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Unity 3D Northwest Round-up
09th November 2011 By Ian Wareing
A round-up of the final session in Vision+Media's Best Practice Multiplatform Development series
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Comedy Conference 2011
01st November 2011 By Haley Mellor
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BAE WOODFORD
14th October 2011 By Film Office
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Britain In A Day
10th October 2011 By Ian Wareing
The BBC has announced a major documentary film-making project to create a definitive self-portrait of Britain today
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Monetising Digital Platforms & Rights
19th September 2011 By Haley Mellor
Understanding digital to make money from digital
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Call for Entries: Short Cuts Film Festival
08th September 2011 By Ian Wareing
Short Cuts is returning in 2012 and is the UK’s freshest film festival dedicated to the screening of short ...
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Make a Film about the Life of Alan Turing
07th September 2011 By Ian Wareing
As part of AND Festival 2011 Cornerhouse, with support from Vision+Media, has announced a call for applications ...
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The Road to MIP (Part 5): Attending MIP - Days 4 and 5
26th August 2011 By Steve Hanton
The fifth and final post in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience ...
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The Road to MIP (Part 4): Attending MIP – Day 3
25th August 2011 By Steve Hanton
The fourth in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...
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The Road to MIP (Part 3): Attending MIP – Days 1 and 2
24th August 2011 By Steve Hanton
The third in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...
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The Road to MIP (Part 2): Preparing for MIP
23rd August 2011 By Steve Hanton
The second in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...
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The Road to MIP (Part 1): Deciding on MIP
22nd August 2011 By Steve Hanton
The first in a series of guest blog posts by Steve Hanton of Studio Distract sharing his experience of his first ...
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MTC: Preparing to Pitch
18th August 2011 By Ian Wareing
Notes from the second Meet the Commissioners session of the Children's strand in partnership with The Children's ...
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PACT: Digital Strategy
03rd August 2011 By Ian Wareing
A summary of what was disussed at our roundtable with PACT, Rights.TV and UKTI on 20th July
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My first time to The Children's Media Conference
18th July 2011 By Ian Wareing
Ian Wareing recounts his first experience at The Children's Media Conference in Sheffield on Thursday 7th ...
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Opportunities on the International Platform
12th July 2011 By Haley Mellor
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ITV Producers Forum
06th July 2011 By Haley Mellor
The commissioner's wish list...
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Bridging the Platform Gap
27th June 2011 By Ian Wareing
Couldn't make it to our Bridging the Platform Gap event with Conker Media? Read what you missed from ...
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Captain America Trailer, Recognise anywhere?
03rd June 2011 By Bobby Cochrane, Film Office Manager
Check out the new trailer for Captain America. The production filmed key scenes in Manchester’s Northern ...
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Liverpool SoundCity 2011
26th May 2011 By Haley Mellor & Sally Folkard
1 pass, over 30 panels, more than 300 bands- Liverpool SoundCity 2011
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South Asian Whispers - The diary of a Trainee Curator
20th April 2011 By Lwimbo Kunda
I have been curating and producing a film for Vision+Media’s Digital Film Archive Fund since November 2010.
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5Live comedy developed with Vision+Media Creative Kicker Fund
07th April 2011 By Justine Potter Savvy Productions
What do you get if you cross live radio with theatre, live comedy with sports, with Online TV sketches? At the end ...
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Radio needs to "dare to be different"
24th March 2011 By Maureen Walker
When the sun shines on the Lowry, it’s a great conference venue.
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On Tour: To Matmi
23rd March 2011 By Ian Wareing
Tony Tickle travels to Macclesfield to visit new media agency Matmi as he continues the On Tour vlog series
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IPTV // magneticNorth Diary 2: Lumin
25th February 2011 By magneticNorth
The second development diary from magneticNorth's IPTV project; Lumin
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Bizarre Creations 1994 - 2011
18th February 2011 By Ian Wareing
Liverpool-based games development studio Bizarre Creations closes and releases farewell video
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See highlights of the Nations and Regions Conference 2011
07th February 2011 By Maureen Walker
See the highlights of this key annual event
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Resign London
03rd February 2011 By Vision+Media
After taking stock and reading everyone’s thoughts over the last couple of days, we’ve decided to ...
