Apply to Crossover

In 2008 there will be a number of Crossover Labs produced and presented by Unexpected Media and Sheffield Doc/Fest. Each lab will have its own online submission form. As the submission systems for each different lab are announced to be "Open" you can apply to be part of the relevant lab. All crossovers are open to producers of interactive, online content and traditional film/TV content, and will be limited to producers from certain regions, depending on the partners involved in each lab.

The Crossover Labs in 2008/2009 include:

How to apply

All applications to Crossover are done online. We do not require extra materials beyond the online form at the stage of application. As the lab details are finalised, the online forms will become available on this website. Click on the relevant buttons on the right to apply.

Crossover Kids

A unique opportunity to invent future media for children

Crossover Kids is an extraordinary ‘creative lab’ for experienced and talented creative professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds: tv and film producers, game developers, web designers, animators, theatre practitioners and toy creators.

It will explore the future of children’s media and develop original ideas for cross-platform projects.

Children have always loved TV, but the days when passive viewing was their only option are well and truly over. Kids are finding other forms of entertainment and seeking out new platforms to access it. They're media literate and demanding more sophisticated, interactive content which is fragmenting the market.

So what does this mean for content creators? A decline in traditional TV commissioning? Falling budgets? Or an opportunity for innovation and collaboration?

By 'crossing over' and meshing media - TV, games, online, interactive toys - new types of entertainment can be created and different market opportunities emerge.

Practical and dynamic, focused on outcome as much as process, Crossover Kids is:

Applications for Crossover Kids are now closed.

Crossover Kids will take place from 30 November 5 December 2008. Contact info@crossoverlabs.org for more information.

Crossover Play

Crossover Play will explore new forms of entertainment for digital media: the relationship between play and narrative, formats dependent on user contributions, mobile or location based entertainment with a broadcast component. And of course, games: social and casual games, games that involve live events and performance, augmented or alternate reality games, games with emotional depth, games that appeal to non-gamers.

The Lab will comprise a blend of masterclass, presentations, workshop, screenings and of course, play. Participants will have a unique opportunity to explore and experiment with game forms and digitally mediated play; working as individuals and in teams they will also brainstorm, develop and prototype ideas for new ones.

Crossover Play will foster new collaborations between talented and experienced producers across different silos in the audio-visual industries, sparking innovative projects that push the boundaries on existing and new platforms.

Crossover is supported by Screen Yorkshire, North-West Vision and Media, London Development Agency, NESTA, The Skillset TV Freelance Fund and The Wellcome Trust.

Applications for Crossover Play are now closed.

The lab takes place 15 - 20 March 2009.

Crossover Nordic

Applications for Crossover Nordic are now closed.

For more information contact:

Martin, Malii-Karlsson
Project Manager,
BLaO Media
malii@blao.com
+44 772 686 8490
Suzana Jovanovska
Digital & Operations Coordinator,
Sheffield Doc/Fest
suzana@sidf.co.uk
+44 114 276 5141

Crossover Docs

Social media, social networks, alternate reality games, serious games, user generated content and participatory story-telling: just some of the terms used to describe emerging digital media formats. With the BBC calling for '360' proposals and Channel 4 describing itself as 'network publisher', are there new ways to engage audiences with factual topics and documentary subjects?

In Crossover Docs, factual and documentary film and television producers will work with games developers, web and interaction designers to invent innovative projects for cross-platform delivery. A focus of the five day, residential lab will be on interactive projects which address big ideas and contemporary challenges including climate change and other scientific issues.

Applications for Crossover Docs are now closed.

Crossover Docs will be held between 5-10 October 2008.

Contact info@crossoverlabs.org for more information.

Crossover Australia

Crossover Australia was first held in 2003 and again in 2007. The next Crossover Australia will be held in February 2009. Applications will open soon. More information about the Lab here.

Crossover C4

‘Pushing the boundaries on new platforms’

Crossover C4 is taking a group of commissioning editors and creative professionals from diverse disciplines - film and TV production, animation, games and new media – through an intensive, immersive lab week to equip the participants with the knowledge, understanding and conceptual skills to develop innovative ideas and projects for cross-platform, interactive media.

The lab will:

Participant list is finalised already

Testimonials from past participants

“Attending Crossover completely opened my eyes to the future of documentary work. I’m grateful, excited and inspired by the opportunities that I now see ahead of us having done Crossover. The lab is particularly valuable given the crisis we are in with regards to the funding levels of documentaries in television.”

Roger Graef, writer, filmmaker, CEO Films of Record.

“Crossover exceeded my expectations.”

Tim Morgan, Mint Digital

“Crossover U.K changed my life: it was the most stimulating brilliantly workshop I have attended. Part personal development, part creative brainstorming, it has the capacity to change entire businesses as well as creatives such as myself.”

Roy Ackerman, Creative Director, Diverse Production, U.K

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