MELT - Opportunity for Innovative Creative Content for new digital platforms
2005-08-01 | Creative York
What is Melt? Melt gives annual research and development (R&D) awards of up to £50,000 to innovative content proposals from leading creative and technical talent. Melt enables the exploration of the creative and economic potential of content for new and emerging media platforms - for example iTV, broadband, wireless, wearable, mobile, pervasive and locative media. Melt provides the investment necessary to take selected proposals from concept to pilot or prototype stage. Melt works with industry partners such as the BBC, Channel 4 and PACT.
Why Melt now?
Emerging media platforms, art and communication forms are generating a phenomenal demand for innovative creative content. The Media Industries are hungry for content that satisfies the appetites of new audiences.
Is Melt for you?
Melt is for South Yorkshire based creative talent and for creative talent based anywhere else in the world working with South Yorkshire partners. If you are based outside South Yorkshire use the dating section of MELT's website to find your ideal partner
What is Melt looking for?
Melt is looking for and will fund proposals for R&D investment that lead to the production of content pilots or prototypes that; Uniquely exploit the creative possibilities of; o Existing/emerging single platforms (e.g. 3G mobiles) o Combinations of existing/emerging platforms (e.g. games consoles + iTV) o Combinations of existing/emerging platforms with older established platforms (e.g. wearables + television) Have strong commercial and industrial market and audience potential.
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