An overview of the collaborative research undertaken by academics from the Lincoln School of Film and Media, and the formation of the co_LAB Research Network. co_LAB was designed to explore and develop new approaches to collaborative teaching and learning through the use of networked digital tools, and through the transferral of knowledge, skillsets and teaching styles. This talk outlines how the values of Student as Producer have recently been implemented by co_LAB, both at an institutional/curriculum level, and through a number of EU Erasmus funded projects in partnership with universities from across Europe