Northwest Vision and Media, create the bigger picture
News
Keep up to date with all of Northwest Vision and Media's news stories.
Sign up to receive RSS feeds by clicking here 
NWVM awards over
£360k through Regional Attraction Fund
NWVM has awarded over £360,000 to Nine Northwest companies
through its Regional Attraction Fund (RAF).
Date Posted: 29 June 2009
Digital Mission
series 09/10
Come along to the Manchester event on Wednesday,1st
July, please sign up at: http://digital-mission.org.
Date Posted: 25 June 2009
MIM recruits
Stuart Maconie
Independent Radio Production
Company Made in Manchester has won another
commission for BBC Radio 4
Date Posted: 25 June 2009
Join our
Film Networking Forum
Northwest Vision and Media has set up an online forum so the
filmmaking communities have an opportunity to network and
get in touch with one another.
Date Posted: 24 June 2009
Studio
beyond launches online distribution channel
New online media and entertainment platform Studio
Beyond, has launched an alternative to traditional
theatrical distribution by offering its subscribers the opportunity
to distribute movies online.
Date Posted: 20 June 2009
The Media Festival
2009
The Media Festival is the only one-stop shop for innovation,
inspiration and networking for everyone working in the digital
content industries.
Date Posted: 20 June 2009
Winners
of the 2009 Big Chip Awards
Consisting of 13
Northwest categories, the Game of the North category, Big Chip
International Award for Innovation and the legendary Anthony Wilson
Original Modern Award; the Big Chip Awards 2009 certainly covered
the best in digital innovation.
Date Posted: 19 June 2009
DMex Film
Premiere
You are invited to the premiere of an innovative short film based
on the recently-appointed Poet
Laureate Carol-Ann Duffy’s
controversial poem, ‘Education For
Leisure’.
Date Posted: 16 June
2009
Placement
Opportunity at Uniform
Uniform are currently
offering an entry level opportunity for a new entrant to the
industry to train as a Marketing Assistant.
Date Posted: 16 June 2009
Technique
- The Web Developer Camp
Northwest Vision and Media are working with The White Room and
01zero-one to produce an innovative training and development
project for the region’s digital sector.
Date Posted: 16 June 2009
NWVM move to
MediaCityUK and secures £2.7mil
Northwest Vision and Media announce their move to
MediaCityUK and receive over
£2.7million of ERDF
funding.
Date Posted: 15 June 2009
Can you help us
build our website?
We are in the process of re-designing the Northwest Vision and
Media website and want to make sure we get it right!
Date Posted: 15 June 2009
Three
Northwest Films at Edinburgh International Film
Festival
Three feature films from the Northwest have been selected to be
screened at this years prestigious Edinburgh International Film
Festival in June.
Date Posted: 11 June 2009
Managing the
Downturn...PACT Roadshow
PACT knows times are tough for producers, and are working harder
than ever to get you through this challenging period.
Date Posted: 07 June 2009
Looking for
Eric UK Premiere
Northwest Vision and Media were on hand to welcome renowned
director Ken Loach and footballing legend
Eric Cantona to the region for the UK premiere of
their new film, Looking For Eric.
Date Posted: 05 June 2009
Digital
scheme produces cutting-edge animation
An innovative cross-platform project funded by Northwest
Vision and Media and delivered by Manchester consultancy
The White Room has produced an online film using
cutting-edge animation technology.
Date Posted: 05 June 2009
Northern
Screen Agencies team up to showcase film and TV
talent
Regional Screen Agencies from across the North of England have come
together to launch an online database showcasing crew, facilities,
creative and digital talent from across the North.
Date Posted: 05 June 2009
London 2012 and the Creative
and Digital Industries
A free event targeted
specifically at the creative and digital sector who want to learn
more about business opportunities surrounding London 2012.
Date Posted: 05 June 2009
Real help
for UK film companies
Skillset provides a free consultancy service to help independent UK
film companies develop their business to be amongst the best in the
world and compete successfully in the global marketplace.
Date Posted: 28 May 2009
Script Reading
Workshop
A two-day course aimed at providing a
resource of new script expertise in the region
Date Posted: 25 May 2009
CBBC Calling New
Writers
CBBC are on the look-out to find the next generation of writers
with fresh perspectives, original voices, and the ability to create
unforgettable characters.
Date Posted: 19 May 2009
Media Apprenticeships
now recruiting!
Some of the biggest names in TV have come together once again to
offer thirty-six, 16-22-year-olds a unique opportunity to break
into the business.
Date Posted: 19 May 2009
The Northern Advantage
Continues
The Northern Advantage
continues………………with
Residential Weekend Workshops in the Lake District for 12
successful freelancers.
Date Posted: 19 May 2009
NWVM seeking
Head of Marketing and Research
The Head of Marketing and Research is a new position within
NWV&M. You will take a key role in maximising the impact of our
programme delivery, and will ensure that our national reputation
for leading edge delivery is demonstrated through the provision of
data and intelligence.
