Creative Industries
The Innovate UK Business Connect Creative team helps organisations interested in innovation in the Creative Industries to access funding, expert knowledge and to make powerful and diverse connections.
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We can help you take the next step by connecting you with the right funding, people and expertise.
Our people have a deep expertise and work with a wide range of companies who are developing new technologies, platforms, products and solutions that enable the Creative Industries to thrive. These companies are innovating in the areas of production, creation, distribution and sales of creative content. They are improving workflows and ways of doing things, enabling inspiring media and content to be produced and sold across the globe.The kind of Creative industries companies we work with are developing new technologies for use in sectors like Broadcast, Streaming and Film, VFX, Immersive and VR, Games, Live Events. They are utilising technologies such as AI, IoT, Machine Vision, fast 5G and telecoms tech, cybersecurity and online safety technologies, advanced projection and lighting, smart and green fabrication and manufacturing.
The Creative Industries team will help you find out about opportunities for the sector including funding. We’ll also support you when applying for funding so you maximise your change for success. We’ll identify partners best suited to your needs from our network of innovators, across sectors and technology areas.
By helping connect organisations and people across all sectors, we help shape the future and build a better and stronger innovation system.
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Related Opportunities
Media Cymru Scale Up Round 2
Opens: 07/10/2024 Closes: 04/12/2024
UK registered organisations based in Wales can apply for £100k-£250k to develop innovative products, services or experiences for the media sector.
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Knowledge transfer partnership (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 4
Opens: 30/09/2024 Closes: 04/12/2024
Up to £9m to fund innovation projects, with businesses or not-for-profits working alongside academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults.
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Design to Deliver: Collective solutions for wild urban spaces
Opens: 18/09/2024 Closes: 25/10/2024
Up to £50k for solutions that use information to contribute to the successful implementation, stewardship, and maintenance of wild urban places
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