Film Artist in Residence at UCC in 2025 – Call for Applications | The Arts Council
Note: applications should be sent to filmartist@ucc.ie by 5.30pm
on Thursday, 17 October 2024. Applications will be accepted by email only.
The Arts Council and University College Cork invite
applications from film artists of distinction for the role of Film Artist in
Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2025.
The Film Artist in Residence, based in the School of Film,
Music and Theatre, is designed to provide a film artist with a unique
opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while
offering students of film and screen media the opportunity to engage with a
practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.
About the Residency
The Film Artist in Residence will be engaged for the calendar year 2025 and
will be situated in the Department of Film and Screen Media at UCC.
The residency will have two parts:
From January to June 2025, the Film Artist in Residence will be supported
to engage with students and staff. This programme of engagement will be designed
by the Film Artist in Residence, in consultation with the faculty of the
university, and could include focused postgraduate teaching, workshops,
mentoring, public events or other activities which bring new and unique energy
to the film and screen media programme. Contact time with students and staff
during this time will be capped at four hours per week, and the Film Artist in
Residence will not be expected to deliver core curriculum.
From July to December 2025, the Film Artist in Residence will be supported
to concentrate wholly on their own practice.
The fee to the Film Artist in Residence is €30,000, with the Arts Council
contributing €20,000 and the university €10,000. UCC will provide the Film
Artist in Residence with a dedicated space, where they can conduct their own
creative practice, within the university. UCC will also support the residency
administratively. Please note that no accommodation is
provided. The fee will be paid in two instalments directly by the Arts
Council, with a final report to be submitted by the Film Artist in Residence at
the conclusion of the residency.
Making an Application
Applicants for the role must have film-making experience including at least one
credit as the director or writer/director of a feature-length film or creative
documentary, which was exhibited in cinema.
To be eligible to apply, applicants
must:
- Be
resident in the Republic of Ireland.*
- Be
professional practising artists. Although they might not earn income
continuously or exclusively from their arts practice, applicants must identify
themselves, and be recognised by their peers, as professional practising
artists.
In line with the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, the Arts Council
and UCC are committed to ensuring that they take positive policy measures to
promote equality of opportunity for all those living in Ireland, regardless of
their gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age,
disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community. Furthermore, we note
the ground of socioeconomic background as a further basis for which equality of
opportunity must be guaranteed. We therefore welcome applications that are
representative of the diversity of Irish society, including but not limited to
any of the characteristics outlined above.
To make an application, Film Artists must provide:
- A detailed proposal. This should outline the
applicant’s vision for how they would undertake the role of Film Artist in
Residence and their proposed approach for engaging with students, staff and the
wider university. Relevant experience to support the proposal should be
referenced.
- A one page artist’s statement, describing how
the residency could have an impact on the development of the artist’s practice
in film.
- A detailed CV, outlining film credits.
Applications should be sent to filmartist@ucc.ie
by 5.30pm on 17 October 2024.
Applications will be accepted by
email only. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Informal queries on the post may be directed to Dr Gwenda Young, Department of
Film and Screen Media, at the address listed above.
Assessment Process
Upon receipt of applications, the Arts Council and UCC will establish a
selection panel, comprising two representatives from UCC (including a
non-voting chair), one from the Arts Council and an external panellist with
film expertise. The selection panel will shortlist applicants based on the
following criteria:
- artistic track record (in film) of the applicant
(to include at least one credit as the director or writer/director of a
feature-length film or creative documentary, which was exhibited in cinema)
- quality of idea/approach as outlined in their
proposal
- potential impact of residency on Film Artist’s own
creative practice
A shortlist will be established (of no more than six
applicants). It is expected that shortlisted applicants
will be called to interview in late November. The
interview will be held via video conference call. It will allow the shortlisted
applicants to discuss their proposed vision and experience in more detail. The
selection panel will make the final decision based on the above criteria.
*There are certain exceptions where applications may be deemed eligible if an
applicant can demonstrate an arts practice which benefits the arts in the
Republic of Ireland.
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