Matt Hanson

Speaking & consulting

"Matt Hanson is the Jimmy Wales of independent film" - Don Tapscott (Author, Wikinomics)
Featured in The Revolutionaries: Ten People Who Could Change the World - Forbes magazine
Winner: Innovation/R&D - Britain's Digital Elite awards

Matt Hanson speaks around the world at festivals, conferences and workshops on crowdsourcing, community, creativity and open content. He also conducts research and consultation with brands, agencies and direct with companies. As one of the pioneers in co-creation, creative communities and open content he offers firsthand experience of how to implement innovative media solutions and strategies to create distinctive content which maximises exposure and investment.

Speaking engagements

A selection of conferences, festivals and workshops facilitated:

PICNIC 08, Amsterdam, Netherlands (video)
Berlinale Keynotes, Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
b.tween cross media conference, Manchester, UK
4 Ecrans festival, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Power to the Pixel conference, London Film Festival, UK (video)
Rome International Film Festival, Italy
NESTA Uploading Innovation unconference, London, UK
Future of Celluloid conference, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

"Matt Hanson was his usual inspiring self, and one of the few presentations that offered some content – making astute connections across film, visual arts and commercial practice, and cinemas, galleries, online and public sites."
Gary Thomas, Co-director, Animate! Projects.

"The Media Lab team is extremely happy with the way you generated in the workshop new ideas about frontier video practices across the world … highly commendable."
Abhijit Roy, Head of Media Lab, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Consultancy

Media solutions & strategy for companies & independent productions including:

Make Architects
Advising on cinematic philosophies & narratives for urban design.
Nokia
Advised on content strategy for OVI global platform.
FilmFour
Input on digital strategy & EPG.
EAVE: European audiovisual producers association
Advised groups on open content & new production strategies.
Media Lab. Jadavpur University, India
Developed intensive workshop programme.
Adobe
Developed and presented digital effects showcase based on their software solutions.
CINECITY: Brighton International Film Festival
Advised on strategic aims, growth, and exposure.
Tactical Technology Collective
Delivered strategy for open source product development.
SCEE: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Created key brand promotion elements.
4Ventures
Conceived brand extensions and strategies in new content areas.

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About

Matt Hanson specialises in media futures and disruptive innovation.
He also speaks and consults on cultural production, emerging platforms, and content strategy

Quotes

In life he suffered from a sense of unreality, as do many Englishmen.
- Jorge Luis Borges

Dossiers

Project archives
By tag & dates

Contact

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