Article Summary: Cardiff Hosts “Innovators in Residence” Programme
Key Points:
– Welsh Media consortium Media Cymru hosts “Innovators in Residence” programme on May 13-14.
– Cardiff serves as the base for the event, welcoming top animation, film-making, and storytelling experts from the UK.
– Two-day event focuses on exploring and advancing the fields of animation, film-making, and storytelling.
My Hot Take:
Cardiff is about to get a whole lot more animated as Media Cymru rolls out the red carpet for the “Innovators in Residence” programme. With top talent in animation, film-making, and storytelling descending upon the city, get ready for some serious creativity to hit the streets of Cardiff! It’s like Hollywood, but with a Welsh twist.
Welsh Media consortium Media Cymru is set to host the latest in a series of special “Innovators in Residence” events, which will see its base in Cardiff play host to some of the UK’s leading animation, film-making and storytelling specialists.
During the two-day event series, innovation experts from Aardman Animations and beyond will share their knowledge on stop-motion animation, game making and storytelling through a series of interactive workshops, project deep dives and Q&A sessions.
Alongside Dan Efergan, guests will be joined by four additional special guests with their own expertise: David Gray, Eve Bolotova, Jon Quinn and Joshua Baldwin representing companies including MyWorld, The Chinese Room and Breaking Change.
Media Cymru’s “Innovators in Residence” programme brings expert innovators to the Cardiff Capital Region, providing opportunities for engagement with expertise from across the world. The series of free hosted events enables knowledge exchange and provides insights that develop new knowledge, skills, and ideas to support the innovation activity taking place in the Cardiff capital. It is delivered though masterclasses, workshops, arranged meetings and incoming trade missions.
Spaces are limited, but free spaces are available here.
Original article: https://www.animationuk.org/news/media-cymru-to-host-leading-animation-and-game-making-talent-in-cardiff/