User:SarahJaneShaw/Sandbox

=The History of Future Artists.=

Future Artists was founded in 2009 by Mark Ashmore (Director, Actor and Digital Media Artist) and Jenny Inchbald (Digital Business Consultant and Producer) with the aim of harnessing the potential of digital for independent creatives and film makers in an open manner as possible. It is focused mainly around digital film as a core activity and based in Salford, UK.

July 2009 Future Artists launched at the now defunct arts centre the URBIS in Manchester as part of the Not Part of festival the fringe to the Manchester International Festival. They took what they called 'the inspiration from the local scene' and organised talks and screenings by various people including Steve Balshaw (Salford Film Festival and Filmonik ), John Wojowski (Kino and Manchester European Short Film Festival ), John Williams (Producer and former lecturer), Michael Booth (Director)and Paul Coppack of Pleased Sheep, Sky Wilson of Inside Report and Darren Gordon of DNA Performance Resource

November 2009 Future Artists hosted an unconference at Urbis to look at future possible avenues of media and film and featured discussions including writer/actress Rebecca Evans and her project THE COLOUR CANDY, Jon Williams on the release strategy of DIARY OF A BAD LAD and Jenny Inchbald discussing the uses of new media in raising profile of creative products. At Sheffield Doc Fest, as part of a Shooting People work shop 'Digital Boot Camp' both company directors did and talk and ran a workshop on DIY film making and distribution Director Mark Ashmore then went off to COP 15 to film part of the protest which was later included in Age of Stupid Exec. Emily James's feature project 'Just Do It: Get off your arse and save the world' Director Jenny Inchbald then tutored on Cross Over Lab with then Shooting People Director James Mulligan.

February 2010 Future Artsis released their first film THE ACTORS GUIDE TO SURVIAL, a documentary shot by Mark Ashmore in 2008 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, premiered at the Nexus Art Cafe in Manchester.

April 2010 Future Artists became the first film to release within an E-book platform with the DON'T SEND POST CARDS project. Backed by the then Managing Director of MyEbook.com Sy Whitehall they worked with graphic desinger Claire O'Connel (now of The Chook) and Ben Tallon, currently it has been viewed around 45,000 times. Future Aritsts also became Artists in Residence at the Zion Arts Center in Hulme running training and events with the specific brief to increase the digital footprint of the center.

May 2010 Future Artists ran 'drop in' for young creatives starting out, to provide support, advice and contacts.

June 2010 PROJECT PRAXIS was created, directed by Mark Ashmore and produced by Rebecca Joyce and Jenny Inchbald. The basis of the project was an exploration of the concept of Praxis as discussed by Tony Wilson at the opening of the Hacienda. Film project created was crowd sourced and included content from over 50 people via facebook and twitter. The final version was screened at Fac 251 (the original home of factory records) with 3 live bands conduncted by Niko Paterakis and was the first UK film to have its premier streamed live to mobile phones.

July 2010 Future Artists first birthday with picnic and screening held at the Zion Arts Center to mark the end of their residency. The films screened were short film Bog Standard and feature film BEYOND THE POLE Directed by David L. Williams, with Rhys Thomas, Stephen Mangan, Mark Benton, Rosie Cavaliero.

August 2010 Arranged affiliate digital ticket sales using technology platform Fatsoma for Soul Boy – Soda Pictures – Event Release.

October 2010 Future Artists turned part of their company into a workers owned co-op after funding cuts brought an end to the out reach and education projects, forming and Industrial Provident Society called Future Artists Live Creative Co-op. Funding was obtained from the co-op, Jeff Thonpson of Unconvention joined the board as Chairman and Anne Prendergast joined as treasurer.

November 2010 Future Artists Live Creative Co-op held a fundrasing event at FAC251 in Manchester raise initial funding.

December 2010 Future Artists Live Creative Co-op launched at UMBRO head quarters in Manchester with an all day event that included Ian Aspin and Channel 4's 4Talent

Article needs more adding