{"id":5067,"date":"2025-06-18T12:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createstudios.org.uk\/?p=5067"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:45:07","slug":"two-years-old-and-still-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/createstudios.org.uk\/blog\/two-years-old-and-still-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Years Old and Still Growing!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>We can hardly believe it &#8211; but it\u2019s already been <strong>2 years<\/strong> since we flung open the doors and welcomed you into our brand-new creative home at Swindon\u2019s historic <strong>Carriage Works<\/strong>. What an incredible journey it\u2019s been!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Since our launch, Create Studios has become a true creative hub, buzzing with storytelling, training, screenings, and collaborations that champion local talent and community voices.<br>From our indie cinema <strong>Sofa Screenings<\/strong> &#8211; Swindon\u2019s first! &#8211; to industry training with<strong> ScreenSkills <\/strong>and the <strong>BFI<\/strong>, and our <strong>free Saturday Club<\/strong> for 13\u201316 year olds, we\u2019ve been nurturing filmmakers at every stage of their journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Space Reporting Film\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1071367541?h=c33c6f8a1e&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This year we were thrilled to be awarded<a href=\"https:\/\/createstudios.org.uk\/blog\/create-studios-wins-swindons-first-arts-of-sanctuary-award\/\"> <strong>Swindon\u2019s first Arts of Sanctuary Award<\/strong><\/a>, recognising over a decade of work with refugees and asylum seekers. 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