Villa Crossmedia

13/10/2014

Together with Mediaraven, we created a manual on how to found a medialab and keep it running... There is no ultimate answer, but we did gather some very interesting tips and tricks!

Curious? Check www.villacrossmedia.eu/tools

02/10/2014

Het EMSOC project (User Empowerment in a Social Media Culture) loopt eind dit jaar af. De centrale vraag binnen dit onderzoek was of gebruikers werkelijk 'empowered' zijn door hun omgang met sociale media. Er werd vanuit drie subthema's gewerkt: inclusie, mediageletterdheid en privacy. De EMSOC-onde…

27/08/2014

Here it is, the last VXM magazine... A tribute to everyone who engaged in the Villa Crossmedia project, a big THANK YOU to all our wonderful volunteers and amazing staff.

In this last issue of VxM Magazine we say a final farewell to the VxM Project that had brought so much to the Ipswich community. Along with regular articles, the VxM team relives their memories from the past 3 years, along with some farewell messages from volunteers and partners.

19/07/2014

These are the Digital Stories results!

Produced at the Digital Stories workshop of Media Bootcamp 2014 by Elina Datta, Stephanie Demasure, Lieselot Everaert, Lisa Van Cauwenbergh and Thijs Verhelst.

16/07/2014

Our crossborder magazine was launched at the media festival in Ipswich. Project Wolf, Thomas More Mechelen and VXM Ipswich worked together and produced this magazine filled with articles made by our own young volunteers.

The VxM project's randomly appearing magazine for young people of Ipswich and Suffolk. In this 11th issue we cover the festival in Belgium for the closure for Villa Cross Media with interviews with Darren Mann, Ben Driver, Sharna Michael, along with volunteers Sander Van Laere and Youssef Saouni. Al…

16/07/2014

Great film of the human chain that CSV put together to help with their move from one building to the other

16/07/2014

These are some of the pictures made in The Feel Good Room at the Media festival in Ipswich on the 11th of July. It was a crossborder activity, where make-up was provided by Iris Luyckx, Eldrid Wachtelaer was our nail artist, Rachiee Evelyn-Blackwood turned out to be an excellent hair stylist, Jussy Croucher did the preparation and coordination and many more assisted and participated!

The Feel Good Room photos from the closure event VxM held on Friday 11th July 2014. Face-packs, make up, nails, hair and photography.

14/07/2014

Media Bootcamp has started this morning in Brugge!

Media Bootcamp is a SeaMedia & Villa Crossmedia one-week camp / playground for young people interested in learning and practicing media skills, from web-reporting (written, radio, video) to digital stories (video, visuals, sound). This year, we welcome 4 students from SeaMedia partner University of East Anglia (UEA), along with many Belgian participants.

Media Bootcamp is a collaboration between SeaMedia Howest and Quindo & De Kreun & VXM Het Entrepot Vzw & VILLA BOTA. It takes place at Villa Bota in Stad Brugge & The Studios at Howest & Quindo in Stad Kortrijk.

Check out all the great video, audio, photo, written, sound and visuals results via each groups' Tumblr site!
Digital Storytelling: http://mind-the-loop.tumblr.com/
Web-Reporting: http://confessionsoftheprettyones.tumblr.com/

13/06/2014

The publication about Villa Crossmedia made by Thomas More students is now available online!

4 Parts 1 Project CSV Media Clubhouse VIlla Bota Project Wolf Thomas Moore

03/06/2014

Worth while to follow: our own Project Wolf spin-off VJ-crew The Wolfpack visual crew!

Visual crew gevestigd in Mechelen

28/05/2014

The English version of our Media Bootcamp is now online!

Check it here: http://issuu.com/villacrossmedia/docs/mediacamp-program

And join the event for a Media Summer in Bruges & Kortrijk!
https://www.facebook.com/events/585688021550327

A week full audio, video & writing for young creatives. http://villabota.be/workshop/media-bootcamp

15/05/2014

We expect a really splendid summer with the upcoming Media Bootcamp in collaboration with SeaMedia!

Expect a week full of Web reporting & Digital Stories in the hart of Bruges & Kortrijk.

Wanna join us? Check here the full programme (English version coming soon!):

http://hetentrepot.be/workshop/media-bootcamp

Een week vol audio, video & redactie voor jonge creatievelingen.