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OKRE Funded Film 'Black Dog' Premieres at London Film Festival

OKRE is thrilled to see Black Dog, directed, produced and written by George Jaques selected to show at this year’s prestigious London Film Festival.

Insights, News, Audiences, Representation

How to Incorporate Lived Experience in The Films, TV, and Games of The Future

Jenna Al-Ansari

News, OKRE Funds, Representation

OKRE Funds: Astronaut

Insights, News, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds, Health, Mental Health, Poverty

OKRE Funds -The Fish That Never Swam Goes to Edinburgh Pitch

Insights, Health

"Medical Dramas? They Might As Well Be Fantasy, This Is Not How Real Life Operates."

Events, Insights, News, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds, Health

Elizabethan Occultist and Astrologer, Simon Forman, Inspires Hit Storytelling Game

Insights, News, OKRE Funds

Top Five Tips for Researchers Working with Film and TV from Dr. Afroditi Pina

Insights, News, Newsletter, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds

The Mental Health Impact of Deepfake Technology - Latest from OKRE

Newsletter

Spring into Games... The Latest News from OKRE

Insights, News, Audiences, Representation

How to Incorporate Lived Experience in The Films, TV, and Games of The Future

Jenna Al-Ansari

Insights, News, Newsletter, Funding, Health

June 2023 newsletter: What surgeons really want in TV Medical Dramas + OKRE goes to Docfest

Insights, News, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds, Health, Mental Health, Poverty

OKRE Funds -The Fish That Never Swam Goes to Edinburgh Pitch

Events, Insights, News, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds, Health

Elizabethan Occultist and Astrologer, Simon Forman, Inspires Hit Storytelling Game

Insights, Health

"Medical Dramas? They Might As Well Be Fantasy, This Is Not How Real Life Operates."

Insights, News, Newsletter, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds

Edinburgh TV Festival panels show TV creatives are keen to learn from other sectors

Kat Harrison-Dibbits

Insights, OKRE Funds

'We wanted to partner with the right people and the right organisations' ~ Maria Sayans

5 mins, 10 seconds

Summit, Video, Climate, Environment

Connecting With Gen-Z in the Gaming Universe

Chris Till

Insights, Climate

From Blue Planet to RuPaul’s Drag Race - how content can change the world

Iain DodgeonImran Khan

Reports, Climate

Playing with Videogame Culture: Executive Summary

Iain DodgeonIain Simons

Reports, Climate

Playing With Videogame Culture: Videogames and Culture

Iain DodgeonIain Simons

Reports, Climate

Playing with Videogame Culture: Case Studies

Iain DodgeonIain Simons

Reports, Climate

Playing with videogame culture: Opportunities

Iain DodgeonIain Simons

Insights, Reports, Climate

Storytelling and Climate Change: Imagining Solutions Beyond Documentary or Dystopia

Marzena Zukowska

OKRE Summit

OKRE Summit 2022

The first OKRE Summit took place in June 2022, bringing together people from across the entertainment and charity sectors to build cross-sector collaboration and champion…

Jun 15 2022

5 mins, 10 seconds

Summit, Video, Climate, Environment

Connecting With Gen-Z in the Gaming Universe

Chris Till

Insights, Summit, Impact

Eight things we learned from Gurinder Chadha at the OKRE Summit

Mishal HusainGurinder Chadha

45 mins 54 seconds

Summit, Video

Fraggle Rock to Ru Paul’s Drag Race

+ 3

Jocelyn StevensonDan Bernardo + 3 more

16 mins 55 seconds

Summit, Video

Ginger Johnson brings the OKRE Summit to a close

Ginger Johnson

23 mins 16 seconds

Summit, Video, Representation

Gurinder Chadha in conversation with Mishal Husain

Gurinder ChadhaMishal Husain

Insights, Summit, Mental Health

Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

Insights, Summit, Impact

'Be Sensitive...There's Going to be Drama!'

Alejandro Villanueva Argüelles

News

Mishal Husain to Host This Year's OKRE Summit

Mishal Husain

News, Impact

New taskforce will assess social and cultural impact of entertainment content

Kat Harrison-Dibbits

News, Summit

Programme Revealed for the OKRE Summit

5 mins 28 seconds

Summit, Video, Mental Health

Samantha Morton in Conversation

Samantha Morton

33 mins 36 seconds

Summit, Video

Social Impact x Continuing Drama

+ 3

Ria HebdenJeremy Howe + 3 more

Insights, Summit, Mental Health

Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

Miles Jacobson, OBE

44 mins 59 seconds

Summit, Video, Mental Health

The Culture of Collaboration

+ 3

Simon GunningAyesha Hazarika, MBE + 3 more

Insights, Summit, Mental Health

The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

+ 2

Stewart KyasimireAlex Bushill + 2 more

News, Summit, Impact

The OKRE Summit: This was the day

News

Announcing the OKRE Big List

A new online hub will provide a unique insight into the upcoming priorities for charities working on some of the most pressing issues in the…

Playing with Videogame Culture: working with games to engage the public in climate action

Ahead of the COP26 conference in Glasgow later this year, UKRI commissioned OKRE to research and scope the potential for videogames to be the anchor of a national public engagement initiative focused on climate change.

