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Beyond the Music at SXSW

Filmmaking students’ festival film screened at SXSW New Order gig

Student film broadcast to international audience at famous US festival to launch new Manchester event Three talented students were given the kind of global exposure they had only ever dreamed …

March 14, 2023
Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle delivered an inspiring talk and roundtable event with students from the School of Digital Arts (SODA)

Danny Boyle delivers inspirational talk to School of Digital Arts students

Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle delivered an inspiring talk and roundtable event with students from the School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University.  His talk on Friday (February …

February 28, 2023

Fabled folklore, fantastical footage and legendary music: filmmaking lecturer’s exhibition to launch at HOME

Mammoth archive film installation explores strange small-town myths, rituals and folklore, set to new electronic score. Imaginary figures, fantastical parades and a man dressed as a bush are just some …

February 15, 2023

See Yourself in SODA 2022 Winners Announced

It’s game over for this year’s See Yourself in SODA competition and it’s time to announce our finalists. This year, we invited schools, colleges, universities and emerging creatives to submit …

October 18, 2022

SODA shortlisted for a This Is Manchester award

New digital school up for Leading Technology/Digital Innovator prize

MA Show 2022

This September and October, postgraduate Art, Design, Media, Fashion and Performance students will be exhibiting their work in the Holden Gallery, Benzie Building and SODA on the Manchester Metropolitan University …

September 6, 2022
Paper Geographies - Shivani Patel - 'Puja' (2022)

Photography students, staff and alumni take Paper Geographies exhibition overseas

Photography staff and students past and present from the School of Digital Arts (SODA) and Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan are hosting the Paper Geographies exhibition this week …

July 6, 2022
Modal Gallery

Modal: New School of Digital Arts gallery launches with game engine culture exhibition

Modal: New School of Digital Arts gallery launches with game engine culture exhibition International artists explore how our relationship to images, sounds, and interactivity is transformed by technologies. A new …

June 23, 2022
Danny Boyle, co-chair of the SODA advisory board, officially launched the new School

Danny Boyle officially launches Manchester Metropolitan University’s pioneering School of Digital Arts

New £35m School supports Manchester’s ambition to become one of world’s leading digital cities. Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle has formally opened Manchester Metropolitan University’s pioneering School of Digital Arts …

June 14, 2022
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SODA’s Chris Whiter scores new DreamWorks Dragons game

We caught up with Dr Chris Whiter, Lecturer in Sound Design (Video Games) at SODA to hear more about his experience as composer for the new DreamWorks Dragons: Legends of …

May 30, 2022