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Located in the centre of the "city by the sea", City College Brighton and Hove offers a
wide selection of vocational courses, academic and vocational A levels, BTEC National
and First Diplomas and NVQs form which to choose. The College offers progression to
its own Higher Education courses in conjunction with the University of Brighton. Each
year over 2,000 full-time learners, 13,000 part-time learners as well as many
international and European students choose City College as their education provider.
The College was recently awarded a CoVE (Centre of Vocational Excellence) in Digital
Design, its third such award in two years. Working with Quality Communications, the
college's Art and Design students are currently preparing work for a 32-page comic.
With a 20,000 print-run and to be distributed around Brighton & Hove in October, the
comic will promote the ProCon 2005 and Comic Expo events.
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Described variously as London-by-the-Sea or the English Riviera, Brighton and Hove is
the third most expensive city in the country. Rivalled only by London and Edinburgh with
the breadth and popularity of its festivals, Brighton is home to a wealth of creative talent.
In fact, Brighton is probably the country's most forward thinking city.
Brighton has a thriving economy and has enjoyed impressive growth over the last
decade. Brighton and Hove City Council takes the cultural future of the city seriously with
divisions specifically established for Brighton's Arts and Creative industries as well as
a dedicated department managing the growth of exhibitions and conferences in the city.
Kerb is a world-renowned digital advertising agency creating ads using websites, on line gaming, viral marketing, web and TV animation and
e-commerce. Kerb's impressive client list, too numerous to detail fully, includes Pepsi, BBC, Channel 4, Panasonic, Sony and EMI. "Whether
it's designing for Disney, creating an anti-war website for the Levellers or creating online games and music videos, Kerb thrives on kicking
against boundaries" —The Hub 100.
A multi award winner, Kerb won Best Game for Microlife at the prestigious Flash Film Festival 2004 in New York and Best Game at the BT
Internet Music Awards in 2003 for the popular Project Rockstar.
Littleloud is a highly successful Brighton-based digital production agency with a prestigious list of credits to its name. Clients include BBC,
Channel 4, Universal and MTV and accolades include the Macromedia Site of the Day Award for Bourne Supremacy and the Creative
Industries Award at the Brighton & Hove Business Awards. An indication of the company's success is in its having to increase its workforce by
50% over the last month.
Tiga is The Independent Games Developers Association. Launched in 2001, Tiga has 90+ full and affiliate members out of some 120
independent development studios in the UK plus European Development Studios from Denmark, The Netherlands, Austria, Finland and
Sweden.
Tiga's main priority is to keep independent developers in Britain and Europe at the heart of the global games industry. Tiga lobbies
government and political agencies as well as publishers and also works with the financial institutions that invest in games. Members gain
access to Tiga's wealth of expertise, training and services as well as the opportunity to pool their experiences with other members.
Wired Sussex is the business development agency for over 1,200 digital media companies in the South East. Wired Sussex is expert in
bidding for and managing funding from a huge variety of sources. Since 1997, Wired Sussex has successfully developed projects from a
growing number of organisations such as Business Link, The Learning and Skills Council, South East England Development Agency
(SEEDA) and the European Social Fund.
The aim of Wired Sussex is to increase profile and to encourage the growth of the digital media industry in Sussex and the South East.
Wired Sussex members enjoy a range of essential services to include expertise and experience, business development, consultancy,
skills/workforce development, project management and event organisations.
