Telefilm Canada congratulates Têtes à claques, winner of a Canadian New Media Award

Montréal, December 2, 2009 – Telefilm Canada congratulates the Montréal company Salambo Productions inc. for the award it won at the Canadian New Media Awards last night in Toronto. Finalist in the Best Online Comedy Performance category, the company won the top prize for its website, tetesaclaques.tv. Têtes à claques received financial support from Telefilm through the Canada New Media Fund for the production of games available online, on iPod Touch/iPhone and on personal computers.

“The Têtes à claques are a big hit and people have been talking about them for some time now,” said Bruno Légaré, Telefilm’s National New Media Executive – French Market. “We are pleased that they have once again been rewarded—this time at the Canadian New Media Awards, a major industry event—for creating innovative, high-quality content. True new-media stars, Les Têtes à claques are a perfect example of the kind of commercial success possible for works designed for new platforms. They should inspire many other Canadian creators.”

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Media enquiries:

Eva Hartling
Senior Advisor, External Communications
Telefilm Canada
514-283-0838, ext. 2090 or 1-800-567-0890
hartlie@telefilm.ca