Moonraker VFX is the new name of the Bristol-based team behind the branding and visual effects of a wide range of TV programmes, including the BBC’s Planet Earth II and History Channel’s Barbarians Rising. The rebrand follows a management buy-out by creative director Simon Clarke and production director Jon...
Bristol may have a reputation as a forward-looking creative and techie city – but its historic buildings are making it the centre of Tudor England for international TV and film production companies. These firms are increasingly heading West to shoot their 16th century tales of intrigue and power. The...
Some of the most inspirational and innovative contemporary designers will be in Bristol later this year to take part in a new two-day festival celebrating the best of modern design. Taking place on October 6 and 7, the inaugural Something Good will feature a day of inspiring creative talks...
Supermarket group Lidl UK has chosen Bristol-based internal communications specialist Synergy Creative to develop its employer brand strategy following a competitive pitch. Synergy will work with the retailer’s recruitment, training and HR teams to craft and deliver recruitment advertising and shape the overall employer brand experience. The new contract...
Diversity in creativity was placed firmly at the top of the agenda as leaders of the West of England’s creative sector gathered to celebrate the official launch of Creative Business News. A joint venture between Bristol Business News and its associated titles in Bath and Swindon and communications agency...
Bristol Media South by Southwest (SXSW) apprentice Jasmine Thompson has returned from the world’s largest tech and digital conference and music festival “boosted and inspired” and with two new contracts. The Bristol-based illustrator and designer said attending the event in Austin, Texas, had been an inspirational and educational experience....
The South West’s top agency talent is highlighted in Campaign magazine’s annual School Report with Home, Bray Leino and Happy Hour Productions all named among the UK’s top 50 agencies. Bristol-based agency Home is listed at number 27 in the 2017 rankings compiled by Neilson, up from 36 last...
TV station Made in Bristol is to broadcast a new dating show featuring Josie Gibson, the former Big Brother star and recent contestant in Channel 4 series The Jump. In Getting Jiggy with Josie, which first airs at 8pm on Friday, April 21, contestants will be blindfolded while their...
Lloyds Bank has renewed its sponsorship of Boxworks, the pioneering shipping container-based office space for start-ups and social enterprises at Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub, for another year. The bank was a key backer in the creation of the quirky business incubator space, which opened in December 2015. The...
A combination of tax breaks, talent and location choices has lured UK and US film and TV production firms to the West of England over recent years – sparking a dramatic episode of growth for the regional industry’s fortunes. Bristol alone is now the third largest film and television centre in Britain and...
Children’s television favourite Andy Day has returned to Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios to film a new series of Andy’s Safari Adventures for CBeebies. Produced by the BBC’s world-renowned Natural History Unit – also based in Bristol – Andy’s Safari Adventures is a co-commission from CBeebies in the UK and...
UWE Bristol and Watershed have launched a master’s course in creative producing, inspired by the internationally-recognised work of the Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio creative hub. Starting this September, the course has been developed in response to the growing demand for ‘creative producers’ in the creative industries, spanning film, theatre,...
Bristol-based digital and direct marketing agency Bray Leino Yucca has welcomed Justin Ballantine as a new creative director. Justin, pictured, has joined after more than six years working at employer branding specialist ThirtyThree in Bristol, where he was head of creative. At Bray Leino Yucca he will focus on creative...
