Crossing Paths
calling all digital creative savvies
Digital Pioneer - Young Creative Entrepreneur Network is now open for applications
DIGITAL PIONEERS seeks to provide the opportunity for digital media entrepreneurs to establish new networks in Hong Kong and the UK; a mutually beneficial arrangement providing six entrepreneurs – three from the UK and three from Hong Kong – to raise their game by exposing them to a new culture and potential new markets.
What do we look for in a Digital Pioneer?
- Someone who is young and creative, aged between 21-35, owns a business or plays an entrepreneurial role in an established company or a section of an established company.
- Someone who is prepared to be mentored and have his/her existing business practices challenged.
- Someone who is keen to explore new markets, has international vision and leadership potential.
Who do we want to recruit?
Industry categories: anything where creative content is driven by digital technology. This includes: gaming, animation, web design, interactive media, film, video and advertising with digital elements.
What will the selected Digital Pioneers get?
- Free admission to industry-specific seminars and workshops including one led by the legendary creator of Lara Croft, Ian Livingstone, OBE.
- Fully funded trips and placement opportunities in UK with organised professional visit programmes to creative companies
- Year-long dedicated mentorship from top-notch players in the UK digital media industry.
ACT NOW, DON'T MISS OUT THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT STEP.
Go to www.britishcouncil.org.hk/digital-pioneers for full application details.
Application closes on late December 2006.
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Other partners and supporting organisations:
Junior Chamber International
British Skyu Broadcasting
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
Hong Kong Designers Association
UK Trade & Investment
Youth Business Hong Kong
Meet the legend – IAN LIVINGSTONE, OBE
Ian Livingstone is Creative Director at Eidos and a pioneering legend of interactive entertainment. In 1975 he co-founded Games Workshop Ltd and launched Dungeons & Dragons in Europe. In 1982, again with Steve Jackson, he devised Fighting Fantasy, the series of interactive gamebooks that sold over 15 million copies in 23 languages. At Eidos - the UK's leading developer and publisher of video games - he has helped to secure many of the company's major franchises including Tomb Raider, Championship Manager and Hitman. The Tomb Raider series developed into a hugely successful media franchise including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the highest grossing film based on a video game. He was awarded an OBE in 2006 for his contribution to the Computer Games Industry.
Seminar 1: From a muse to a maestro – the creative journey from turning an idea into a major market success in the IP interactive entertainment era (Also known as Cyberport Speaker Series)
Date: 11 October 2006
Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Venue: Level 4 Cyberport 3 (Core E)
Seminar 2: The power of mentorship.
Date: 12 October 2006
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Venue: Level 4 Cyberport 3 (Core E)
Seminar Online Version: http://www.cyberport.hk/campaign/incutrain/training/YCE_seminar.htm
Information & enquiries: digitalpioneers@britishcouncil.org.hk, Tel(852) 2913 5136
About Digital Pioneers:
Digital Pioneers is organised by the British Council in close partnership with Cyberport and many other international partners. It seeks to provide the opportunity for digital media entrepreneurs to establish new networks in Hong Kong and the UK; a mutually beneficial arrangement providing six entrepreneurs – three from the UK and three from Hong Kong – to raise their game by exposing them to a new culture and potential new markets. Application for the competition opens on 12 October 2006.
The Digital Pioneers programme offers amazing career benefits such as free access to exclusive industry-specific seminars, exchange opportunities with digital pioneers in the UK, a tailored placement at leading UK digital companies, year-long mentorship by industry leaders and much more. For full details of the programme, please visit www.britishcouncil.org.hk/digital-pioneers .
Organised by:
Sponsored by:
Partners:
Supporting Organisations:
Arts Council England
Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association
Hong Kong Designers Association
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
IdN
Just-b Productions
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
University of Abertay
UK Trade & Investment