NEWS & BLOG

Ape Media is proud to celebrate our founder, Trevor Blackman, who has been named Community Broker of the Yearat the Future-ED Awards 2025 This award recognises leaders who bring people, organisations and communities together — creating pathways, unlocking...

Wha’gwan Film Festival: the young black Londoners bringing their stories to life Wha’gwan Film festival founder Trevor Blackman on why he made a platform for ‘the storytellers of tomorrow’ "Everything is about space,” says Trevor Blackman, founder of the Wha’gwan Film...

Trevor Blackman on BBC Radio London APE’s Trevor Blackman being interviewed on BBC Radio London’s “Drivetime with Eddie Nestor” show about the Mayor of London’s Local Communities Fund promoting anti-crime projects for young people, allowing them to fulfil their...

This year, we have not one, but two runners running for APE in the Royal Parks Half Marathons. Do support Jenny in her campaign to raise funds for us in the October 2021 race. Campaign details will appear here shortly. Fiona will be joined by Jenny for the main Royal...

This project was successful in securing a grant from the Home office Anti Knife Crime Community Fund in November 2019. The focus was to deliver an art based programmed concerning the impact of knife crime to young people ‘at risk’ of being affected by knife crime in...

What would happen if 17 young people from Stratford (London), had an idea to engage their community in a conversation - Around knife crime. By getting the mothers who have lost their sons due to knife crime, to speak directly to the public? A special thanks to Auntie...

#DawntoDusk , a Mothers’ Voice, is a Community Lottery funded film project - where we hear the words of mothers who children have been killed due knife crime in London. A powerful series of shorts to support and deliver an anti youth violence creative awareness...

#DawntoDusk , a Mothers’ Voice, is a Community Lottery funded film project - where we hear the words of mothers who children have been killed due knife crime in London. A powerful series of shorts to support and deliver an anti youth violence creative awareness...

ExCeL In The Arts is our annual Newham borough 5 day arts summer camp for 10-16 year olds produced and created by Ape Media and funded in 2018 by Headstart Newham in partnership with CG, ExCeL London, BigGIVE & MoPAC.