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- WeTransfer unveils payments to help creatives earn money
Integrated payments to roll out globally in 190 countries, following a successful test in North America and Canada
- WeTransfer launches Networked Worlds memo
Final memo in Networked Culture trilogy explores ‘worlding’ as a creative strategy in the 21st century
- WePresent and Seb Emina present Wild Memory Radio
The audiovisual experience captures memories of creative enlightenment, recorded by artists including Laurie Anderson, Rick Owens and Gilbert & George
- WeTransfer and Arroz & Fun present The Day I Met Björk
An exhibition and exclusive zine of photographs by Spike Jonze, curated by Humberto Leon
- WeTransfer names Dara Nasr to scale and lead global advertising business
WeTransfer, the most creative platform for sharing ideas, announces the appointment of Dara Nasr to lead advertising strategy across established hubs in Europe and North America, as well as emerging markets.
- €400k for underfunded artists and organisations with a social vision
WeTransfer's Supporting Act Foundation continues 'no strings attached' vision for arts funding with second funding round
- WePresent announces ‘We Move in Circles’ exhibition with guest curator Russell Tovey remembering artists lost to AIDS
The new exhibition includes: - ‘Life is Excellent’, a new documentary presented by Russell Tovey and WePresent, honoring the legacy of artist David Robilliard - A rare showcase of HIV/AIDS activism through vintage T-Shirts from the era
- WeTransfer and Matty Matheson partner for ‘Cookin’ Somethin’ for College’
A first-of-its-kind free digital cookbook
- WePresent launches Drop School
A fly-on-the-wall documentary series exploring hype culture through a young designer’s ‘drop’
- Letter from CEO of WeTransfer
Today, our CEO shared changes to WeTransfer business and outlined the implications for employees. Below is an overview of these changes.
- WeTransfer launches Networked Reality memo
The new memo shares insights from creators about making money online while staying true to their creativity
- WeTransfer and Barbican launch Julianknxx 'Chorus in Rememory of Flight'
The exhibition has been co-commissioned by the Barbican and WePresent by WeTransfer in partnership with Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, with support from 180 Studios and De Singel.
- WeTransfer celebrates creativity by releasing limited edition artwork with French illustrator Malika Favre
The original artwork is a first peek at a capsule collection developed with furniture designer Alice Roux, featuring drawings of geometric birds;
- WeTransfer’s Supporting Act Foundation promises strings-free funding to emerging artists and community-driven initiatives
Creative Bursaries are granted to undergraduate students (18+), offering 10 bursaries of €10,000, paid as monthly instalments of €1,000 (December 2023– September 2024).
- WeTransfer: What we've been up to in '22
We started this year by launching WeTransfer Premium to simplify the creative process
- JUNGLE and WeTransfer drop first-of-its-kind interactive music video for new single ‘Back on 74’
As part of the video experience, fans have a chance to win one of the 100 plus tickets to JUNGLE’s upcoming tour. The tickets are hidden in the JUNGLE artworks featured in the music video and are downloadable for free.
- Outernet London unveils public digital arts collaboration with WeTransfer
Outernet London, the major new immersive media and culture district launching this summer today announces a creative partnership with WeTransfer.
- WeTransfer launches BLUE NOW in collaboration with Russell Tovey
Commissioned by in-house arts platform WePresent, the hybrid digital and physical experience pays tribute to 'Blue' by Derek Jarman 30 years after its completion
- WeTransfer launches innovative new brand campaign ft. Jungle
‘Think It. Make It. Move It.’ explores turning ideas from concept to reality via first-of-its-kind partnership
- WeTransfer announces guest curatorship with Russell Tovey
Tovey collaborates with WePresent, the arts platform of WeTransfer, on a series of commissions that spotlight the works of LGBTQIA+ artists, including the Oscar-winning platform’s first feature-length documentary
- WeTransfer’s Supporting Act Foundation announces recipients of its inaugural grants
Grants and bursaries worth a total of €600,000 are being donated by The Supporting Act Foundation to 26 emerging artists, artist-led initiatives, and grassroots arts organizations
- WeTransfer bolsters product innovation and tech infrastructure with a dual senior leadership appointment
Damon Dean hired as Chief Product Officer, formerly of DocuSign; ex-Microsoft Dan Conti promoted to Chief Technology Officer – both based in the US
- There's nothing comic about Comic Sans: WeTransfer to support a new campaign for Dyslexia Awareness Month
In light of Dyslexia Awareness Month, Dyslexia Scotland together with Innocean Berlin and WeTransfer are launching an international campaign speaking exclusively to the design world.
