Joe Lambert of CDS just emailed some news that will be of interest to digital storytellers in the UK, Europe and beyond: 1. Joe’s giving the keynote at DS5 – the fifth Digital Storytelling Conference – in Aberystwyth, Wales, on Wednesday 16 June 2010. The cost is GBP15. http://www.dscymru.org.uk/ 2 There’s a CDS Digital Storytelling workshop from the afternoon 17- 19 June 2010 at the Knowledge Lab, London: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/cms/index.php. The workshop is open to the public and you can find out more about it and register at http://www.storycenter.org/standard.html#london The cost is $495. 3. Lillehmammer Digital Storytelling Conference takes place in Norway from February 5th – 7th 201. It’s the conference’s…
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Ataxia S. Wales and digital storytelling
Alan Thomas is a seasoned traveller. We first met at a BBC Capture Wales workshop in Haverfordwest, Wales, and we’ve met a few times since then too .. at DS4 and at BBC Wales and it’s always good to catch up. Alan has a condition called cerebellar ataxia which affects movement, balance and speech. Ever since making his first story, Alan’s been an advocate of digital storytelling when meeting people, speaking at conferences and in his blog. Alan is now Chairman of Ataxia South Wales and they’ve just launched their new bilingual website at http://ataxiasouthwales.org.uk Alan went on to make another digital story – facilitated by the George Ewart Evans…
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StoryWorks: Looking for the Story workshop
Delivered on April 28, Pontypridd, Wales, by Gilly Adams and Georgie Meadows, who say: “To be effective practitioners and offer compassionate and good care, we need to be able to see each patient as a special and unique individual…Using pictures as our starting point, we will explore how we can be more aware of the stories of those who cannot tell their own.” The cost of this half day workshop is only £30 and there are details here. StoryWorks has a new website at http://www.storyworksglam.co.uk with mainly health-related digital stories about OCD, ADHD, cancer, etc. This organisation has also done work with explanatory storytelling. For example, they worked with the…
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Cyfle recruiting multiplatform creative trainees
Two of the people I worked with while digital storytelling with the Capture Wales team had joined the BBC via Cyfle training courses. Cyfle is now looking for eight people to take part in their Multiplatform Production Scheme for TV Creatives course in Cardiff, Wales, leading to a Post Graduate Certificate – Professional Practice in the Creative Industries. This isn’t a free course; it costs £1,000. It’s a four-month course with industry placement guaranteed. As Cyfle say in their email: “This is an intensive, hands-on, immersion into the Multiplatform World. In the intensely competitive world of The Media, this course will give you the skills to put you at the…
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Breaking Barriers Digital Storytelling screening in South Wales
‘Same Place; Different Routes’ digital stories are being screened by Breaking Barriers at Llanhilleth Institute on Thursday 28th January 2010 at 7pm. ‘Same Place; Different Routes’ has three strands examining the experiences of: recent migrants to Wales and people who moved here some years ago, different generations living together in the Valleys people with a range of mental health issues. Also being screened on the night are stories made as part of the centenary celebrations at Christchurch Aberbeeg and from Breaking Barriers’ recent Training the Trainers courses. Ruth Garnault of Breaking Barriers says: “We believe that everybody has a story to tell and these stories are touching, funny and moving. …
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Call for submissions: short films by women filmmakers
Thanks to Sarah Goodey who sent me news of this call for submissions: “In celebration of International Women’s Day, Women’s Arts Association is hosting an evening of short films by contemporary female filmmakers. This will be held in Pontardawe Arts Centre on Saturday 6th March 7-9pm. We are planning a short Q&A session after the screening of films. “Please let me know if you would like to submit one of your films for screening, and whether you would be able to attend the evening – Saturday 6th March. If you’d like to talk further about this, please feel free to phone me on 02920 487850 or email me on admin@womensarts.co.uk.…
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Christmas Wren Hunting in Wales – Hela Dryw
Hela Dryw – Hunting the Wren is a Welsh Christmas tradition enacted on Twelfth Night. Villagers hunted and killed the wren and carried its body in a decorated ‘house’. They called from door to door and people paid money to peep at the dead bird: The wren is no longer killed today for Hela Dryw (or Hela’r Dryw as it’s sometimes called). Using a Nokia N93, I filmed this re-enactment at the National Welsh Folk Museum’s Nadolig festival last week.
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4iP Channel 4 commissioners in Cardiff
Digital storytellers can pitch tomorrow (16 October) to Channel 4 TV’s 4iP commissioners. It’s an “opportunity to hear and meet Digital Commissioners from the 4iP, Education and Cross Platform teams and learn about plans for 2010.” Other UK dates and submission guidelines are here. Thanks to Rhodri Nwdls for letting me know about this event.
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Bridging the digital divide in Wales – Communities 2.0 hiring director
Communities 2.0 is hiring a director (£41-44k ) to help bridge the digital divide by tackling digital exclusion in convergence areas of Wales. Communities 2.0 will also try to mitigate some of the social inequalities derived from low incomes, poor health, limited skills or disabilities. Here’s the text of the job ad with thanks to Karen Lewis who sent it to me: ————————- Employer: Wales Co-operative Centre Posted: 15 Sep 2009 Location: South East Wales Industry: Senior Executive – Third Sector Contract: Permanent, subject to continued funding Hours: Full Time Salary: £41,378 – £44,917 The Wales Co-operative Centre seeks to employ a dynamic individual to lead the Communities 2.0…
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Digital Stories Curator job
University of Glamorgan is hiring a Knowledge Catalyst Employee to help ‘create a raft of digital stories for use in the context of the new Museum of Cardiff the Cardiff Story’. Closing date 30 July 2009. Only people who graduated in the last four years are apparently elligible. Here’s the text of the job ad as sent in the email I just received: “Application details, can be found at: www.glam.ac.uk/jobs under ‘knowledge catalyst employee’ Knowledge Catalyst Employee Digital Stories Curator 1 year contract, c.£19,000 Deadline: 30 July 2009 Further details available from: http://www.glam.ac.uk/jobsThis post is required to fulfill the conditions of an award by AHRC to support a Knowledge Catalyst research…