Creative England newsletter

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Creative companies supported through interest free loans Creative England Business Loans will help fuel the growth of the fastest growing sector in the UK economy, financing business expansion and new products. Read more   Deadline approaching for GamesLab West Midlands funding In order to claim back up to 50% of hardware, software and consultancy costs, games companies based in the West Midlands have until December 10th to apply.  Read more   Queen of Code campaigns go live Crowdfunder and Creative England have launched 15 innovative campaigns as part of their Queen of Code partnership to find and fund English women in game development. Read more   Stellar line-up of creative business leaders joins Creative England board Creative England has brought in three world-class industry leaders to its board, effective immediately: Karen Blackett OBE – CEO of the UK’s largest media agency, MediaCom, UK CEO of STUDIOCANAL Danny Perkins; and Senior Civil Servant at the Ministry of Justice, Matthew Coats. Read more   Kent, East Sussex & Brighton Familiarisation Tour Creative England hosted a familiarisation tour in partnership with Kent Film Office, 1066 County Film Office and Brighton & Hove City Council which highlighted locations, production office and build space to in Kent, East Sussex and Brighton TV and Film productions. Read more     Creative England Launches Connect Events To Boost Production Over the last 3 years the Production Services team have held regular crew nights around the country to bring together crew, facility companies, students and filmmakers be they working across TV, corporate, commercials or film.  Read more   How To Live Yours Video Diary #1 - Director Rachel Tunnard Production is currently underway on How To Live Yours, the feature debut by director Rachel Tunnard which was part-funded by Creative England's Production Fund. Read more

Key Dates BAFTA Crew Masterclass: Simon Hayes on Production Sound December 2 BAFTA Crew welcomes Oscar and BAFTA winning Sound Mixer Simon Hayes to the programme, to deliver a masterclass on production sound at CineCity 12th Brighton Film Festival. Read more   GamesLab Bootcamp December 2-3, Birmingham Aimed at new developers, start-ups and small games companies in the West Midlands, this FREE two-day intensive Creative England GamesLab Masterclass will have presentations, panels and one-to-one formal meetings on the topics of games funding, investment, marketing and PR. Read more   British Independent Film Awards December 7 Created in 1998 by Raindance founder Elliot Grove, The British Independent Film Awards set out to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, to honour new talent, and to promote British filmmaking and British talent to a wider public. Read more   Are You Fit To Run A Film Company? Compass Round 2 December 9 On 9th December Creative England will open applications for the second year of Compass. This high level intensive business development programme delivered by DV Talent is designed to help executives and producers build, manage and lead successful film companies. Read more Other links we like Do you support the development of a group of creative or cultural businesses, or provide those businesses with office space or services? If so, we'd love you to fill in this survey to contribute towards building a European Creative Hub community. Understanding Alternative Finance: The UK Alternative Finance Industry Report 2014   Follow us

 

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