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A look at the Highlights and Successes of The Honeycomb programme, 2013 - 2015
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Showcasing Success
03
01 INTRODUCTION
For two years from summer 2013, the Honeycomb – Creative Works programme has targeted the digital content sector across the INTERREG IVA region of Northern Ireland, the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland and the western seaboard of Scotland.
Through the partnership led by Ulster University, with Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) and Creative Skillset, all key aims have been delivered:– Intelligence Gathering: 19 research reports
have been produced by Honeycomb covering film, animation, music, games and interactive content.
– Developing Networks of Scale: a comprehensive networking programme now exists across the Honeycomb region.
– Skills Development: sector-specific training for the digital content sector has been developed with 82 elearning courses now available.
– Enterprise Development and Project Finance: the Honeypot Fund was established for early stage digital entrepreneurs with three Awards, Cog, Create and Captivate.
The outcomes of the programme can be viewed in this booklet and online at thehoneycomb.net
03 AREAS COVERED02 PROGRAMME SUPPORT
£3.58mSUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR
Film and Broadcast
Animation Games Development
Interactive Media
West of Scotland
Northern IrelandExcept greater Belfast
Six border counties of Ireland
Music Technology
0504
05 ENGAGEMENT04 HONEYCOMB ACTIVITIES
Research Networking Skills Training
Seed Funding
0706
06 RESEARCH
0908
5 SECTOR DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
3 INTERDISCIPLINARY REPORTS
4 SKILLS GAPS REPORTS
2,500 REGISTERED WEBSITE USERS
4 FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY REPORTS 3 INTERNATIONAL STUDY
VISIT REPORTS
1 ONLINE SKILLS DATABASE
07 NETWORKING
1110
£350K
120
IN CONTRACT WORK SECURED
NETWORKING AND BUSINESS SUPPORT EVENTS HELD
SALES OPPORTUNITIES SECUREDAT HOME AND ABROAD
8 INTERNATIONAL EVENTSINCLUDING
– SEATTLE– AUSTIN, TEXAS– DUBLIN– LONDON– TALLINN, ESTONIA
12 TRADE SHOWS ATTENDEDINCLUDING
– OFFSET, DUBLIN– goNORTH, INVERNESS– SOUND AND VISION, NORWICH– FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL, DERRY
07 NETWORKING
1312
EVENTS DEVELOPEDINCLUDING
NETWORKS SUPPORTEDINCLUDING
– PULSE CAVAN– NICHE EXPO, ENNISKILLEN– DICE NORTHWEST,
LETTERKENNY– TECH TALKS, DROGHEDA– INTERNATIONAL FILM
FORUM, CAVAN– FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL– 48 HOUR BOOTCAMP– SONG CAMP– LOST IN AUSTIN– HONEYCOMB EXPO– VLOG IT
– DIGITAL DUNDALK– REFRESH BOYNE– GENERATOR NI– DIGITAL CIRCLE NI– CultureTECH– goNORTH– GAMES NI– HONEYCOMB CREATIVE
WOMEN– OBAN CREATIVE NETWORK– THE WEE CUPPA TEA
NETWORK
08 SKILLS
3000+ 82 48PARTICIPANTS IN SKILLS
E-LEARNING COURSES
CPD COURSES TO 650 PEOPLE
10 GUEST SPEAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD09 PROGRAMME SUPPORT
1514
POSTGRADUATE MODULES DEVELOPED6
– Management and Leadership: Developing Creative Entepreneurs
– Leadership in the Creative Industries
– Copyright and the Information Society
– Game Music Composition
– Exploring Transmedia Production
– Working with Location Sound
FINLAND
DENMARKLONDON
NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
BOSTON
GLASGOW
11 KEY SPEAKERS
Colin Macdonald, Games Commissioner
Channel 4
Jason Lopes, VFX Engineer,
Legacy Effects
Tim Wheeler, Musician, Ash
Lucy Campbell, Head of Digital Marketing RTE
Pat Loughrey, Warden, Goldsmiths University of London
Jess Hurd, Campaigning
Photjournalist
Wayne Denner, Digital Ninja
Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6
Andrew WK, Rock Musician
Henry Bull, Double Negative SFX
Emma Davie, Documentary Maker
Philip Bloom, Cinematographer
Sandra Scott, Executive Producer
Huw Stephens, BBC DJ
Anita Stokes, Sony Computer Entertainment
America
Duane Hopkins, Film Director
Oliver Jeffers, Illustrator and Artist
Neishaw Ali, VFX Director
Dr. Maureen Gaffney, Psychologist and
Author
Geoff Gilmore, Tribeca Enterprises
1716
12 INSTITUTIONS
TOP 20CREATIVE MEDIA GRADUATES FROM:
DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NORTH WEST REGIONAL COLLEGE
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE
ULSTER UNIVERSITY
18 19
14 SEED FUNDING13 HONEYCOMB BUZZ AWARDS – WINNER
2120
Ashling GruffertyDUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 37
16
15
6£235KAWARDED PROJECTS FUNDED
COG AWARDS
CREATE AWARDS
CAPTIVATE AWARDS
15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Staff and Management Committee
David Brown, Scottish Programme Coordinator, Creative Skillset Dr Paul Beaney, Project Director, Ulster UniversityDeirbhile Doherty, Finance Assistant, Ulster University Professor Sarah Edge, Skills Director, Ulster University Kevin Fearon, Networks of Scale Coordinator, Dundalk Institute of Technology Professor Nick Higgins, Research Associate, University of West ScotlandIan Kennedy, Management Committee, Creative Skillset Northern IrelandCamilla Long, Skills Coordinator, Ulster University Irene McCausland, Management Committee, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Fiona McElroy, Programme Manager, Ulster University Stephen Michael, Web Developer, Ulster University Dr Colm Murphy, Intelligence Director, Ulster UniversityAisling Murtagh, Research Associate, Ulster University Dr Douglas Nanka-Bruce, Research Associate, Dundalk Institute of TechnologyCaroline O’Sullivan, Skills Coordinator, Dundalk Institute of TechnologyMaria Prince, Programme Administrator, Ulster UniversityAlasdair Smith, Management Committee, Creative Skillset Scotland Agnieszka Walsh, Project Administrator, Dundalk Institute of Technology Dan Wilks, Research Associate, Creative Skillset London
Project Partners
Ulster UniversityDundalk Institute of Technology Creative SkillsetUniversity of the West of Scotland
Delivery Partners Creative ScotlandLetterkenny Institute of TechnologyMG AlbaScreenHIThe Nerve Centre
The Honeycomb – Creative Works Team
Honeycomb is part-financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA Cross-border Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.
About Honeycomb
The Honeycomb – Creative Works programme is a collaborative project led by Ulster University, in partnership with Dundalk Institute of Technology, Creative Skillset and the University of the West of Scotland.