Building Development – What you need to know

Construction work on our new £9.1m Digital Media Hub started on Monday 8 May – this is what you need to know.
Phase One of the Construction of our Digital Media Hub is Complete

The demolition of our old building and associated works are now complete and we’re ready to move onto the next stage.
The Dandylions make it to the Future Sound of Nottingham Final!

After Super Furniture won in 2016, rock band The Dandylions, which includes two Confetti students, have been announced as one of the six finalists and will be performing on the main stage of Rocky City on Sunday 7 May!
Our Live & Technical Events Students ‘Do It For Real’ at The National Ice Centre

On Friday 31 March our second year FdSc Live & Technical Events students designed and ran the operation for the light show at Ice, Camera, Action.
Contemporary Music Hub – A New Home For Music & Events at Confetti

The Contemporary Music Hub is the new home for Music & Events and will be fully operational early 2018.
Top Up Degree Students ‘Do It For Real’ and Become Part of History!

Our degree students became part of history on Sunday night when they recorded 11-year-old Matthew Smith conducting the Nottingham Symphony Orchestra at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall. Their recordings were shown on BBC News.
Guitar Heroes – Photos & Podcast

During Industry Week many of you attended the popular Guitar Heroes event which featured Guitar legends Mikey Demus, Aziz Ibrahim & Andy James.
You voted for your favourite #IW17 image, and the winner is…
Throughout Industry Week we asked you to enter our photo competition, to win a £50 PMT voucher, by tagging your pics with #IW17. With so many cool images to choose from we couldn't pick a clear winner, so we handed it over to you. Winner: Acting and Film Production student Benjamin Margett! Want to be part of Industry Week 2018? Find out more about our creative college courses and degree courses and book an open day.
Your Top Tweets From Industry Week
Throughout Industry Week many of you took to Twitter to share your thoughts and pics with us. So without further ado, let's have a look at some of your best tweets! 1. None of you struggled to get out of bed on Monday with Industry Week to look forward to A good first day of #iw17 hearing from some successful former students & hearing the story of @justcause community manager @NeilGortz :) pic.twitter.com/6RRDLA5pX7— garnc (@Garnc2) March 6, 2017 2. Our students had an amazing view in the gallery for world-reowned filmmaker Philip Bloom's talk The best view in the house! Fantastic talk by …

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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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