The Sharp Project

The Sharp Project is a Manchester space hosting flexible office, production and event space. It is based in a 200,000 sq ft refurbished warehouse previously occupied by electronics company Sharp.

The Sharp Project
Type of projectProfit for purpose
OwnerManchester City Council
FounderSue Woodward
Established2011 (2011)
Websitewww.thesharpproject.co.uk

Manchester City Council purchased the former warehouse owned by the Sharp Corporation in 2006 for £6.1 million and decided to keep the Sharp name for the new development.[1] The development of the facility was headed by Sue Woodward, former Managing Director at the successful Granada Television franchise.[2]

Facilities

The £16.5 million profit-for-purpose development is owned by Manchester City Council. Completed in June 2011, it was funded by Manchester City Council, the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the European Regional Development Fund. Manchester has the second-largest cluster of creative and media industries in Europe.[3]

Creative digital agency and social enterprise SharpFutures is located at The Sharp Project.

History

In February 2011, Tiger Aspect Productions selected The Sharp Project to film a new comedy series, Mount Pleasant, for Sky One.[4]

In 2011, Lime Pictures and Objective Productions filmed Fresh Meat, a new comedy for Channel 4 based on a group of students and their experiences at their first year at university.[5] In 2015 Objective Productions filmed the fourth and final series of Fresh Meat at The Sharp Project.[6]

References
  1. "New role for Sharp shooter Sue". Manchester Evening News. 21 January 2010.
  2. "Interview: Sue Woodward". insidermedia.com. February 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. "Talent Pool". mediacity.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. "Sky and Tiger Aspect choose The Sharp Project for new comedy series". The Sharp Project. 25 February 2011.
  5. "Lime Pictures to shoot new comedy at Sharp Project, series 2 and 3 were also filmed at The Sharp Project". Manchester Evening News. 7 March 2011.
  6. "FINAL SERIES OF FRESH MEAT FILMING AT THE SHARP PROJECT".
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