Digital Cities Virtual: 22 – 24 September 2020
Date Posted: September 7, 2020
BBC Academy’s Digital Cities will be returning as Digital Cities Virtual in 2020-2021, with a not-to-be missed monthly series of FREE events for the creative industries.
Digital Cities Virtual will take place from Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 September with a full and varied schedule of amazing FREE events for people who work in, or want to work in, the creative industries.
Attendees will hear from a range of experts from the creative, tech and digital sectors, running masterclasses on subjects such as digital innovation in the TV industry, storytelling for digital platforms and building a brand using social media. Those starting out in the industry will have the opportunity to get advice on networking, as well as the latest information on apprenticeships, bursaries, and training schemes.
For those looking to get on and get into the industry, ScreenSkills has a full line up of sessions with information about the latest opportunities and talent managers from Northern Ireland Screen, BBC Childrens & Talented People will be holding 1-2-1 chats.
BBC Academy will be offering multiple sessions that will brush up and improve your digital skills – this September, these will be about creating social content on your smartphone, how to build TV fandom on social media and how to use Twitter to showcase your personal brand.In addition to all of this, BBC Young Reporter and BBC STEM will continue to deliver their amazing training to schools across the UK.
Robert Alcock, Director, BBC Academy, said: “Opening up Digital Cities online and working with a range of partners across the creative industries will give an even wider audience access to this free skills-sharing and learning resource. We’re thrilled with the sessions we have lined-up and encourage people to visit the BBC Academy website for more details.”
Emma Dunseith, Head of Content Production, BBC Northern Ireland, said: “Digital Cities has been hugely popular in Northern Ireland over the past three years, so we are delighted to be part of this year’s Virtual Digital Cities series provided by the BBC Academy. Along with our partners here in Northern Ireland we look forward to highlighting opportunities for new entrants to the industry and showcasing our local talent with a series of workshops and masterclasses over the coming months. There is an extensive range of events planned each month and all sessions are available to anyone in Northern Ireland who wishes to attend.”
The BBC Academy Digital Cities Virtual is supported in Northern Ireland by BBC Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Skills, BBC Young Reporter, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast Media Festival, Film Hub NI, Italic Pig, Into Film, The Royal Television Society NI, RTS Futures NI, Ulster University, North West Regional College, Belfast Metropolitan College and Belfast City Council.
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For updates and more information, visit the Digital Cities homepage.
