News in Film and Creative Writing

Film and Creative Writing One Minute Movie and 60 Word Stories Competitions 2024

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The Department is pleased to announce its 2024 competitions which are open to all University of Birmingham students, staff and alumni.
Date:
19 February 2024

Birmingham alumna wins this year’s Women’s Prize for Playwriting

Sarah Grochala - photo credit: Patrick Dodds.
Description:
University of Birmingham alumna Sarah Grochala (MPhil Playwriting Studies, 2003) wins this year’s Women’s Prize for Playwriting with her play ‘Intelligence’.
Date:
29 January 2024

New MA in Digital Media & Creative Industries launches at University of Birmingham

Young woman setting up a phone and ring light for recording.
Description:
On completion of the programme, postgraduates will possess a diverse set of transferable and industry-specific skills, including digital content creation.
Date:
08 January 2024

College of Arts and Law's most read news stories in 2023

The Arts Building on the University of Birmingham campus.
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From dizzy apes to bad grammar, we take a look back at our top ten most read news stories this year.
Date:
15 December 2023

Soul City Arts Brings to Life Birmingham's 'Grit and Soul'

Spoken word artist Ayan Aden performing in front of an audience at the Grit and Soul event
Description:
Soul City Arts' 'Grit and Soul' performance took place in December on campus, an unforgettable exploration of Birmingham's essence through art and storytelling.
Date:
15 December 2023

Actor Paterson Joseph gives University of Birmingham a memorable show

Actor Paterson Joseph performing 'Sancho and me' at George Cadbury Hall.
Description:
Paterson Joseph performed 'Sancho and me', based on his novel documenting the life of the first man of African Heritage to vote in Britain.
Date:
02 November 2023

Dr Bohdan Piasecki wins inaugural poetry prize with ‘electric’ performance

Photo of Assistant Professor Bohdan Piasecki
Description:
University of Birmingham Assistant Professor Piasecki has won the first performance poetry award in one of the UK’s most prestigious poetry competitions.
Date:
18 October 2023

Mayor hails bootcamps that ‘deliver for local people’

Mayor Andy Street talking to Drama and Scripted T.V bootcampers.
Description:
Andy Street met with the latest students of the Drama and Scripted TV Bootcamp on a visit to University of Birmingham’s Selly Oak campus this week.
Date:
14 September 2023

Watership Down was never supposed to be a children’s film

Young son and mother watching TV together while sitting on couch
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Dr Catherine Lester comments on the film adaptation of Watership Down being reclassified from U to PG by the BBFC after 45 years.
Date:
24 July 2023

B-Film hosts inaugural Creative Practice Colloquium

Aston Webb Building at the University of Birmingham
Description:
On 28th June, B-Film (the Birmingham Centre for Film and Television Studies) hosted its inaugural Creative Practice Colloquium.
Date:
05 July 2023

Celebratory Noël Coward Conference hosted at the University

Arts Building on campus
Description:
The University welcomed academics and cultural partners for a two-day interdisciplinary conference last week on Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future.
Date:
20 June 2023

University of Birmingham hosts 2023 Association of Adaptation Studies Conference

Aston Webb building
Description:
Last week, the University welcomed almost one hundred international scholars onto campus for the ‘Authenticity and Adaptation’ conference.
Date:
14 June 2023
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