News from StoryFutures and StoryFutures Academy

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UK-Canada Immersive Exchange
UK-Canada Immersive Exchange

StoryFutures , August 5th 2020

Call for UK and Canadian artists, filmmakers and creators to become future leaders in immersive storytelling backed by funding support

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Immersive Game Lab & Commission announces new September date with selected participants
Immersive Game Lab & Commission announces new September date with selected participants

StoryFutures , August 3rd 2020

StoryFutures Academy, the UK's National Centre for Immersive Storytelling, and InGAME (Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise) which supports the Dundee Games Cluster, are announcing new September date with selected participants, for the postponed Game Lab and commission, aimed at supporting the development of the next generation of immersive, narrative-led games in the U.K.

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Positive Realities: XR for Youth Wellbeing, Coventry UK City of Culture in 2021
Positive Realities: XR for Youth Wellbeing, Coventry UK City of Culture in 2021

StoryFutures , July 24th 2020

We are inviting the West Midlands region's most creative thinkers in film, TV, games, theatre and other creative content sectors to attend a two day workshop where they will discover and experience the very latest technologies in immersive storytelling. Partnership with Coventry UK City of Culture in 2021, Create Central and the BFI

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StoryFutures/Presents #2 with Christian Cherene, BeAnotherLab
StoryFutures/Presents #2 with Christian Cherene, BeAnotherLab

StoryFutures , June 17th 2020

Our second livestream on the future of storytelling with Christian Cherene, BeAnotherLab, 25th June 4pm

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Production Booster and Kickstart projects awarded funding for immersive production
Production Booster and Kickstart projects awarded funding for immersive production

StoryFutures , June 12th 2020

StoryFutures Academy announces the recipients of Development Funding for UK immersive productions, across four Production Booster projects and seven Kickstart projects, an investment totally over £140,000

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Discovery Partners with StoryFutures to Make the Virtual A Reality
Discovery Partners with StoryFutures to Make the Virtual A Reality

StoryFutures , June 10th 2020

In collaboration with The Department for International Trade, Discovery and StoryFutures engaged over 50 UK based SME’s who responded to a call for new approaches to factual storytelling using immersive technologies. Using StoryFutures’ open innovation framework, Brighton based creative agency StoryThings emerged with the winning idea over a two-day virtual workshop that will now be piloted for Discovery.

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Introducing StoryFutures Presents, our new live talk series on the Future of Storytelling
Introducing StoryFutures Presents, our new live talk series on the Future of Storytelling

StoryFutures , June 5th 2020

Introducing our new speaker series StoryFutures Presents, 11th June 4pm with Jason Crouch

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Announcing four Immersive Mental Health Fellows in collaboration with Nesta
Announcing four Immersive Mental Health Fellows in collaboration with Nesta

StoryFutures , April 17th 2020

StoryFutures are pleased to announce the appointment of their first Fellowships, exploring Immersive Mental Health in collaboration with Nesta, the global innovation foundation.

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StoryFutures Academy supporting CreativeXR as Storytelling Partner
StoryFutures Academy supporting CreativeXR as Storytelling Partner

StoryFutures , March 9th 2020

Applications now open for the third round of Digital Catapult and Arts Council England’s CreativeXR Fund for immersive creatives, with support from StoryFutures Academy

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StoryFutures at the Festival of Digital Disruption on 19 November 2019
StoryFutures at the Festival of Digital Disruption on 19 November 2019

StoryFutures , October 8th 2019

For our next networking event, StoryFutures is crashing the Festival of Digital Disruption on the 19th November 2019.

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