Festival Press Coverage
AND Festival 2012 attracted local, national and international media attention, with coverage stretching from its launch in June all the way to the end of festival and beyond. In particular, a rise in regional put the Festival on the top of the arts agenda in August and September. Editorial coverage included media sites bbc.co.uk, artinfo.com, centmagazine.co.uk, wired.co.uk, fluxmagazine.com, dazeddigital.com, designweek.co.uk, empireonline.com, attitude.co.uk and a-n.co.uk, in addition, the festival featured in The Guardian with features & previews in the New Scientist, Metro and French national newspaper La Liberation plus numerous features and news mentions on specialist film, art and lifestyles sites and blogs. Broadcast highlights comprised coverage on BBC Breakfast, BBC North West Tonight, BBC Radio Manchester (three different programmes), BBC 6 Music, Gaydio and French Radio London.
“The annual digital arts festival [brings] its bizarre and brilliant innovation to Manchester “ The Guardian
“fascinating”, Wired
“a memorable folly to ignite ongoing thought and debate into the past, present and future” a-n
“edgy digital art, intriguing talks, mind-bending film and live happenings” Creative Tourist
“complex and ambitious work that continues a positive and experimental trend” Corridor8
“intriguing” Manchester Confidential
“[on Pigs Bladder Football] incredible” Manchester Evening News
“bustling as ever with diverse, cross-media art and performance” Cent, 20 July 2012
