MediaTree

What Is MediaTree?

MediaTree is designed to help people and businesses working in the creative and media industries to work together to raise the profile of Kent’s creative talent. Based in Maidstone, MediaTree offers its members regular events, networking opportunities, workshops and communications through the website, newsletters and e-mail updates, as well opportunities to tender for work projects and find jobs, to help achieve this creative collaboration.

FrancisKnight

FrancisKnight

FrancisKnight Ltd are an Independent Creative Arts Consultancy run by two Directors, Louise Francis and Laura Knight. The company is recognised for its cross art collaborations, dynamic partnerships and innovative creative projects that challenge and question contemporary life to a wide and diverse audience.
Kent Film Office

Kent Film Office

Having the support of the MediaTree is invaluable to Kent County Council's Kent Film Office, both in terms of The Kent Production Guide and the MediaTree news service. Through combining our collective contacts into the Kent Production Guide, we can connect film companies and the broadcast media into the wider creative sector, which creates valuable and profitable local networks. Both the electronic newsletter and the newspaper column are great communication platforms, both for reaching the widest possible sector specific audience and staying connected to the creative hub in Kent.

Gabrielle Lindemann
Kent Film Office
Kent County Council

Kent County Council

Kent County Council is keen to support the development of Kent's creative businesses, and MediaTree is seen as one of the major keys to unlocking the growth potential of the sector. It  provides support and creates a voice for Kent's creative business sectors, through networking and training opportunities, working with a range of organisations to help provide the best business environment for Kent's creative companies, and raising the whole profile of Kent's creative business sectors in the county and beyond. KCC is therefore pleased to support MediaTree and share its ambitions.

Jim McKenzie
Economic Development Manager
Regeneration and Economy Divsion
Kent County Council
asb law

asb law

asb law has had a presence in Maidstone for over a century, but it’s not just history that keeps the firm in the area, it’s an ideal location to reach out to businesses in the south east and in London.

Networks like MediaTree are vital to promote recovery and encourage diversity. The success of MediaTree is a testament to the vision, energy and generosity of its members, who recognise the value of working together to build the industry across the county.

Margaret Craton
Partner, asb law
UCA

UCA

The University for the Creative Arts' mission is to serve the needs of the creative industries. MediaTree is an important network providing the University with links to creative businesses in Kent. MediaTree is the University's key partner network in creating new knowledge transfer opporunities

Uwe Derksen
University for the Creative Arts
Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council

The creative industries represent one of the fastest growing sectors in the country and make a significant contribution to the knowledge economy. It is an important sector because creativity in business supports innovation and therefore enhances competitiveness. In Maidstone there exists an opportunities to harness the Borough’s creative and media sector assets, including the University for the Creative Arts and Maidstone Studios to strengthen existing business and attract new ones to the Borough. Media Tree’s activities support the Council’s vision to develop a cluster and sector specialism in creative industries and help the Borough to become more competitive and prosperous place to live and work.

John Foster
Economic Development Manager
Maidstone Borough Council