Date Posted: 19 May 2009
Northwest Filmmakers take over Cannes Film
Festival
Northwest Vision and Media are taking Cannes by storm by not only
selecting thirteen regional shorts to be screened at the
prestigious film festival, but also supporting four Northwest
businesses to attend.
Date Posted: 14 May 2009
Innovation
Insights 2009 - Translating Innovation into
Profit
Choosing to hunker down and ride out the
recession is a sure fire way to ensure that any one of your
competitors who innovates will eat your market share, and be the
quicker to return the greatest profit.
Date Posted: 14 May 2009
UK Film
Council Film Publications Fund
The UK Film Councils Film Publications Fund supports print and
online publications as a way to encouraged debate and interest in
the UK film industry.
Date Posted: 14 May 2009
Placement
Opportunity - 3D Creation Studio
3D Creation Studio are currently offering an entry level
opportunity for developing Digital Video Games Artists training
within their Liverpool offices, working across all aspects of a
project from development to post production.
Date Posted: 14 May 2009
Funding
boost for Northwest Films
NWVM has awarded nearly £300,000 in funding to film
exhibitors and archives across the region.This year, twelve awards
have been granted and the fund has taken a new approach by offering
two of these to consortiums, enabling groups of organisations to
work together to deliver a range of initiatives.
Date Posted: 08 May 2009
Accidental
Leaders and Mangers Launch
These innovative six-day management development training programmes
will help creative and digital businesses in the Northwest to grow
and prosper.
Date Posted: 07 May 2009
£4.8m
to help businesses beat the recession
The Learning and Skills Council has announced £4.8m to ensure
that businesses on Merseyside have the necessary skills to survive
the downturn and are prepared for future growth.
Date Posted: 07 May 2009
National Young
Fimmakers Competition - Against Knife Crime
Young people across the UK, aged 11-21, are being given the
opportunity to have their say in the fight against knife crime in a
filmmaking competition run in association with the Daily Mirror's
Stop Knives, Save Lives campaign.
Date Posted: 07 May 2009
Spring Training (3 for 2) for
Freelancers!
Northwest Vision and Media are currently taking bookings for their
latest set of workshops and 1-2-1 sessions
designed to help freelancers in all parts of the media stay ahead.
Come for a CV Makeover, refresh your Self Marketing and Networking
Skills with a leading former Channel 4 training executive, and
more. If you book onto 3 sessions, you’ll get the cheapest
free!
Date Posted: 05 May
2009
NWVM
invests 300k in business support
Northwest Vision and Media (NWVM) invests almost £300,000 in
business support for the region's creative and digital
industries.
Date Posted: 29 April
2009
i-Studio 2009: helping digital companies find new
talent
i.studio is a placement-based training and
development scheme for the region’s new digital talent.
We’re now looking for more employers to take part in 2009,
and in return we can subsidise 50% of the salary, help find
candidates and provide structured training and support around the
placement.
Date Posted: 24 April 2009
Film Surgeries
for Filmmakers
Northwest Vision and Media is launching a series of Film Surgeries
to give regional filmmakers the opportunity to discuss projects,
script development, new ideas and opportunities for short and
feature length film.
Date Posted: 09 April 2009
Virgin Media Shorts Competition - Open for
submission
Now in its second year,
Virgin Media Shorts is the only short film competition to give
British film makers the opportunity to have their work showcased to
millions of people across the country.
Date Posted: 09 April 2009
Digital
Roadshow for Exhibitors
Join the digital roadshows to raise awareness and understanding
amongst the exhibition sector of issues around digital
cinema.
Date Posted: 09 April 2009
Encounter Call
for Submission 2009
Now in its 15th year, Encounters Short Film Festival (17 – 22
November 2009) has become known world-wide for the extraordinary
community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope
of its programming.
Date Posted: 09 April 2009
NWVM
to lead creative and digital industries.
NWVM has
officially been announced as the single organisation that will
lead, support and promote the creative and digital industries in
the region.
Date Posted: 2 April 2009
Optimizing and Compressing Video for Multiple
Platforms
This course will give editors and post production staff the ability
to utilise content to its maximum benefit across different
platforms and to different briefs.
Date Posted: 17 March 2009
Major BBC
North role for Richard Deverell
Richard Deverell
has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at the BBC’s new
broadcasting and production centre at Salford Quays.
Date Posted: 17 March
2009
Contact
Northwest Vision and Media's
Communications team undertake all of the agency's marketing,
advertising and PR work. They can help with enquiries from the
media relating to Northwest Vision and Media's activities.
For more information contact Belinda Adeoye, E-Communications
Manager - belinda@visionandmedia.co.uk
Find more information in our News Archive
Events
Arranging and attending industry events forms part of our work. Visit our extensive list of national and international events.
industry updates
Keep up to date with news and opportunities from around the region, the country and the world.
talent yearbook
The Northwest has been presented with its first ever Talent Year Book, with information on the region’s most dynamic new filmmakers and writers being brought together for the very first time.
Film festivals - dates and deadlines
A list of Northwest-based film and video festivals, plus a link to a full international list of festivals and competitions.
