Bristol’s tech and creative businesses will get the opportunity to find out the views of the candidates in May’s West of England Metro Mayoral election at a special hustings next month. All six candidates to declare so far have promised to attend the event and put forward their views on the sectors,...
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...
The West of England’s television community turned out in force last Sunday evening to celebrate their work over the past 12 months. Hosted by Countryfile’s Anita Rani, the Royal Television Society West of England Awards, in association with Evolutions Bristol, took place at the Bristol Old Vic. Guests at...
Five Bristol cultural organisations are celebrating after seeing off stiff competition to win three coveted national awards between them from organisers of the Get Creative Family Arts Festival 2016. Music venue St George’s scooped two awards – for Best Family Welcome and Best Age-Friendly Event – while the Architecture...
In an era of Facebook, fake news and free content, how are the West of England’s media organisations maintaining standards and keeping the region in the know? The Bristol branch of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) tackles this issue head-on at an event this evening (Friday, March 24)...
Continuing Creative Business News’ series of in-depth articles focussing on the region’s creative industries, our editorial team is inviting contributions in the form of news stories, opinion and comment relating to the professional services that support the creative sector and digital experience/UX for our next two monthly features. We will be looking at how these...
Bristol digital and design agency Flourish is in the running for two prestigious Performance Marketing Awards. The nominations in Best Paid Search Campaign and the Global Excellence categories are the result of the Flourish’s recent expansion into two international markets – the UAE and Australia. The nominations are the...
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...
Former Grayling associate director Helen Bell has joined specialist PR agency Greenhouse to head its Bristol office. Helen, pictured, who was also head of PR & media for Bristol 2015 Ltd – the company behind the city’s year as European Green Capital – arrives at Greenhouse as it continues...
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,...
Many of the West of England’s most talented creative and tech experts have just returned from Austin, Texas, having attended the annual SXSW Festival. So what is it about the mix of music, film and tech that keeps them going back every year? Creative Business News asked Gabby Shaw,...
Each fortnight Creative Business News gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Benjamin Scrase Job title: Graphics and technical co-ordinator Current company: Floating Harbour Films Age: 23 My...
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...
