The Bristol BBC Anchor Project
The Anchor project is the first BBC city partnership, as part of a new drive to work with local agencies to boost the regional creative economies across the UK.
The BBC has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a number of key Bristol agencies and organisations to help ensure Bristol and the South West remains at the forefront of digital media production.
The partnership includes Bristol City Council, South West England's Regional Development Agency, South West Screen and an alliance of creative industries, community organisations and academic institutions in the city including Bristol Media, the University of Bristol, UWE and Futurelab.
Initiatives announced today include:
- A new drive in local schools and colleges to boost media and digital production skills and find the Sir David Attenboroughs of the future
- A 'school for DJs' with the BBC to open up its studios and local presenters to act as mentors for local young people with a flair for presenting or producing programmes
- A project specifically focused on harder-to-reach communities offering media and digital training to 18 to 25-year-olds keen to pursue a career in media
- A new micro-budget feature film initiative iFeatures to boost local film-making. Developed by South West Screen and backed by Bristol City Council and BBC Films, iFeatures will see three full-length feature films developed, shot and premiered in Bristol during 2010 and 2011
Learn more about the MOU or read it in full online at BBC Anchor Project website.