European film producers and media professionals will develop the skills to create, finance and distribute cross-media stories – stories that can span any combination of film, interactive, live event, mobile, gaming, TV, publishing, online.

The course will start July 2012 in Potsdam, Germany, and the applications are open until Friday, 30 March 2012. Check out the details on Power to the Pixel website and apply there.

Every month, for an initial period of six months, beActive will select a topical subject and digital comedy filmmakers will have just eight days to create and submit a short film based on this theme. The winning video will be chosen by beActive based on its quality, creativity and entertainment value, and will then be posted to beActive’s YouTube page. The winner will also receive €2000. beActive is planning for the competition to run for six months, resulting in 6 winning entries that will also be shown through the beActive YouTube channel.

The launch of beActive Classics follows The Digital Comedy Lab, another talent investment project from beActive. The Digital Comedy Lab offers UK and Irish comedy filmmakers the opportunity to enter feature-length mockumentary films, with the two winning projects receiving up to €50,000 each in development funding. It opened in December and entries finished on 31^st of January. beActive is now evaluating the winning propositions.

beActive’s co-founder and CEO Nuno Bernardo said: “beActive Classics provides an amazing opportunity for future comedy production stars to have their films viewed by a wide online audience and receive a valuable cash prize to invest in their careers. Together with The Digital Comedy Lab, it illustrates beActive’s interest in finding and supporting the next generation of creative talent.”

For more information, please visit: www.digitalcomedylab.com

Taking off in Turkey’s megacity Istanbul, the “Road to Revolution” is going to cross some of the most tense and effervescent territories on the planet – Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Tiago Carrasco, João Henriques and João Fontes will be determined to finding out more about the lifestyle, culture and beliefs in those territories.

Two years ago, the same team of journalists embarked in a similar adventure, crossing the African continent by jeep, in 150 days, to arrive in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In a time of European crisis, they escape routine once more, to learn about the different lifestyles in those countries, understand the causes of discontentment that led to ethnic and religious conflicts and to rediscover their recent history and the hopes and expectations of the younger generations.

Along the way, they will visit the Syrian refugee camps in Turkey, follow the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan, spend some days in one of the toughest Palestinian settlements, get to know some of the families of Tunisian and Egyptian martyrs and get a glimpse of post-Gaddafi Lybia.

For a complete picture, the series won’t forget about art and culture, nightlife, intellectuals, musicians, filmmakers and painters, sports and daily life as it takes place, and more importantly, the personal stories of the people they will encounter on their trip.

Speaking for beActive, series producer Nuno Bernardo said: “at a time of crisis, and a new wave of revolutions taking place in the Arab world, “Road to Revolution” aims at showing different points of view of what is delivered to us by online and TV news. It’s about a better understanding of how and why revolutions take place and what remains or changes in the end. There won’t be any helicopters or airplanes. They will travel by land or sea, renting a car, taking public transportation and even hitchhiking, if necessary. It will definitely be a unique, authentic and unpredictable journey.”

Produced by beActive with the support of the Portuguese weekly “Sol” and Sportzone, the “Road to Revolution” doc series will feature updated travel videos, twice a week, on an official videoblog and “Sol’s” website. The information will be kept up-to-date, in real time, on social media.

For portuguese updates on the Road to Revolution like A Estrada da Revolução facebook page.

For the english translation of the lads updates, follow @beRealTV (#roadtorevolution) like beReal TV facebook page and subscribe to beReal TV channel on YouTube to get all the updates and watch the webisodes.

The series, funded by The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Setanta Sports and beActive looks at the lives both on and off the pitch of the female players from the West Dublin club as they juggle the Intermediate Championship with weddings, babies and emigration plans.

Speaking from the office in Dublin series producer Triona Campbell said, “This series is pure feel-good prime time TV. The women in question are inspirational and will be battling both on the pitch and in their real lives against the types of issues we are all facing today”.

Speaking for Setanta Sports Tony Whelan, Head of programming, said “We are delighted to be involved with beActive on this series and are very much looking forward to premiering on January 23rd”

The series marks yet another leap into factual series by beActive Ireland with Setanta Sports having aired last year the inspirational 4 part series Yes I Can also funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland which featured disabled people taking on extreme sports and hosted by Irish adventure Mark Pollock.

Irish audiences are also already able to have a glimpse of the new TV Show through the Internet. A prequel to the TV Episodes will be available on Youtube as well as small Webisodes and a behind the scenes documentary.

Every month, for an initial period of six months, beActive will select a topical subject and digital comedy filmmakers will have just eight days to create and submit a short film based on this theme. The winning video will be chosen by beActive based on its quality, creativity and entertainment value, and will then be posted to beActive’s YouTube page. The winner will also receive €2000. beActive is planning for the competition to run for six months, resulting in 6 winning entries that will also be shown through the beActive YouTube channel.

The launch of beActive Classics follows The Digital Comedy Lab, another talent investment project from beActive. The Digital Comedy Lab offers UK and Irish comedy filmmakers the opportunity to enter feature-length mockumentary films, with the two winning projects receiving up to €50,000 each in development funding. It opened in December and entries finished on 31^st of January. beActive is now evaluating the winning propositions.

beActive’s co-founder and CEO Nuno Bernardo said: “beActive Classics provides an amazing opportunity for future comedy production stars to have their films viewed by a wide online audience and receive a valuable cash prize to invest in their careers. Together with The Digital Comedy Lab, it illustrates beActive’s interest in finding and supporting the next generation of creative talent.”

For more information, please visit: www.digitalcomedylab.com