Two Arts Council film awards are now open for applications – a new film initiative ‘Authored Works’ and the arts documentary scheme, Reel Art. Start working on those applications as the deadline for both is 17:30, Thursday 11 October 2018.
Reel Art
Maximum awarded €90,000
Artform and practice(s) Film
Applicant type Individual Artist
Collaborative application possible? Yes
The purpose of Reel Art is to provide film artists with the opportunity to make highly creative, imaginative and experimental documentaries on an artistic theme for cinema exhibition. Two films will be supported in 2018. A total fund of €102,500 will be made available to each of the successful applicants (to include a production budget of €90,000 and further exhibition support of €12,500). Only films that can be made within this budget will be considered. The films must be completed to premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival, the Arts Council exhibition partner, in February 2020. Applicants will be notified in November or December 2018 if they have been shortlisted. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in Dublin in November or December 2018.
Successful projects will be required to complete at least one Digital Cinema Print (DCP) for deposit at the IFI Archive as part of the delivery requirements for Reel Art. Provision for this should be made within the application budget.
Reel Art films must be completed on/before 1 December 2019. Find out more here.
Authored Works
Closing date 17:30, Thursday 11 October 2018
Maximum awarded €185,000
Applicant type Individual Artist
Collaborative application possible? Yes
The purpose of Authored Works is to provide film artists with the creative and editorial freedom to make a feature-length authored cultural film work from a strong artistic point of view. Films must be artist-led.
One film will be supported in 2018. A total fund of €200,000 will be made available to the successful applicant. This includes a production budget of €185,000 and further exhibition support of €15,000, which will be made available following completion of the film and on submission of an exhibition strategy to be approved by the Arts Council. Only films that can be made within this budget will be considered. The film must be completed to premiere at the Irish Film Institute, their exhibition partner, at an agreed date in 2020.
Applicants will be notified in November or December 2018 if they have been shortlisted. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in Dublin in November or December 2018. Find out more about this scheme here.
Contact Jess Jones
Telephone (01) 618 0208
Email jessica.jones@artscouncil.ie
