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WOW Exeter – Women Of The World Festival Tickets On Sale Now!
In 2018, the year that marked the 100th anniversary since some women got the vote in the UK, and when #MeToo shook the world, we have brought together artists, writers, politicians, comedians, activists and more for the 2nd annual WOW Exeter at RAMM, Exeter Phoenix and Exeter Library.
WOW is a celebration of the achievements of women and girls and looks at the obstacles that stop them from reaching their full potential. Talks, workshops, panel discussions, music and more, it is a festival for women and anyone who knows a woman.
Born at Southbank centre in 2010, WOW had its first sell-out festival in Exeter in 2017 which included beat-boxing, comedy workshops, panel talks, speed mentoring and early morning yoga. From Karachi to Beijing to Melbourne to Hull, since its inception, WOW has become a global network, and Exeter is well and truly part of the movement.
‘As we launched WOW Exeter just one year ago, Harvey Weinstein was on the front pages worldwide, the #MeToo movement was building momentum and people everywhere were starting to shout ‘Time’s Up’! It was the start of a loud and challenging year for Gender Equality. As ever we programmed this year’s festival by talking to the people of Exeter and trying to understand what they want from this year’s WOW. The conversation has definitely changed but it is no less urgent and no less necessary. We have loved every moment of the process, every new person we have met and every thought that has been shared with us. We’ve tried to include it all in here and we hope that you love it too.’ – Debbie Bucella & Chloe Whipple, WOW Exeter Programmers
Join us for a weekend of workshops that range from the practical ‘how to change a tyre’ to fun, Twerking anyone? There will be plenty of healthy debate, talks, music, activism, mentoring, pop-ups and performance when WOW comes to Exeter for its second year on the Sat 13 – Sun 14 Oct.
Babes in arms are welcome to all WOW sessions. Crèche facilities will also be made available. To book your free space email wowexeter@southbankcentre.co.uk.
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September Launch of Filmmakers Lab at Exeter Phoenix
A new talent initiative to promote filmmaking in the South West is being launched right here on Tue 18 Sep at 7pm with the first of a series of monthly events aimed at helping aspiring new filmmakers, providing them with support and inspiration for their projects.
The Filmmakers Lab which has received initial funding from Exeter City Council and Film Hub South West will feature a regular programme of creative workshops, guest speakers, masterclasses and film screenings and is open to anyone who is interested in filmmaking or in the early stages of a career within the industry.
This exciting launch event is FREE for everyone to attend and will introduce the new membership scheme and the organisation’s plans moving forward and gather feedback from local filmmakers about what content they would like to see over the next year. Filmmakers will also be invited to either bring along an object, an image, section of text or any other point of inspiration for the project they are currently working on. A free drink will be included on entry and there will be plenty of opportunity for networking.
Subsequent sessions will include a round table discussions on how to obtain funding from the BFI.NETWORK by Alice Cabanas from the British Film Institute’s Film Hub South West, followed by a Q&A session with Totnes based director Dean Puckett and a screening of his new short film, The Sermon.
Speaking this week, one of the Filmmakers Lab Steering Group Jeff Sleeman (Actor, Writer & Producer) said ‘Having been involved in a number of locally based film projects, both behind and in front of the camera, I know what a wealth of talent there is in this part of the world – not to mention some spectacular film locations, excellent technical resources and a very supportive creative arts community. As well as helping aspiring new filmmakers, our mission is to raise the profile of the South West as a desirable location to make films and create more opportunities for everyone involved in the industry here’.
There is an introductory reduced annual membership price of £25, or sessions can be attended for a small donation of £5, with bursaries available. This first launch event is FREE for everyone to attend, however we advise booking ahead as spaces will be limited, you can do so here >>
Details of these and other Filmmakers Lab events, plus information on how to join can be found on the Filmmakers Lab website.
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Did you know everytime you play The National Lottery you’re supporting British film as well as community projects in your local area? To say THANK YOU we’re inviting you to join us and see a film on Lotto in Studio 74 on Sun 30 Sep 2018 to be a part of the National Lottery Cinema Day. All you need is your Lotto ticket purchased for draws between 26 – 29 Sep to get a free adult cinema ticket on National Lottery Cinema Day.*
National Lottery players have helped fund thousands of projects across the British film industry, since 1994 they have supported and nurtured new talent through nationwide training & development schemes as well as engaging the next generation through educational initiatives in local schools and at BFI Academies. Their support has also helped British filmmakers to create extraordinary films such as The King’s Speech, Suffragette, Viceroy’s House and Pride and work with the BFI to engage new audiences through the BFI Film Audience Network and the BFI Audience Fund.