- WeTransfer launches ‘Snap Who’ game during London Design Festival for users to learn about unconscious bias
WeTransfer, a leading provider of creative productivity tools, today announces the launch of ‘Snap Who’ an online game on wetransfer.com alongside this year’s London Design Festival.
- Influence podcast with Damian Bradfield returns for a fourth season
Riz Ahmed, Harris Reed, Russell Tovey and Dame Stephanie Shirley among the influential line-up of guests for the latest season
- WeTransfer's Supporting Act Foundation launches with first programs worth €600,000
The new independent non-profit builds on WeTransfer’s decade-long legacy of helping emerging creatives launch their careers
- WeTransfer Announces Winners of $100,000 Emerging Creative Hubs Grant Program
WeTransfer, a leading provider of creative productivity tools announced today announced the winners of its Emerging Creative Hubs Grant Program.
- WeTransfer appoints new Chief Marketing Officer to scale the brand in new ways
Angelique Temple appointed as CMO to drive awareness of WeTransfer’s suite of features that span different stages of creative workflow, support the growth of the subscription offering and deliver campaigns that increase engagement with the customer base.
- WePresent commissions ‘Overheated’ documentary as part of Billie Eilish-fronted climate festival at O2 in London
Billie Eilish, Vivenne Westwood & Vanessa Nakate lead a cast of high-profile activists lending their voices to raise those of the indigenous communities on the frontline of the crisis
- Critically-acclaimed live music show From The Basement launches new series featuring performances from IDLES, Sons of Kemet, Warpaint, Caribou, Squid and Nilufer Yanya
Produced in collaboration with WeTransfer and Sonos Radio the series launches with IDLES on 1st June 2022
- WeTransfer Launches Emerging Creative Hubs Index and $100,000 Grant Program
New initiative shines a spotlight on–and sends funding to-under-the-radar creative epicenters in the United States
- WeTransfer announces leadership transition and Executive Board changes
Gordon Willoughby to step down as CEO, following a successful 5+ year tenure at WeTransfer. Alexandar Vassilev, currently Chief Product and Technology Officer, to become CEO as of 17 May. Melissa Nussbaum to take on the role of COO and CFO
- WeTransfer debuts Harris Reed’s new short-documentary film on their digital arts platform WePresent
Launching on 28 April, the film takes us on a behind-the-scenes journey through the fluid designer’s creative process
- WeTransfer wins four Webbys honoring best of the internet
WeTransfer has been announced today as a four-time winner at the 26th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times.
- WeTransfer announces redesign of its award-winning digital arts platform WePresent, with a year-long collaboration with visual artist Solange Knowles
The platform elevates global culture through Oscar-winning commissions and immersive new audio, video, visual and literary experiences
- WeTransfer Makes Waves at SXSW with Advertising and Brand Experience Track Sponsorship
From enlightening conversations to an Oscar-nominated film, WeTransfer to have a large presence at 2022 event
- Statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Everyone at WeTransfer has been deeply saddened and horrified by the invasion in Ukraine and we join the global response calling for peace.
- WePresent film commission The Long Goodbye nominated at the 2022 Academy Awards
The Academy announced that The Long Goodbye directed/co-written by Aneil Karia, co-written/starring Riz Ahmed, and commissioned/distributed by WePresent, was nominated for a 2022 Academy Award®️ for Best Live Action Short.
- WeTransfer’s Latest Brand Campaign “Together We Make” Explores how an Idea Comes to Life
The campaign is WeTransfer’s largest to date, celebrating the launch of new features: portals and reviews
- WeTransfer Launches New Premium Offering
WeTransfer Premium represents a major product update, with new features—portals and reviews—streamlining the workflow process between creative professionals and clients
- WeTransfer appoints Adam Mitton as General Counsel
WeTransfer is pleased to announce the arrival of Adam Mitton, who joins as General Counsel.
- WePresent Announces Two New Film commissions: A Short Film by Little Simz & A Live Performance Film by Moses Sumney
Today, WePresent, the digital arts platform of WeTransfer, shares details about two films by two of music’s most important voices that they will be releasing over the next month.I Love You, I Hate You. Short Film Created by and Starring Little Simz.
- WeTransfer's Fourth Annual Ideas Report Uncovers Rapidly Shifting Power Balance in the Creative Industries, Shows Rising Dominance of Emerging Markets
One of the world’s largest creative workforce studies surveyed 10,000 creatives from 135 countries to understand how 2021 has reshaped the creative landscape worldwide