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Versus Valerie, a 12-part original web series that will chronicle the chaotic life of YouTube sensation Sexy Nerd Girl, has been awarded financing from the Independent Production Fund.

For 18 months, the team behind Sexy Nerd Girl has crafted the online persona of the fictional character Valerie Lapomme (played by Hannah Spear).

The result has been an internet sensation whose videos have over 1.75 million views and have been nominated for Best Web Series in the 2012 Canadian Comedy Awards.

The team's efforts have focused on making interactions with the audience an important part of the story, often shaping Val's personal views, her relationships and her story as a whole.

Sexy Nerd Girl is a first person narrative, with Valerie broadcasting her story through Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, her blog and her successful vlog (video blog) on YouTube.

Valerie will now feature in a 12-part series, directed by Mike Fly and Simon Fraser, which...

By now you've probably seen the trailers for Lionsgate's upcoming adaptation of The Hunger Games. But the first clip from the film has just appeared online. Er, sort of. Okay, so this scene may not actually appear in the film, or have anything to do with Lionsgate. But it's still pretty entertaining. Check it out after the jump. The real Hunger Games opens in theaters everywhere on March 23rd. The above parody comes from the Second City Network. Here are the credits... Written by Alice Moran and Adam Cawley Starring Alice Moran, Adam Cawley, Connor Thompson Directed and Edited by Mike Fly Shot by Curt Galindo-Orozco Make Up by Andrea Brown Production Coordinator...

Meet Valerie Lapomme, a 23 year old woman with bright eyes and a bubbly personality who loves video games, sci-fi, comic books, and obscure pop culture references. She has an overbearing but well-meaning mother, wears her love for Joss Whedon on her sleeve, and filters deeply philosophical questions through an absurdist layer. She has an infectious personality that makes her even more attractive the more time one spends with her. If she sounds like the perfect girl, well, she was created that way. Val is the brainchild of two Toronto based entertainment veterans, Stephanie Kaliner and Simon Fraser. The duo conceived of the Sexy Nerd Girl web series after realizing just how invested audiences can become in the lives of their favorite characters. "I know when I watch a lot of programs, I'm in love with the characters. I wish I could talk to them and they could talk back to me,...