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MTC: Meet the BBC Commissioners (Children's)
01st February 2011 By Ian Wareing
Notes from the first of The Salford Seminars, part of Vision+Media's Meet the Commissioners: Children's ...
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The Indie Club – Stephen Lambert talks to Cat Lewis
17th January 2011 By Maureen Walker
Stephen Lambert, one of the world's most innovative and successful producers of factual formats (credits include ...
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IPTV // magneticNorth Diary 1
13th January 2011 By magneticNorth
The first development diary of magneticNorth for IPTV
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Creative Diversity
08th December 2010 By Lynne McCadden
"If your conscience doesn't get you, perhaps business sense will"
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DCMS Select Committee Come To Town
26th November 2010 By Alice Morrison
We’ve just hosted a visit from the DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sport) Select Committee, and ...
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Oh What a Night!
22nd November 2010 By Maureen Walker
North west indies celebrate successes at the RTS awards on Saturday 20th November
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On Tour: To Fusion Web Development
22nd November 2010 By Ian Wareing
Tony Tickle visits Fusion Web Development to record the next vlog in the 'On Tour' series
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What's the difference between.....
11th November 2010 By Janet Hampson
Janet Hampson on casting directors v casting agents and RTS award nominations.
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In The City and MOBO Awards
10th November 2010 By Kevin McManus
Kevin McManus reflects on October's In The City (Manchester) and MOBO Awards (Liverpool)
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Broadcast meets the North West Indies
02nd November 2010 By Maureen Walker
Check out the 4 page article in 29th October edition of Broadcast
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Know Your Commissioners!
25th October 2010 By Richard McMorn
Vision+Media believe that production companies and producers can grow through exposure to commissioners! We feel ...
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Radio in a Quandary, Time to Revisit Radio
14th October 2010 By Russell Crewe
Russel Crewe, radio professional, looks at how audio producers can and need to look beyond the BBC for business
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On Tour: Celine Ong visits Vision+Media
13th October 2010 By Ian Wareing
Tony Tickle hosts UKTI International Trade Adviser Karen Holden and Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Singapore ...
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Training & Development at the Manchester Creative Business Forum
12th October 2010 By Simon Knight
Skills team member Simon Knight updates on the How-Do Manchester Creative Business Forum roundtable on Training ...
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Project Canvas // Libra Television Diary 1: Would like to meet...
11th October 2010 By Louise Lynch
The development diary of the collaborative project between Libra Television and Onteca for Project Canvas
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Film Liaison Officer Susan Williams from the set of Captain America
08th October 2010 By Susan Williams
Explosions, Guns and Paparazzi arrests - On the set of Captain America in Manchester's Northern Quarter
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Your Country Needs You!
08th October 2010 By Alice Morrison
Reading conference speeches is, on the whole, a bad idea. The romance and drama of the live event are sadly ...
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Call to Action for the UK Games Industry Workforce
07th October 2010 By Ian Wareing
Ian Livingstone and Alex Hope call for the UK Games industry workforce to complete a talent survey as part of an ...
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On Tour: To the Farnborough International Airshow and the NWAA
22nd September 2010 By Ian Wareing
Tony Tickle visits the Farnborough International Airshow in the first of the 'On Tour' vlog series to ...
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Meet the Commissioners: Factual
14th September 2010 By Maureen Walker
Vision+Media hosted the latest in our 'Meet The Commissioners' programme, this time inviting factual ...
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Project Canvas // Citrus Suite Diary 2
10th September 2010 By Ian Wareing
The development diary of the collaborative project between Citrus Suite and Onteca for Project Canvas
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Browser Hopping
07th September 2010 By Ian Wareing
The first in a two-part blog post looking at browser restricted content
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Microtransactional TV
07th September 2010 By Ian Wareing
The second in a two-part blog post looking at Apple's decision to opt for a rental-only business model for ...
