TeenTech Lancashire Festival
27 April 2023
Get involved in the new TeenTech Lancashire Festival at UCLAN– a celebration of all things digital, scientific and technical for young people across Lancashire
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LA1 Shorts Returns to The Dukes
19 April 2023
Around a dozen short films are selected to be screened at the festival with the best films being chosen by a judging panel and festivalgoers on the night. This year’s entrants will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Natalie Evans whose film – Road Trip – won Best Film last year, and Joshua Chawner who wowed the audience with his epic Lego animation, Barracuda Heist.
BFI NETWORK England Short Film Funding
12 April 2023
Support of up to £25,000 is available for production costs on fiction shorts across live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality. BFI NETWORK England short film funding supports filmmaking teams based in the North who are working on fiction shorts in live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Joelle Taylor
07 March 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Joelle Taylor, an award-winning author, poet, playwright and performer who hails from Lancashire.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Jemma Rodgers
06 March 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Jemma Rodgers, a multi award winning Film and TV Producer of landmark comedy and drama programmes.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Marjan Wouda
03 March 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Marjan Wouda, an artist and sculptor based in Pennine Lancashire, who creates artworks in clay, steel and bronze.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Jenna Gardner
02 March 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Jenna Gardner, the Head of School (Creative, Digital & Community) for University Centre Blackburn College.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Jen Blackwell
01 March 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we continue our series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous creative women, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Jen Blackwell, the Founder and Creative Director of DanceSyndrome, an award-winning, inclusive, Lancashire-based dance organisation and charity.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Hannah Smeds-Davies
28 February 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Hannah Smeds-Davies is an internationally-acclaimed textile artist, designer and expert weaver.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Rebecca Johnson
28 February 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Rebecca Johnson is the Arts and Heritage Manager for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
#IWD2023: Creative Women - Maariyah Patel
27 February 2023
To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're hosting a series of feature interviews with dynamic, trailblazing and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Maariyah Patel is an award-winning recent Fine Arts Graduate from the University of Central Lancashire.
Good Things Foundation: Digital Nation - Fixing the digital divide
21 February 2023
Good Things Foundation's Digital Nation infographic gathers together the facts and stats about digital inclusion and exclusion in the UK. It uses new analysis of the latest Ofcom data by Prof. Simeon Yates alongside key sources such as Lloyds Bank UK Consumer Digital Index and Essential Digital Skills 2021, external research and their own data insights.
What does DCMS reform mean for the UK's creative industries?
16 February 2023
Last week’s reshuffle saw DCMS lose its digital remit to a new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Benjamin Kulka asks what this restructure means for the UK's creative sector.
Support Craft Council's Let's Craft initiative for 2023.
10 February 2023
Crafts Council has teamed up with Hobbycraft and regional partners across the UK to launch their second appeal to get 20,000 craft packs into the hands of children who don't have access to art and craft supplies at home.
Creative Catalyst 2023 Competition Offers 50K Funding Opportunities
02 February 2023
UK registered micro and small businesses in the creative industries sector, can apply for up to £50K of grant support funding from Innovate UK to grow their business. Competition closing date is Wednesday 15th February 2023.
