An opportunity from West Yorkshire Combined Authority for freelancers, start-ups and SMEs working in the West Yorkshire creative industries (incl. gaming, textiles, music, TV/film & animation) to apply for training and bursaries to take their talent to the global stage. creativeexportaccelerator.co.uk

🚨 Senior TV professionals! 🚨 Join Changemakers, a yearlong programme for leaders putting climate at the heart of TV 🌍 Apply by 20 March: bit.ly/4b5uKJh

You can now listen to the BFI NETWORK: England Short Film Fund Audio Guidelines on SoundCloud! The audio guidelines clearly break down the SFF guidelines so you can check your eligibility and understand what we expect from your application. on.soundcloud.com/QjcjmiFoHaXfm4…

📢 Calling University of York researchers & technicians. We're running R&D residencies for University of York researchers & technicians. Apply by 21 Mar for an opportunity to conduct self-directed research or technical development from our immersive R&D lab. ℹ️ bit.ly/3Fis5zU

A new report explores the workspaces that support York’s creative economy, presents insights from creative workers and makes recommendations for supporting economic and social impact 👉 bit.ly/4bKhV7p 🎨 Photo of artwork by Hannah Sibai

📢 Join our webinar on 1 May to hear updates from two R&D projects that are exploring interactions between data and virtual production processes to tackle the challenges of data compatibility and create new immersive narratives. More info & tickets 👉 bit.ly/3FFjE1Q

XR Stories is supporting Polite Rebellion to create a virtual archive of The Grief Series, a 13 year body of work about grief. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3QScOIK 📸 Papier-mâché traditional Mexican Cartoneria sculptures of the All That Lives team. Credit: Ellie Harrison.

📢 Register for our webinar on 1 May to hear updates from two projects that are exploring interactions between data and virtual production processes to tackle the challenges of data compatibility and create new immersive narratives. More info & tickets 👉 bit.ly/4cxS2Is

📢Announcing a DocFest talent initiative for XR artists developing a project in the intersection of art, technology and documentary. Apply for our Alternate Realities XR Artists Forum to expand your network and get advice from experts in the field - sheffdocfest.com/news/alternate…

📢 Register for our XR Network+ seminar to hear about R&D projects that are enhancing data compatibility in virtual production (VP) workflows & using VP to unlock new opportunities through subtitle data. 📅 Thurs 1 May 2025 ⏰ 3pm to 4pm 📍Online 🎟️ bit.ly/3YSE2Dk

📢 On 4 June 2025, we're taking XR Network+ to sxswlondon to present a panel entitled 'All the world’s a stage: Virtual performances for global multi-platform theatre' with colleagues from The RSC, CAMERA and Central. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3YtpTMP

📣 We're thrilled to be part of The Big Thing, an annual gathering from Immersive Arts UK for the creative/immersive art community to connect and spark ideas taking place in Bradford from 9 – 11 June 2025. Find out more and join us! bit.ly/4kck0fw

If you missed last week's webinar on data and extended reality (XR) technologies, a recording of the session is now available on the XR Stories and XR Network+ YouTube channel: bit.ly/44D8DZu

Join our XR Network+ webinar on 12 June to explore how XR tech can be used within live performance to provide new experiences & improve existing processes. With updates from Abertay University, ScottishYouthTheatre, Goldsmiths, University of London & Alexander Whitley Dance Company, find out more 👉 bit.ly/4iTqAGp

We talk to Glen Kelly, Programme Manager at CoSTAR Live Lab about life on the ground at the state-of-the-art research and development facility dedicated to advancing live performance systems and user experience across screen, stage, and the metaverse: hubs.li/Q03nvXQf0

Thanks to everyone who joined us at sxswlondon to hear from colleagues at The RSC, CAMERA & Central about work taking place on our XR Network+ RSC R&D challenge creating new tools for theatre-makers that combine traditional stagecraft with virtual production technologies

📢 XR Stories has been awarded funding by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Skills Innovation Fund to lead Extending XR, a two-year programme of work that will deliver technology skills training to creative practitioners and develop a new skills ecosystem for the region: bit.ly/43JROep

Join Damian Murphy from 2pm on 14 July to explore how XR technologies are changing how exhibitions are presented to audiences. With speakers from Teesside University & London College of Fashion, plus artist Lucy Wheeler and producer/director Ellie Land. More info & tickets: bit.ly/4kf2IxT

If you're a creative practitioner or someone who works in the creative industries in York & North Yorkshire, there's still time to take part in the Creative Economy Census and inform plans for funding and support for people working in the region. xrstories.co.uk/creative-econo…