A MAJOR grant for York Mediale is paving the way for next year’s media arts festival.

Arts Council England has awarded a grant of £99,500 to the new city-wide festival taking place from September 27 to October 6, 2018.

The funding will support programming for top international artists for the event, highlighting the future of art through digital technologies.

One of the core aims of York Mediale is to plant the seeds for the economy of the future by stimulating a shift in how the city approaches talent development.

Interactivity will be an important part of the festival and will feature at www.yorkmediale.com