The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is launching its 2016 Research in Film Awards in a bid to find new and emerging talent that straddle the worlds of both film making and arts and humanities research.
The 2016 awards will be judged by panel of academics and film industry experts. Awards will be made in five categories (see below) and the winner in each category will win £2,000 towards their future film-making activities.
- Best Research Film of the Year
- Doctoral Award
- Utopias Award: Imagining our Future
- Innovation Award
- Inspiration Award – Best film inspired by the arts and humanities (public category)
To get a feel for the what the Research in Film Awards are all about, watch this short highlights film from the 2015 event.
The call for applications closes at 5pm on 1 July 2016
For more information about this call, please visit the funding call page.
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