UWE Bristol and Watershed have launched a master’s course in creative producing, inspired by the internationally-recognised work of the Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio creative hub. Starting this September, the course has been developed in response to the growing demand for ‘creative producers’ in the creative industries, spanning film, theatre,...
Many of the West of England’s most talented creative and tech experts have just returned from Austin, Texas, having attended the annual SXSW Festival. So what is it about the mix of music, film and tech that keeps them going back every year? Creative Business News asked Gabby Shaw,...
Each fortnight Creative Business News gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Benjamin Scrase Job title: Graphics and technical co-ordinator Current company: Floating Harbour Films Age: 23 My...
Bristol-based digital and direct marketing agency Bray Leino Yucca has welcomed Justin Ballantine as a new creative director. Justin, pictured, has joined after more than six years working at employer branding specialist ThirtyThree in Bristol, where he was head of creative. At Bray Leino Yucca he will focus on creative...
Creative tech firms are being urged to sign up for a workshop to help them develop and pitch business ideas. Hosted by tech business incubator SETsquared Bristol on April 4, #Ideas2Pitch is aimed at aspiring tech entrepreneurs and follows the success of a similar event last year. The interactive workshop,...
The clock is ticking for Bristol directors to enter the region’s top award scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The deadline for the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 is March 31 and organisers are urging Bristol’s top executives to get...
Monday 20 March Interims: Diurnal, Finsbury Food Group, Volution Finals: MaxCyte, One Media IP Group, Phoenix Group Holdings, Satellite Solutions Worldwide, Taptica International Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 21 March Interims: Bellway, SCS Finals: 888 Holdings, Amec Foster Wheeler, Augean, EKF Diagnostics, Fevertree Drinks, Gamma Communications, Hansteen Holdings, Huntsworth,...
Bristol’s film and TV industry generated £140.3m for the city’s economy last year and employed around 3,700 people, new research underlining its importance has revealed. The sector – the third largest in Britain – was also responsible for a further £17.7m of inward investment to the city, according to...
Four friends from Bristol are appealing to city businesses to sponsor their 3,000-mile Atlantic rowing challenge. Despite no previous rowing experience, Mark Gibson, Jon Lakin and brothers Steve and Dan Baker, who together form the Nuts over the Atlantic team, are taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge...
