About Us

 

For every hundred people working in Britain’s creative and cultural industries, only 11 come from Black, Asian or multicultural backgrounds. We’re here to change that.

 

B3 Media is an award-winning network that connects Britain’s multicultural creative talent with key figures in the industry. We champion and support emerging, independent artists working in theatre, film, visual arts, digital art/ multi-platform, literature, music and more. We help them find their voice, and develop the skills, confidence and contacts they need to get their projects off the ground and take their careers to the next level.

What we do

We are a creative network – and we develop, produce and showcase a wide range of projects through our UK-wide network of collaborators, co-producers and curators.

Networking: connecting people, communities, opportunities, ideas, and technologies.

Support: offering mentoring and one-on-one advice from industry experts.

Showcasing: creating platforms and events for new work, raising profiles and reaching new audiences.

Training: incubating raw ideas and honing creative skills through workshops and programmes.

Production: providing bursary awards to development protyotyping and production of fresh ideas and projects.

 

 Our Impact

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About our founder

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Marc Boothe

Founder / Creative Producer

Marc is Founder and creative catalyst of B3 Media, a leading media arts network which has supported over 3,000 BAME creative artists over the last five years, across film, visual arts, new media and spoken word. He produces Talentlab, a successful talent development incubator programme for emerging creative artists and producers. He recently produced L8 Unseen for the Museum of Liverpool, a ground-breaking cross-platform storytelling project based on stories from the Liverpool 8 area (Toxteth), which was seen by over 420,000 visitors. In May 2016, he also produced Gambiarra Lab a social change digital lab and installation project with 14 Brazilian artists in Maré - one of the largest favelas in Rio.

Previously, Marc worked as a Senior Executive at UK Film Council (New Cinema Fund) and the Bank of England. He has previously served as a trustee of key arts and cultural organisations including: Film London (Founding Board Member), Camden Arts, EM Media, Institute of International Visual Arts (Iniva), Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Firstlight Movies (now Into Film). He has also served on the advisory committee for Arts Council England Digital and Arts Policy Groups, the Mayor’s Commission on the Creative Industries, and the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneurs programme.

Marc holds an MBA, is also a (voting) member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the recipient of a NESTA Fellowship award (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), winner of the Lambeth/ Shell Best Cultural and Creative Business Award and a finalist for the 2012 Genesis Prize, which recognises outstanding mentors of young artistic talent.