British Council Wider Europe 2024 Creative Producers
Creative Producers Programme is British Council’s exciting professional development opportunity for producers across Wider Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Western Balkans who will collaborate with Curated Place (UK) to develop skills and expand networks.
This programme is designed to broaden and promote the profession of Creative Production internationally by supporting new projects, teams, and creative economies to deliver more ambitious and daring creative projects.
We encourage creative producers to experiment and work across artforms, so do not miss this unique chance to challenge yourself and apply to the programme!
The workshops are designed to take an international cohort through creating a project and idea, clearly communicating its essence, and exploring practical delivery considerations around where, when, and how it will come to life and crucially who it is for. The aim of the programme is to create a sustainable and inspired creative sector community rooted locally but connected internationally who understand all aspects of creative production from creative vision and technical challenges through to budgets, logistics and audiences.
See details of our training team, structure and content at www.creativeproducertraining.com
Please read the all of the information below fully and check eligibility before applying.
Programme stages
The program will consist of several stages:
One-week online workshop from 15 to 19 January 2024 with tutors from Curated Place,
One-week in-person workshop from 4 to 8 March 2024 in Albania (travel and accommodation provided),
Partial financial support and networking opportunities in the UK for selected participants will be available following successful completion of the programme
Please note that commitment to attend both online and in-person elements of the programme in full is mandatory to be considered for the programme.
Who can apply?
Creative Producers are widely perceived as the driving force in a creative project that bring forth practical logistics and creative processes in artistic and cultural events, exhibitions, festivals, and projects – this programme is for those people that make events, exhibitions, projects and programmes happen.
We welcome representatives of diverse artistic backgrounds, including independent producers and creatives, art managers and administrators of cultural venues, artists, curators, festival organisers, theatre critics and playwrights, directors, dancers, musicians, and others with experience of setting up cultural projects, and with the desire to develop professional skills in creative production and connect with international peers.
Please note While creative producers may work in both music and film music production, film production techniques will not be covered in this programme nor is the course tailored to professional development in the career structures of the industrialised Film and Music sectors (eg studio engineering).
Prospective applicants must:
Be 18 years old or above
Have 3 to 5 years of experience in creating a new work from the ground up
Generate a unique idea or concept for a project that relates to cultural and creative sectors with the aim of making a difference in the field
Consider sustainability and dissemination strategy when planning the project proposal
Consider engaging with the UK cultural sector
Terms and Conditions
The programme will take place online and offline and participants are required to:
Commit to all stages of the programme (see Key Dates below)
Have a good command of English (level B2 on the CEFR scale)
Allocate 5 full days in one week for the online training
Allocate time for homework
Participate in interviews and/or blogs to share the experience of the programme
Credit the programme and partners in any future showing of project idea
Be open to collaboration and co-production with programme participants
Successful applicants may be invited to take part in additional showcase opportunities and British Council alumni programmes in the future.
Successful applicants will be required to keep in regular communication with the British Council, offering project updates and support the project monitoring and evaluation
Please note that the programme will be held in English and translation will not be available.
We only consider applications that are completed in accordance with the programme requirements (see How to apply).
How to apply
Applicants are asked to complete and submit an online application form text or submit a 3 min video answering the following questions:
• Please tell us why you want to be a part of the programme, how you think it will benefit your creative practice and how it will benefit your city and the arts sector in your country.
• Please give us a case study of the kind of project you would like to develop should support and funding be available. Provide details about the project and why it is an important project to realise now.
Deadline for submitting online applications or video November 2, 23.59 pm local time.
