On Tuesday, April 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox hosted the JUNOS for a special showcase celebrating Canadian music on film. Hosted by MuchMore’s Matt Wells, The JUNOS at TIFF highlighted the creative connections between music and film. The JUNOS at TIFF showcased the 2013 nominees for “Video of the Year” and “Music DVD of the Year”. The evening featured clips from the nominated films and videos followed by conversations and Q&A’s with their directors. The directors shared their behind-the-scenes stories about…
The Annual Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards gives recognition to the pioneers and builders of the Canadian music and broadcast industry. In the 31st annual awards event , a Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award was given to the band, A Simple Plan. This award gives recognition of Simple Plan’s global fundraising efforts and dedication to youth welfare, both individually and through the Simple Plan Foundation. Aware of the problems and struggles faced by teenagers, both through the connection to their…
The 16th annual Star Awards Gala produced by Eclectic Events to close the Canadian Special Events Expo was a night that gave recognition to event planners who work so hard to create the fun events guests get to enjoy without a care in the world. Meanwhile it is well known behind the scenes that event planning is one of the most stressful jobs in the world. So it’s only fitting that special event planners get recognition for the magic that…
I’ve already broadcast this on Facebook and Twitter but in case you haven’t heard, I just wanted to share exciting news that we won the 2013 Canadian Special Events Reader’s Choice Award for Favourite Event Industry Blog. Thanks again to everyone who voted for us It was an unexpected win but very encouraging! It was thrilling to see it all come together at last week’s CSE Star Awards gala where our event professional friends were rewarded for events we were…
Dear Readers, I’m very humbled and thrilled that BestofToronto.net is nominated for the 2013 Canadian Special Events “FAVOURITE EVENT INDUSTRY BLOG”! Please vote for us at this link. THANK YOU each and everyone! http://canadianspecialevents.com/cseme_toronto/readers-choice-finalists-vote-now/ Great support from our fans so far, let’s keep it going! Much thanks! -Nick