Digital Content Category

Entries are open! Closing 12pm Wednesday 23 October 2024 

About Digital Content  

This category recognises the innovative use of digital technology to create and distribute creative and cultural content. Entries should demonstrate how digital content has had a positive impact on your audiences. Entries could include but are not limited to: videos, podcasts, interactive or immersive content, online exhibitions, or multimedia storytelling.  

What we’re looking for: 

• Tell us about the creative and decision-making process behind your project. 
• Tell us why your content creation or distribution method was unique or innovative for you. 
• Tell us what made your project impactful on your target audience. 

Examples: 

• You used digital technology to develop a new or innovative content distribution method.  
• You took advantage of digital tools to digitise or capture in-person content.  
• You used digital technology to transform your every day content into an immersive experience for your audience.   

An audio description of the category section is available here.  

Who can apply?​ 

All organisations and individuals who are eligible for Arts Council England funding can apply. You must be based in England and work within one of the Arts Council supported disciples. Please see the FAQs for more information. 

Why should I enter?  

The Shortlist and Winners will receive branded digital email signatures, website badges, certificate, and will be promoted on Arts Council and Digital Culture Network channels. In addition to that, the Winners will receive a Digital Culture Awards branded trophy, and will be featured in a Digital Culture Network Showreel video, receiving ongoing publicity across our digital channels. 

Who will Judge this category?  

This category will be judged by Megan Jones, Digital Content Manager at National Museums Scotland.

What we’ll ask for? 

• Title of Project/Campaign. 
• Short description of the project. Think of this as an “elevator pitch” for your project.  
• Answers to a few questions about your organisation.  
• Answers to three category specific questions (You can submit these answers either in writing or as a video or audio file/link).  
• Assets which support your application, and can be used as promotional content should you be Shortlisted.  

You can find detailed category guidance here.

If you’re Shortlisted, some of the information in your entry will become visible to the public, so the title, description, and assets you choose need to tell the story of your project! 

Access or Technical Support 

• We want to make sure that everyone has access to the Digital Culture Awards. If you need support with submitting your entry, please send an email to our Access Support Team at [email protected] with “Digital Culture Awards” in the title.   
• For any technical support about Award Force, please use this article or email [email protected] 
• For anything else, please contact the Digital Culture Network team on [email protected] and we will be happy to help.  

Audio descriptions of the ‘What we’ll ask for’ & ‘Access or Technical Support’ sections are available here. 

More questions? Read our FAQs or get in touch with us on [email protected]  

Meet the 2023 Winner

Dante or Die – Odds On – an interactive short film about online gambling

Odds On is an interactive short that fuses narrative, gameplay, and animation and which was created in collaboration with people with lived experience of gambling harm across the UK. Dante or Die built interactivity and accessibility into every step of the production, bringing together theatre makers, technologists, web developers and animators to create an impactful immersive experience. Copy about the Winners & winning project. 

Get in touch 

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