Nova are proud to have a won the contract with ‘Hull – Yorkshire’s Maritime City’ team to tell the story of the restoration of the Arctic Corsair and the Spurn Lightship. Both ships are amongst the gems of Hull’s maritime heritage collections. The Arctic Corsair, which has temporarily moored at Alexandra Dock, regularly made a […]
A group of the city’s finest young artists will come together this weekend as the second phase of Nova’s digital and creative skills project in collaboration with the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project begins. Over the next year, the programme will see Nova work with some of Hull’s leading creative names to provide an opportunity […]
Freedom Festival and KCOM are partnering with Nova Studios, Freetown Media Centre and the British Council to commission a series of exciting films from young film-makers in Hull’s partner city Freetown, Sierra Leone. The announcement follows a series of British Council supported ‘Film Labs’ which were established to grow and develop young film-making talent in […]
Nova’s digital and creative skills project in collaboration with Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City is underway and off to a flyer. Bringing together some of the city’s best creative minds, the programme will see the work of 20 writers, film-makers, musicians and artists, all aged 16-25, culminate in a film promoting Hull’s Maritime City status. It’s […]
One of the things we think makes Nova’s films stand out is the way our participants come across in interviews: emotionally open, confident, articulate and at ease. We watch so many films where the voices sound wooden or scripted, terrible hard-hat walk-and-talks around building sites, managing directors reading from scripts but pretending they’re being interviewed, […]
This weekend sees the start of an exciting new project which will have Nova work with Hull’s brightest young artists, writers and film-makers to explore the city’s identity. Along with a selection of Hull’s leading creatives, Nova will deliver a digital skills programme working toward the completion of short films inspired by Hull’s life as a […]
One day the sun will rise and all of the windows will let in light… …this old town will know life again and as sure as the tide turns we will welcome you back – again, and again, and again. The last year and a bit has been a time like no other and we […]
I’m going to see how far I can get without mentioning the ‘C’ or ‘L’ words… Crikey, what a year it’s been. A year of ups and downs and all sorts of weirdness. We started the year with interviews for the role of editor – and we were over the moon to appoint the excellent […]
During hard times unity is what gives us strength. We were proud to work with Hull City Council creating a film as part of their campaign ‘Let’s Keep Hull Covid-19 Safe’. All our lives have been affected by the virus and with the UK entering into stricter measures this Autumn Hull’s infection rate became the […]
At Nova we’re always investing and growing to meet the needs of our clients. We believe that a diverse team with a mix of ethnicities, gender, age and abilities is the best way to bring fresh eyes and fresh ideas to our clients. Of course, as a film-making company, great visuals and story-telling will always […]