Social Enterprise specialising in socially motivated creative media projects in the South West. https://linktr.ee/fotonow
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Fotonow is a Plymouth based media social enterprise, specialising in community focused photographic and film projects. We’re passionate about nurturing ambition, growing confidence and empowering both individuals and communities through media and education. We bring together expertise in education, community development and media production to develop and run creative projects that make a differen
ce to people’s lives. We’ve been based in Plymouth since 2010, and work across the South-West on a wide array of projects.
It's great to be back at Bridging the Tamar this week for the creative media summer school! 📸🎥🙌
This week the school at Bridging the Tamar has been filming their creative responses to the River Tamar with Fotonow (CIC) Looking forward to the finished film!
We had an ace time celebrating the completion of our pilot “Creative Media For SEND Youth” photography project with ! 🌟
Over this past June and July, ten young participants explored photography with the support of our Fotonow staff and PCC youth workers. 📸
The celebration event was a fun gathering with the participants and their families admiring their hard work! You can read more and check out the project case study at fotonow.org/latest-news (link in bio)
🎬 We recently hosted a ‘Film in a Day’ workshop with students from Devonport High School for Boys! Led by Jess Scott and supported by volunteer Will Thomas, the students explored filmmaking basics, from cinematography to editing. The day was filled with creativity, teamwork, and lots of fun, culminating in the screening of their films. We love inspiring young filmmakers here in Plymouth! Read more at fotonow.org/latest-news (link in bio) 🎥
📸 by Will Thomas
Thanks to everyone that came to the screening of our Unlocked Youth film about the best things about Stonehouse. We had the bonus of sharing this at Everyman Cinema today… it was amazing to support young people in learning filmmaking and exploring the community. A project funded by .m0mus
This Saturday we have a dedicated skate / scoot session at Prime skatepark with a view to adding to a film about youth skate and scoot culture in Plymouth. We want those that sign-up to join, be interviewed, help shape the film. Bring helmets. Session is FREE but limited places
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📸 🎥 Creative Media Summer School returns this August with ! Create works to be showcased at the Tamar Valley River Festival!
We are once again partnering with to offer a FREE week-long creative media summer school focusing on photography and filmmaking!
Taking place at the Bridging The Tamar Visitor Centre this exciting program aims to equip young people with new skills, ignite their interests, and introduce them to the dynamic world of creative media.
Dates: 5th – 9th August 2024
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Lunch provided)
Ages: 12 to 18 years
Location: Bridging The Tamar Visitor Centre, Tamar Bridge, Pemros Road, Plymouth PL51LP
Showcase: Created works to be showcased at the Tamar Valley River Festival 2024
Places are limited! For booking visit fotonow.org/latest-news
Great to be at the launch of the Plymouth Fish Finger, a Food SEqual research outcome having worked with the community food researchers and local schools to develop the idea.
Great to spend time earlier this week. We had help us kickstart the day 🙏 and got to hold a chicken too! Perfect day 📷
Great to see our Camper Obscura back out working at a local event; https://www.fotonow.org/news/camperobscurapymouthpride2024/ thanks to all that came along to see us! Camper Obscura
Amazing work Plymouth! Today announced the winners of the city’s Climate Legends campaign! Congrats and amazing work unveiling The Mossy Carpet outside 🤩
Get to St Saviours Hall for the ‘Crescent Women+’ latest exhibition, Art & Activism runs today and tomorrow 10-4.
Take a look!!
If you're in Bideford for PhotoMonth over half term, then book onto our Photo Walk; https://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/exhibitions-activities/photo-walk-with-foto-now/
Thursday 30 May, 2024 Photo Walk With Foto Now With Matt Pontin and Emma Booth 10am-1pm | £5 Book now Image © Foto Now Join our guests from Foto Now on a walk around Bideford, learning tips and tricks of photography as you go. Location Meet at The Burton at Bideford,
Our team had a great time photographing Societree's recent planting day in Beaumont Park! Children from Salisbury Road Primary and Holy Cross Catholic Primary School took part, they were absolutely brilliant! 🌳 🥳👏
🌳📸 Don’t miss our photo competition!
and are teaming up again this year for a tree themed photo competition, with £100 prize money to be won!
