The Montreal International Game Summit wrapped up yesterday, and to close off the show, the Canadian Game Development Talent Awards took place for the first time ever.
The talent awards, brought to us by Alliance numérique (AN), in collaboration with the Canadian Interactive Alliance, are meant to recognize “amazing creativity and expertise that exists within Canada’s game development community.”
The inaugural 2011 awards highlights Canadian talent in seven different categories; see the nominees here, and the winners below:
Animator of the Year:
Aaron Bouthillier (Shank)
Audio Professional of the Year:
Simon Ashby (Wwise)
Designer of the Year:
Kris Piotrowski (Sword & Sworcery EP)
Emerging Talent:
Richard Flanagan (Fract)
Producer of the Year:
Casey Hudson (Mass Effect 2)
Programmer of the Year:
Frédéric Blais (Michael Jackson The Experience)
Visual Artist of the Year:
Craig Adams (Sword & Sworcery EP)
“There is so much talent in Canada’s game development community that we felt it was important to introduce an award that was dedicated solely to them,” said General Manager of Alliance numérique, Pierre Proulx. “We are very proud of all these inaugural winners and are looking forward to seeing the entire development community take their game to the next level for next year’s awards,” he added.