Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Creative England newsletter

Here is the latest Creative England newsletter for my followers to peruse:

Creative England Newsletter: May 2017

	Lady Macbeth is showing in a cinema near you Following on from festival success and a Q&A tour of the country, iFeatures' first period feature Lady Macbeth is out in UK cinemas today! Read more

	Leeds based Duck Soup Films sells stake to FreMantle Creative England supported Duck Soup Films has sold a 25% stake to FremantleMedia, a global content company responsible for American Gods, The Young Pope and The X Factor. Read More

	Aaero is out now! Greenshoots and CE50 alumni Mad Fellows released Aaero this week, an original IP rhythm action game set in space. The studio received support from Creative England, Microsoft and X Box, with highly positive reactions from the industry and gamers. You can watch the trailer here.

	The Levelling Following on from last year's win at the IWC Filmmaker Bursary Award, CE50 member Hope Dickson Leach is touring the country with Q&A screenings ahead of The Levelling's cinematic release on the 12th May. Find a screening near you here.

	Six figure boost for Nottingham based S4RB Creative England supported S4RB, which counts Asda, Waitrose and Walmart as clients, has secured a six-figure investment to further develop its pioneering software, creating more jobs in Nottingham. Read more here.

	Join the Jawbone premiere Watch the premiere screening of Creative England backed Jawbone along with a Q&A with Johnny Harris, Thomas Napper, Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley & Barry McGuigan from your local cinema. Visit the Twitter page to find your nearest screen.

ProConnect Manchester - Supporting Creative Leaders

On the 11th May ProConnect Manchester is hosting two workshops in MediaCityUK for leaders of Creative Businesses, and first time managers in the creative industries. These sessions are designed to equip managers and leaders to develop their team and drive better performance across the company.
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