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| Last week we were excited to announce the final 12 filmmaker teams selected for our iFeatures development lab programme, which champions outstanding emerging UK film talent making their first feature. Also launched this week was the iFeatures Podcast, which will help further inspire and educate aspiring filmmakers as it goes behind the scenes of each lab, documenting the journey of the final 12 film projects. Make sure you subscribe to never miss an episode! |
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| Last week we held a brunch in Birmingham as part of the Creative Enterprise programme to discuss how we can support female entrepreneurs through the programme and increase engagement overall. Everyone at the brunch brought great ideas and examples of actions that would encourage female-founded companies to apply, and how we can make our processes more accessible to female entrepreneurs and creative companies. Learn more about the session in our blog. |
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| One of this year's CE50 companies, FreelanceDiary, the global freelancer booking platform, is preparing for crowdfunding and are looking for your support. To learn how you can receive shares in one of our most innovative and disruptive companies of 2018, please click here. |
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| Snaptivity, a previous CE50 company, was awarded an impressive two gold lions at Cannes Lions 2018, for Mobile Technology-Activation by Location and Social-Real-time Response! The app, which captures key fan moments in stadiums using AI, IoT sensors, and robotic cams, last month was announced as the 2018 Clio Sports Silver winning entry. |
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| There is still time for UK producers to apply for the Simon Relph Memorial Bursary, which launched in May at Cannes Film Festival. The bursary will continue his legacy by supporting emerging producers in the early stages of their profession. Learn more and how to apply here. |
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| Creative England supported Calibre won the prestigious Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at Edinburgh International Film Festival, with the jury describing it at as 'beautifully shot, technically accomplished, with a fantastic ensemble performance'. Calibre is now available to watch on Netflix. |
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| We are running an invaluable two-day workshop this week to offer insight on how to break into the TV industry as a runner. Run by Knowledge Bites, an arm of the ERDF ProConnect Hertfordshire programme, this fully-funded workshop is ideal for those wanting to freelance and develop their career. |
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| iFeatures film Apostasy is released in cinemas on 27th July following strong reviews from its premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and recent performance at Edinburgh International Film Festival. Follow news of the release on the film's Twitter page. |
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| The latest workshop in the ProConnect Manchester programme is all about the fundamental do's and don't's of how to conduct yourself on set. This is a must-attend workshop for anyone breaking out into the industry, and has been fully-funded by ERDF. Register here. |
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| Creative England supported A Father's Day was released on Short of the Week last month to coincide with Fathers Day, following an impressive run on the festival circuit, screening at 130+ film festivals worldwide. You can watch the short here. |
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| CE50 company Slurpy Studios continue to raise global awareness of the charity Voicing CSA (Child Sex Abuse) with their animated film 'The Mouse'. The short film has just picked up it's second international award at the Florida Animation Festival - you can view the film and find out more about the charity here. |
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| This week we will be going to the Develop conference on the 10th July to meet with game developers and talk about our new mentoring scheme via Creative Enterprise. Sam has written a blog with more information about the service and some of our mentors |
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| Multi award-winning games studio and creators of the Total War franchise, Creative Assembly, invited local students into their Horsham-based studio and turned their game concepts into reality in a first-of-its-kind game jam last month. You can watch their video from the day here. |
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| CE50 company Fourth State’s debut title, Lost Words, is still in development, but that didn’t stop the demo from winning the Indie Prize Award for Best Kids and Family Game at Casual Connect London 2018 on the 31st May. You can discover more about the game and sign up to the mailing list for Lost Words here. |
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