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  • Creative industries

Creative industries

Key Reasons:

Creative and Digital Media Hub

Bristol is a major centre for creative, digital and media industries, with particular strengths in film, TV, animation and digital media. Bristol is home to the multi Oscar winning Aardman Animation, the BBC's Natural History Unit, Endemol West and many other independent film and production companies.

 

Bristol offers:

A large and talented workforce
Approximately 1,350 businesses employ over 10,000 people in the sector in Bristol. Many creative students graduate from Bristol University (Dept. of Drama, Theatre, Film and Television), the University of the West of England (School of Creative Arts) and Filton College (Department of Media, Music and Photography at Filton College).


High profile events
Annual events include a short films festival and the Bristol Design Festival.

A range of dedicated creative areas and buildings
Dedicated workspace provision includes the expanding Paintworks complex, Spike Island, Knowle West Media Centre, The Watershed Media Centre, Pervasive Media Studio, Arnolfini and The Tobacco Factory.

Networking opportunities
Bristol Media delivers projects, organises events and provides networking opportunities for its 3,500-strong membership. The objectives of the network are to promote Bristol's creative industries and services and to encourage new business opportunities.

More about Bristol's creative and digital media cluster...

Sub-Sectors:

Digital / Interactive, TV, Video and Film Production, Animation, Publishing / Press / Media

Skills:

Skill Area: Web designer
Skill Salary: Up to £30,000

Skill Area: Advertising account manager
Skill Salary: Up to £35,000

Skill Area: Sound engineer
Skill Salary: Up to £35,000

Sector Companies:

Aardman Animation, BBC, Endemol West, IOP Publishing, ITV West

Main Business Functions

  • Research & development
  • Business services/ offices
  • Advanced manufacturing
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Contact Details

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0117 922 2928


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