We are developing partnerships internationally which facilitate connections and collaborations and which encourage cooperation between businesses and universities and enable us to share the results of Clwstwr’s work at global conferences and events.
Our work supports the values of the Welsh Government International Strategy for Wales and the Well Being of Future Generations Wales (2015) Act.
Our aims are:
- To raise the international profile of the South Wales media cluster.
- To support the research and development (R&D) activity taking place in partnership with international collaborators.
- To establish and inspire new partnerships.
- To encourage inward investment
- To uncover new market and export opportunities.
- To align closely with key policy initiatives.
Our activity:
To date we have formed partnerships with:
Media City Bergen
The Norwegian Media Cluster is a world leader in augmented reality, graphics, AI, virtual studios, broadcast & IP based video, robotics and tools for workflow and visual storytelling.
The Media Cluster HQ is located in Media City Bergen, a leading international hub for media and technology innovation, with the Media Lab and a startup lab forming the core of the innovation and research projects for the cluster and cluster partners.
The cluster in total counts more than 100 companies, with eight major universities and research facilities among its members. The University of Bergen is a founding partner of the Media Cluster. Dept. of Information Science and Media Studies is co-located in MCB together with leading media and media technology companies.
Anne Jacobsen, CEO, Media City Bergen said:
“Ever since we visited Cardiff, we have wanted to set up a structured and long-lasting partnership, as we see that there are many synergies and common fields of interest between the two innovation clusters. We look forward to work together on both the challenges and opportunities in the media industry and are grateful for the opportunity to learn from our Welsh sister-cluster.”
Watch our partnership launch event, Innovation in News and Democracy in Media Clusters.
MFG Baden-Württemberg is an institution of the state of Baden-Württemberg and Südwestrundfunk broadcasting corporation. They promote film culture and the film industry and support cultural and creative industries in the South West of Germany.
MFG is a public cultural and economic promoter and offers support measure tailored to the creative industries. MFG Kreativ division focuses on networking activities for the cultural and creative industries as well as in the field of digital culture.
The partnership comes in the Year of Wales in Germany - a year showcasing the breadth of activity and exchange happening in Germany and in Wales across commerce, science and innovation, culture and the arts, education, alumni, tourism, civic links and sustainable development.
Dr. Angela Frank, Head of the cultural and creative industries at MFG Baden-Württemberg, said:
“We are looking forward to connecting artists and companies from the cultural and creative industries in Wales and Baden-Württemberg through the partnership. We are very confident that there is a great potential to exchange innovative ideas and to work together more strongly in diverse, international teams in the future.”
Watch our first joint event with MFG Baden-Württemberg below. Mark Drakeford, First Minister, welcomes the attendees to DANCE DIGITAL: Baden-Württemberg and South Wales Connect will explore the opportunities that digital innovation presents to dancers and hear their experiences of making work during COVID-19.
- To date, Clwstwr has engaged with:
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- Bremen University
- British Council Georgia (UK, Georgia, Malaysia and Turkey
- Dublin Media Cluster
- Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft
- Stars4Media, Brussels/EU Projects
- Wales Higher Education Brussels
- Brussels Media Cluster
If you’re working in the screen and news sectors in South Wales and would like to be connected with any of our international partners, please do get in touch. If you're working internationally and would like to collaborate with Clwstwr, do get in touch.
Clwstwr COO, Sara Pepper OBE leads this work. She said:
"We firmly believe that international collaboration is vital to the future of the screen and news sectors and we’ll achieve this more dynamically by connecting a diverse range of creative innovators to share knowledge, spark ideas and ultimately partner on work together. We are committed to working across geographical boundaries, creative forms and sectors.
"I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together with our partners and for businesses and freelancers in the South Wales cluster."
