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Seeking Media Development Professionals
Vision and Media are recruiting a minimum of 10 industry professionals to add to their network of existing trainers, coaches and mentors in TV, radio, film, digital and games industries.
Date Posted: 5th September

Plea to Save our Screen Heritage
Vision and Media, is appealing to film makers, organisations and individual collectors for information on film their collections, in a bid to create an England-wide map showing over one hundred years of our moving image heritage.
Date Posted: 5th September

Manchester Camera Company Enjoys Ray of Sunshine
When Steve Coogan returns to our TV screens next month after a noticeable absence, it’ll be partly down to Matt Turnbull and the crew at 24-7 North.
Date Posted: 4th September

Drama King Colin
Producer Colin is currently taking the on-line stage by storm, with his Manchester-based soap, Spinning Jenny, now a firm favourite with both Bebo and Facebook stalwarts.
Date Posted: 4th September

Arley Hall
Arley Hall is one of the Northwest’s most beautiful and impressive stately homes. Surrounded by award winning gardens and 2,000 acres of land it’s no wonder that the attractive building is a popular choice with production companies.
Date Posted: 4th September

Chris Has It All Sewn Up
When Salford-based Chris Le-Good was chosen as Costume Trainee on Kicks, one of the thrilling new Liverpool-based feature films produced under the Digital Departures banner, he had no idea how hands on he would actually be.
Date Posted: 4th September

Northwest Media Urged to Enter Broadcast Awards
The Broadcast Awards are an illustrious, media industry-led award competition, and is searching for entries throughout September. Northwest Vision and Media are keen to highlight the awards so that Northwest media companies and individuals can take part.
Date Posted: 2nd September

The Kurdish Film Festival in Manchester
The third Manchester Kurdish Film Festival starts on September 20, with five fabulous days of screenings, seminars, and special events. Part-funded and supported by Northwest Vision and Media, the Festival is designed to provide a space for the region’s Kurdish community to come together, as well as introducing Kurdish culture to a wider audience.
Date Posted: 2nd September

Invitation to Tender: Digital Sector Employee Training
The Skillset Northwest Demandside Report 2007 identifies as a priority, skills shortages among mid to senior level staff within the digital sector, particularly interactive designers and developers. Therefore, as part of its Audio Visual Skills Programme, Northwest Vision and Media is developing a number of projects aimed at improving high level production skills for the digital industries.
Date Posted: 28th August

Leigh Yesteryear Film Show
Culture Secretary and Leigh MP Andy Burnham will be saying ‘roll ‘em!’ on Friday September 12 when he introduces a night of nostalgia with the Yesteryear Film Show. Mr Burnham will join what is likely to be a packed house at the Turnpike Centre for the evening of big screen entertainment presented by the North West Film Archive.
Date Posted: 28th August

Class of 2008 Announced
After enduring a day of rigorous assessments and tests at the BBC, 36 Northwest young people have been selected to take part in the UK’s premier media apprenticeship programme.
Date Posted: 21st August

Cheshire Film Office Relocates
Vision and Media has re-located its Cheshire and Warrington Film Office to the heart of Chester in a bid to attract even more film and TV crews to the county.
Date Posted: 21st August

Subsidised Places at Broadcast Media Festival
Vision and Media are offering 20 passes for the Broadcast Media Festival in November, when Manchester is to play host to a pioneering media event, designed to bring the biggest names in digital television, film, music, online, radio, gaming, mobile content and advertising together for the first time.
Date Posted: 21st August

New BBC 2 Northwest-based Comedy Starts
Pushy parents beware - hotly anticipated new comedy series The Cup has begun on BBC 2, showing at 9:30pm on Thursdays.
Date Posted: 21st August

Blog: Our Man at the Games Convention in Leipzig
Vision and Media, in association with UK Trade and Investment, are delighted to be supporting a select group of companies from the Northwest as they travel to the Game Convention in Leipzig Germany this week, along with our Head of Games, Enda Carey. Read his blog here.
Date Posted: 20th August

The Northern Routes Experience
The Northern Routes training scheme has finished, and now all of the trainees have finished their 12 weeks placements with award winning television programme makers across the North of England. Hear what the trainees have to say about their experiences.
Date Posted: 18th August

Host Companies Wanted for New Wave of Digital Media Trainees
Northwest Vision and Media are now looking for host companies working in digital media to offer placements to some of the region's best new talent.
Date Posted: 14th August

Invitation to Tender
Northwest Vision and Media is inviting you to tender for the following contract: Impact Evaluation for skills development project: The Audio Visual Skills Programme.
Date Posted: 14th August

