Ken Bautista
What I do, where I work
I am CEO and Creative Director at Hotrocket, an interactive production company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We are currently producing a unique kids property called “CIE: Seek Your Own Proof”. It’s an online community where kids ages 8 and up are challenged to investigate the extraordinary, unexplained and unusual side of science and history. As agents of the “Central Institute for Exploration”, kids work together to crack open the truth – completing missions, sifting through information, and moving up within the ranks of the agency. We then drive kids offline into CIE “Field Stations” hosted at museums and science centers in local communities, where kids access Agent membership kits, special missions, and other exclusive activities and content.
In 2006, we were named “Most Promising New Company” at the Canadian New Media Awards, and CIE was named as 1 of 2 projects to be supported by the inaugural TELUS Innovation Fund. In 2007, CIE won “Best Pitch” and “Most Viable Property” at the international “Pitch It!” competition at KidScreen Summit in New York, the largest kids’ entertainment industry event in North America. In 2008, CIE was awarded “Best of Show” at the Fusion Digital Media Venture Forum in Vancouver, Canada. CIE is a private sector venture backed by the TELUS Innovation Fund, Virtual Museum of Canada Investment Fund, Telefilm Canada New Media Fund, and other corporate investments.
Current position
CEO & Creative Director at Hotrocket
Interactive Strategist at RED The Agency