New Canadian video game awards show coming to Vancouver in May

A new awards program is set to celebrate Canada’s video-game industry in Vancouver.

The inaugural Canadian Video Game and Digital Arts Awards will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on May 5, the evening before the second annual Game Developers Conference Canada.

Award categories include:

Video Game

Ӣ Best Visual Arts

Ӣ Best Writing

Ӣ Best Audio

Ӣ Best Game Design

Ӣ Best Technology

Ӣ Best Console

Ӣ Best Downloadable

Ӣ Best Handheld

Ӣ Game of the Year

VFX/Animation

Ӣ Best Animated Short

Ӣ Best Animated Feature Film

Ӣ Best Animated Television (series or one-off)

Ӣ Best Visual Effects Movie

Ӣ Best Visual Effects Television

Ӣ Best Visual Effects or Animation for Home Video

Ӣ Best In-Game Cinematic

Produced by Reboot Communications, Greedy Productions, and Seven Group, the CVAs are supported by an advisory committee of digital-entertainment developers from across Canada.

Video Games Live will provide the entertainment for the evening.

The CVAs will be open to the public, and tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks. The event will be broadcast on G4 Canada.