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National award success for animated film

A stop-motion film produced at Manchester Met’s School of Digital Arts (SODA) has been honoured at this year’s Royal Television Society Student Television Awards.

June 24, 2025

Manchester’s musical heritage celebrated in conference hosted at Manchester Met

Manchester’s rich musical heritage and the untold stories from its cultural past and present were celebrated and debated at a conference held at Manchester Metropolitan University last week.

June 23, 2025

Filmmaking students honoured by industry leaders for ‘exceptional’ work

The talents of Manchester Metropolitan filmmaking students have been honoured by a host of industry legends including Russell T Davies, creator of Queer as Folk, and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robbie Ryan at an awards ceremony.

June 13, 2025

From gender dysphoria to AI satire; Manchester School of Art degree show celebrates the theme Bloom

Exhibition packed with creative projects; medieval-inspired chainmail, a film exploring the British Asian identity and a machine that spits out nonsense as it tries to create art Manchester School of …

June 11, 2025

Photography student works with horses and professional models on countryside photoshoot

BA (Hons) Photography Student Sam Pritchard recently conducted a large scale countryside photoshoot for his Degree Show 2025 project. The shoot involved working alongside horses and a team of queer …

June 10, 2025

Students across five different courses collaborate on new film at Degree Show 2025

Students from the School of Digital Arts (SODA) have collaborated with over 40 cast and crew to create new horror film, The Silent State. The Silent State saw students from …

June 4, 2025

SODA students showcase work at Montag Residency in Istanbul

Students from the School of Digital Arts (SODA) recently had the chance to showcase their work to international industry creatives at the Montag Residency in Istanbul, Turkey. Showcasing 40 SODA …

May 22, 2025

SODA students create unique feline documentary for 2025 Degree Show

Filmmaking students from the School of Digital Arts (SODA) have created a unique documentary centred around the near-death experience of a cat. Will Stogden and Sasha Morris, third-year Filmmaking students …

May 19, 2025

SODA Photography students explore self-expression at public exhibition

A group of second year Photography students recently hosted their own public exhibition ‘Sonder’ exploring identity and self-expression. As part of the recent Viewpoints Photography festival, in which students and …

May 16, 2025

Manchester Met students develop digital arts skills in new live sports broadcasting project

Students from Manchester Met have had the chance to develop skills in filming, production, editing, audio and presenting as part of Matchday Live, a new live sports broadcasting project. Matchday …

May 15, 2025