CoSTAR London Briefing - November 2022

Описание: This briefing for the new £75.6m CoSTAR programme covers the background, context, eligibility, structure and application process, presented by Prof Andrew Chitty and Laura Partridge from the CoSTAR team at the AHRC.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced a £75.6 million investment over six years to support CoSTAR, a new creative facility for the UK’s renowned screen and performance sectors.

More information

AHRC announces £24m investment into creative industries
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/nati...

CoSTAR funding page (official page with eligibility info, how to apply, additional info, etc)
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/nati...

▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

00:00 CoSTAR London Briefing Begins
00:02 Welcome to the Digital Catapult from Dr Jeremy Silver, CEO
07:18 Welcome, agenda & intro to the CoSTAR team
08:01 The rationale for CoSTAR
31:27 CoSTAR Competition Briefing: Lots 1 & 2
43:41 Q&A on CoSTAR
1:19:50 CoSTAR Panel Discussion

▬ SPEAKERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Prof Andrew Chitty, Challenge Director - CoSTAR
Laura Partridge, Strategic Lead - CoSTAR
Dr Jeremy Silver, CEO - Digital Catapult
Rishi Coupland, Head of Research and Insight - BFI
Sue Lyster - Executive In Charge, London Studio - Industrial Light & Magic

▬ ABOUT COSTAR ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

CoSTAR (Convergent Screen Technologies and performance in Realtime) is a major UKRI-AHRC research and innovation infrastructure investment (estimated £75.6 million investment over six years, subject to business case approvals). Funded primarily through the UKRI Infrastructure Fund, it will support a network of experimental labs to research the development and use of convergent technologies in the creative sectors. Applications for this call will open on 11th October.

The CoSTAR programme proposes a national response to the risks and challenges facing our screen and performance industries. It seeks to reinforce our strategic leadership position in the global Creative industries by investing in world-leading research, development, and innovation (RD&I) facilities and programmes to unlock the immediate and long term economic and creative value of a distinct set of emerging technologies.

It will comprise a central hub and experimental studio fitted with real-time digital technologies. These and other advanced technologies will allow the viewer to rotate or move around in what appears to be a three-dimensional space. The central hub will be enhanced by a network of regional labs across the UK.

CoSTAR facilities will be open to organisations across the UK creative industries which have an involvement or interest in adopting virtual production technologies and in the potential of the 'metaverse'. This includes the film, TV, games, live performance (theatre, music, visual arts, etc.), and museum and gallery sectors.

Examples of the kinds of convergent technologies which CoSTAR aims to support include:

Virtual production (VP) techniques such as volumetric capture
Realtime software engines
Virtual and augmented reality

For CoSTAR queries, contact the team: [email protected]

▬ WHO CAN APPLY? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Applications are welcome from HEIs, IROs or RTOs as lead bidders, in partnership consortia with at least one commercial or industry co-location partner and one Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Local or Combined Authority or equivalent economic development body or enterprise agency.

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