Do you want a once in a lifetime chance to explore Africa AND use and develop your media skills at the same time? Then ‘The Great Primate Handshake’ is the project for you!

The digital media production and training expedition, is looking for people to create education-based media and raise awareness of African conservation organisations in Kenya, Uganda and beyond.

Wolverhampton University is opening its doors this summer and offering you an exciting opportunity to learn a whole range of creative courses at their summer school.

With courses including Life Drawing, Photography, Jewerally Making, Print Making, Ceramics, Computer Games Design and Make -up for Film, Theatre & Screen, there's bound to be something you're going to enjoy.

The End User Event (EUE) is nearly here, arriving in Florin at Utrecht, Netherlands on May 31st.
 

The annual event lasts for two days and is packed with workshops and master classes by international speakers like Ken Pimental, Joe Gunn and Joe Robins.

Flatpack Festival is back! Having just opened on the 14th March for its 6th festival, Flatpack brings you a jam-packed line-up with everything from cinematic delights, to live music, workshops and family friendly shorts and animations.

With the animation strand being one of the highlights on the Flatpack calendar, we’ve decided to give you a break down of what’s in store for you when you get there with five highlights that you won’t want to miss.

Lighthouse Media Centre, Wolverhampton’s only independent cinema, is in desperate need of your support so that it can stay open.
 
In need of £7500, the cinema must raise the funds to help fund a full digital upgrade for all their screens in order to keep their history alive and continue to show the films they do.
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NTI Birmingham is launching a new two-day course that you might be interested in.

If you’re a graduate who’s currently or planning to be a broadcast freelancer and are looking to professionalise your career, then this course is perfect for you.

Two Midlands Animators are both in for a shot at winning highly sought after honours at the British Animation Awards (BAA’s), showing there’s plenty of animation talent in the region!

Chris Randall and Louis Hudson, two of our Animation Forum members, have both been nominated at the BAAs, which takes place on March 15 2012 at the BFI on the Southbank.

IdeasTap has just launched a unique funding opportunity for young filmmakers to turn their creative ideas into reality and it needs your work fast.

The arts charity, is offering eight young people £5000 worth of funding each, in addition to expert mentoring, to turn their short film ideas – whether narrative, documentary, conceptual, animation or music video into real life creations.