Corporate History
Since 1996 Modern World Communications has produced award winning interactive content for a variety of entertainment, information and communications companies. Modern World was launched in 1996 by Ian Kelso after several years as a senior manager at one of Canada's largest Internet companies. Initial projects included web reportage from the 1997 NXNE music festival. In 1997-98 Modern World was contracted by MediaLinx Interactive (Sympatico), Canada's largest internet portal to produce coverage of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games, as well as to redevelop several of the content site's infromation properties.

In 2000 when Ian became a partner in leading Canadian television production company Primitive Entertainment, Modern World went into a brief hibernation. Emerging in 2002, Modern World is currently developing independent interactive productions and developing content for its clients.

Strategic Partners
Experts in their fields, Modern World works with some of the most respected digital artisans and technicians in North America:

• Louis Fishauf Design
• Andrew Davies Design
• Alpha51
• Xaccute Interactive

Ian Kelso - Bio
Ian is veteran New Media producer and entrepreneur and is currently the principal at Modern World Communications, a Toronto-based interactive production, development and strategic consulting firm.

Most recently Ian was a partner and Executive Producer at Primitive Entertainment Inc., an independent television and new media production company. From 1999 to 2002 Ian was responsible for developing convergence strategy, development of interactive properties, and overseeing the marketing and branding of the company. In 2001 Ian won 1st Prize at the CyberPitch competition, a pubic pitching forum, at the Banff Television Festival in Banff, Alberta. As well in 2000 Ian was awarded 2nd Prize at the Wanadoo Talent Show, a public pitching competition at MIPCOM, an annual television market in Cannes, France.

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