Factory International

Congratulations to our Factory Academy x HEADS alumni who showcased their final portfolio last week 🎉 Factory Academy x HEADS alumni were invited to a special private exhibition at Aviva Studios. Joined by Manchester City Council, the exhibition featured their final portfolio work which students planned and delivered from start to finish with expertise from HEADS - specialists in digital marketing. Factory Academy, which launched in 2018, provides free training programmes to nurture the technicians, producers and arts professionals of the future. Over 1000 local people have graduated from more than 40 different programmes, providing skills for careers from event managers, musicians, and teachers to production managers and technicians. Want to offer your expertise as an employer? We'd love to hear from you and what you could offer regarding skills and training opportunities for our young people at Factory International. 🔗 For more information and to get in touch, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e9nwqdf3 Factory Academy is supported by Aviva and The Law Family Charitable Foundation. 📸 Photography by Joe Barker

Meet Fusion Factory - the 14 Greater Manchester residents turned co-curators presenting playable artwork Those Who Hold Up The Sky with artists BRiGHT BLACK 🏙️ Over the past six months, Fusion Factory have been dreaming up the new artwork with BRiGHTBLACK, an artist collective led by Simon Wilkinson and Myra Appannah whose work has featured at Tate Modern and toured to 36 nations. Those Who Hold Up The Sky is a playable exhibition taking over the North Warehouse for its world premiere in March 2025. The city-building game invites you into a world of physical and virtual play where you can remix Manchester - made in response to Fusion Factory wanting to see Greater Manchester reflected in the artwork. We met with the 14 Mancunians to hear why they wanted to get involved with Fusion Factory and what they can bring to the project. 🔗 Read more about the co-curators: https://lnkd.in/ecrcNsXT

💼 NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES 💼 We have some additional vacancies at Factory International, including... 👇 📋 Operations Director 📆 16 February 🤝 Production Manager (Commercial) 📆 17 February, 12pm If you know someone who might be interested, please reshare to your networks or share via a DM! 📤 🔗 For more information and to apply, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dcPAnUrq

Franz Ferdinand were joined by special guest Johnny Marr at City Sessions 🎸 As part of Amazon Music's City Sessions, presented by Aviva at Aviva Studios, Franz Ferdinand were the third artists to perform for the series. Joined by Mancunian icon Johnny Marr, the performance was streamed live on Prime Video and the Amazon Music UK channel on Twitch on Saturday night. Thank you to Franz Ferdinand and Johnny Marr for an incredible show! 📸: Aron Klein

We are incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of pioneering filmmaker and artist David Lynch. Lynch was a huge part of MIF19 with My Head Is Disconnected, a season of events featuring art, film, music and more at HOME, Manchester. Our thoughts are with his friends, family and loved ones.

🚨 The deadline to apply for our Festival Volunteer Manager role has been extended! Make sure to apply by Wednesday 15 January 📆

💼 JOB OPPORTUNITIES - JANUARY 💼 We're looking for new talents to join us at Factory International. Make sure to apply now - some of our vacancies are closing shortly. Check out the latest job opportunities below 👇 Learning Content Producer 📆 ⚠️ 1 January 📋 MIF25 Access Coordinator 📆 ⚠️ 6 January 🎟️ Ticketing Operations Supervisor 📆 13 January 🎟️ Ticketing Assistants (Casual) 📆 13 January 👫 Festival Volunteer Manager 📆 13 January 📱 Social Media Producer (MIF25) 📆 30 January 🎭 Marketing Officer 📆 30 January 👥 Freelance Production Managers 📆 N/A If you know someone who might be interested, share this with your network or via a DM 📥 For more information and to apply, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dcPAnUrq

From everyone at Factory International, we hope you have a wonderful winter break ❄️ 📸 Image credit: David Hockney. Still from Woldgate Woods, Winter, 2010. Images Copyright © David Hockney

2024 really has been a special year 🥳 This year has been the first full calendar year with Aviva Studios open - and we’ve put on some absolutely incredible shows and events! We’ve showcased work from global icons like David Hockney and Laurie Anderson, experienced some of the most exciting musicians in the world perform including Fontaines D.C. and Sampha, and welcomed the wider community into our spaces through events such as House of MCR and adidas’ Build Manchester. We’d like to thank absolutely every one of you who has been a part of the journey so far. And 2025 is just around the corner…who’s ready for MIF25? 👀 ------ 📸 Image credits: Images 1, 3 and 8: Jody Hartley Image 2: Duncan Elliot Image 4: Justin Sutcliffe Image 5: Evie Friar Image 6: Tristram Kenton Image 7: Joel Fildes Image 9: Jenn Nkiru

We're recruiting for our next cohort of Factory Academy students 🎥 🎭 Factory Academy’s free training programmes nurture the technicians, producers and arts professionals of the future - from Gen X to Z. Our next Factory Academy courses starting in the new year are: 📝 Event Ready 👉 Apply for our free 15-day accelerated training course for aspiring theatre and venue technicians. 📆 Deadline to apply: Thursday 16 January 2025 📝 BXC Business X Creativity in collaboration with One Giant Leap. 👉 Introduce yourself to the fundamental entrepreneurial skills needed to make your practice as a practicing art professional, musician, freelancer or creative work for you. In collaboration with One Giant Leap. 📆 Deadline to apply: Thursday 13 February 2025 📤 Share this with your networks or someone you know who might be interested. 🔗 For more information and to apply, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e9nwqdf3 Factory Academy is supported by Aviva and The Law Family Charitable Foundation.