Nottingham’s Top Influencers in The Entertainment and Cultural Industries
The Nottingham Post has released it’s list of the most influential people working in the entertainment and cultural sector in Notts. Guess what? It reads like our little black book of friends, partners and Industry Week guests and we are chuffed to see our Chief Executive Officer, Craig Chettle make the list (he’s pretty high up as well!). We’ll give you a little break down of how we’re connected with these influencers to make sure you get the best experience when studying with us! Craig Chettle – CEO of Confetti Media Group You may not have seen him yet but …
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Confetti at Splendour Festival – Do It For Real
On one of the hottest days of 2016, 21,000 people gathered in Wollaton Park for Splendour Festival. Nottingham’s biggest outdoor event celebrated its ninth year on Saturday 23 July 2016 with performances from Jamie Lawson, UB40 and Jess Glynne amongst many others. Confetti was once again a main sponsor and our students worked alongside our technical teams to help bring Splendour festival to life. The Confetti Stage hosted big names, such as The Fratellis, The Rifles and headline act The Darkness, whilst Confetti-band Super Furniture opened the main stage after winning the Future Sound of Nottingham accolade. CONFETTI AT SPLENDOUR 2016 …
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First Year TV & Film Production Degree Students End of Year Screening
First year TV & Film Production degree students, will be finishing off their first year in style by holding an end of year screening. The screening will be taking place in Antenna on Tuesday 14 June, 12.30 - 5.30pm and is open to all Confetti students. Here is a little sneak peek of what's coming up! Split – Directed by Chris Allen 12.30pm You don’t want to get on the wrong side of this one? The Human Interest Story - Directed by James Hutton 12.40pm The Domino Effect – A documentary by Martin Munn 12.50pm An insight into the cultural …
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Casting Call for Exciting Channel 4 Project in Nottingham
Great opportunity for Confetti students, as Nina Gold - the casting director behind Star Wars, Game of Thrones and The Martian - is coming to Nottingham in search of fresh talent. The open casting call is aimed at Asian teen actors who would fit the following description: JALAL (Male) Age 18-‐24yrs. British Indian Asian. This is a major leading part in this drama. Looking for very sharp, charismatic, street-‐smart British Asian young men for this challenging role. USHNA (Female) Age 16 – 21yrs. British Indian Asian. Small but with an iron resolve and surprisingly steely determination. A terrific leading role …
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Confetti Students Win Big at Nottingham Young Creative Awards
https://vimeo.com/167249279 Confetti students took home a haul of Nottingham Young Creative Awards at last night's award ceremony. Hundreds of people attended the 8th Nottingham Young Creative Awards, which aim to give people aged 13 to 24 who live, study or work in Nottingham the chance to show off their creative work, network with future employers and gain valuable industry experience and mentoring. This year a record 350 young creatives submitted their work in 10 different categories to meet the ‘Goals and Dreams’ theme. Confetti students dominated the Animation & Media category taking away all three awards. There were also winners in …
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FdSc Film Production Technology Students’ Big Screen Debut
Confetti’s 2nd year FdSc Film Production Technology students had an assessment with a difference this week, when they presented their own Digital Cinema Packages on the screens at The Broadway Cinema, Nottingham. For the purpose of this assessment, students were tasked to create a trailer for Nottingham’s Mayhem Film Festival, a yearly four-day event - showcasing horror, sci-fi and cult feature films from around the world. Students were briefed by the festival’s directors and had to pitch their trailers and review ideas in regular meetings throughout the weeks leading up to assessment day. Film Production Technology lecturer Tanya Jones spoke …
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