Screen Dance

Commissions 2008- Call for Applications

Application Deadline: 6pm on 1 September 2008

Total fund available £56,000

This is an open call for applications from dance filmmakers, living and working in England to apply to our commissioning fund of £56,000 to make new single screen dance film or video for cinematic presentation.  

This is a new ideas-led commission scheme which exists to create original, innovative screen dance on a budget appropriate to the concept. The total fund available is £56,000, the largest amount of commissioning funds South East Dance has offered to date, and artists can apply for any amount up to the total of £56,000 depending on their experience and the nature of the project.

We may support several films or one, based on the proposals that are submitted.  Our task is to support the best ideas that we can realise on the budget available.  We will endeavour to award artists the whole budget that they require to create their film and we are happy to discuss co-commission opportunities should artists have some funding in place.  We will work with an expert panel to choose which project or projects to support.

Applicants have the choice to submit either a written proposal or an audio-visual proposal on DVD.  Please see our How To Apply guidelines for further information.

As part of our commitment to excellence, we encourage diversity amongst practitioners and audiences of screen dance. South East Dance welcomes proposals from applicants from every contemporary arts discipline; however we are looking for proposals that show clear choreographic intent.

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Selection criteria

• Innovative, original dance work made specifically for the screen
• Clarity of concept as expressed in the proposal
• Expertise and experience of the production team appropriate to the proposal
• Duration of work appropriate to the proposal.  South East Dance specialises in making short dance film 3- 7 minutes in length.  We are willing to be convinced about making longer films
• Feasibility of schedule and budget
• Artists must be based in England throughout application and production
• The work must be original dance for camera. Re-workings of live dance performance, installations and documentation of live dance will not be considered
• Proof of consideration of audience.

Important Information

• South East Dance executively produces our commissions. This process will be discussed in full through the application process.

• Commissioned artists have access to South East Dance’s exclusive distribution service.

• Copyright for the final film will be held jointly between the artist(s) and South East Dance.

• Distribution rights will be agreed as part of the commission contract.

• All applicants must read the How to Apply Guidelines.

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