Tag: Events
Giving with One Hand, Taking Back with the Other
May 16, 2021 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Press Release, 0
The Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport has announced that it is removing 25% of the budget for the Young Audiences Content Fund, before the three year pilot scheme is completed. This represents, according to Broadcast Magazine, around 20 productions which will not now be funded. Having fought long and hard for the Fund, […]
Safer Internet Day: Tuesday 9 February 2021
February 24, 2021 Cecilia Weiss CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports, 0
CMF Exec Group member Cecilia Weiss attended Safer Internet Day (UK). “Around 500 guests attended Safer Internet Day. I was invited on behalf of the Children’s Media Foundation. Here’s my summarised report of the event.” Safer Internet Day was presented by Jake Humphrey from the BT Tower with virtual contributors from the industry, government and […]
Sandford St Martin Awards 2021
November 26, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, 1
Announcing the new Sandford St Martin “Broadcasting in the Time of Corona” Awards. Reflecting the exceptional work and innovation of broadcasters and content-makers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sandford St Martin Awards are launching two new awards for 2021. Entries and nominations are now being invited for the Trustees’ Corona Content Award for broadcast programmes or reports […]
Creativity Is Magic And Magic Is For Everyone
November 26, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports, 0
By Cressida Cowell Children’s Author and Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate I have spent twenty years writing for children, and over those twenty years I have lost count of the times people have asked me, ‘Have you ever thought of writing for adults?’ as if writing for children was some sort of second best activity, […]
Question Time at CMC 2020
July 30, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports, 0
By Nikki Stearman Senior Games Designer, Dubit and CMF Executive Group Member for Events I was honoured to produce the Children’s Media Conference Question Time this year with the support of Executive Producer Anna Home, Chair of the Children’s Media Foundation, ‘Right Now and What’s Next?’ explored the strategic questions around kids and content and […]
Reflections on Inclusivity at CMC 2020 On-Line
July 28, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports, 0
By Olivia Dickinson Digital Consultant and CMF Executive Group Member for Diversity and Inclusion This year’s CMC gave us an amazing opportunity to create content that gives you concrete, practical actions and takeaways. Every one of the contributors in the 9 films that make up Inclusivity Now tells you at least one practical thing you […]
When Sheffield Comes To You
July 28, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports, 0
By Jane Kirkham Clerk to the All Party Parliamentary Group CMF Executive Group Member for political and governmental liaison. Maybe I don’t get out enough but I love going to Sheffield. The annual bunfight that is the Children’s Media Conference – I look forward to it all year. OK, I don’t get out much but then […]
Children’s Media Conference 2020 Online
June 26, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, 0
What’s Happening In CMC 2020? By Greg Childs Director, CMF and Diana Hinshelwood Newsletter Editor, CMF Executive Group Lockdown may have stopped us gathering in Sheffield for CMC 2020, but with an on-line conference and an all-star line-up, July’s conference is still the hot ticket. CMC 2020 On-line is happening from 6th -10th […]
Virtual CMC
April 28, 2020 Greg Childs CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports, 0
CMC Editorial Director Greg Childs (who also happens to be Director of the Children’s Media Foundation) outlines what’s happening to the popular kids’ industry event in response to the crisis. Once it became obvious that large-scale gatherings were not going to be permitted even in the early summer, we knew the writing was on the […]
Virtual Children’s Media Yearbook
April 28, 2020 Diana Hinshelwood CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Yearbook 2020, 0
The Children’s Media Yearbook … ish. Mark Wilson Yearbook Editor, The Children’s Media Foundation The Children’ Media Yearbook content 2020 is sponsored by: It’s probably a bit bonkers, and a tad selfish, to moan about abandoned media projects during this surreal and tragic pandemic … but, what the heck, I’m gonna have […]