All The Roads Here

‘All The Roads Here’ is a warm and touching radio drama that tells the true stories of three migrants and their extraordinary journeys to the UK.

Phoenix Media, Action For Education and film-maker Peter Snelling have been working with a group of migrants to create a radio play based on their experiences of coming to the UK. The play has been devised in weekly sessions and performed and recorded by the group which contains men and women from Columbia, Bolivia,Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland and Libya.

The finished piece will be broadcast on Phonic FM and be available to download as a podcast from this website shortly. The play is a revealing insight into lives and stories that remain hidden from the majority of people in the UK.

Appledore Arts Festival Animation Workshop 09

Appledore Arts Festival/Phoenix Media Animation Workshop 2009 from phoenix media on Vimeo.

The result of a six hour workshop held during the Appledore Arts Festival in May 2009.
Animations were made in 2D using scrap materials. Facilitated by Joshua Gaunt & Tanya Morel.

Digital Animation Bursary 2009

Commissioned by Exeter Phoenix Media Centre
With support from Exeter City Council

We are offering a budget of up to £1500 to support a digitally produced animated film of maximum length maximum 5 minutes. The film can be stop-motion model, 2D, computer generated or mixed media.

Proposals are invited from both first time animators as well as those with previous experience who reside in Devon. The completed film will be premiered as part of Animated Exeter 2010 and screened at Two Short Nights 2010. Projects must be completed and delivered by Friday 18 December 2009.

Downlaod the application form and guidelines here
Deadline for submissions is 7 july 2009

Supported by Animated Exeter and Exeter City Council.

PROPOSAL FOR NEW CARBON-NEUTRAL MEDIA CENTRE

Having been awarded £15,000 by the Technology Strategies Board, Exeter Phoenix Media Centre have produced a feasibility study to establish the viability of the Centre’s ambitious expansion plans, which include the aim to become the first carbon-neutral centre for digital creative industries in the country.

The initial concept plans combine innovations with tried and tested photo-voltaic and heat reclamation systems to build conventional TV studios that use a mix of natural and artificial light, and incubation spaces for new businesses which encourage and enable low-carbon commercial practice from day one.

Downlaod a copy of the 54 page report here (PDF 1.3MB)

IMAGINARY LOUNGE

In the wake of the recent Imaginary Friends screenings outside the Media Centre office as part of Animated Exeter we know have the facility to screen work in the Imaginary Lounge. If anyone has any video artworks that are silent or that have ambient sound that they would like to be played on a loop in the lounge, drop them in, or mail them to, the Media Centre office and we'll see what we can do. Please note that all material must be suitable for all audiences as this is a public space.