Indielab has revealed the 20 organisations which will be supported through its inaugural TV, and Arts & Culture Export Lab programme in West Yorkshire.
The initiatives are funded by the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership to support and drive international growth within the region’s key creative sectors.
Those chosen for the TV Export Lab include Air TV, Art of Truth, Attaboy TV, Atypical, Button Down, Candour Productions, Curley Vision, Fettle Animation, Pageful Productions, Rainbow Trout, The City Talking, and True North.
“After gaining valuable insight and knowledge from the Indielab TV Accelerator programme it was a natural progression to apply for the TV Export Lab programme,” said Christian Hills, True North Creative Director [pictured].
“We are now very excited to dovetail the learnings across the programmes to continue to boost True North’s potential.”
The 8 organisations selected from the Arts & Culture sector are Dark Horse, Jazz North, Live Cinema, Northern Broadside Theatre, Opera North, Phoenix Dance Theatre, South Asian Arts and Mind the Gap.
“This is yet another fantastic example of the creative industries getting the support they need to help them thrive and I am pleased that West Yorkshire is able to extend its successful relationship with Indielab to deliver the Export Labs programme,” added Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire.
“The ability to reach a wider audience will enable growth and create more jobs. If we harness this potential now, we will reap the rewards in the months and years to come.”
Over the next 3 months, both programmes will deliver targeted modules through coached sessions and 1-2-1’s with industry experts.
“This is an exciting time for the creative industries in West Yorkshire; with the continued commitment to invest in the nations and regions of the UK we aim to support West Yorks’ creative industries to the next level through the delivery of these programmes,” explained Victoria Powell, Indielab’s founder and Programme Director.
“Working with our partners from across the TV and Arts & Culture sectors, we have designed a targeted Export programme that will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and expertise needed to successfully position, monetise and manage their content in the global marketplace.”
