Check out details of the brand new WECA funded Skills Bootcamp in Virtual Production with Sony VENICE 2.
Apply by 09:00 23 October. For more details please see https://www.myworld-creates.com/opportunities/skills-bootcamps-in-virtual-production/
Jingle and Mingle is BACK! Calling all Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and Business Owners!
It’s time to take a break from the hustle and celebrate the season with Bristol’s best and biggest Christmas party!
Join for a night of festive fun, delicious food, live music and a few magical surprises! Whether you’re here to dance, make new connections or find out what 2025 has in store for Social Circle Network, we can’t wait to see you!
What’s included?
More to be announced soon…
So, what are you waiting for?
Grab your friends, your best Christmas jumper and join us for a night that’ll sleigh (pun intended)
This is THE Christmas party you won’t want to miss.
Limited tickets available:
Meet our Sponsor – YTKO
YTKO supports entrepreneurs & businesses with the support of 1:1 coaching, training workshops, e-learning, networking events, grants and more!
Please note by attending this event, you agree to be photographed and have your image used in promotional material.
We can’t wait to raise a glass (or two!) with you! See you at the party!
Join for an evening of chitchat about social media, and how to get better results from communicating with your website developer.
There will be a couple of talks, as well as time at the beginning for pizza, drinks, chatting & networking.
Plus the usual favourites Latest News, Social Sin Bin, Stuff We Like and The Tools of Engagement.
Capturing the magic of Royal Ascot on social media
Callum Joynes (Head of Content) and Cath Eaton (Social Media Manager) from award-winning Bristol agency saintnicks talk us through their social media strategy and results.
How to train your developer
How can you work more effectively with your web developers and make sure you get what you want from your website? Tom will explain how best to report issues, request changes or optimise your website. Tom Metcalfe is a Senior Software Engineer at Cancer Research.
Timings
Arrive from 6pm for drinks, pizza and chitchat. Talks will start at 6:30pm and end at 7:30pm.
Are you an Event Manager who works in the creative sector in the West of England and North Somerset?
We’d like to invite you to join our interactive focus group, to discuss the essential skills needed to organise, run and manage successful events.
We will also delve deeper into the skills you think Event Managers will need in the future, taking into consideration the rise in virtual and hybrid events, AI and remote working.
You’ll have the opportunity to take part in discussions around topics such as:
As people at the heart of the industry, your insights are crucial in shaping the Local Skills Improvement Plan and ensuring local training aligns with business needs.
Attendees will have the chance to connect in-person with industry peers, feed into the wider skills strategy for the West of England and North Somerset, plus explore training and resources available in the local area to prepare individuals for a career in event management.
Book today to secure your free place.
Are you an interpreter or translator?
As part of the Local Skills Improvement Plan for West of England and North Somerset, we’d like to invite you to join an interactive, online focus group discussing what skills are needed for translation.
As the global landscape and technology continues to evolve, so do the challenges and opportunities in translation. The need to be able to translate effectively and efficiently across different languages and cultures is paramount, as well as understanding any sensitivities, stereotypes or societal norms that are relevant to the content you are producing.
We’d like to discuss challenges that come with new technology, how we can avoid stereotypes and ensure authentic representation, using AI, translators for less commonly translated languages and more.
You’ll have the opportunity to join in an interactive discussion and meet other translators and translation project managers, all whilst also feeding into the wider skills strategy for your local area.
Book today to secure your free place!
Join the conversation as The Talent Manager, The Film & TV Charity and Bectu sit down with The One Show Executive Editor, Emma Morris to discuss how young production talent in the South West can navigate the landscape in what is a changing and challenging climate. The evening will comprise of a panel followed by open-networking with like-minded peers.
This event will take place on 2nd October from 5:30pm at BBC Studios Bristol, Bridgewater House, BS1 6BX.
