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If you want to know what's happening in the Creative Industries, the Collective Monthly Newsletter is the place to be.       THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHT Relive 2023's Creative Coalition Festival You spoke, we listened. The entire programme from this year's festival is now available to watch back to non-members! Brush up on your beatboxing skills, catch-up on the sessions you missed and re-experience the Sky Arts Hour moments you loved with our new On Demand service.   Get unlimited access for one year to all 2023 sessions, alongside selected picks from previous years for a one-off fee of only £29!* Get access   * T&Cs apply   CHAMPION Creative Skills & Futures Network Meeting With DCMS & DfE This spring, we welcomed speakers from the Department of Education (DfE) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to discuss the Cultural Education Plan for England, which is currently in development.   The meeting was an exclusive opportunity for Creative UK members across industry and education to hear more about the Cultural Education Plan itself and, crucially, input directly into the development of this key piece of work through collaborative discussion and feedback. The conversation explored: industry and education partnerships providing opportunities for young people; strengthening the skills and talent pipeline into the Creative Industries; and tackling disparities in cultural education across the UK.   At Creative UK, we believe that creative skills are essential to our economy, to drive new ideas, fuel entrepreneurship and generate inward investment. We continue to advocate for the importance of investing in creativity, and that creative education should be accessible to everyone.   Read more     INVEST   Investment Case Study: Sticks & Glass Post-production company, Sticks and Glass, was founded by freelancing friends, Adam Bennett and Verdy Oliver. Discover how they used Creative UK investment to help them build a state-of-the art production facility in Leeds during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more   Northcoders: Growing from Two People Back in 2016 the founders of Northcoders saw a tech skills gap in the north and realised that they could fill it with a coding bootcamp. Since then, investment from Creative UK has played a part in the business’s evolution from a company with space in one shared Manchester office to one with offices across the country.   Read more     Could your business be eligible for Creative Growth Finance Funding? Find out below. Am I eligible?   SUPPORT Unpack your Potential: Apply for Investment Bootcamp. Deadline approaching!   Are you a creative business owner looking to take your company to the next level? Look no further than Creative UK North East’s Investment Bootcamp! This six-month programme offers 20 businesses from the North East bespoke mentoring support and exclusive one-to-one time with investors, all aimed at helping them create a growth plan to strengthen their business offering and secure investment. Complete an application form by 30 April 2023.   You can also join the Creative UK North East team at our event in Newcastle next Monday 24 April 2023, where you can gain valuable insights into ongoing programmes, engage in conversations with our regional team, and learn how to access our free support. Enjoy an industry panel discussion, networking opportunities with business leaders as well as free pizza! Don't miss out.   Read more   Calling all women working in the creative industries in Greater Manchester! Over two days on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May 2023, Creative UK Manchester's latest fully-funded workshop, EmpowerHer, gives the opportunity to learn from industry experts and meet like-minded local creatives. Eight eye-opening sections will cover access to funding, investment, and finance as a female entrepreneur, business planning for growth, branding/marketing, and much more.   Don't miss this chance to connect, collaborate, and grow with other female creatives in Greater Manchester. Taking place in Central Manchester (location TBC) with refreshments and lunch provided on both days.   Sign me up   Netflix and Creative UK’s BREAKOUT programme: Meet the final six teams Out of nearly 800 applicants, six daring and ambitious filmmaking teams from a range of disciplines were selected for BREAKOUT - a filmmaking programme launched to discover and support the next generation of bold, commercial genre storytellers in the UK. These teams comprise talent who haven’t yet made a feature but whose work has garnered industry or public attention.    Read more   CONNECT   Do you believe that creativity can change the world? Our members span the UK, across all creative sub-sectors, and includes education providers, cultural venues, trade bodies, private business and more. Our members have the unparalleled opportunity to form new connections and partnerships, and ensure their voice is heard across the breadth of the Creative Industries. We champion the priorities of our members, working with them to influence both policy and practice. Explore our members directory and discover your potential new network with Creative UK.    Find out more   The Creative Juice   Simon Relph Memorial Bursary awarded to filmmaker Loran Dunn "Cinema at its best is a tool for change, a vehicle to bring unheard stories to screen, a passport to another world, a different culture, a new perspective-"   First launched in 2018, the Simon Relph Memorial Bursary was established in recognition of the commitment to new talent demonstrated throughout the distinguished career of Simon Relph (1940 - 2016). The bursary of £15,000 supports the career development of new independent producers. The incredibly talented awardee, Loran Dunn, has previously featured on Creative England’s CE50 in 2016, which highlights the up-and-coming creative talent and voices to watch in the UK and was a producer on the first five shortFLIX films.   Read more     We're backing the Creative Careers Commitment   More than a quarter of creative workers under the age of 25 left creative occupations after the pandemic. The Creative Careers Commitment is a pledge formed by a growing collective of like-minded arts partners, intent on supercharging the cultural workforce with the incredible youth talent we now have primed and ready.   Sign the pledge PC: Poet in the City   Fellowship opportunity with the AKO Storytelling Institute Are you a pioneer of storytelling for social change? The AKO Storytelling Institute at UAL has launched the Storytelling Fellowship, bringing together ten talented professionals and practitioners from across industries and disciplines to help us explore how storytelling can drive social impact. This year's theme is Truth and Lies - apply by 15 May 2023!   Learn more   PC: University of the Arts London   Creative UK, Tomorrow Building, 130 Broadway, MediaCityUK, Salford M50 2UW, United Kingdom