It was a tough match
June 12, 2006 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : Bristol , 3 commentsbut we got through the regional shortlisting for the Digital Challenge!
Bristol and Cornwall now represent the SouthWest in the national shortlist (comiserations to West Devon).
We will make a presentation to a national government panel this Thursday morning (we have just ten minutes to presnt). This panel will select ten winners to go through to the next round. Eighteen are presenting in total, so there is still a tough job to do. Please continue to send positive thoughts
Thanks for your support so far
Stephen
Enterprising Bristol awards
June 9, 2006 Posted by carolhayward in : Bristol, Innovation , add a commentNew Enterprising Bristol Awards were launched yesterday to celebrate the city’sentrepreneurial spirit - and support bid for government funds.
The Enterprising Bristol Awards aim to recognise the achievement of individuals or groups who have used creativity and innovation to achieve outstanding entrepreneurial success - in businesses, social enterprises, community activities or voluntary work. The categories are:
- Bristol Enterprise of the Year Award
- Diversity Award
- Brunel rising star award
- Female Entrepeneur Award
- Community Impact Award
Nominations are open now at www.bristol-city.gov.uk/business and the closing date is July 10th 2006.
South West peer review presentation
Posted by carolhayward in : Digital Challenge, Bristol , 1 comment so farThe last couple of weeks have been pretty hectic gathering quotes from a sample of Connecting Bristol members to give a flavour of the kind of enthusiasm and support that people have in Bristol for our digital challenge bid. Only four people were allowed to attend the peer review session in Taunton today so it’s fantastic to be able to include a number of extra voices - either on video or as written quotes. The full list of supporters who have signed up on the website is also part of the presentation which should show the groundswell of support from all over the city.
By the end of the day we should know if we’ve gone through to the next round which is due to take place in London next Thursday but in the meantime please send positive thoughts to Steve Hilton, Dick Penny, Carolyn Hassan and Jaya Chakrabarti who will be presenting at 11.20 this morning.
Get Short(y) Films
June 2, 2006 Posted by fluffylogic in : Bristol , add a commentSome are pointing to a resurgence for the short film: The Oscar winning filmmaker Jane Campion has just completed a short film United Nation’s development project on its millennium goals. She told the Guardian, “But they are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What’s appealing is that you don’t have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem.” A similarly suggested resurgence also happened not to long ago upon the release of the Anamatrix - the series of nine short films releases as part few the sci-fi film arc, The Matrix. The truth is that for some time now the short film has been a staple of entertainment on digital formats. Whether you are talking short sequences that drive the narrative of a computer game (called FMV or ‘Full Motion Video’ in the games development world) or short web films that populate in boxes the world over. The real position of shorts films globally is reflected in Bristol’s culture where the short has not been sold short.
Here in Bristol, we not only do shorts, we do them digitally and online! From Brief Encounters to plugincinema.com (shameless plug) to the 90 Second Film Challenge to Digital Stories - Bristol knows shorts and Bristol does shorts well. Another reason why Bristol is a digital city. [FluffyLogic.net]
