‘Our LDN Story’: Trailers of films created by young Londoners to be screened as ads in cinemas across the capital
To Carry from Chocolate Films on Vimeo. Wavemaker UK and Digital Cinema Media (DCM), in partnership with the Mayor of London, have announced that trailers of six powerful films that capture young people’s views of life in the capital will be screened as 60” ads in cinemas London-wide. The films were produced at ‘LDN Filmmakers’ – […]
RAPP UK is launching a ground-breaking new approach to finding talent with The READY Initiative, an apprenticeship for young people who have experienced homelessness and are suited to a creative career. The initiative is a partnership between RAPP UK, youth homelessness charity Centrepoint and education specialist Creative Pioneers to find and develop these individuals. More […]
The Gate London has created “The Flag We Shouldn’t Be Proud Of” for Gay Times Magazine and Switchboard to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ youth suicide ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on the 10th September. The campaign centres around a ceremonial version of the iconic pride flag which has 2 of the 6 stripes removed […]
Wild Card has been appointed by the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint to handle PR for the mass activation phase of its latest fundraising initiative, the Big Broth, following a competitive pitch. The Big Broth kicked off in early 2018 with a search to find the nation’s tastiest homemade soup to raise money for […]
It seems that rarely a week goes by without a new statistic showing just how low consumer confidence has dropped thanks to Brexit. This isn’t great for brands, but this issue seems fleetingly short term compared to the almost equally prevalent statistics about the fragility of young people. The latest report from the annual UK […]
A new global study called SELFHOOD launched by ZAK (a creative agency specialising in connecting brands to the under 30’s), explores a better way to understand contemporary youth culture and deconstructs why the term millennials is being rejected by youth and marketers. The research draws insight from influential global collaborators across science, publishing and culture, […]
When Indian clothing company Spykar uploaded a mysterious trailer to YouTube entitled ‘Blue Film Festival’, featuring semi-naked models, a bed covered in underwear and salacious scenes rendered indecipherable by pixels, it immediately made waves online, with #BlueFilmFestival swiftly becoming the number one Twitter trend in India. When put in its cultural context this is hardly surprising – […]
The UK’s young people are very digitally savvy, however, they don’t know how to use their digital skills for work purposes, according to 47% of senior decision makers surveyed in a YouGov online poll commissioned by Capgemini UK, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The study highlights the growing […]
