Vidfest 2008

The fifth annual Vancouver International Digital Festival (VIDFEST) showcases the power of digital media to achieve altruistic goals, from tackling climate change to enabling entrepreneurs in the developing world.

"There's a positively charged atmosphere surrounding VIDFEST this year," says Kirstin Richter, creative director of VIDFEST.

"We've drawn some of the top minds from across the creative industries - people who are using digital technologies to solve complex problems and give back to others."

VIDFEST is Canada's biggest annual gathering of visionary creative minds and business leaders leveraging digital technology in new media, film and television, music, interactive design and marketing, publishing and education.

It is an inspiring event where participants build business networks, discuss cutting-edge work and ideas, develop new partnerships and charge up their minds by exploring and pushing the boundaries of creative thinking to affect positive change.

VIDFEST 2008 takes place May 21-24 to lead Vancouver's Digital Week, which also features the Vancouver International Games Summit (VIGS), Convergence 2008 and the PopVox Awards.

"British Columbia is a leader in the global creative economy", says Kenton Low, president of New Media BC.

"We created Vancouver's Digital Week to bring together a portfolio of top events focusing on digital media and encourage cross pollination and collaboration to grow our vibrant creative industries".