Tickets for the screenings are only available on the day from our box office. We’re anticipating the day to be very popular so we suggest getting your tickets early on the day – tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis.
*Terms and Conditions Apply:
One Lotto ticket provides free entry for one adult to any film of their choosing on Sunday 30th September 2018 only.
Under 16s are not eligible for free tickets.
All Lotto tickets purchased for draws between 26th and 29th September qualify for free entry for one adult to any film of their choosing on Sunday 30th September 2018 at Exeter Phoenix. Each participating cinema has the right to refuse entry in the event of a venue reaching capacity, as well as for any other circumstances.
Participants can see any film of their choosing on this day providing that the screening is not at full capacity, and subject to standard film age certification regulations.
Free tickets can only be claimed, in person, on Sunday 30th September 2018. They cannot be booked in advance.
Free tickets have no cash value.
The promoter is Exeter Phoenix.
In the event of queries on the day, the manager’s decision is final.
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Call for submissions – Come As You Are Festival
Scratch Night
Sat 17 Nov
When did you come out as male? Or female?
From 17-18 Nov, Exeter Phoenix and Camden People’s Theatre are presenting Come As You Are, a festival of adventurous performance addressing attitudes towards and understanding of gender. We’re on the look out for local artists to feature in our scratch event where you can show 20 minute extracts of new work-in-progress performances. Your performance should fit with the themes of the festival – interrogating and celebrating gender from cis to trans, from binary to beyond.
We particularly encourage applications from trans, non-binary and gender-queer artists, but we’re interested in hearing from anyone.
About Come As You Are Festival
Come As You Are, Camden People’s Theatre and Exeter Phoenix welcomes a host of gender-anarchists with more questions than answers, as we confront (and solve?) all the world’s issues regarding male, female, between and beyond. It’s not going to be pretty – but it might just be beautiful.
In the last few years, progressive thinking about gender has gone mainstream, and understanding has developed of gender as infinite variety. More and more individuals are reclaiming the right to define their genders, their bodies, themselves. Some have called this ‘the ultimate forum for self-expression’, some ‘the next civil rights frontier’. Either way, it’s a destabilising and liberating cultural change.
Come As You Are will feature work by the UK’s most exciting theatre artists. The festival is headlined by Milk Presents’ critically acclaimed show BULLISH, and features performances by Ray Filar, Tom Marshman and Liz Clarke alongside a panel discussions and our scratch night.
We are seeking
In-development or short performances
Extract of longer shows still in development
Performances exploring themes directly relevant to our festival
Other unusual performance events that may work in the context of this festival
All performances / sharings should be no more than 20 mins long. Please note, the festival is primarily concerned with gender, not sexuality.
Please also bear in mind, we are particularly interested in innovative, unconventional theatre. We will consider devised, self-made and solo work, interactive work, virtual work, live art and cross-disciplinary work, multimedia work, etc. We are unlikely to consider ‘new writing’, formally conventional work, straight monologues, or any work made according to the usual writer-director-actor hierarchies.
What we provide
£165 fee for the performance
Extensive PR and marketing support, inclusion in brochures, website, social media activity
Technical support
Come As You Are is a UK wide festival taking place throughout autumn 2018. The festival in Exeter will take place at Exeter Phoenix between 17-18 Nov 2018
How To Apply
If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please complete the application form here >>
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Fancy winning tickets to the hottest brass band in town?! Young Blood Brass Band come to Exeter on Mon 10 Sep for a raucous night of riotous music.
Youngblood Brass Band flouts convention in an ecstatic, raucous, incendiary fashion, taking the form of a New Orleans brass band and morphing it into a punked-out hip-hop behemoth of groove and purpose.
The ten-member ensemble has been unleashing their crash course in genre-bending on stages worldwide since 2000. White-hot live shows secured the band’s status as an incredible group to witness, whether in an intimate club setting or in front of thousands on a festival stage.
Youngblood Brass Band has become an institution, one that demands to be seen and heard. Rigorous dancing is also acceptable.
We are delighted to share our Sep-Dec 2018 season with you, jam packed full of exciting events and activity.
