Commissions

Film commissions of £4,000 to support South West filmmakers

South West filmmakers can get to dip their filmy hands in a pot of £4,000 to pull out some filmmaking support.

Down on the Farm documentary short film project puts focus on North Devon farmers

Down on the Farm is a short documentary commission run by the community filmmaking organisation North Devon Moving Image (NDMI). The aim is to help emerging documentary filmmakers create a unique collection of short films about farming in North Devon.

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£1,000 Down on the Farm short documentary commission

The community filmmaking organisation North Devon Moving Image CIC (NDMI) is calling for filmmakers to apply for their inaugural £1,000 documentary short film commission, Down on the Farm.

Winners of the Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2018

The Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2018 panel has announced three practitioners from the South West of England as this year’s winners.

Over £10,000 of support now available to South West filmmakers

The Exeter Phoenix is now inviting creative and inspiring proposals for its 2018 short film commission schemes with over £10,000 of support available.

Dementia-focused film -Before I Go -needs support

An emotional and powerful short film, Before I Go, is to be shot in Devon later this year. Filmmaker Scott Stevens, who was awarded the Exeter Phoenix’s Short Film Commission (a scheme set up to help emerging talents), will be directing a unique story that focuses on dementia.

Peninsula Arts Film Commission 2017 announces winning artists and curators

Two award-winning artists have been presented with the opportunity to portray their take on our changing understanding of history on film.

South West Animation Film Commission 2017 Call for Entries – £750 up for grabs!

In a live pitch, budding filmmakers are being given the opportunity to win a package of support from the Exeter Phoenix, to make their film idea reality.

Entries open for 2017 Peninsula Arts Film Commission

Filmmakers are being asked to create a contemporary way of exploring the past as part of the 2017 Peninsula Arts Film Commission.

£750 Film Commission up for grabs to South West Animators

The Exeter Phoenix has launched the application process for the first of a series of films it will commission during 2017 -The South West Animation Film Commission. Anyone with an idea for a short animated film is invited to submit an application to the judges.

£15,000 of support for Devon-based filmmakers from the Exeter Phoenix: apply now!

The Exeter Phoenix is offering over £15,000 of support in artist fees and equipment hire will be made available to filmmakers and moving image artists at all levels, to create 8 short films.

Commission opportunity will use film to explore Plymouth’s past and future

Archive footage of Plymouth’s rich and varied past will be used to open a window on the city’s future as part of a new annual film commission.

Got a documentary? Devon Documentary Short Film Commission offers excellent support

Exeter Phoenix film commissions have a track record in invigorating the Devon and South West film scene. Here’s some information about their Devon Documentary Short Film Commission. Read on, and get your application in!

Got a film in you? Let an Exeter Phoenix Short Film Commission help ease it out

For 12 years now the Exeter Phoenix Digital has been commissioning short film projects, and if that doesn’t sound like a boast, then it should because they have helped support, nurture and encourage some top talent while creating some super short films.

3 new film commissions from the Exeter Phoenix for 2014

Those film gurus at the Exeter Phoenix are offering three strands of film commission this year. What with their knowledge, expertise and track record these are opportunities that are too good to pass up.

Here’s the run down of the info, but you can find all this and more on the Exeter Phoenix site itself

Exeter Phoenix Devon Short Film Commission 2014
Exeter Phoenix Digital is inviting applications for the development of a short film project. The application must be an original idea or script for a short film between 5-12 mins long. We will welcome applications for all kinds of film, including documentary, animation and of any genre.

This commission is open to filmmakers from Devon.

Deadline: 5pm Monday 17 February 2014

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Exeter Phoenix Crowd Funder Short Film Commission 2014
Exeter Phoenix Digital is inviting applications for the development of a short film project. The application must be an original idea or script for a short film between 5-12 mins long. We will welcome applications for all kinds of film, including documentary, animation and film ideas of any genre.

This commission is open to filmmakers from Devon or Cornwall.

DEADLINE: 5pm Monday 17 February 2014

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Exeter Phoenix Artist Moving Image Commission 2014
Exeter Phoenix wish to commission a new moving image based contemporary artwork for screen, installation or web-based display.

This commission is open to practicing artists from the whole of the South West as outlined by the Arts Council boundaries.

DEADLINE: 5pm Monday 17 February 2014

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Flex your digital art muscles for Exeter Phoenix Digital Art Commission 2013

Exeter Phoenix is looking to commission a new art work that engages with new emerging digital technologies.

Commission available for micro-documentary on public/private city centre space

Blind Ditch and Exeter Phoenix Digital are inviting applications from an individual or a group of individuals to create a series of micro-documentaries that explore and open up discussion around the project themes of private/public city centre space and how we inhabit it.