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It's time to Head for the Hills 1

It’s time to Head for the Hills

12.09.2017

This year, Ramsbottom Festival became Head for the Hills, with a gorgeous re-brand from our partner design agency Instruct Studio, and an incredible line up, bringing Beth Orton, Maximo Park and The Stranglers to headline this year’s event at Ramsbottom Cricket Club. We couldn’t be happier to head to Bury to meet the team at […]

Sundae's Summer Holiday - Britain on Film Coast and Sea

Sundae’s Summer Holiday – Britain on Film Coast and Sea

04.09.2017

Every now and again a project comes along that really lights up the office and the BFI’s latest ‘Britain on Film’ online collection, Coast and Sea has done just that. With 21 projects and 190 screenings between May and October in some of the most beautiful coastal areas across the UK, working on this has […]

Donmar Warehouse Presents: Julius Caesar

Donmar Warehouse Presents: Julius Caesar

04.08.2017

Sundae was thrilled to be asked to handle the publicity campaign for Donmar Warehouse’s Julius Caesar. This was the first in the on-screen versions of their phenomenally successful, groundbreaking all-female Shakespeare Trilogy, both directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The film was released in cinemas on 12th July, and had its World Premiere at the Edinburgh International […]

Emancipation of Expressionism: an 11-minute hip-hop dance from Boy Blue Entertainment

Emancipation of Expressionism: an 11-minute hip-hop dance from Boy Blue Entertainment

28.05.2017

We are mega excited to be working on Emancipation of Expressionism, an 11-minute hip-hop dance, from Boy Blue Entertainment, that is being captured on film by, the one and only, Danny Boyle in a staged performance at London’s Barbican Theatre. The dance, choreographed by Kenrick Sandy with music composed by BBE co-founder and fellow artistic […]

Creative England - CELive: Synthesise

Creative England – CELive: Synthesise

20.03.2017

Sundae was tasked with managing national media relations for Creative England’s annual event CELive. At this event, the not-for-profit announce their CE50 for 2017, companies that they’ve identified as ‘ones to watch’ in their work in the digital creative space. From this list, they selected a shortlist of ten, funded by Creative England, called the […]

A royal success for King Lear: The Film

A royal success for King Lear: The Film

25.01.2017

Throughout 2016 we have had the absolute pleasure of working on the multi-platform release of King Lear: The Film for digital arts commissioning body The Space. Captured at the Royal Exchange Theatre, a co-production with Talawa Theatre Company, where it played to sell-out crowds, the production was critically acclaimed, with the Guardian calling it ‘as […]

LSFF 2017: This is happening without your permission

LSFF 2017: This is happening without your permission

12.01.2017

We’re incredibly excited to be working on London Short Film Festival 2017. Now in its 14th year, LSFF is renowned for its daring cross-arts programming and has been recognised as the cutting-edge UK independent film festival. LSFF is showcasing over 500 films across ten days, in some of London’s most exciting venues including The ICA, […]

A very Sundae Sunday running the BBC Sports Personality Red Carpet

A very Sundae Sunday running the BBC Sports Personality Red Carpet

07.01.2017

On the weekend before Christmas the Sundae team headed down to the vibrant city of Birmingham, where Andy Murray was crowned once again as BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 for a record breaking third time. The prestigious awards ceremony was held at Birmingham’s Genting Arena and after a massive year of Olympic success […]

DM16: Manchester, truly a Design City 1

DM16: Manchester, truly a Design City

02.12.2016

2016 was the year our Design Manchester’s annual festival, DM16, became a truly city-wide event. We smashed all our targets, surpassed our own high expectations and really won the heart of the city. As Festival Director, and also running the communications and marketing for the ten-day festival, I know that design is in Manchester’s heart. The […]

Scream Street asks, what are the grossest things that PARENTS do?

Scream Street asks, what are the grossest things that PARENTS do?

01.11.2016

Voiced by John Thomson, Debra Stephenson and Tyger Drew-Honey, Scream Street is Coolabi Group’s hit comedy-horror animation. Scream Street is packed to the bat-filled rafters with hilarious gross out stories centred around Luke Watson (Tyger Drew-Honey) and his best friends, (almost) vampire Resus (Rasmus Hardiker) and sassy 4,000-year-old mummy Cleo (Tala Gouveia), as they deal […]

Journal

Some of our favourite projects at Sundae are grassroots festivals happening in towns and cities across the country. We’ve looked after a good few of them now, helping grow audiences, drive attendance and make sure what they’re doing is seen beyond the places where they happen. They’re not in competition with the big national festivals. […]

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We’ve just left Eccles on Sunday evening after a brilliant weekend at Get In! To Eccles, a brand-new festival created by Salford City Council and From The Other. It’s one that means a lot to us at Sundae; Eccles is our hometown, so to be part of something like this, and to see it land […]