Over the course of the MediaFutures project we developped a number of resources for data-savvy entrepreneurs, creatives and artists and anyone else interested in using data responsibly in the media sector. These include information about outcomes and experiences of the MediaFutures acceleration and residencies support programme, results of the pilots, strategies, tutorials and webinars, datasets and tools, self-training resources, academic outputs such as research deliverables and scientific articles, as well as dissemination resources such as videos and other materials.
Little or no programming skills - willing to learn and develop some code in your project
- Training resources on responsible innovation, data skills, storytelling with data, art-science collaboration: improve your awareness on data ethics issues, your skills with data and your ability to use data for storytelling or learn from previous experiences on the collaboration between art and science
- Datasets: find datasets relevant to your project from our catalogue
- Data scraping: explore open tools and APIs to obtain data from online platforms such as Twitter, Reddit or Wikipedia
- Data science: check Python packages for data science that can help you process data to extract information for your artistic project
- Digital art tools: experiment with tools and technologies that support your creative process and increase its potential
Good technical skills - want to obtain and process data for developing your project
- Training resources on data skills, responsible innovation, data access: improve your data skills and your awareness on data ethics and data access issues
- Datasets: find datasets relevant to your project from our catalogue
- Data scraping: explore open tools and APIs to obtain data from online platforms such as Twitter, Reddit or Wikipedia
- Data science: check Python packages for data science that can help you turn data into information and knowledge
You know how to code, but you need data
- Datasets: browse the datasets catalogue and find datasets relevant to your project
- Data scraping: explore open tools and APIs to obtain data from online platforms such as Twitter, Reddit or Wikipedia
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Press release – 3rd cohort of artist and startup projects concluded
June 2023
MediaFutures held its third DemoDays on the 8th and 9th of June 2023, at the Design Zentrum in Hamburg: the event aimed to celebrate the 3rd cohort projects’ success and 3-year programme conclusion.
Press release – Start of BUILD phase of 3rd cohort
21 December 2022.
Eight projects from the Startup meets Artist & Startup for Citizens track to join the five ‘Artists for Media’ projects to continue on the MediaFutures Support Programme, achieving the goals of their support projects.
Results 3rd Open Call – Infographic
Infographic on results of the 3rd Open Call.
Press release – start of 3rd and final cohort support programme
November 2022
From sock puppets to immersive and virtual technologies to reshape the media value chain. The 3rd cohort started with 24 projects by artists and startups using data to tackle misinformation challenges at the beginning of November 2022. They receive funding, mentoring and training.
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MediaFutures at a glance
Press release – second cohort of artist and startup projects concluded
MediaFutures celebrates the second cohort of artist and startup projects and awarded the first MediaFutures prizes during the Demo Days on 10 and 11 October 2022 at Ircam in Paris.
Press release – Launch of 3rd and final Open Call
28 June 2022.
The 3rd and final Open Call for SMEs, startups, artists and others is open until 30 August 2022, focusing on projects that counteract the negative impact of online misinformation and disinformation within society.
Press release – Start of BUILD phase of 2nd cohort
April 2022.
End of April 2022, seven projects of the ‘Startups for Citizens’ and ‘Startup meets Artist’ won a place on the next stage of the support programme.
Press release – start of 2nd cohort support programme
March 2022.
From augmented reality dinosaurs to deep fake CCTV. The 2nd cohort started with 23 projects by artists and startups using data to tackle misinformation challenges at the beginning of April 2022. They receive funding, mentoring and training.
Results 2nd Open Call – Infographic
Infographic on results on 2nd Open Call
Press release – launch of 2nd Open Call
Published in November 2021. The 2nd Open Call for SMEs, startups, artists and others is open until 27 January 2022. We are looking for ideas relating to quality journalism, transparency, democracy and science communications, all of which should look to counteract the negative impact of misinformation and disinformation within society.
MediaFutures in Accelerator Guide Germany 2021
The MediaFutures support programme is part of the Accelerator Guide Germany, Edition 21/22, published by The Ecosystem Company UG (haftungsbeschränkt).
Press release – first cohort of artist and startup projects concluded
MediaFutures celebrates the first cohort of artist and startup projects and awarded the first MediaFutures prizes during the Demo Day on 23 September 2021.
Press release – Start of BUILD phase of support programme
End of April 2021, seven projects of the ‘Startups for Citizens’ and ‘Startup meets Artist’ won a place on the next stage of the support programme.
Press release – Start of support programme
The first 19 projects receive funding, mentoring and training to develop innovative ideas to tackle misinformation using data.
Results 1st Open Call – Infographic
Infographic on results of the 1st Open Call
Press release 1st Open Call
Published in November 2020. The 1st Open Call for SMEs, startups and artists is open until 28 January 2021.
Press release MediaFutures
Published in September 2020 for the kick-off of the MediaFutures project, giving an overview on project aims, main features and partners.
MediaFutures logo for use in articles
MediaFutures logo that can be used for informing on the project.
