BE MORE: CREATIVE is multi-year celebration of the innovators, the mavericks and the pioneers fuelling the explosion of creativity across the length and breadth of our country’s cities and regions.
This was the start of a series that will highlights the strengths of creativity within our cities and regions; to showcase the diverse and distinct voices that reflect each area; and to celebrate those innovating individuals and businesses, producing creative content that pushes technology to its very limits.
Be More Creative: Leeds took place in Lambert’s Yard; the last surviving triple-storey house in the centre of Leeds, originally built circa 1600. It used to house George Lambert’s grocery store, but it’s been home to a wide swath of businesses. And now, with the imagination of some of the best design, décor, fashion, and architecture minds in the UK, it’s the gorgeous space you see today – home to one of the earliest fashion incubators hosted by the College of Fashion Enterprise outside of London.
The day started out with a bang with an enticing and mesmerising performance by the glorious Pheonix Dance Theatre. Nicola Mendelsohn presented the key note speech of the day discussing her strong magnetism to Leeds and the impact and the growth of the region and the creative industries as a whole.
Following this, our CEO, Caroline Norbury’s speech welcomed the audience, followed by an in conversation with BFI CEO Amanda Nevill. We heard from a selection of Leeds City Region SME’s as well as a panel discussion of screening in the North with with Iain Smith (BFC), Sally Joynson (Screen Yorkshire) and Bekki Wray-Rogers (Duck Soup Films).
The night ceased with a keynote from Chief Officer Cluny Macpherson from Leeds City Council, discussing how they approached their bid for European City of Culture 2023.
The post event saw exhibitions from games, tech and digital businesses, screenings from Mojo and Studio 12.
http://creativeengland.co.uk/be-more-creative/be-more-leeds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPvRg2-a8L8
