Film Commissions Archive
Each year, alongside bespoke project commissions, we commission a number of short films which premiere at our annual Two Short Nights film festival. The commissions are selected by open call and offer a cash fee alongside access to mentoring & advice, skills training and technical support.
Previous films have gone on to be screened nationally and internationally, winning awards including Best Short Film at BFI London Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner, Virgin Media Shorts, Media Innovation Awards and First Light Awards.
The open call for short film commissions opens each February.
Find our current commissions here
2023
- Devon Short Film: Robyn Egan – Dolls
- South West Short Film: Liberty Smith – My Exploding House
- Micro Film: Penn Bálint – Soviet Fantasia
- Micro Film: Micha Colombo – I Want This
- Denhams Digital Short Film Commission 2023: Luke Fannin – Space(s)
- 19 - 25 Devon Film Fund: Leila Lockley – In Memorium
- Artists Moving Image: Georgia Gendall: Why Did the Scarecrow Win an Award?
Videos coming soon
2022
Devon Short Film: Dom Lee – Croak
South West Micro Film: Vicki Helyar – Potholes
19 - 25 Devon Film Fund: Anastasia Bruce-Jones – Microwave
South West Short Film: Jonny Dry – Open Country
Artists Moving Image: Natsha MacVoy – Mum! Mum!
Micro Film: Alex Blackwood – A Pirate Love Story
2021
Devon Short Film Commission: Beth Emily Richards - A Tremor At The Edge Of Vision
Micro Short Film Commission: Zoe Bloss - Voicemail
Artists Moving Image: Dan Guthrie - Coaley Peak (A Fragment)
South West Short Film Commission: Tia Salisbury - Placenta Pâté
Micro Short Film Commission: Tom Stockley - Salt in the Wounds
2019
South West Documentary: Joe Auborn, Åland
Micro FIlm: Phil Spencer, House Hunting
Short Film: Tommy Gillard, Shuttlecock
Short Film: Louisa Fielden, Patrick
2018
- Short Film: Matty Crawford, His England
- Short Film: Riyadh Haque, Shear
- Micro Film: Andy Thatcher, Walks Of Life
- Micro Film: Alexander Warn, Paper Thin
- South West Animation: Holly Summerson, Bird Watching
- Artists Moving Image: Liam Jolly, Amen Brother (Dum Dum Ka-h)
2017
- Short Film: Scott Stevens, Before I Go
- Micro Film: Charlie Coldfield, Repurcussions
- Micro Film: Owen Astles, The Hardest Fight
- South West Animation: Steve Whittingham, Totem
- Artists Moving Image: Isobel Adderley, W E F E W
2016 commissions
In 2016 Exeter Phoenix took a new approach to its commission schemes after launching a brand new range of categories. In total, over £15,000 of support in artist fees and equipment hire was made available to filmmakers and moving image artists at all levels, to create 8 short films:
- Devon Documentary Film: Simeon Costello, Bus Stories
- Devon Short Film: Luke Hagan, Lord Of The Logos
- Devon Short Film: Timiakind Elle-Ajani and Hana Elias, Outside
- Micro FIlm: Rupert Green, Nightmare Of Garhblach
- Micro Film: Dom Lee, Rocketshed
- Raw Film: Bethan Highgate-Betts, Pink
- Raw Film: George Griffiths, The Vision In The Dark
2015 commissions
- Will Halfacre & Andrea Bishop, Taking It On
- Hebe Sutton, Sunday
- Robert Smith, Pine
- Amanda Whittington, Jab Jab, The Biggest Band You've Never Heard Of
- Paul Parncutt, Cloaned
2014 COMMISSIONS
- Katie Beard & Lucy Green, Site Specific
- Luke Jeffery, Seeing Red
- Nick Gordon, Ashes
- Simon Lex & Chris Jones, The Exam
- Richard Gosling, Baby Bird
- Crowdfunder Short Film Commission: Paul & Tanya Morel, Penny For Them
2012 Commissions
- Kate Graham, Sister
- Nichola Tetlow, Watch Me Dance
- Lucy Cole, Must Believe In Aliens
- George Graham, The Projectionist
- Misa Morning, POLED*NCE
- Jerri Hart, The Oliver Complex
- Young Filmmaker Commission: Doing It
2011 Commissions
- Digital Art: Paul Magee, Planet Elsewhere
- Short Film: Chris King, Poema
- Short Film: David Williams, Cops and Joggers
