Our Industry Week 2017 Highlights
Well what a week that was! From 6 – 10 March we welcomed over 70 guests from across Film, TV, Music and Games for Industry Week 2017! Timetables were replaced with insightful workshops, lectures and masterclasses giving you tips, tricks and insider knowledge of the industries you aspire to join. Check out our highlights from the week... Acting with Roxy Shahidi & Sammy Winward For many of you, Industry Week started early as we welcomed Emmerdale favourites Roxy Shahidi & Sammy Winward on Friday 3 March. Not only did they hold a Q&A session on getting into acting, but they also …

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Industry Week 17 – Ellie’s Highlights
With five days full of acting workshops, lectures and networking events, it’s safe to say that Industry Week 2017 has been a busy one for Acting & Film Production student Ellie Kemp. Let's hear about her experiences and highlights of the week... Industry Week started early! Juggling my duties as a college student while attending Industry Week lectures and reporting on all the action has been pretty hectic, but definitely worth it! A definite highlight was getting to hear from, and perform for Emmerdale actresses Roxy Shahidi and Sammy Winward, when Industry Week started early for us acting students on …

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An interview with Confetti Live performer Luke Hallam
Confetti Live 22nd February - Black Cats & Magpies - Credit: Tom McIvor Earlier in the week we spoke to FdA Music Performance student & Confetti Live performer Luke Hallam about all things music! The next Confetti Live is on Tuesday 21 March so make sure you check out the event. Why did you choose Confetti to study? I chose to study at Confetti because I wanted to pursue my passion for music at the same time as perfecting my craft to become a professional musician. Also, it just felt like the right place to be at as a student! How …

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Industry Week LIVE Blog – Day 5

All of the action from Day 5 of Industry Week 2017! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW17 #IW17 – Day 5
Industry Week LIVE Blog – Day 4

All of the action from Day 4 of Industry Week 2017! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW17 #IW17 – Day 4
International Women’s Day
Today is all about celebrating and honouring influential and inspiring women and where better to start than with our very own Industry Week guests! This week we’ve gathered the most successful names in the creative industries to inspire our students into their careers. Whilst some may say the creative industries are dominated by males, we’ve got some influential female guests to prove otherwise! Hollie Bennett Hollie Bennett was still at university when she got involved with gaming blog Destructoid. She was named EU Community Manager for the website, creating European-specific content. Hollie is now the PlayStation Access Channel Manager at …

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#IW17 – Live Illustration with Jo Thomas

Follow to see Jo Thomas create a live illustration in the HE reception throughout the day! IW17 – Live Illustration
Industry Week LIVE Blog – Day 3

All of the action from Day 3 of Industry Week 2017! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW17 #IW17 – Day 3
Exciting new partnership with Access to Music
We are pleased to announce a new, national partnership with further education provider Access to Music (AtM). From September 2017, we will be running our further education courses in collaboration with Access to Music – a national college offering creative courses for school leavers in nine major cities across the country. We count musician Jake Bugg and actor Vicky McClure amongst our ambassadors and we'll soon celebrate a quarter of a century as a leading creative industry educator. Similarly, AtM, now in its 25th year, has seen thousands of young people access its training, including patrons Ed Sheeran and Jess …

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Industry Week LIVE BLOG – Day 2

All of the action from Day 2 of Industry Week 2017! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW17 #IW17 – Day 2
Industry Week LIVE BLOG – Day 1

All of the action from Day 1 of Industry Week 2017! Want your tweet featured? Tweet using the hashtag #IW17 IW17 – Day 1
#IW17 Deep Silver Day – Wednesday 8 March
Industry Week starts on Monday and we've planned an exciting day for our Games students on Wednesday 8 March - we've invited FIVE professionals from Deep Silver to talk all about their experience in the gaming industry. There are still a couple of spaces left on some of their talks so make sure you book your ticket soon! Ben Parbury Ben Parbury is a Senior Programmer at Deep Silver Dambuster Studios. He's spent the last decade working in the games industry on a variety of titles such as the multi-million selling Crysis Series and triple BAFTA winning Everybody's Gone to …

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