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Story First

CREATIVES

Championing Wearside Creators

We support filmmakers, artists, and creatives in Sunderland, Washington, Houghton, Hetton, and County Durham.

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About Us

Information about Wear Creatives.

Wear Creatives CIC aims to foster a vibrant community of filmmakers, creatives, and artists by providing a free, inclusive social hub for skill development through monthly competitions and challenges. We strive to encourage creativity, collaboration, and personal growth among our members.

Story First is more than just a slogan; it’s our guiding principle at Wear Creatives. By putting story at the heart of everything we do, we inspire filmmakers, creatives, and artists to think deeply about the narratives they want to share. This focus on storytelling encourages meaningful connections, sparks collaboration, and helps our community create work that resonates and leaves a lasting impact.

Events

Our next event will be held on: April 29th 2025 at

The 3 Stories Company Logo

Sunderland | SR1 3BY

Tues April 29th | 6:30 til 9:30pm

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On Tuesday, 29th April 2025, we will host our 3rd FREE monthly networking community hub aimed at local filmmakers, actors and supporters. All welcome!! Any experience, any involvement, always FREE!

Watch and offer feedback on the content created from march's meeting.
Theme: Mistaken Identity: Included Element: A voicemail.

Our next challenge will be set on the night.
Come along and be part of this community hub in which ever way you feel fit.

Current Challenges

Each month, we set a creative challenge to inspire filmmakers, actors, creatives and supporters to get involved and showcase their talent. These challenges are designed to spark ideas, collaboration, and creativity in a supportive and inclusive environment.

First challenge poster

Rules and Expectations:

  • The challenge includes a Theme and a required Element. This month's challenge must include:

    Theme: Mistaken Identity,
    Element: A Voicemail.

  • You can interpret the theme and element however you like in any genre you like. Be creative!
  • Your submission could be a script, a short film, a monologue, or something completely different.
  • You’re welcome to work alone or collaborate with others in the community.
  • Submit your work (finished/unfinished) to us by midnight on Friday, 25th April 2025.
    Email your submissions to info@wearcreatives.co.uk. For video submissions, upload your content to YouTube or a cloud storage platform, and send us the link via email.
  • Your work will be showcased at the next event, where attendees can provide feedback and celebrate the creativity of the community!
First mini challenge poster

The Mini Challenge:

  • Our new mini challenge is called "Done in 60 Seconds" – your task is to create a scene with:

    Setup: 2 people, 1 room, 1 person is hiding something.

  • Keep it under 60 seconds long. Any genre, any style – just keep the story front and centre.
  • Your submission could be a short film, a script, a monologue, or something completely different.
  • Work solo or collaborate with others in the community – whatever suits you.
  • Submit your work (finished or unfinished) by midnight on Friday, 25th April 2025.
    Email your submissions to info@wearcreatives.co.uk. For video submissions, upload your content to YouTube or a cloud platform and send us the link via email.
  • Submissions will be showcased at our next Creative Hub event, where you'll get feedback and support from the group.

Submit Your Work

Use the button below to submit your challenge entry or any other creative work you'd like to share.

We welcome submissions for feedback and showcase—whether it's a film, script, monologue, or something else entirely. It doesn’t have to be related to the current challenge.

⚠️ Please keep submissions ideally under 15 minutes. If your piece is longer, send us an enquiry by email first.

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