Tickets On Sale For Of Time And The City World Premiere
As part of Liverpool 08, the BFI and Northwest Vision and Media present the World Premiere of Terence Davies' critically acclaimed Of Time and the City at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Thursday 9 October at 8pm. Tickets are now on sale.
Date Posted: 13th August

Northwest Producers Wanted To Meet With Beyond Distribution
Beyond is a leading independent distributor of world-class television programs, with offices in Dublin, Sydney, London and Washington. Beyond are looking to boost their presence in the UK, and are visiting Manchester to meet with Northwest Producers.
Date Posted: 7th August

The Media Career Doctor Is In!
Vision and Media are offering a career check-up to media industry professionals in the region. If you’re looking for guidance on your future, the Media Career Doctor is on hand for a consultation.
Date Posted: 7th August

Saskia Shines as Apprentice
Media apprentice, Saskia Diecidue is ‘out shining’ the competition at production company Shine North by being named as Apprentice of the Month by Vision and Media.
Date Posted: 6th August

Alex's Grand Design
Costume Designer, Alexandra Caulfield, is taking a well-earned rest. After working non-stop for 14 months, she needs a break. “I’m not complaining, I’ve had a fantastic year,” she says.
Date Posted: 6th August

Anne's Animal Capers
They say every dog has its day – and if Anne Lunt has anything to do with it, they certainly do! As the brains behind Animal Capers, Anne and husband Clive, have been supplying dogs and cats to the industry for decades.
Date Posted: 6th August

Setting the Scene at St Anne's Beach
Whatever the weather, St Anne’s beach in Lancashire is proving to be a star attraction this year, with the Victorian pier and seafront promenade about to be promoted to the film and TV industry.
Date Posted: 6th August

Chorley on Film 2 Screening
THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED
In response to public demand the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce Chorley on Film 2, a part of its programme to make this fascinating collection available to the public of the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 5th August

TRC International Development Programme Open for Entries
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
TRC’s acclaimed International Development Programme now open for applications from indies, and Vision and Media are sponsoring a place on this blue chip programme.
Date Posted: 5th August

Virgin Shorts - Where Are They Now?
Established in 2002, Virgin Shorts funds 10 short films to be produced by emerging film makers within the Northwest. Acting as an in road into a film making career, the project helps to nurture the talent of up and coming film makers, many of whom go on to carve out successful careers within the broadcast industry.
Date Posted: 5th August

Assessment Day for Apprentices
Eighty Northwest young people hoping to get a big break in TV have taken part in special assessment days at the BBC – which could land them a leading role in the UK’s premier apprenticeship programme.
Date Posted: 5th August

Tenders Invited for Training Providers, HE, FE and Consultants
Vision and Media are inviting tenders for the following: 12 Business and Personal Development workshops for freelances in the media and digital industries, the Development and Delivery of a Cross Sector Exchange Programme, and the Development and Delivery of a Multi Platform Journalism programme.
Date Posted: 4th August

Writing Funny TV
At our recent, hugely successful one-day masterclass, Writing for Laughs... and a TV Commission, over fifty Northwest writers gathered in Manchester to hear how best to make their mark on the comedy map.
Date Posted: 23rd July

10 Free Places for 'Writing for the Big Screen' Event
THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED
Jon Croker, Story Editor & Talent Tracker from the Development Fund at the UK Film Council, will be coming up to Liverpool this Friday to deliver a ‘Writing for the Big Screen’ workshop as part of the Liverpool Everyman’s annual new writing festival, Everyword.
Date Posted: 22nd July

Ten Advance on Route to TV Success
Ten up-and-coming TV talents from across the Northwest are finding their paths through the media industry, thanks to a pioneering on-the-job training scheme they have recently completed.
Date Posted: 17th July

New Training Placements for Freelancers and New Entrants
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest Vision and Media are proud to present a new wave of paid training placements for freelancers, designed to give existing freelancers in the media industry the opportunity of developing their skills and possibly expanding their experience of production.
Date Posted: 16th July

Knowsley Children Get Expert Script Advice from Phil Redmond
A group of young people from the NCH Knowsley Family Intervention Project (FIP) had a memorable writing workshop recently when Phil Redmond, Creative Director for Liverpool’s Capital of Culture and well known TV and media guru, popped in to offer them advice.
Date Posted: 16th July

Film Offices: Local Authority Strike
Unison and Unite (Formerly TGWU) members working for local authorities took industrial action on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 July.
Date Posted: 15th July

