Welcome to goNORTH 2012
goNorth was launched in 2001 to provide a platform for artists from the north of Scotland to showcase for music industry and media representatives on their own patch. Originally hosted in several venues on Aberdeen s Belmont Street, we briefly relocated to Dundee, before settling in Scotland s most northerly city, Inverness. The event has since developed into one of the country s leading Creative Industries Festivals, covering a much wider remit from Screen and Broadcast to Designer Fashion and Publishing. goNORTH 2011 proved our most ambitious and successful event to date and we are determined to top it this year by bringing together a much wider selection of leading creative industry figures. We intend to deliver a world class programme of panels, workshops, film screenings, training opportunities, Q&A sessions, camera equipment and special effects showcases and a global marathon of live music showcases.
Last year we introduced the goNORTH Festival Tour, an exciting development which saw us take goNORTH back to its roots and support emerging talent at five of the finest independent festivals in the country. We are delighted to confirm that our 2012 schedule will include Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, The Wickerman Festival, Loopallu, Summer In The City 2012 and B-Fest.
A diverse selection of films made with our partners MG Alba, FilmG, The Scottish Documentary Institute, Digital Shorts and a host of exciting independent filmmakers will also be screened across the Festival Tour.
In recent years goNORTH has featured an international array of talent spanning not only Scotland and the wider UK, but also the USA, Russia, Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Australia and Japan.
We pride ourselves on generating a dynamic and vibrant environment where organisations and individuals across all levels of experience can get together, make connections, share ideas and resources, and most importantly, have a really great time.
As always, all panels, worshops and live showcases are free and open to the public, with industry and media requested to register.
