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Saturday 19 May 2012
Wednesday 2 May 2012
Multi-Platform App Developer Mission to San Francisco
Planning to attend Apple WWDC or Google I/O?
UK Trade & Investment plans to host a Multi-Platform App Developer Mission during the week of 18-22 June 2012 conveniently scheduled in the week between Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (10-15 June) and Google’s I/O Developer Conference (27-29 June).
This is an opportunity to send a developer to San Francisco to learn from the best and showcase your app during this week long mission of master classes and workshops. These tech-talks will be specifically tailored for technical architects or developers of already launched business-to-consumer or business-to-business mobile apps.
Request to join the UKTI Linkedin Group - Multi-Platform App Developer Mission to learn more about the programme as it unfolds and share your ideas on what you think would make this a GREAT mission for your company.
For more information and details on how to apply, please visit: http://uktimadmission2012.eventbrite.com/
Have your say on the BFI's five-year Future Plan for UK film
This is your chance to take part in the British Film Institute's (BFI) consultation to discuss its proposals in support of the future of UK film.
New Horizons for UK Film outlines the BFI's proposals for investing Lottery support for UK film and sets out a fresh agenda to capitalise on British creativity and talent. The proposals cover a wide range of activities for supporting filmmaking, production, development, distribution and exhibition, education, skills development and film heritage – with a central focus on building audiences across the UK and on all platforms.
On 14 May the BFI will launch a UK-wide consultation on these proposals and they welcome your comments. Do you agree with our priorities? Are the proposals right? How can the final plan be improved?
For more information or to RSVP for a consultation event (the Manchester event will take place on 31 May 2012), please register though Eventbrite.
The consultation document will be available online from 14 May at bfi.org.uk/future. The consultation closes at midnight on 10 June.
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Creative England rolls out networking crew nights
Creative England is planning a nationwide programme of networking evenings for professionals in film, TV and digital media, which will take in seven regional hubs in seven months.
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Student Design Brief #2: A new flag for the UK - the results
The second instalment of the Creative Times’ Student Design Brief series, challenged Nick Wan (Manchester Metropolitan University), Chantelle King (Manchester Metropolitan University) and David Yates (University of Chester) to redesign the Union Jack.
Click here to see the final designs and supporting material, and find out more about what informed the students’ solutions.
iFeatures low budget feature initiative launches
iFeatures, the UK’s most exciting low budget feature film initiative, re-opens for submissions today, with new partners and an enhanced offer to the brightest upcoming filmmaking talent.
Creative England is leading the expansion of the original Bristol-based venture by joining with BFI Film Fund and BBC Films to support the development and production of a further 3 full-length features, all to be set within the English regions.
The BBC is also pre-buying UK Free TV rights to the completed films.
Open to writer, director and producer teams who can already demonstrate a strong body of work, each film will be produced on a budget of £350,000. They will be greenlit from a slate of 16 projects, which the partners will help steer through an intensive six-month creative and commercial development process, starting in July 2012.
For more information click here.
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Time machine: New iPhone app to bring Manchester's history to life with archive video
The North West Film Archive and Manchester Metropolitan University has launched a revolutionary new free iPhone application Manchester Time Machine - the iPhone app that combines archive film footage and GPS.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Doctoral studentships opportunities now open
Studentship opportunities at the University of Sunderland for 2012/13 are now open for applications, including D4 Fine Art (Curating New Media Art).
Research proposals are welcome on any of a range of current issues for curating art – including the work's production, exhibition, reception, documentation and historicisation.
Thursday 26 January 2012
Ideas Fund Innovators now open for submissions
If you're aged between 16-25 and have a creative project that could do with a cash injection, this is the fund for you. We’re offering 10 projects £1,000 each to help get them off the ground.
This round of Innovators is open until 22 March 2012, so make sure you get your entries in before then.
In the past we've funded everything from dance and film projects to music videos and photography collectives. Whatever creative field you work in, we'll consider your application.
We're looking for projects that are inspiring, original, innovative and that we think you can deliver. Visit the website and read application tips from previous winners and download our PDF about creating a project budget.
So here’s the boring bit. You MUST read the Ts&Cs in full before you apply – we get loads of applications we have to make ineligible because people haven’t read the terms.
You must be aged 16 to 25 on the closing date (22 March 2012) and be resident in the UK. Your project must take place between April and December 2012. For more information and details on how to apply click here.
Monday 16 January 2012
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Student designers wanted for new Creative Times Design Brief series
Creative Times is looking for articulate and ambitious student designers to take part in a series of five design features, devised and coordinated by Manchester-based graphic designer Dan Shannon, to be published on the site in the first half of 2012.