*The evening is open to all young people working in Television and Film production in the South-West region. This is generally people 35 years and under and early stage careers.*
Event start time: 5:30pm
Panel start time: 6pm
Networking: 7pm – 8:30pm
Bring Your Own Bold (BYOB) – our virtual summit is back on 2 – 3 October! Join us for 2 days of fresh perspectives and inspiration through expert sessions, panel discussions, and insights from people who love to think and do boldly.
BYOB is made for brand leaders, marketing decision-makers, and creative minds in the B2B world. Our ethos was to create a summit people want, cluing you up on the latest shifts in your world – empowering you to build better brands and deliver more effective marketing.
So join us to embrace your bold with sessions that excite, inspire and empower.
#BringYourOwnBold
Do you keep ‘umm-ing’ and ‘ahh-ing’ whether to trade as a sole trader or a limited company? It this webinar, Yarka Krajickova will help you make that decision a little easier. There is about 5 elements to consider to make such a decision, and she’ll cover 3 which are the most helpful.
This session will be particularly useful for start up businesses, owners who have been going for a while and starting to wonder if it is time to register as a limited company.
About Yarka
Yarka Krajickova came to the UK from the Czech Republic to work as an au-pair in 2002. With just £60 in her pocket and a backpack she went from being homeless in London, to settling in Bristol, and putting herself through university, studying accountancy. Qualified as a licensed accountant, she has 17 years experience in the industry, supporting a wide range of corporate clients in the tourism, hospitality and event hosting industries.
In 2017, Yarka started her own practice and in 2020 launched Action Your Accounts, a ‘you ask – I answer’ accountancy support for female business owners determined to do their own bookkeeping and tax returns and valueing the learnings it comes with. She spends her time hosting interactive workshops, speaking at events and podcasts, and making the information you need about your tax simple to access and simple to do.
> See Yarka’s BCI member profile
> Connect with Yarka on LinkedIn
These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.
Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.
Please get in touch with Sian if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
Following our first packed-house event, Blue Moon is returning bigger and better! Join us for an evening on the red carpet to watch films from some of the South West’s most promising rising talent on Bristol’s largest screen, Bristol Aquarium’s 19x15m former IMAX cinema!
This is a free of charge event, open to all!
Please book via button below
What is Virtual Production?
Given the recent increase of interest in Virtual Production it has led to some confusion on what it is and what you can do with it.
In this panel discussion we will speak with some fantastic panelists at the cutting edge of Virtual Production and hear about their own work exploring this new technology. They will discuss what is virtual production, the benefits and challenges of this exciting innovation, the impact on the TV and Film industry and its growing use and relevance for the creative industries.
Panelists include:
Joanna Alpe – CCO MARS Volume and Head of Academic Strategy at MARS Academy
Charlotte Crosse – Executive Producer & Talent Manager at Humble Bee
Rob Wilcox – Producer Director at Humble Bee
Paul Silcox – VFX Director at Lux Aeterna
Chaired by Elana Campbell, MyWorld’s Studio Manager. After the panel discussion, we will introduce our two new WECA funded Skills Bootcamps in Virtual Production.
Skills Bootcamps:
These are a fully-funded (free of charge subject to eligibility requirements) opportunity for those working in the creative industries (or looking to do so) to gain valuable new skills in Virtual Production and further their career development by accessing industry relevant training.
The Skills Bootcamps will be delivered in partnership with leading virtual production trainer MARS Academy,and specialist talent development organisation Gritty Talent. Additional partners include Rob Brooks, Accredited Unreal Engine trainer (for the Skills Bootcamp Virtual Production with Unreal) and Sony (for Skills Bootcamp in Virtual Production with Sony VENICE 2)
Learners can apply for the following Skills Bootcamps:
Skills Bootcamp Virtual Production with Unreal -100 hours
Skills Bootcamp in Virtual Production with Sony VENICE 2 – 60 hours
The Skills Bootcamps will be open for application on 23 September until 09:00 Weds 23 October.
This MyWorld Virtual Production event takes place in person at Watershed and will also be streamed online. For those planning to attend in person please see accessibility information for Watershed.
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