- Short Film: Benjamin Borley, Until The Dawn
- Short Film: Jed Hart, The Grobler
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Andy Oxley, Men, Loos and Number Twos
- Exeter Phoenix Digital Green Light Commission: Tom Austin, Dog-Collar Criminal
- Exeter Phoenix Digital Green Light Commission: Tom Czaban and William Westaway, Quietguy11
- Young Filmmaker Commission: Peter Snelling, If I Could Live Yours
- Young Filmmaker Commission: Never Forget
2010 Commissions
- Digital Art: Owen Lloyd, Building Materials
- Short Film: Izaskun Arandia & Matt Richards, If I Wish Really Hard
- Short Film: George Barron, A Very British Circus
- Short Film: David Williams, Outside The Box
- Short Film: Benjamin Borley & David Salas, Mort-gage
- Short Film: Paul Morel, Mrs Lustleigh's Fancies
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Jerri Hart, One Last Hit
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Ashley Thorpe, The Hairy Hands
- Young Filmmakers Commission: Hopes And Fears
- Young Filmmakers Commission: 60 Years Of Teenagers
2009 Commissions
- Digital Media Bursary: Katy Connor, Pure Flow
- Short Film: Tom Austin, La Legende-Dali
- Short Film: Benjamin Borley & David Salas, Uncomfortable
- Short Film: Kate Graham, PAL
- Short Film: Misha Vertkin, Steal
- Short Film: John Martin, Non-Calculator
- Short Film: Rob Hutt, My Suicide Suit
- Animation Bursary: Louis Neubert, My Dad & The Kinks
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Pippa Stephenson and Michaela Morning, The Imps
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Gwenhyver Davies, Discommunity
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Andy Oxley and David Williams, Day Of Rest
- Supported by Exeter Phoenix: Jerri Hart, Plan B
2008 Commissions
- Short Film: Gus Cummins, Invaders
- Short Film: Tom Austin, Man-Cub
- Short Film: David Salas, The Simple Lies Experiment
- Short Film: Martin Lejeune, Untitled Dystopia
- Short Film: Andrew Oxley and David Williams, Making The Difference
- Short Film: Toby DeBurgh, Distraction
- Short Film: Vicky Smith, The Surrogates
- Animation Commission: Ashley Thorpe, The Screaming Skull
- Tiger Bills Commission: Jerri Hart, Champion Noodle Knitter
- Young Filmmaker Commissions: With Animated Exeter and Mediabox.
2007 Commissions
- Digital Art: George Lazenbleep, Dusty Toy Space Junk
- Digital Art: James Wood, Interactive Panoramic Timelapse
- Short Film: Bryony Road & Prudence King, Sweet Dreams
- Short Film: Matthew Loudon, Gilt
- Short Film: Joshua Gaunt, Here Lies Lucy: A Vampire Yarn
- Short Film: Jerri Hart, Revenge Of The Jazz Hoodie
- Short Film: David Sharef, 160 Characters
- Short Film: Rosie Kuhn & Chris Jones, Small Change
- Short Film: Ashley Thorpe, The Scayrecrow
- Animation Commissions: Richard Forbes-Hamilton, Innocence and Loss
- Radio: PhonicFM, All The Roads Here
2006 Commissions
- Short Film: Emma Kempton and Anson Hartford, The Crinoline And The Rose
- Short Film: Stefan Garel, AS IF!
- Short Film: Will Halfacree, What Frequency?
- Short Film: Jonnie Williams, Ulysses
- Short Film: Jim Parsons, Exeterdos
- Short Film: Vicky Smith, Extract
- Supported Film: David Shaerf, Perfect Match
- Supported Film: Ben Sherriff, Purveyor of Pandemonium
- Animation Commission: Ruth Brooks, Little Songs Of Childhood
2005 Commissions
- Animation Commission: Ben Mars, Little Dog Turpie
- Animation Commission: Tanya Morel, The Fat Lady Dances On The Head Of A Pin
- Short Film: Joshua Gaunt, The Gatsby Syndrome
- Short Film: Elizabeth Jane Baldry, A Pottle O'Brains
- Short Film: Harrison Willmott, Tim's Big Adventure
- Short Film: Cara McVean, Before I Go To Sleep
- Short Film: Ed Spencer, Tea With Mrs Castevet
- Short Film: James Farmer, Rehearsal
- Short Film: Ben Sherriff, The Nightless Night Of Jerri Hart