Northwest Drama to Expand
Just a few weeks into his reign as the BBC’s new Head of Drama in Manchester, there’s no doubting Phil Collinson’s high ambitions. Indeed, returning to the city where Phil started his television career has made him even more determined to make his mark.
Date Posted: 14th July

Grants to Attend Games Convention in Germany
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest Vision and Media in association with UK Trade and Investment are delighted to be able to support companies in the region to travel to the Game Convention in Leipzig Germany in August.
Date Posted: 11th July

Writing for Laughs...and a TV Commission
Writing TV comedy - like Shameless – Northwest Vision and Media is pleased to bring a new Scriptfactory programme to Manchester.
Date Posted: 9th July

Editz Turns 20!
What connects Center Parcs, T-Zone, ITV's Soccer Night, Frosty Jacks Cider, 'Allo 'Allo, TJ Hughes , Man UTD and the BBC3's Glamour Girls? All have been through the doors of Editz Design and Post Production since the beginning of 2008.
Date Posted: 8th July

Are You Ready to Compete at the London 2012 Games?
Vision and Media is supporting efforts to get companies from the regions creative industries to compete for some of the opportunities available to supply the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Date Posted: 7th July

Mentoring at Mipcom
Mipcom is the ideal place to explore exciting opportunities such as raising finance for new projects, exploiting formats and concepts, selling finished programmes or looking at multi platform opportunities for your content. Vision and Media are offering companies the opportunity to be mentored through the whole experience.
Date Posted: 4th July

The Secret That Is Salford
Last year Salford was suddenly thrust onto the radar, heralded as the new home of soon-to-be-built Media City: UK. The BBC then announced it was relocating five of its departments there, and the future suddenly looked sunny for Salford.
Date Posted: 2nd July

The Future's Bright for Futureworks
From the street, the Futureworks Centre of Excellence for Creative Media seems modest. A minimal reception area makes the building seem like a normal block of offices, but inside it’s a different world.
Date Posted: 2nd July

Manchester's Theatres May Become Film Locations
Filming in Greater Manchester looks set to increase with the introduction of a new Locations Database by regional screen agency, Northwest Vision and Media.
Date Posted: 2nd July

Free Tickets for Lawrence of Arabia Gala Screening
THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest Vision and Media have teamed up with the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival and The British Academy of Film and Television Arts to celebrate the centenary of David Lean’s birth, one of the academy’s founding members, with an introduction to the screening of his seminal award winning film.
Date Posted: 2nd July

Shaken But Not Stirred
Working with James Bond was a surprisingly damp day in Martin Shenton’s career history. As Stunt Performer on Tomorrow Never Dies, the Morecambe-based Stuntman was hit with 50,000 gallons of water and he loved it. This was, he considers, one of many enjoyable days at work.
Date Posted: 2nd July

Claire's Big Win at Big Chip Awards
Having won two Big Chip awards successively over the last two years, Multimedia Designer Claire Miller has every reason to smile. Claire and her colleagues at 3T won Best E-Learning Project at this year’s prestigious media awards, which recently celebrated their 10th year with a glamorous ceremony New Century Hall, Manchester.
Date Posted: 2nd July

Last Chance of Funding for Youth Media Groups
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
Youth groups across the Northwest are being offered the chance to access thousands of pounds worth of funding through the Mediabox scheme. Vision and Media is inviting groups to attend an open roadshow on 18th July, designed to explain the Mediabox scheme and give guidance on applications.
Date Posted: 26th June

Northwest Vision and Media Charity Cycle to Paris
Alice Morrison, CEO of Northwest Vision and Media, is embarking on a gruelling cycle from London to Paris, all in the name of charity. Accompanying her on the 230-mile journey on 10th July, is Vision and Media Funding Executive Lynsey Taylor.
Date Posted: 25th June

North Lancashire on Film Screening - 10th July
The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce North Lancashire on Film, as part of its programme to make this fascinating collection available to the public of the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 25th June

The Neighbourhood Shows That Northwest Animation is Still Strong
Recent stories of redundancies and the uncertainty of the credit crunch has created some negativity around the animation industry. However, evidence has shown that this isn’t always the case, with companies across the Northwest creating projects that have gained regional and national recognition.
Date Posted: 25th June

Trainee Creative Writer wanted at Key 103
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
A new, exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Creative Writer at Manchester's No.1 Commercial Radio Station Key 103. This unique position is a paid placement for 16 weeks and will involve writing and presenting creative and captivating adverts for Key 103's clients.
Date Posted: 25th June