🌲Simply photograph an urban tree in Plymouth or the wider area and submit it to us via the competition webpage https://plymouthurbantreefestival.com/2024-photo-competition
🗓️ There are Adults and U18 categories, and the deadline has been extended - entries now close on Sunday 26 May ‘24!
Photo credit: Last year’s winner (adults category).
It’s great to be back working with groups at skills development unit as part of our Get Connected programme for the next six weeks! 📸
Get connected is a creative media programme for young people in the SEND community and is funded by 🙌
If you’re interested in our work with community groups and want to find out more about socially engaged photography then get in touch at [email protected]
📸 by .sandersonn (one of our ace Fotonow volunteers!)
Great start to ‘Groundswell’ event from Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education with the launch at KARST tonight. Looking forward to the next couple of days.
The super creative Molly Budd has worked with us on various projects over the years. On Sunday she’s running the half marathon to raise money for Trevi, please give her a boost by donating here;
Molly is taking part in Plymouth Half Marathon 2024 and is raising money for Trevi. Visit their fundraising page to sponsor them online.
Fotonow, Plymouth Arts Cinema and Red Velvet Cinema are excited to unveil ‘Silver Screen’, an innovative collaboration dedicated to combating loneliness and social isolation among older adults in Plymouth.
Through bi-weekly filmmaking sessions accommodating up to 15 participants aged 65 and above, Silver Screen aims to challenge preconceptions about creative media accessibility.
Silver Screen needs the Plymouth Octopus - POP community’s votes in order to go ahead! You can find out more and POP members can vote for Silver Screen at the following link, and do use your other votes to support the other fantastic collaborative projects for the city!
https://www.fotonow.org/news/silver-screen-pop-collective/
Here is Episode SIX of FoodSEqual Plymouth's
'Searching for a Really Good Lunch' 🍎😃
A participatory filmmaking project collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh.
Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area!
This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions.
This final episode sees the students going out in their local area with £2.50 (cost of a free school meal) to try to find themselves a ‘really good lunch’. See the challenges they face & what they say about their experience, their views and insights reflections on healthy eating!
Here is Episode FIVE of FoodSEqual Plymouth's
'Searching for a Really Good Lunch'! 🍎😃 🥕
A participatory filmmaking project 📽 collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh.
Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area!
This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions.
This episode sees an interview (by school student Charlie) with Reverend Johnny Devereux of St Chad’s, Whitleigh Transforming Plymouth Together who responds to the student challenge of trying to find a good lunch in the local area for £2.50 and reflects on community, healthy eating strategies & challenges within Plymouth
..please share your comments!
UK Research and Innovation
HERE is episode FOUR of Plymouth’s ‘Searching for a Really Good Lunch’ 🍎😃
A project 🎥 between University of Plymouth Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College in Whitleigh 😍
Each episode sees interviewing different to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a ‘really good lunch’ in their local area!
This informative & fun project has put young people’s voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions.
THIS EPISODE sees an interview (run by student Nevaeh) with the wonderful Yve Ashton, coordinator of the Four Greens Community Trust (& community food researcher Food Plymouth) talking about & the need for more solutions for communities 🍐🥦🥕🍞🥙
..please share your comments 😊
UK Research and Innovation
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Here is Episode SIX of FoodSEqual Plymouth's 'Searching for a Really Good Lunch' 🍎😃 A participatory filmmaking project collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh. Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area! This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions. This final episode sees the students going out in their local area with £2.50 (cost of a free school meal) to try to find themselves a ‘really good lunch’. See the challenges they face & what they say about their experience, their views and insights reflections on healthy eating! #Plymouth #healthyeating #students #community #schoolfood #youngpeople #communityvoice
Here is Episode FIVE of FoodSEqual Plymouth's 'Searching for a Really Good Lunch'! 🍎😃 🥕 A participatory filmmaking project 📽 collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh. Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area! This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions. This episode sees an interview (by school student Charlie) with Reverend Johnny Devereux of St Chad’s, Whitleigh Transforming Plymouth Together who responds to the student challenge of trying to find a good lunch in the local area for £2.50 and reflects on community, healthy eating strategies & challenges within Plymouth ...please share your comments! #Plymouth #healthyeating #FoodSEqual #Plymouth #foodsystem UK Research and Innovation #TUKFS #participatoryfilm
