Re: funding for experimental cinema UK

From: Adam Hyman (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Apr 09 2009 - 11:01:27 PDT


I've seen lots of experimental films supported by the Arts Council. I
assume following Rob's suggestion.

On 4/9/09 10:29 AM, "Rob Gawthrop" <email suppressed> wrote:

> Use the Arts Council and refer to yourself as an artist working with film.
> If its experimental, has integrity and is not seeing to reproduce dominant
> values then "art" is wholly appropriate. There's some specific guidelines
> on the ACE website.
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> Rob
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> On 9/4/09 17:30, "Veronica Ibarra" <email suppressed> wrote:
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>> Hi all
>> Does anyone know any funding sources, grants, awards, etc in the UK for
>> experimental film projects?
>> I haven't been able to find any.
>> The UK Film Council seems to only fund commercial cinema, and awards funded
>> by
>> the Arts Council only fund "artists working with the moving image". Any
>> project proposed by a filmmaker will not be considered. This labels are
>> annoying arbitrary to say the least.
>> I went to the FLAMIN (Film London Moving Image Network) information session
>> yesterday. I was explained that there are 2 types of filmmaking:"Art
>> filmmaking" (the artist operates within the art world) and "film filmmaking"
>> (film world).
>> They said experimental cinema sits on the latter. OK. Fine. Where is the
>> available funding for a filmmaker who wants to make films for artistic
>> reasons, and not for entertainment purposes?
>>
>> Any comments would be appreciated
>>
>> Thanks so much
>>
>> Veronica
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