Northwest Vision and Media Help to Launch b.TWEEN
Northwest Vision and Media’s Chief Executive, Alice Morrison, was on hand to welcome guests at the launch of b.TWEEN recently. Along with Katz Kiely, Managing Director of Just-b, the team behind the event, Alice, opened the two day event that celebrates all aspects of the creative industry.
Date Posted: 23rd June

Northwest Filmmakers Win Funding
Five of the region’s most promising filmmaking teams have been awarded funding to make new, innovative and exciting short films. Over the next four months, filmmakers from Cumbria, Liverpool, Bolton and Manchester will create a Digital Short film, after each receiving £12,000 in funding from Northwest Vision and Media.
Date Posted: 19th June

Antix Launches in Manchester
The Manchester-based production company behind popular TV show Most Haunted, is to launch its own paranormal TV channel next Monday. The 24-hour satellite channel will be dedicated to all things paranormal and is being headed by former TV presenter, Yvette Fielding, and her husband, Karl Bettie.
Date Posted: 19th June

Take part in our Business Support Survey
THE DEADLINE FOR TAKING PART HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest Vision and Media is looking to invest in a new programme of high-level business support aimed specifically at developing the skills of freelancers and businesses operating in the Northwest’s media and digital content sectors. To do this, we need to understand the demand amongst the sector, and the type of specific support you need.
Date Posted: 18th June

The New Fab Four Join Vision and Media
Northwest Vision and Media are pleased to announce they have further expanded their team with the introduction of four new members.
Date Posted: 18th June

Media Mentors Go Online
A group of young people aiming to get into the media industry have been given high-tech help, thanks to Mentor Lounge, a new online space where they are able to ask for advice and guidance from experienced media professionals.
Date Posted: 17th June

2 Free Places at Cross Creative
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest Vision and Media are sponsoring 2 places on the new Cross Creative programme. Cross Creative is TRCs latest digital media initiative. It is a 9 month programme for media companies looking to expand their knowledge and networks beyond their own specialism and connect with top creatives from across multi-media.
Date Posted: 13th June

Of Time and the City at Sydney and Edinburgh Film Festivals
Of Time and the City has been selected to be screened at two of the world’s leading film festivals. The Digital Departures film was screened at the prestigious Sydney Film Festival last weekend and was shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival on the 19th June.
Date Posted: 5th June

ITV Costume Training Placement Opportunity: Britannia High
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest Vision and Media have extended the deadline for a Costume trainee for the new series Britannia High for ITV, filming soon.
Date Posted: 4th June

Media Apprenticeships On Offer Again
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS NOW PASSED
Northwest young people hoping to break into broadcasting are being encouraged to apply to the UK’s premier apprenticeship programme.
Date Posted: 4th June

Cannes Success
Northwest Vision and Media wowed Cannes, with the Official Cannes Selection of Digital Departures documentary, Of Time and the City, made by renowned British director, Terence Davies, together with Merseyside-based producers, Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter of Hurricane Films.
Date Posted: 3rd June

Kaye Elliott Joins Northwest Vision and Media
Northwest Vision and Media is pleased to welcome Kaye Elliott as its new Director of Production Services and Locations.
Date Posted: 3rd June

Five Free Passes for b.TWEEN
The deadline for applications has now passed.
Northwest Vision and Media is proud to be sponsoring this year’s b.TWEEN event from the 19th-20th June at the Museum of Science of Industry in Manchester, and we have five free passes to give away.
Date Posted: 3rd June

Filming With Altitude in Cumbria
As the country’s leading aerial filming facility outside the south east – and the only aerial business in the world to provide 4:4:4 data recording as standard – the Cumbria-based business has experienced every extreme imaginable.
Date Posted: 2nd June

International Acclaim for Fiona
A short film showing prisoners enjoying the art of patchwork and quilting is currently wowing film festivals around the world, from Lancashire-based producer/director, Fiona Walmsley-Collins.
Date Posted: 2nd June

Lovely Langdale is Location of the Month
A lot of water has flowed under the little bridge at Great Langdale Beck since the famous final scenes of Brief Encounter were filmed there in 1945.
Date Posted: 2nd June

Lady Luck Shines on Hannah
Hannah Swinglehurst considers herself a very lucky lady. Not only has she just finished a media work placement on two of her favourite TV programmes, Panorama and The One Show, but she has also just been offered a job which will launch her on her dream career path.
Date Posted: 2nd June

ITV Training Placement Opportunity: Britannia High
The deadline for applications has now passed.
Northwest Vision and Media are looking for a Costume trainee for the new series Britannia High for ITV, filming soon.
Date Posted: 30th May

