & Kevin Spacey’s Production Company Trigger Street Productions will host Saturday night (March 19).

 

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“This year is going to be absolutely amazing with all our special guests.  And I am so excited and proud to announce that Sparkling Hill Resort (Vernon, BC), owned by Mr. Gernot Langes-Swarovski, has commissioned a one-of-a-kind trophy that has been designed by Swarovski of Austria and will be sent to Vancouver Web Fest to be unveiled at this year’s Award Ceremony & Gala.  We’re very pleased to have such reputable and innovative organizations join the festival.” said VWF’s Executive Director Suzette Laqua.

 

Keep checking VWF’s social media and website for exciting updates.

 

Tickets: www.vancouverwebfest.com/tickets

 

Twitter: @VanWebFest – Facebook.com/VancouverWebFest

 

Media Inquiries: media@vancouverwebfest.com