The Sharp Project

The Sharp Project is a media and studio development in Newton Heath, Manchester. It aims to offer affordable office space for indie media companies whilst offering studio facilities for television dramas. The facility is located around 2 miles east of Manchester city centre nearby the City of Manchester Stadium.

Manchester has the second-largest cluster of creative and media industries in Europe.[1] The Project, along with MediaCityUK, will help fill the void left by the closure of the dated Granada Studios and New Broadcasting House in 2013.

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Background

Manchester City Council purchased the former warehouse which was formerly owned by Sharp in 2006 for £6.1m an decided to keep the Sharp name for the new development.[2] The development of the facility was headed by Sue Woodward, former Managing Director at the successful Granada Television franchise.[3]

Television productions

In February 2011, Tiger Aspect Productions selected The Sharp Project to film a new comedy series titled Mount Pleasant for Sky One.[4]

In March 2011, Lime Pictures and Objective Productions planned to film a new comedy for Channel 4 based on a group of students and their experiences at their first year at university.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Talent Pool". mediacity.co.uk. http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/about-us/talent-pool. Retrieved 2011-09-25. 
  2. ^ "New role for Sharp shooter Sue". Manchester Evening News. 21 January 2010. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1189895_new_role_for_sharp_shooter_sue. 
  3. ^ "Interview: Sue Woodward". insidermedia.com. February 2010. http://www.insidermedia.com/productsandservices/archive/nwbi/february_2010/interview_sue_woodward/. Retrieved 2011-09-25. 
  4. ^ "Sky and Tiger Aspect choose The Sharp Project for new comedy series". The Sharp Project. 25 February 2011. http://www.thesharpproject.co.uk/uncategorized/sky-and-tiger-aspect-choose-the-sharp-project-for-new-comedy-series-mount-pleasant/. 
  5. ^ "Lime Pictures to shoot new comedy at Sharp Project". Manchester Evening News. 7 March 2011. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1410157_lime_pictures_to_shoot_new_comedy_at_sharp_project.