Aims & Objectives

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Plymouth Media-Partnership (PM-P) is supported by the South West Regional Development Agency (www.southwestrda.org.uk) through South West Screen (www.swscreen.co.uk) and by Plymouth City Council (www.plymouth.gov.uk) .

The objectives of PM-P are:

to develop and promote the greater Plymouth areas diverse screen based industries.
to develop a networking forum to foster and develop links and commercial partnerships amongst creative industries in and around the greater Plymouth area.
to offer business support and development opportunities to our members

PM-P supports a broad range of sectors including television, film and radio, facilities houses, interactive media, animation, website design, marketing design and music composers.

PM-P is to be the one point of contact for all creative professionals to showcase their services to a wider audience and to collectively attract new business and foster the development of technology, skills and training in the area.

PM-P aims to:

develop and promote the greater Plymouth areas diverse screen based industries.
be inclusive to all creative professionals in the area.
develop the national and international profile of the area and to maximise national and international trading opportunities.
collaborate with the local academic and training organisations to provide guidance on the quality and relevance of courses.
review and publicise funding opportunities that provide assistance to producers.
promote exhibitions and festivals, and organise exhibitions within the area.
promulgate relevant information to creative industries across the area.
to liaise with similar networks and the public sector to build relationships across the South West, United Kingdom and globally.

The key objectives for this sector are to:

increase prosperity.
create the right conditions for growth.
improve business competitiveness.
encourage investment in skills and training.
improve business and individual opportunity.
increase value from partnership working and economic intelligence.
encourage investment in new technology.
ensure that development is sustainable economically, environmentally and socially.

PM-P is part of an existing network of creative content clusters that include

Gloucestershire Media Group (www.thegmg.org)

Wessex Media Group (www.wessexmediagroup.co.uk)

Bristol Media (www.bristolmedia.co.uk)

Cornwall Media Focus (www.cornwallmediafocus.co.uk)

Plymouth Media-Partnership is actively involved in a range of initiatives across the City including:

Plymouth Business Growth (www.plymouthgrowth.org.uk)

Plymouth Creative Training Partnership