Birmingham illustrators will be teaching budding artists as part of a new creative comics course

Creative course launched for budding comic artists in Birmingham

Kicking off right here in the Midlands is an exciting new course aimed at would-be comic book artists in the area, tutored by the artists behind Spider-Man and Watchmen. With the tutorial skills of comic book professionals including John McCrea (Hitman, Judge Dredd, Spider-Man), Laura Howell (The Beano, The Regular Show) and Dave Gibbons who drew a little comic you may have…

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Filmmaker Daniel Alexander will be presenting his short film during the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

VIDEO: Daniel Alexander preparing stunning film for Birmingham 2022 ceremony

Birmingham filmmaker Daniel Alexander is working with fellow performers, actors and musicians to create a short film about the city, to be screened during the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The presentation of ‘We Are From Birmingham’ will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, and will be set…

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Agneeta Thacker plays Maya in The Valley

REVIEW: The Valley (2017 film)

The Valley looks at the uncomfortable social topic of suicide and the continued ripples that spread out in the aftermath. Saira Kariat’s directorial debut provides not only an introspective look into the grief of the Kumar family at the loss of their youngest daughter Maya (Agneeta Thacker) but also shines a much-needed light on how different sections of society approach suicide, and how aspects like race, religion and modern…

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These Birmingham female creatives are supporting a possible relocation of Channel 4 to Birmingham

6 female creatives from Birmingham on why Channel 4 would be good for the city

There’s been much talk of broadcast giant Channel 4 relocating to Birmingham from its current home in London, and much of it from the Brum’s creative community. With all the discourse about the media giant potentially moving to the Midlands city (who wouldn’t want to? We are lovely here!) and with it being International Women’s Month, we decided to…

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West Midlands actor Danica Corn is raising funds to take her play about abortion to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Midlands artist launches crowdfunding campaign to send her show to Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Following successful performances in London, Birmingham and Bristol; Wednesbury actor Danica Corns is calling on the local community to help her raise funds to take her debut show about abortion to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Developed by Wonderbox, a theatre company co-founded by Danica and run by women who produce, write and perform their own original work,…

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