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Futureworks News

July 2010

Our students see their work in print

Five students from Futureworks' CGI department have been selected to have their course work published in leading industry magazine. [read more]

July 2010

New two-week film making course

A specially-created, digital film making course for wannabe filmmakers. [read more]

May 2010

Futureworks offers a chance to get inside the games you play

A pioneering industry-designed gaming Diploma launches in the autumn. [read more]

May 2010

Futureworks joins forces with Emergent

Futureworks school of media in Manchester has joined up with software developer, Emergent Game Technologies [read more]

May 2010

Futureworks writes a new script for media education in Manchester

Futureworks is investing in its popular film and television department and introducing a new scriptwriting course in March 2010. [read more]

February 2010

Futureworks sponsors The Gameworks

Gamers are being invited to be part of a brand new initiative that will provide a real-life, intensive experience producing Xbox 360 games in order to boost their career prospects in the industry. [read more]

January 2010

Futureworks has fun and games in Vancouver

The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games has called upon Futureworks Media School in Manchester to help broadcast coverage of the popular winter sporting event throughout Europe. [read more]

November 09

Visual Dialogues:
Futureworks/Manchester Art Gallery Collaboration

Futureworks has again asked to be involved with the Visual Dialogues project, a partnership programme managed by Tate Britain working with regional museums and galleries. [read more]

November 09

Born Of Hope:
another Tolkien fan film at Futureworks

Born of Hope is a 60 minute Lord of the Rings inspired film being produced in the UK. [read more]

November 09

New Comic Book Art Course only £99

To celebrate the Launch of our new Comic Book Art series of courses the new 2 day 'Introduction to Comic illustration and Character design' course is now available at the reduced price of only £99.00. [read more]

November 09

Comma Films and Futureworks Students have successful Cornerhouse Screening

The Cornerhouse in Manchester hosted the sold-out premiere on 14th November and the response was excellent. [read more]

May 09

Comma Film invites Futureworks Students to Join Film Crews

Comma Film, the audio-visual strand of Manchester's award-winning Comma Press, is launching a special two-day festival, Version, celebrating, screening and commissioning short film adaptations of published poems and short stories. [read more]

May 09

Futureworks hosts Ableton Live 8 Tour

An opportunity for people to come and experience Ableton Live under the tutelage of Futureworks’ resident International DJ/Ableton Live expert, Thom Powell, is just around the corner.
[read more]

April 09

New Games Company Smashes Into Futureworks

Smashmouth Games, a Manchester-based independent games studio, is developing its two latest games, to be launched on Nintendo Wii and X-Box Live, at Futureworks.
[read more]

April 09

My Dying Bride Rocks Futureworks

It was ‘heavy as hell’ at Futureworks recently, when best - selling metal band My Dying Bride spent 9 months recording in the school’s fantastic Neve Studio with resident producer Rob Magoolagan.
[read more]

April 09

The Hunt For Gollum Reaches Manchester

The magic of ‘Lord of the Rings’ has cast its spell over Futureworks, as the audio for arguably the biggest independent not-for-profit short film ever made, is being created at the city centre studios.
[read more]

April 09

From Cobbles To Coaching - Coronation Street Credits DOP Joins Futureworks

One of the men behind the legendary opening credits of Coronation Street is joining Manchester media school Futureworks – and helping students create a TV-style drama all of their own.
[read more]

April 09

Manchester Music Man Helps Students Follow Their D-Ream!

From working with iconic legends Status Quo and D-Ream to composing music for the Lowry Theatre, Mark Pilkington has done it all and will now be bringing something unique to Manchester’s Futureworks as he joins the teaching staff.
[read more]



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