In association with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Insights, News, OKRE Fund, OKRE Funds, Health, Mental Health, Poverty

OKRE Funds -The Fish That Never Swam Goes to Edinburgh Pitch

The Fish That Never Swam is a documentary film in development that explores health inequality in Glasgow through the lens of Glaswegian working class filmmaker…

Insights, Summit, Mental Health

The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

+ 2

Stewart KyasimireAlex Bushill + 2 more

Insights, Summit, Mental Health

Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

5 mins 28 seconds

Summit, Video, Mental Health

Samantha Morton in Conversation

Samantha Morton

OKRE Funds, Mental Health

A journey through childhood grief: Sketchbook Games x Dr Caitlin Hitchcock

Insights, Summit, Mental Health

Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

Miles Jacobson, OBE

37 mins, 20 secs

Podcasts, Video, Mental Health

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Celebrating collaboration

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

From Blue Planet to RuPaul’s Drag Race - how content can change the world

Request for Proposals: Mapping Approaches to Social Impact Across the Entertainment Industries

OKRE Funds: My Blonde GF

Latest case studies

OKRE Funds: My Blonde GF

OKRE Funds: Max & Millie

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Astronaut

Son of Monarchs

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

From Blue Planet to RuPaul’s Drag Race - how content can change the world

Request for Proposals: Mapping Approaches to Social Impact Across the Entertainment Industries

OKRE Funds: My Blonde GF

OKRE Funds: My Blonde GF

OKRE Funds: Max & Millie

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Astronaut

Son of Monarchs

OKRE Funded Film 'Black Dog' Premieres at London Film Festival

How to Incorporate Lived Experience in The Films, TV, and Games of The Future

OKRE Funds: Astronaut

OKRE Funds -The Fish That Never Swam Goes to Edinburgh Pitch

"Medical Dramas? They Might As Well Be Fantasy, This Is Not How Real Life Operates."

Elizabethan Occultist and Astrologer, Simon Forman, Inspires Hit Storytelling Game

Top Five Tips for Researchers Working with Film and TV from Dr. Afroditi Pina

The Mental Health Impact of Deepfake Technology - Latest from OKRE

Spring into Games... The Latest News from OKRE

How to Incorporate Lived Experience in The Films, TV, and Games of The Future

June 2023 newsletter: What surgeons really want in TV Medical Dramas + OKRE goes to Docfest

OKRE Funds -The Fish That Never Swam Goes to Edinburgh Pitch

Elizabethan Occultist and Astrologer, Simon Forman, Inspires Hit Storytelling Game

"Medical Dramas? They Might As Well Be Fantasy, This Is Not How Real Life Operates."

The Mental Health Impact of Deepfake Technology - Latest from OKRE

My Blonde GF: Exploring Image Ownership, Advanced Technology and Consent

Top Five Tips for Researchers Working with Film and TV from Dr. Afroditi Pina

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

OKRE Funds: Max & Millie

Edinburgh TV Festival panels show TV creatives are keen to learn from other sectors

'We wanted to partner with the right people and the right organisations' ~ Maria Sayans

Connecting With Gen-Z in the Gaming Universe

From Blue Planet to RuPaul’s Drag Race - how content can change the world

Playing with Videogame Culture: Executive Summary

Playing With Videogame Culture: Videogames and Culture

Playing with Videogame Culture: Case Studies

Playing with videogame culture: Opportunities

Storytelling and Climate Change: Imagining Solutions Beyond Documentary or Dystopia

OKRE Summit 2022

Connecting With Gen-Z in the Gaming Universe

Eight things we learned from Gurinder Chadha at the OKRE Summit

Fraggle Rock to Ru Paul’s Drag Race

Ginger Johnson brings the OKRE Summit to a close

Gurinder Chadha in conversation with Mishal Husain

Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

'Be Sensitive...There's Going to be Drama!'

Mishal Husain to Host This Year's OKRE Summit

New taskforce will assess social and cultural impact of entertainment content

Programme Revealed for the OKRE Summit

Samantha Morton in Conversation

Social Impact x Continuing Drama

Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

The Culture of Collaboration

The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

The OKRE Summit: This was the day

Announcing the OKRE Big List

Playing with Videogame Culture: working with games to engage the public in climate action

Playing with Videogame Culture: Executive Summary

Playing With Videogame Culture: Videogames and Culture

Playing with Videogame Culture: Case Studies

Playing with videogame culture: Opportunities

OKRE Funds -The Fish That Never Swam Goes to Edinburgh Pitch

The Missing Story: New Ways to Talk About Mental Health

Hollyoaks and Beat work together to 'bash' stereotypes

Samantha Morton in Conversation

A journey through childhood grief: Sketchbook Games x Dr Caitlin Hitchcock

Sports Interactive has been loud and clear about collaboration with charities

Beyond Talking: Using Entertainment to Improve Mental Health