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13/3/2007

British Creative Exchange

Various locations, London

Five events Whilst the UK is renowned for delivering progressive and leading post and under graduate creative practice courses across the world

The British Creative Exchange is a series of events celebrating the contribution of international & cultural talent within British Creative Industries.

The UK retains only 16% of overseas creative talent completing such courses Revelation Arts & Media British Creative Exchange

The British Creative Exchange explores how creative industries profile, retain and attract international talent and communicate to a changing, diverse and transglobal UK audience.

Revelation Arts & Media is pleased to announce the inaugural British Creative Exchange event, a series of programmes taking place across London, Britain plays a major role in nurturing and discovering creative talent; the British Creative Exchange celebrates this collaborative culture and provides a platform for the public, industry and talent to reflect on the diversity of international and cultural talent sustaining UK creative scene. With debates, Q&A sessions, films and a visual art exhibition, the British Creative Exchange aims to mix serious discussion with the championing of young and established talent. The inaugural 2007 Patron for the event is acclaimed Director of Photography, Cesar Charlone (City of God, The Constant Gardener), who arrives in London from Brazil to highlight the issues of profiling overseas talent and to discuss his work and personal cultural contribution. Over a period of five days Tate Modern, BAFTA, The Whitechapel Gallery, Cineworld Haymarket, and The Empire Studios will be holding events directly developed as part of the British Creative Exchange theme. A number of established and emerging Creatives will be working together in order to communicate the issues of attracting international and cultural talent and recognising existing contributions.

Talks at the Tate Modern and the Whitechapel Gallery will form a platform of public debate to explore the changing face of UK art mediums, international talent and a global audience, whilst exploring the contribution of international & cultural talent and creativity. Panelists include Sue Hayes, Film London's Film Commissioner; Edward Morgan, BBC Executive Producer - The Culture Show; Nathalie Schwarz, Director of Channel 4 Radio; John Weich, Art Review Editorial Chief; Paul Bennun, Director of Strategy, Somethin' Else; Nikola Delvendhl, Director - Adjaye Associates and Jane Boardman; CEO TalkPR. Renowned for capturing the beauty of scenery, whilst adding fresh realism to the film-making industry since the turn of the millennium, Cesar Charlone will take part in an exclusive Q&A session hosted by Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London, at London's BAFTA. The British Creative Exchange is also proud to present an exhibition at The Empire Studios Gallery, Vyner Street. 17TH March sees an exhibition celebrating the international talent within UK creative industries; in architecture, photography, set design, graphic design, dance, animation, technology, music, and film. As part of the opening of this event BBC Worldwide DJ Gilles Peterson will provide a private DJ set and introduce the up and coming talent of NYC jazz vocalistJose' James. With organisations involved ranging fromThe National Portrait Gallery, Channel 4, Sony, Adjaye Associates Architects, BBC, The Place Dance Studio,and MTVNE, the event will explore the creative tensions and dualities presented by the development of individual creativity within boundaries of industry.

The British Creative Exchange events close with a retrospective of Cesar Charlone feature films and previously unseen works at the Cineworld Haymarket. Four short films by some of the most promising international independent filmmakers in the UK will also be screened at this event. Launched in 2006, Revelation Arts & Media is an independent agency that promotes emerging international cultural talent across a range of contemporary creative fields and engages in the commissioning of creative events, talks and exhibitions for diverse audiences and emerging cultural & international practitioners.

Wednesday 14th March, BAFTA
A Uruguayan in London: Crossing Creative Borders:
Cesar Charlone in conversation with Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London
19.00-20.30

Thursday 15 March, TATE MODERN
International Audience Exchange the changing face of art and audience
18.3020.00

Friday 16th March, THE EMPIRE GALLERY
Artistic License Exhibition Opening
18.00 19.30
with live performance by Giles Peterson and Jose James
19.30-22.00

Saturday 17th March, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
Talent an exchange or collaboration
15.30 17.00

Sunday 18th March, CINEWORLD HAYMARKET
Cesar Retrospective
Times TBC

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