24/08/2009

The Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) has announced the recipients of the first FLAMIN Productions Development Awards. Projects by 12 artist filmmakers have been shortlisted from 230 applications for a development programme and five of these will be chosen for Production Awards up to £50,000 each.

These awards, which are supported by the Arts Council England (ACE), are timely, given the unprecedented success being enjoyed by British artist filmmakers with Steve McQueen’s Hunger [+see also:
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The selected projects are: Manish Water - Faisal Abdu’Allah; The Children of Marx and Coca Cola - George Barber; Façade - Phil Coy; The Shape of Things to Come - Beatrice Gibson; Melior Street - Charlotte Ginsborg; Brecht in Hollywood - Anja Kirschner & David Panos; Ideal - Ursula Mayer; The Big White One - Chris Newby; West Hinder - Elizabeth Price; The Other Side of Nowhere - Ben Rivers; Breezing By - Mark Aerial Waller; and Loneliness - Gillian Wearing.

Film London Head of Production Maggie Ellis said, “The 12 selected projects are excellent examples of the health and vibrancy the moving image is enjoying in the artistic world. We have seen an exceptional high calibre of submissions this year, confirming these awards are essential by providing real opportunities for talent to grow professionally and break new ground.”

ACE Executive Director Moira Sinclair said, “This scheme will offer these artists the chance to be more ambitious and to innovate, ultimately producing new work that will take them to the next stage of their careers.”