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Assemble and Jason Bruges shortlisted for £120m party formerly known as Festival of Brexit
Finalists get £100,000 to develop proposals for Festival UK* 2022
Assemble and Jason Bruges were today named as among the finalists in a competition to find “open, original and optimistic” ideas for the government’s Festival UK* 2022.
The £120m event, which was announced by former prime minister Theresa May and initially derided as the Festival of Brexit, is being directed by Martin Green, one of the people behind the Olympic ceremonies and Hull City of Culture.
Thirty creative teams were announced today as finalists in a £3m research and development programme to progress ideas that could go on to become one of 10 winning projects. These will be required to “reach millions, bring people together and showcase the UK’s creativity and innovation globally in 2022”.
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