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Project Canvas // Citrus Suite Diary 1
03rd September 2010 By Julian Stone
The development diary of the collaborative project between Citrus Suite and Onteca for Project Canvas
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Taking the pounds out of the Creative Economy
02nd September 2010 By Alice Morrison
The TV Festival in Edinburgh felt subdued this year. Mark Thompson’s keynote, by necessity, was a political ...
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Guest blog - Mark Griffiths on his Edinburgh Fringe experiences
31st August 2010 By Mark Griffiths
'Masks, Fried Pies and the Loudest Hand Drier in the Western World' - Mark Griffiths, Manchester-based ...
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Maureen's Edinburgh TV Festival Blog
31st August 2010 By Maureen Walker
Ah, TV Festival weekend - bank holiday - always heralds the end of the summer. But this year, no need ...
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The Future of Exhibition
26th August 2010 By Deborah Parker
With the axe falling on the UK Film Council the future of UK film production has been hotly debated, but what ...
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3D: The future is now.....but what next?
25th August 2010 By Richard McMorn
Continuing with the theme of sharing knowledge and reacting to emerging technologies; Vision+Media hosted their ...
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Project Canvas // The All*Stars Diary 3
25th August 2010 By Nick Wardle
The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas
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Show me the Talent!
25th August 2010 By Alice Morrison
I echo Latitude CEO Richard Gregory’s call that more talent is needed in the digital sector.
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On Tour: To We Make Media
23rd August 2010 By Ian Wareing
Tony Tickle visits We Make Media to record the second in the 'On Tour' vlog series
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Phil Parkers Guide to Selling Documents
17th August 2010 By Richard McMorn
To launch Vision+Media’s Green Shoots scheme the film team facilitated an event with screenwriting guru Phil ...
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Guest Blog: Katie Mather, Acrobat TV
10th August 2010 By Amalie Roberts
Katie's blog details Acrobat TV's Middle Eastern Adventure, at Al Karak Castle...
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3D round-up Part I: It's all about the display
06th August 2010 By Ian Wareing
A round-up piece in response to Vision+Media's Visionary Session - 3D: The Future is NOW
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3D round-up Part II: Sell the content or sell the concept?
06th August 2010 By Ian Wareing
A round-up piece in reponse to Vision+Media's Visionary Session - 3D: The Future is NOW
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Kendal Calling
06th August 2010 By Kevin MaManus
Kevin's reaction to Kendal Calling 2010
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BBC Radio 5Live: Development Opportunities
03rd August 2010 By Richard McMorn
With the announcement of a £40k Northern Production Fund from the BBC radio 5Live, Vision+Media identified ...
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On Tour: To Moo Marketing
03rd August 2010 By Ian Wareing
Tony Tickle visits Moo Marketing to record the first in a series of vlogs called 'On Tour'
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Alice's Blog: Have we got it right? Let us know
02nd August 2010 By Alice Morrison
If anyone else quotes the Chinese proverb about living in interesting times to me, I will not be responsible for ...
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Kendal Calling 2010
02nd August 2010 By Amalie Roberts
Cumbria's three-day music festival brings together great music, great food and great times...
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Visionary Session Evaluation: Changing Industry Models
28th July 2010 By Richard McMorn
In order for companies to survive they must be in a position to allow them to diversify, react to and find new ...
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Preston bitten by SoundBytes
27th July 2010 By Kevin MaManus
Head of Music Kevin spends a day in Preston for a music industry event
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Project Canvas // The All*Stars Diary 2
27th July 2010 By Lyndon Saunders
The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas
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Alice's Blog: Murky waters
26th July 2010 By Alice Morrison
It has been a Monday of changing news. Early in the morning we heard that Jeremy Hunt was to make an announcement ...
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Develop Wrap Up Part II: Fun and Brands
23rd July 2010 By Ian Wareing
The second part of a wrap up of Develop in Brighton Conference
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Develop Wrap Up - Part I: Tracks and Keys
20th July 2010 By Ian Wareing
The first part of a wrap up of Develop in Brighton Conference
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Project Canvas // The All*Stars Diary 1
20th July 2010 By Lyndon Saunders
The development diary of the collaborative project between All Out Productions and Stardotstar for Project Canvas
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Witch House...?
