Crossover Partners
The very first Crossover Lab was presented in the US by Marc Weiss and Weblab. Then followed the two Crossover Australia Labs - held in 2003 and 2007, and Crossover UK in 2007. Future Crossover Labs are now confirmed for Nordic, Australia and UK.
All Crossover Labs are now produced and directed by Frank Boyd of Unexpected Media and Heather Croall of Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Each Crossover Lab includes a Public Pitch at a related Festival or Industry Event: such as Sheffield Doc/Fest, Adelaide Film Festival or Nordisk Panorama, Show Commotion, London Games Festival and others.
Crossover UK 2007 was funded by the London Development Agency, Screen Yorkshire, Channel 4 and BBC, as part of their cross platform and digital media strategies to assist in the creation of multi disciplinary teams and the development of compelling cross platform, interactive projects.
Crossover Australia was supported by the South Australian Film Corporation, The Adelaide Film Festival and The Australian Film Commission.
Crossover Nordic is supported by SVTi, Film i Väst, Mötelseplats Upplevelseindustrin Trollhättan, Region Västra Götaland, Center of Visualization, Nordic Film and TV Fund, Mobile Heights, Nordic Game Program, Filmkontakt Nord, Nordisk Panorama, the Danish Film Institute, Region Skåne and Media Mötesplats Malmö.
Crossover C4 is supported by Channel 4.
Crossover is supported by Screen Yorkshire, London Development Agency, NESTA, The Skillset TV Freelance Fund and The Wellcome Trust.
Testimonials from past participants
“Without doubt, the most useful media course I have attended in a 20- year career in broadcast television.”
Sonya Pemberton, Head of Specialist Factual, ABC
“By far the most genuinely productive course I’ve been on at the BBC.”
Stephen McCrum, Producer, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Grownups
“I consider it an honour to have participated. For me Crossover can make a wide, significant and lasting impact on both the broadcasting and new media sectors.”
Matt Adams, Blast Theory