WM Creative Business Response & Recovery Programme

Submissions are now open! Open Call will be open until 12 noon on Tuesday 5th December 2023. Good luck!

🎬Could your next job be in TV & you love shows like #TravelMan? 🎬Live in the #WestMidlands & want to know what opportunities are available in your area? FREE @UKScreenskills event hosted by @alisongrade 🗓 21 June ⏰ 18:00 🎟 screenskills.com/bookings/demys… @joelycett @NorthOneTV

💥CALLING ALL THOSE LIVING IN THE #MIDLANDS! There are roles for ALL skills & experience levels @BrumHour @brumartshour @WorcesterHour @WarwickHour @solihullhour @blkcountryhour @WorcesterHour @LeamingtonHour @MidlandsHour @malvernhillshr @Staffordshirehr @CuratingCov @Covhour

Thanks to everyone that turned up. I’m excited to see this initiative grow. Let’s get #Wolverhampton on the creative map!

Join us next week for @BBCAcademy #DigiCities live @Fazeley_Studios in #Birmingham Our in-person #CreativeFutures event is a full day of free sessions to help you get in and get on in the screen industries in the #WestMidlands. Based locally? Book now: bit.ly/3qeSkNK

How SMART design has made its way to Birmingham 2022. An amazing panel of speakers: 
 💥  Taran Singh, @Taran3D 💥  Tom Osman & Kelly Raymont-Osman, Raymont-Osman Product Design 💥  @karen_new_ , @BOMlab 🪑 Chaired by @alisongrade 
 🖇 vimeo.com/687939567

We are pleased to say you can NOW #WATCH our masterclass on: ‘How SMART Design has made its way to Birmingham 2022!!’
 🎥  vimeo.com/687939567 🗯Masterclass in partnership with @CreateCentralUK

More great screen stuff in Brum! 📺 Join us in April for TV industry national event @CCConventionUK 🎟 Book now & get earlybird discount! 👉 bit.ly/3sykTFF 😘Buy before end financial year @CreateCentralUK

17th March: 4th ‘working Lunch' in-person session to support creative businesses across the West Midlands! 🗓 @ 1 Mill Street, 12 midday. Keen to hear you share your thoughts on how we can support your business. We’ll share lunch, coffee & ideas. ✍️ bit.ly/shapingthescal…

@CreateCentralUK @millenniumpoint @WMWV_ @WestMids_CA @captivate_real @TechNation @WITAwards @techwednesday Great to see #CBRRP alumni Genea Lynch as a speaker at @WMWV_ #IWD2022 event 👏

👩‍🎓 👩🏾 ‍👩🏻 ‍🧕🏼 Registered for #InternationalWomensDay? 🗓8th March @millenniumpoint! Great to see Create Central Champion Genea Lynch is one of the speakers @wmwv_. 🔗 Full line up & register: buff.ly/3HMjS2l #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias #Midlands

💥 ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT to sign up 📥 Are you a creative business looking for support with your business? You'll be the driving force in shaping the future of the Creative Scale Up Programme in the West Midlands. 🗓 Thurs 17 Feb at 12.30, via Zoom! bit.ly/CreativeBusine…

⏰ Time is ticking & if you’ve been thinking about joining us but you haven’t signed up yet then here’s your chance to have your 🧏 voice heard! Take a look at the 2 dates👇 Thursday 10th Feb - bit.ly/CreativeBusine… Thursday 17th Feb - bit.ly/CreativeBusine… #wmscaleup

In response Creative UK CEO @CarolineNorbury shared: "I’m delighted that the Secretary of State has chosen today's forum for this announcement, an intervention which rightly recognises the power of our sector and the vital importance of investing in creativity"

This includes £21m to deliver a multi-year UK global screen fund, £8m for the UK games fund and £18m for an extension of the creative scale-up programme to support the fastest growing creative businesses across the country.

JUST ANNOUNCED by @DCMS Secretary of State @NadineDorries at our #CreativeCoalition Festival: £50m to support creative businesses across the UK - that's £8m more than committed in the Spending Review.

Are you a creative business based in the #WestMidlands & would you like to support us by attending one of our Creative Business Support sessions this Feb? ➠ Thursday 10 February at 12 noon at @alphaworksB1  bit.ly/CreativeBusine…  
 ➠ Thurs 17 Feb bit.ly/CreativeBusine…

Inspiring Women in Technology - business branding webinar with Mills & Reeve. Join the conversation about business branding, whether you are running a business or thinking of starting one. mills-reeve.com/events/inspiri… #branding #womenownedbusiness #technology #business #webinar

Taran loved being part of the recent UK Trade Mission to Malta for screen led businesses. Check out our blog taran3d.com/taran3d-joins-… Thanks for an amazing, insightful time @WmScale @FionaLatter @dannylicari @gamingmalta @maltaenterprise @MaltaFilmCom

Some key points from the Producing Virtual production masterclass so far: 1. Virtual production is not as complicated as sometimes it's made out to be! 2. #VP didn't start 18 months ago, this way of working started many years ago! It's just become more sophisticated.

Currently discussing: 'What is virtual production?' at the Producing Virtual Production with....@Chris_Cox66, Jamie Bakewell @BigtoothStudios, Jim Solan from @dock10 and @alisongrade who is chairing the session. Brilliant session so far in partnership with @CreateCentralUK!