Workshops for creative industries professionals
The Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Moscow and the Universal University announce free workshops for young specialists working in creative industry sectors
The Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Moscow and the Universal University announce a series of free workshops for young specialists working in creative industry sectors such as fashion, service design, illustration, computer games and TV. Five workshops, developed by British experts together with curators from the British Higher School of design, Scream School and Moscow Film School, will take place between December 2018 and March 2019. Workshops will include both lectures and practical elements, as well as individual consultations with experts, to allow participants to develop projects and receive constructive feedback. Participation is free, but on a competitive basis, and participants are expected to demonstrate confident fluency in English which will be the working language. Each workshop will last 3 days. Universal University, Moscow’s creative industries university, will host the workshops, which will take place on the premises of the British Higher School of Design, Scream School and Moscow Film School. Please note that each workshop will have a separate registration process, and participants will be selected on the basis of their application forms. Each workshop group will consist of 25-30 people.
Workshops schedule:
Service Design Essentials Workshop (10-12 December)
Organised in partnership with British Higher School of Design Trainer: Andy Young, independent consultant, specialising in design, innovation and creative entrepreneurship Workshop programme, speaker bio and application form available here
Brand as a business: entrepreneurial skills for Russian fashion designers (17-19 December)
Organised in partnership with British Higher School of Design Trainer: Stuart Balmer, independent consultant and founder of Hunters & Gardeners brand Workshop programme, speaker bio and application form available here
Illustration as Art and professiion: developmetn of character and relationship with clients (21-23 January
Organised in partnership with British higher school of design Trainers: Emily Hughes and Lou Bones Workshop programme, speakers bio and application form available here
Narrative in the Sandbox: Storytelling and Game Design (2-4 March)
Organised in partnership with Scream school Trainer: Elliott Gresswell Workshop programme, speaker’s bio and application form available here
Running the Show Film Workshop (12-14 March)
Organised in partnership with Moscow film school Trainer: Peter Ansorge Workshop programme, speaker’s bio and application form available here
These workshops for creative industries professionals are part of the Future Culture programme.