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Bristol Lights Up for Christmas
Posted by Admin | 18.12.07
Light Up Bristol 2007 had a dazzlingly spectacular launch on College Green last night when over 1000 people turned out on a freezing cold night to watch the Cathedral and Council House transformed with digital images of Father Christmas, reindeer and snowflakes. Mulled wine and Bath Ales were on hand for people to keep warm as they watched the light show while guests were treated to Glenmorangie cocktails in a VIP tent courtesy of sponsors Moet Hennessy UK and Java Members Club. The party continued at Java until late into the evening.
Both ITV West and BBC Points West televised their news programmes from College Green and today the event is featured on the front page of the Evening Post.
Clare Reddington, Producer for the Watershed said: “This is a chance for the people of Bristol to come together and see the work of some of the most creative design companies in the City. No other City in the UK puts on an event of this kind so once again, Bristol can be proud to say it is the most creative city outside London”.
Huge thanks go to everyone involved – the design companies, the Watershed, the West of England Design Forum, the City Council, the Cathedral, all the volunteers and to all our sponsors. If you weren’t able to visit last night, the event runs every night this week until Friday evening starting at 6.30pm. For further information go to www.lightupbristol.co.uk to see images from last night’s event go to http://www.flickr.com/groups/lightupbristol/
TOR Development Programme Launched
Posted by Admin | 18.12.07
Do you know a young person to work with on a creative project in the New Year?
TOR is a six month development programme for teams made up of a creative professional working in digital media and one or two young people. South West Screen and RiO are seeking applications for the project and the deadline is 12 noon on 21st January 2008.
TOR treats young people as equal partners, creating space for discussion, reflection and exploration between them and the adults they work with. Participants benefit from a package of support that includes three group events, a series of digital media related practical workshops and an action learning group for creative professionals.
Each team has the opportunity to develop and manage their own digital media project (such as a short film, a script, a film club, an event, a website) supported by a coach/ facilitator. You do not need to have an idea for your project when you apply.
For further info see:
http://www.swscreen.co.uk/TrainingandDevelopment/143.aspx
Futurelab Ideas Incubator 2008
Posted by Admin | 14.12.07
Futurelab’s Ideas Incubator opens on 21st January – 29 February 2008 and they want your ideas about new ways of learning with technology. Futurelab can also offer expertise and investment to help you develop those ideas. The theme for this year is opening up opportunities for young people to reflect upon, develop and showcase their own informal learning, and to share that learning with others.
Information about the Ideas Incubator is online and full details about the theme and how to apply will be available next month. Visit http://www.futurelab.org.uk/get_involved/submit_an_idea for more information.
Book now for Film: The Digital Future
Posted by Admin | 05.12.07
From Hammer Horror to the Curse of the Were Rabbit, this day long conference looks at the current and future trends in the film industry.
Speakers from film companies including legendary horror producer Hammer and animation powerhouse Aardman will be talking about the current and future climate of film at this South West Screen event at Watershed on Tuesday 11th December.
‘Film: the Digital Future’ is bringing a pool of experts to the city to explain how best to embrace and exploit the ongoing digital developments within the production, distribution, exhibition and marketing sectors of the film industry.Speakers at the event include Simon Oakes, chairman and CEO of Hammer Film Productions, who will explain Hammer’s future strategy, Pete Buckingham, Head of Distribution & Exhibition at the UK Film Council who will articulate his vision for the digital future, Gerben Kuipers from Cinemec in the Netherlands who will talk about how the film industry there is adapting to the changing landscape, and from closer to home, Watershed’s programmer Mark Cosgrove who sits on a panel looking at changes in the exhibition sector.
There are still some places left on the conference which costs £50 per delegate including lunch. To book, call Watershed Box Office on 0117 927 5100. For more information go to http://www.swscreen.co.uk/News/217.aspx
Electric December online
Posted by Admin | 04.12.07
Electric December is the Watershed’s annual online digital advent calendar. It was established in 1999 to create partnerships between Bristol’s local community and education groups and professional media companies. This year, thanks to the increase in user generated content, the project has been opened up to showcase some of the freshest films and animations made by young people from 14-21 not only from Bristol but from elsewhere in the UK. The calendar is managed and curated by http://www.eshed.net and its young members (aged 14-21).
The calendar will be online until Monday 24th December.
Major new series produced by Parthenon's Bristol Office
Posted by Admin | 03.12.07
Parthenon Entertainment, the leading producer and distributor of high quality factual and children’s programming, is co-producing a major new high definition, popular animal series called Baby Planet (working title) with Animal Planet US, Animal Planet International and leading French broadcaster France 5 which will be produced at the company’s Bristol office.
The series will feature the best good news stories from the world’s wildlife maternity wards through Parthenon’s access to conservation and breeding initiatives for some of the planet’s best loved species.
Production has already started on the 5×60’ series and amongst the highlights are the rare birth in captivity of a giant panda cub on panda-cam CCTV, a Wattled Crane chick who thinks a glove puppet is its parent, Barbary lion cubs who are hand-reared by keepers and mothered by a domestic dog and the surprise arrival of a white rhino calf.
The deal for Baby Planet was put together by Natalie Humphreys, Parthenon’s creative director. Humphreys, an international co-production specialist, is also the show’s executive producer along with Andrew Buchanan (ex Granada Wild) who is based in Parthenon’s Bristol office. The series producer is Molly Fry (ex BBC Natural History Unit). Parthenon produces over 70 hours a year of programming in high definition and is increasingly moving into the production of long-running series for the international marketplace.
Natalie Humphreys said:
As well as continuing to supply broadcasters with our landmark blue-chip specials, producing more long-running series is a priority for us. I’m especially pleased we are making Baby Planet. It’s a real work of passion and taps into the unique access we’ve built up over the last few years.”
For more information on the work at Parthenon Entertainment visit www.parthenonentertainment.com“
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