DAKILA's Climate Story Lab Pitching held last 6 October

As part of the the "12th Active Vista Human Rights Festival: Espekulasyon," DAKILA held its Climate Story Lab Pitching on 6 October 2024 following its Climate Story Lab last 3-4 October 2024. Together with British Council Philippines, Picture People, iMedia and Rockfeller Foundation, the Climate Story Lab offers an opportunity for young creatives and advocates to tell compelling climate stories that encourage audiences to take strategic and meaningful actions towards addressing climate issues.

bioSignals is holding its exhibit from 8-15 October

We invite all artists and scientists to visit the bioSignals multimedia exhibit from 8-15 October 2024 at NO, Diliman, Quezon City. bioSignals is a collaborative project that bridges the three island nations of the Philippines, the UK, and New Zealand by collecting, processing, and transmitting signals in real-time from local plant life growing at each site. Two other bioSignals exhibits opened simultaneously in HartsLane Gallery in London and The Strand Arcade in Whangarei. The creative research project is a grantee of the British Council’s Connections Through Culture programme.

Alexander Whitley Dance Company joins this year's FIFTH WALL FEST

We are excited to support the country's premier platform for dance films, FIFTH WALL FEST! "Edition V: The body is home" will be held this 19-20 October at the FIFTH WALL HOUSE, 35 Broadway Ave. Cor. 9th St., New Manila, Quezon City.

We are supporting the collaboration between Fifth Wall and the Alexander Whitley Dance Company, a UK-based and internationally acclaimed artist-led creative studio who have been redefining the boundaries of dance for over a decade. They will be holding workshops for their groundbreaking software Otmo, a user-friendly tool that allows non-specialists to effortlessly sequence motion capture recordings in a 3D virtual space. Be sure to check it out!

The Great British Festival returns this 19-20 October

The British Embassy Manila and British Chamber of Commerce, together with British Council Philippines, are excited to announce the return of the Great British Festival – a weekend celebration of British culture, creativity, innovation, and friendship – taking place on 19-20 October at C1 Park, Bonifacio High Street, BGC.

This year’s festival coincides with the UK-Philippines Friendship Day, making it a special event that highlights the 78 strong years of enduring partnership between the UK and the Philippines.

ACE Policymakers Training launches this October

The ASEAN-UK Advancing Creative Economy (ACE) Policymakers Training launches this October. The development program is a six-week immersive course for policymakers who work in local, regional, and central government and sector profesisonals working in the cultural and creative industries.

British Council's EARTH Scholarships 2025 are open

British Council Scotland and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities are offering the EARTH Scholarships for 2025, open worldwide for those who wish to tackle climate emergency through innovative arts and humanities research.

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