Updates

We’re welcoming Digbeth back as Main Partner for BDF2021!

Method in Motion will be returning as a main partner for this year’s BDF, helping to provide videography support for The Creative City exhibition.

BDF are delighted to welcome Yamination on board as a supporter for the 2021 conference.

We are delighted to welcome TaxAssist Accountants as a Supporter for this year’s festival.

BDF are delighted to announce Substrakt as a supporter for the 2021 conference.

We’re excited to welcome Alive as a Supporter for BDF2021!

BDF2021 will be powered by Vito!

We’re excited to welcome Brew as a Supporter for BDF2021

We’re excited to announce that Hireillo, a community of professional illustrators founded by creative director Darren Di Lieto, is coming on board as a supporter for this year’s festival.

G . F Smith return as partner for BDF2021!

We are delighted to welcome Jack Arts as a Main Partner for this year’s festival.

BDF are delighted to announce Canvas as a supporter for the 2021 conference.

BDF are delighted to announce that Clarkeprint, a leading commercial printer in Birmingham city centre, will become a Main Partner for the upcoming 2021 conference.

It’s been exactly two years since we were all together last at BDF 2019. So with that in mind, we thought it was time for an update on our plans for 2021.

We’re delighted to introduce the new name for our online events and invite you to Gather together on Thursday 1st July as we welcome 9 incredible speakers sharing words of wisdom.

Today we’re writing with the unfortunate news that BDF Conference, aka BDF2020, will no longer be happening this year as we have decided to postpone any large scale events until 2021 due to COVID-19.

Sadly, perhaps inevitably, the festival in June has been postponed to October. Read on for more details.

We’re excited to announce that Hire an Illustrator, a community of professional illustrators, animators, artists, and agents, founded by Darren Di Lieto, is coming on board as supporter for this year’s festival.