Cosgrove Hall Films Archive – Animation Callout for Seed Commissions
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Creative Industries Trafford (CIT), in collaboration with the Cosgrove Hall Film Archive at Waterside Arts, is excited to provide three seed commissions of £500 to support the creation of new animated short films of no longer than five minutes duration.
We are inviting applications from animators and artists using animation based in the North West who are seeking to develop new short form animation. This call out is supported by Arts Council England and the DCMS.
We wish to support the animation talent in the the region to aid the sector’s recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. These commissions support new works in progress, including the development of animatics to take projects beyond concept stage.
THE OFFER
- Three awards of £500 each are available to individual artists or collaborators (eg animators and writers, animators and character designers) making a joint application.
- Mentoring support from our Animation Coordinator.
- Access to the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive and advice sessions with our Archive Manager.
This project seeks to develop the Cosgrove Hall Films Archive as a ‘living archive’ that inspires new work from animators. We’re seeking proposals for new short films with original characters and storylines that respond to techniques and materials from within the Archive, such as stop motion and hand drawn animation.
GUIDELINES
- Applicants must be North West-based and aged 18 and over.
- Please submit a brief concept for a short film. We do not need detailed treatments, shot lists or scripts at this stage, only a brief concept and design.
- We are supporting new animation projects that are at the concept stage.
- All work must be original and all elements must be cleared of copyright prior to submission.
- Artists will retain all copyright for their work. If you have any questions about eligibility then please get in touch.
HOW TO APPLY
Recent graduates and Ph.D students are eligible, we cannot accept work from undergraduates still studying.
Successful applicants will have the opportunity to share their works-in- progress at our Puppet Masters Animation Conference, taking place on 6th November 2021.
- Please describe an idea for a short film in 200-250 words. (Include designs where necessary).
- Please provide the names and specialisms of your collaborators, together with a web link for their work.
- Please provide examples of your previous work.
The selectors’ decisions for these awards are final. Owing to high levels of interest, we will not have time to provide individual feedback on submissions.
Please submit all work via email with ANIMATION and your name in the subject line. Please include a brief bio and short introduction about your work. You can submit supporting video work via email, WeTransfer, Vimeo or YouTube link.
Email your entry and any enquiries to cit@watersidearts.org Closing date for entries is Friday 11th June 2021 at 23:59