HERE is episode FOUR of #FoodSEqual Plymouth’s ‘Searching for a Really Good Lunch’ 🍎😃 A #participatory #filmmaking project 🎥 #collaboration between University of Plymouth Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College in Whitleigh #Plymouth 😍 Each episode sees #students interviewing different #foodsystem #stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a ‘really good lunch’ in their local area! This informative & fun project has put young people’s voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions. THIS EPISODE sees an interview (run by student Nevaeh) with the wonderful Yve Ashton, coordinator of the Four Greens Community Trust #foodlarder (& community food researcher #FoodSEqual Food Plymouth) talking about #foodaccess #emergency #foodaid & the need for more #sustainable solutions for communities #costoflivingcrisis 🍐🥦🥕🍞🥙 ...please share your comments 😊 #FoodSEqual #Plymouth #foodsystem UK Research and Innovation #UKRI #TUKFS #participatoryfilm #localaction #emergencyfoodaid #foodaccess #research #publicengagement #community #engagement #youngpeople
PLEASE ENJOY - Episode THREE of FoodSEqual Plymouth's 'Searching for a Really Good Lunch' 😃🍎 A participatory filmmaking project 🎥 and collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh. Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area! This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions. THIS EPISODE sees an interview (run by student Michael) with the fantastic David Barret, one of the Directors at Tamar Fresh - talking about successfully sourcing local #fruit & #vegetables 🥕 🥔 🥒 🍓 ... please share your comments #FoodSEqual #Plymouth #foodsystem UK Research and Innovation #TUKFS #participatoryfilm #localproduce
PLEASE ENJOY - Episode TWO of FoodSEqual Plymouth's 'Searching for a Really Good Lunch' 🍏😃 A participatory filmmaking project 🎥collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh. Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area! This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions. THIS EPISODE sees an interview (run by student Michael) with the awesome Brad Pearce Managing Director of Catered - talking about Plymouth’s school meals and feeding 12,000+ children across the city every day! Please watch this short film! 🍽️ ...and please share your comments #FoodSEqual #Plymouth #foodsystem UK Research and Innovation #TUKFS #participatoryfilm #schoolmeals
Here it is - Episode ONE of FoodSEqual Plymouth's 'Searching for a Really Good Lunch' 🍏 😃 A participatory film making project 📽 - collaboration between University of Plymouth, Fotonow (CIC) & secondary school students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Whitleigh. Each episode sees students interviewing different food system stakeholders to find out more about the local food system with an emphasis on how to find a 'really good lunch' in their local area! This informative & fun project has put young people's voices at the centre of our current food system challenges so that they can help us with solutions. THIS EPISODE sees an interview (run by student Nevaeh) with the amazing Elaine Hayes FRSB CEO of the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park - talking about all things local fish! Please watch this short film! ...and please share your comments 😊 #FoodSEqual #Plymouth #foodsystem UK Research and Innovation #TUKFS #participatoryfilm #nationalmarinepark
Drum roll please 🥁 the collaborative FoodSEqual Plymouth participatory film project ‘Searching for a Really Good Lunch’ with students from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Fotonow (CIC) and University of Plymouth - Dr Clare Pettinger is now complete! Here is a taster for you, episode ONE will be shared on Friday 8th March! #TUKFS #SFSFoodSystems UK Research and Innovation #plymouth #participatoryfilm
Fotonow are Crowdfunding! We need your help to raise £30,000 to sustain our four CREATIVE CONNECTIONS community photography programmes for Plymouth's young people, women+, older residents and refugees and asylum seekers. These funds will enable Fotonow to continue to deliver weekly sessions for each group throughout 2024, which will remain FREE to all our participants. Please check out our Crowdfunder link below, support us if you can, and share the campaign for us 🙏 thank you! https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/creative-connections-fotonow
It's that Friday feeling and here are some exciting new opportunities at Fotonow CIC. As we head into a busy Summer we are recruiting, with the aim to appoint; two Non-Exec Directors, a Community Photographer and a Film Editor; https://www.fotonow.org/opportunities/ any questions [email protected] #plymouthjobs #recruitment #creativeindustries #photographer #filmeditor #nonexecdirector #fotonow