15th July 2010 By Amalie Roberts
Introducing Witch House, at this year's In The City
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Feeding the Funnel
12th July 2010 By Ian Wareing
How two Vision+Media events on business models could've changed my mind on which new phone to buy
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Vision+Media Host Second Visionary Session
09th July 2010 By Amalie Roberts
Our Visionary Sessions Programme continued with a look at 'New Business Models'
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Know Your Commissioners!
08th July 2010 By Richard McMorn
Vision+Media believe that production companies and producers can grow through exposure to commissioners
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New Music Initiative in Manchester feature in Creative Times
07th July 2010 By Amalie Roberts
www.creativetimes.co.uk/articles/new-sounds-and-visionCreative Times runs a feature on some of Vision+Media's ...
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Visionary Session Evaluation Report: Giving you the tools to find new markets
07th July 2010 By Richard McMorn
Evaluation report for our Developments & Opportunities in the Education Market Visionary ...
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BBC 6Music Saved!
05th July 2010 By Amalie Roberts
BBC Trust oppose plans to axe digital radio station 6Music
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The exception that proves the rule
02nd July 2010 By Ian Wareing
Following GameHorizon Conference, some thoughts about current trends in the games industry and examples of ...
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Plug In: helping companies and new talent find each other
23rd June 2010 By Simon Knight
Read about our Plug In placement scheme
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The Great British Comedy Event
18th June 2010 By Kate Pearson
Media Foundation Placement Scheme participant, Aidan Belizaire tells us all about his Great British Comedy ...
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iPad at the C.U.C. roundup
10th June 2010 By Ian Wareing
A roundup of iPad at the C.U.C. in Liverpool on 2nd June 2010 including the presentations of Dave Verwer and Katie ...
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Location, Location, Location
09th June 2010 By Sarah Tulley
Film Liaison Officer Anna Cousins takes some high profile guests around Blackpool
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The New Digital Etiquette
09th June 2010 By Simon Alexander
Vision+Media invited Martin Bryant (The Next Web) and Sean Adams (Drowned In Sound) to discuss The New Digital ...
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Interesting Times (by David Parrish)
01st June 2010 By Ian Wareing
The fifth and final post in a series of guest blog posts by David Parrish
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On Tour Vlogs
01st June 2010 By Ian Wareing
On Tour is a series of video blogs by staff at Vision+Media recording visits to some of the digital and ...
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Rubber Dinghy Rapids
27th May 2010 By Lwimbo Kunda
'it’s amazing how funny I find people or animals being blown up' Four Lions & Chris Morris Q&A
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The iPad appertunity (by Fraser MacInnes)
26th May 2010 By Ian Wareing
Guest blogger Fraser MacInnes of Pure Square Go assess the opportunities and risks of the iPad as a games ...
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Kevin McManus chats about Liverpool Sound City
24th May 2010 By Amalie Roberts
Vision+Media's Head of Music, Kevin McManus, on this year's Liverpool Sound City: top tips for new bands, ...
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VIDEO: Social Media Revolution 2
24th May 2010 By Ian Wareing
Refresh of the must-see Social Media Revolution video from Socialnomics
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Richard Deverell at the Indie Club
20th May 2010 By Maureen Walker
Richard, Head of Operations for BBC North, speaks to the Indie Club at the Mal
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Outsiders' Views (by David Parrish)
17th May 2010 By Ian Wareing
The fourth in a series of guest blog posts by David Parrish
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Accidental Leader
14th May 2010 By unknown
Award-winning Executive Producer Cat Lewis blogs about her Accidental Leader experience so far...
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Encounters of the Short Kind
04th May 2010 By Will Massa
A word on the UK's leading short film festival
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Upwardly mobile? (by David Parrish)
04th May 2010 By Ian Wareing
The third in a series of guest blog posts by David Parrish