Events Calendar

In partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest, Creative England presented the first in a 4 part professional practice series for content creators working in Virtual and Augmented reality.

What? Programme Introduction, Project Packaging & Exhibition Strategising

When? Wednesday 12th Aug, 11am

To open the programme, Curator & Head of Alternate Realities Joe Cutts focused on potential methods of how to package your artwork for sending to Curators, protect its artistic authenticity and how to strategically plan your exhibition strategy. Artists learned:

–        About the direction of Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Alternate Realities Programme

–        Recent trends in the industry

–        How to package their work

–        How to strategically plan on where to distribute your work to

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In partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest, Creative England presented the second in a 4 part professional practice series for content creators working in Virtual and Augmented reality.

What? Curating & Commissioning Virtual & Augmented Reality (Galleries & Art Institutes)

When? Thursday 17th Sept, 11am

The second edition of this programme looked specifically at how curators and commissioners from the Visual Arts sector have welcomed VR and AR into their research, exhibition programmes and year round strategies. In addition, it focused on how their research has led to opportunities and supporting and commissioning artists working in these art forms.

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In partnership with Sheffield Doc/Fest, Creative England presented the third in a 4 part professional practice series for content creators working in Virtual and Augmented reality.

What? Curating Virtual & Augmented Reality (Festivals)

When? Wednesday 14th October at 11am

The third edition of this programme looked specifically at how curators and researchers from a festival background have welcomed VR and AR into their exhibition programmes, year round strategies and how they work with arts institutes to demonstrate this also. In this edition, artists learned:

– About the artistic projects of IFFR’s Art Directions programme;
– The value of factoring in the audience when developing and presenting a VR work;
– About the artistic programmes of MUTEK Montréal;
– About how working with a glocal network of festival partners in Covid times and the opportunities that are out there for artists at the moment.

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The fourth and final edition of this  programme looked at collecting artworks, specifically the longevity of an artwork post an intiial exhibiton run, as well as addressing what is considered when collecting digital works today. The edition will also recap some of the overall programme’s key points and reflections on strategy, curating and longevity in virtual and augmented reality.

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What? Gavin James- Money, Deals, Business: Film and TV Financing and Distribution [90 minutes]

When? Tuesday 19th May at 2pm

In this session, we covered what you can learn from film financing and film profit sharing, from two angles of streamer financing and traditional (independent and studio) film financing.  We also looked into streamer financing of series, traditional financing of TV broadcast series, as well as film distribution agreements and royalty reporting. To finish the session, we looked at what a collection account manager does, why you need one, and what a revenue waterfall looks like, and rounded off the webinar by giving some pointers about how to build a business plan for your enterprise, and maybe what potential investors will look for.

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What? Tim Reid- Developing Ideas: Creativity and Culture

When? Tuesday May 26th at 2pm

During this webinar Tim shared his thoughts on what creativity is and how we can all get better at it. He shared a range of tried and tested tools and techniques, with stories, for how to tackle any challenge and have bigger, better ideas. And he talked through different ways of working that we can all steal from the world of comedy.

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What? Disruptive Thinking- Pitch Like a Pro 

When? Thursday May 28th at 2pm

How to pitch – during COVID-19 and beyond. Disruptive Thinking took delegates through effective pitching techniques with guidance on how to articulate their business proposition clearly. Whether you’re pitching for a project or investment over video call, or just trying to succinctly tell somebody what you do, this webinar provided a straightforward structure to follow. They were also joined by Nick Ellis, founder of Halo creative agency for a 30 minute Q&A.

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