Arts News - Making Futures Conference Cebu, Register by 23 February 2020

Making Futures Philippines – Biennial international craft conference in Cebu

Making Futures: Rethinking Craft Communities, Taking on Global Challenges
6–8 March 2020
Ticketed registration until 23 February 2020
Quest Hotel in Cebu, Philippines

What is the role of craft and design in this rapidly changing world? The Making Futures: Rethinking Craft Communities, Taking on Global Challenges conference is happening from 6–8 March 2020 at Quest Hotel in Cebu, Philippines. Let us explore maker movements as change agents in societies. Connect with makers, designers, artisans and changemakers from all over the world. Making Futures is a biennial international knowledge exchange platform that we are hosting together with Plymouth College of Art. This year’s conference is the first in Southeast Asia and supported through British Council’s Crafting Futures global programme and our partnership with DTI-Design Center of the Philippines.

Visit our website to register today.

Watch how HoliCOW designers are closing the loop in Cebu

Cebu has always been a hub for the Philippines’ furniture industry, but in recent years has struggled to keep up with competitors. The Holistic Coalition of the Willing (HoliCOW) hopes to surpass this challenge by bringing together creatives and artisans to cultivate designs for a sustainable future. Focused on a mission to achieve harmony between their products and the environment, HoliCOW believes that in supporting its members and community, ‘...we can come up with beautiful things’.

Watch the film series here.

Filipiñana featured in Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival
20 February – 01 March 2020
Potsdamer Straße 5, Berlin, Germany

Filipiñana, the first short film produced by the Film Producers Society, in collaboration with the London Film School, has been selected as an official entry to Berlinale Shorts this month. Of the 24 films featured, Filipiñana is the only short film from Asia. It was written and directed by Rafael Manuel and co-produced by Film Producers Society’s Kyle Nieva.

Film Producers Society is part of the Creative Innovators Programme and connected with the London Film School during a study tour in the UK. To find out more, please click here.

Call for Philippine-based researcher on the ‘creative added value’ of hubs

Research on hubs’ creative added value
Research dates 17 February – 30 September 2020
Application deadline 16 February 2020

Creative Friction Ltd seeks to urgently recruit a qualified field researcher to support an innovative evaluation project that focuses on assessing the ‘creative added value’ of 15 Philippine hubs. This is a rewarding position for a communicative, agile researcher interested in gaining research experience in collaboration with our Creative Innovators Programme.

To apply, please click here.