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17/12/2007
NI Joins Media Academy Network
Young people in Northern Ireland who hanker after a career in some of the many aspects of the media now have another avenue open.
An innovative new project - described as an 'elite academy' will help to develop a new wave of talent to create the media content of the future.
The Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy, comprising a consortium led by the University of Ulster and including the Belfast Metropolitan College, North West Regional College and Southern Regional College, has been selected to be part of the world's first Media Academy Network.
It joins a network of 16 other academies across the UK, launched by Culture Minister James Purnell and Skills Minister David Lammy in London in mid December.
The network aims to allow world-leading academics, content creators, computer games developers, software programmers and creative artists to work with industry to develop talent, creativity and business ideas to exploit new technologies and opportunities in broadcast television and interactive media.
Northern Ireland's success is all the more impressive as it follows a one year application and industry inspection process involving more than 60 consortia, all bidding for the coveted academy status.
Richard Williams, Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Screen, said: "The Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy will for the first time create a proper and coherent link between the television, film and digital media industry in Northern Ireland and the education and training providers.
"This provides a once in a generation opportunity to ensure that, in the future, graduates of courses are better equipped for the industry they wish to join and are provided with a clearer path to that industry, albeit still a challenging one."
See: World's first Media Academy Network for NI
(BMcC)
An innovative new project - described as an 'elite academy' will help to develop a new wave of talent to create the media content of the future.
The Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy, comprising a consortium led by the University of Ulster and including the Belfast Metropolitan College, North West Regional College and Southern Regional College, has been selected to be part of the world's first Media Academy Network.
It joins a network of 16 other academies across the UK, launched by Culture Minister James Purnell and Skills Minister David Lammy in London in mid December.
The network aims to allow world-leading academics, content creators, computer games developers, software programmers and creative artists to work with industry to develop talent, creativity and business ideas to exploit new technologies and opportunities in broadcast television and interactive media.
Northern Ireland's success is all the more impressive as it follows a one year application and industry inspection process involving more than 60 consortia, all bidding for the coveted academy status.
Richard Williams, Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Screen, said: "The Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy will for the first time create a proper and coherent link between the television, film and digital media industry in Northern Ireland and the education and training providers.
"This provides a once in a generation opportunity to ensure that, in the future, graduates of courses are better equipped for the industry they wish to join and are provided with a clearer path to that industry, albeit still a challenging one."
See: World's first Media Academy Network for NI
(BMcC)
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