Celebrating a Century

  Dustin Westling and his team at OneWest Event Design breathed new life into an old theme, blending visual brand elements to create a fresh experience for attendees at this brilliant event nominated for Best Event Design/ Decor $50,000 – $150,000 at the 2023 Canadian Event Awards. In the aftermath of a year where events…

The Matrix Resurrections – Global Movie Premiere

The Matrix Resurrections global movie premiere, orchestrated by Warner Brothers Canada (WB), was a groundbreaking event that took center stage in downtown Toronto’s Scotiabank complex. With over 1,500 attendees placed into fourteen individual theatres, this event marked a pivotal moment in cinematic history. It was the first time the venue had granted a full takeover…

For the Love of Basketball by Burstyn Inc.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? This event, originally planned for June 2021, was postponed till Sept and then again till October, requiring Amy Burstyn Fritz & her team from Burstyn Inc. to pivot a few times, which meant securing vendors and making changes on the fly with short lead times. You’d never know that if you attended the…

Solutions With Impact & The Culinary Showdown

My cooking talent is best described as surprisingly intuitive,… mostly because I make it up as I go along, and it’s a surprise when it works, but I love to cook, and I would have loved to be on stage at this event. The second annual Culinary Showdown, produced by industry icon Joel Hock & his…

Citizen XM’s Breath of Fresh Air for Mentos

Connect a positive experience with a brand, and you build fans. Nominated in a few categories, the “Mentos – BaSkateBowl Park” produced by Citizen XM & Cossette does all that and more. It’s an outstanding example of a brand giving back to the community, creating fans and generating attention all at the same time. Working closely with The…

JUNO Opening Night Awards

Like many events produced in the fall of 2021, the JUNO Opening Night Awards, Presented by Music Canada, produced by e=mc² events, and nominated for “Best Virtual Awards Show” started as a live event. However, rising infection rates forced the team to pivot, creating a new hybrid experience that blended live event production elements with traditional broadcast…

ESP’s Inspiring Laugh Out Loud

Multi-award-winning producer extraordinaire Chad Brincheski is the inspirational leader of ESP Inc, one of Canada’s premier producers of Charity Events, and the winner of the “Best Event for a High Profile Charity” at the 23 annual Canadian Event Awards for “Laugh Out Loud Benefitting Trillium Health Partners Foundation.” For the Eighth anniversary of Laugh Out…

PDS’s West Coast Rainforest Party

The creative team at Pacific Destination Services (PDS) imagined and designed a spectacularly successful West Coast Rainforest Party in the Exhibit Halls of the Vancouver Convention Centre. The concept was to capture the essence of a West Coast Rainforest, while at the same time, feel like an exclusive, international dance club – and play host…