Liverpool's Most Vulnerable Youngsters Reach for Script Stardom
Northwest Vision and Media have teamed up with the BBC writersroom and NCH, the children’s charity, to give some of the most vulnerable youngsters in Liverpool the opportunity to develop their own animated online soap.
Date Posted: 30th May

Windermere on Film screening - 12th June
The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce A Film Archive Roadshow and Windermere on Film, two events held as part of its programme to make this fascinating collection available to the public of the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 29th May

Vision and Media Supports Big Chip Awards
Manchester recently welcomed the 10th annual Big Chip Awards celebrating the best in ICT and new media in the Northwest.
Date Posted: 27th May

£2.8 Million Invested in Media Skills for the Region
The media and digital industries within the Northwest are set to benefit from a £2.8 million cash injection to further boost media skills development activities across the region.
Date Posted: 22nd May

Placements on New Series Survivors: Call for Applications
The deadline for applications has now passed
Northwest Vision and Media are looking for a Makeup and Hair trainee for the new series Survivors for the BBC, filming soon.
Date Posted: 22nd May

Digital Departures Film Gets Rave Reviews
One of Northwest Vision and Media’s three Digital Departures feature films, Of Time and the City, has received rave reviews from film critics attending the Cannes International Film Festival.
Date Posted: 20th May

Media Trainees Graduate into Employment
Twenty young people from across the Northwest are now embarking on exciting media careers thanks to their time on a year-long training scheme.
Date Posted: 20th May

Distribution Deal for Davies Documentary
On the day of its world premiere in Cannes, Of Time and the City, Terence Davies’ new feature length documentary, has been acquired for UK distribution by the BFI, with international sales being handled by HanWay Films.
Date posted: 19th May

From Our Cannes Correspondent
Filmmakers from across the region are attending the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival, with delegates from Vision and Media making sure the region gets it fair share of the movie-making limelight. Vision and Media Communications Director, Katrina Davies, shares her thoughts on the event...
Date Posted: 19th May

Shameless Trainees Get to Work
Three bright young TV hopefuls have taken being Shameless to a whole new level, in pursuit of their media careers.
Date Posted: 16th May

Northwest Broadcast Talent Promoted
A series of new databases which list the Northwest’s film, TV and digital content talent, together with facilities and production companies operating in the area, is celebrating its success at drawing together an extensive profile of the region’s creative talent - just six months since it was launched.
Date Posted: 15th May

Northwest Filmmakers in Cannes
Filmmakers from across the region are flying out to the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival, after taking part in initiatives and receiving funding from Northwest Vision and Media.
Date Posted: 14th May

Media Apprenticeships On Offer Again
Northwest young people hoping to break into broadcasting are being encouraged to apply to the UK’s premier apprenticeship programme, which has now been launched.
Date Posted: 12th May

Digital Departures Filmmakers in Cannes
Vision and Media will be hosting a breakfast event at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday May 21 to celebrate the Official Cannes Selection of Digital Departures documentary, Of Time and the City, made by renowned British director, Terence Davies, together with Merseyside-based producers, Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter.
Date Posted: 7th May

Virgin Filmmakers Offered Big Break
Northwest filmmakers are being given the chance to take their next steps up the movie-making ladder, after winning £2,500 each from Northwest Vision and Media.
Date Posted: 2nd May

Northwest Indies Meet Top BBC Commissioners
Some of the BBC’s top commissioners spent time at Salford Quays this week, talking to the region’s independent production companies about new opportunities, commissions and ideas.
Date Posted: 2nd May

Media Festival set for Manchester Launch
Manchester is to play host to a pioneering media event, designed to bring the biggest names in digital television, film, music, online, radio, gaming, mobile content and advertising together for the first time.
Date Posted: 2nd May

Jess' Specialist Subject in TV
This time last year, when Jessica Houghton, 17, was trying to decide between college or looking for a job, she had no idea how the future would turn out.
Date Posted: 2nd May

Realtime Hits the Big Time
RealtimeUK is an animation studio directed and guided by some of the industry’s most creative producers and directors from the games and television industry.
Date Posted: 2nd May

ACC Liverpool Takes Centre Stage
As European Capital of Culture, Liverpool is taking centre stage throughout 2008 with 12 months of exhibitions, performance and art.
Date Posted: 2nd May

Grant's Move in the Right Direction
There's no doubting Grant Armstrong’s calibre. Indeed, his feature film credits appear to be endless, and impressive. The Bourne Ultimatum, Miss Potter and Calendar Girls are just three of the big money movies he’s Art Directed.
Date Posted: 2nd May

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