Since we launched in 2017 we have been lucky enough to work with some of the UK’s most interesting and innovative organisations.
From analysing international creative clusters; to leading the establishment of Create Central a new screen sector trade-body; and supporting one of the UK’s biggest global cultural brands, The British Museum.
Our portfolio of work gives a flavour of what we can do for you and your organisation.
Thames Estuary Production Corridor
The Thames Estuary Production Corridor is an ambitious project to ensure the estuary becomes the UK’s largest and most significant concentration of creative production.
Zanna Creative worked with a team led by We Made That and Hawkins\Brown to deliver the shared vision of the Mayor of London, the South East LEP and partners in East London, South Essex and North Kent, and is supported by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The Thames Estuary Production Corridor will play a crucial role in London and the South East’s recovery, economically and socially, after COVID-19, potentially creating 50,000 jobs and generating £3.7bn for the UK economy.
Create Central
Create Central is the new trade-body for the creative content sector in the West Midlands.
Zanna Creative has been the lead agency on all aspects of Create Central development - from the initial concept through to delivery.
Zanna Creative undertook a major national and regional consultation, engaged industry, oversaw recruitment of Members, established a public sector consortium, developed a Creative Content Growth Plan 2020-2022 and led a successful £2m bid to British Film Institute's National Cluster Growth Fund.
Zanna Creative is now providing Executive Leadership to Create Central, overseeing a £multi-million Programme of Activities and managing a team of consultants to deliver
these ambitious plans.
BFI Film Audience Network
Evaluation
Zanna Creative joined Indigo consultancy to evaluate the BFI’s FAN - looking at audience statistics gathered by the BFI from five years of the Film Audience Network, as well as undertaking interviews with regional Film Hubs and FAN member organisations to tell the story of the Network's impact since 2018 and make recommendations for its next iteration.
Creative Scotland
Zanna Creative worked with Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy to undertake a review of Creative Scotland's approach to the creative economy - Re-Think: The Creative Economy of Scotland.
Based on engagement with the Creative Scotland team and partners in the public and private sector, we will identify core priorities, tools and approaches for creative economy development.
This will unpack how state-supported practice co-exists with commercial practice, scrutinising the hybrid reality of creative work. It will identify key focus areas for Creative Scotland, working alongside other agencies.
The outcome will be an options report for the Creative Scotland Board. This will set out priorities for investment and development from 2022.
International Creative Clusters
Zanna Creative was commissioned to identify and analyse various creative clusters around the world to establish the factors contributing to their success in order to provide evidence and ideas for the continued growth of UK-based creative clusters.
The report, funded through BFI, analysed five creative clusters around the world that are at various stages in development against a range of cultural, economic, social and political backdrops; Abu Dhabi, Bangalore, Berlin, Mexico City and Ontario.
The British Museum
Zanna Creative in partnership with The Field consultancy worked with the British Museum to develop proposals for a two-day international symposium as part of its centenary celebrations in 2020.
HOME
HOME Manchester commissioned Zanna Creative to produce its 5 Year Cross-Arts Talent Development Strategy, reporting to HOME's CEO.
This work involved a UK-wide consultancy of leading arts and creative organisations, in-depth research into talent development across the North West and recommendations for implementation by its Board of Directors.
Rural Media
Rural Media was recently made a National Portfolio Organisation by Arts Council England. Zanna Creative was brought on board to develop a number of leading projects for the organisation.
This included producing a 5-year sustainability plan and digital strategy for the national brand Travellers’ Times and Rural Media's new Audience Development Strategy.
SharpFutures
Zanna Creative has collaborated with Manchester-based SharpFutures to support strategic opportunities and partnership discussions across a national base.
Ffilm Cymru Wales
Ffilm Cymru Wales is the national screen agency for Wales, supporting Welsh or Welsh-based writers, directors and producers with development and production funding, industry assistance and mentoring opportunities.
Zanna Creative's Founder Director Suzie Norton was Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for over three years, working in a non-executive capacity to support the organisations in governance, strategy and investment decisions.
London Arts in Health Forum
London Arts in Health forum is a 3000 strong membership organisation which aims to develop the role of culture in wellbeing and to promote and support arts in health activity across London and nationally.
Zanna Creative in partnership with The Field consultancy was brought on board by its new Chair of Trustees to devise and facilitate its Board Away Day.