Visual Art
If you have visited Exeter Phoenix this summer, you will have noticed that our building has been undergoing some major refurbishment works. Phoenix Gallery reopens with a solo exhibition from the internationally renowned artist Tania Kovats, who is best known for producing sculptures, large-scale installations and temporal works.
We would love you to join us at the Phoenix Gallery Reopening on Sat 22 Sep, offering a first look around our brand new gallery spaces and foyer, and hear from artist Tania Kovats about her latest exhibition, focusing on the sea and river systems.
Our new season of music is packed full of delights for music lovers spanning all genres.
Lo0king for the best party in town? Our legendary NYE party will have a Back To The Future inspired twist, featuring an appearance from Dizney Rascal. Don’t miss out on early bird tickets.
With a Mercury Prize nomination under his belt, Nick Mulvey brings his new album here on Sat 29 Sep. Reggae fans won’t want to miss a special appearance from Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band in October, whilst folk fans have the chance to catch BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer Of The Year 2018 Karine Polwart later in the month. For fans of up-and-coming indie, don’t miss BBC Introducing favourites Oddity Road or the Radio 1 playlisted Cassia.
Thanks to the recent addition of our new Workshop space, we’re excited to present our biggest season of theatre, dance and comedy to date.
We’re particularly thrilled to be teaming up with Camden People’s Theatre to present Bullish – a brand new play from the creators of Fringe First-winning Joan.
This Christmas, Quirk Theatre present Puffin Island – an intriguing and exciting new show for all the family. If you have seen Quirk Theatre’s christmas productions before, we look forward to welcoming you back. If you’ve yet to catch one of their shows, we look forward to introducing your family to what we are sure will become a new Christmas tradition!
We’re delighted to welcome Theatre Alibi back with their new production Table Mates, which sees the company combine vivid storytelling, live music and a good old boogie to bring a funny and creative story to life.
And there’s no shortage of laughs this autumn, with Zoe Lyons, Paul Foot, John Hegley and Graham Fellows all taking to our stage.
This autumn, Studio 74 – the home of independent cinema in Exeter – plays host to the latest releases, eye-opening documentary and international films. Particular highlights include Spike Lee’s BlackKklansmanwhich tells the unbelievable true story of an African American detective who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, becoming head of his local chapter, whilst Under The Tree is the latest black comedy from the producer of Icelandic hit film Rams.
Our celebrated Two Short Nights Film Festival returns in November with a jam-packed programme of screenings and events to celebrate the wonderful world of short film. So whether you make film or love film, join us for all the latest must-see short films and special events with film industry professionals.
Are you an artist, a filmmaker, a musician, a theatremaker, or anything in between? Discover the Creative Hub today! We’d love to see you at a Creative Hub Social – in fact, we’ll even provide the drinks!
Looking for a creative space to meet other artists and creatives to explore ideas around meeting, making and the exchanging of skills? Our Social [practice] series offer the chance to engage in collaborative projects hosted by creative practitioners.
Working on a new performance or production? Test out your work-in-progress in front of a supportive and friendly audience at one of our monthly Scratch That! nights.
Are you aged 16-19 and interested in film programming? We are excited to be partnering with Into Film to deliver a (free!) Young Programmers Day where participants will choose a selection of short films to create a programme that will premiere at our Two Short Nights Film Festival in November 2018.
We’re looking for Exeter Phoenix’s biggest supporters to do something amazing and adopt one of our brand new auditorium seats. Become a part of our future by becoming a part of our furniture today.
In collaboration with Into Film, we’re on the look-out for short films made by filmmakers aged 16-19 based in the South West of England. Successful films will be included in a special South West Showcase, which will celebrate exceptional talent from across the region. The hour-long showcase will be toured at film festivals and venues across the region throughout 2019.
If you live in BANES/Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight, Somerset or Wiltshire, then we’re challenging you to make a short film showcasing your filmmaking ability. Your film can be live action or animated, but must be under 10 minutes in length and cannot feature any copyrighted music or images.
This opportunity is open to all young people aged 16-19 across the South West region. Please note that if you are aged 17 and under, a parent or guardian will need to provide their details in order to give consent for you to participate. If you submit your film without these details, it will be disqualified.
We encourage entrants to also submit their film(s) to the 2019 Into Film Awards, our annual celebration of filmmaking which seeks to further honour and champion the incredible breadth and depth of young filmmaking talent across the whole of the UK. Submissions for the 2019 Into Film Awards are open from now until 14 December.
Fancy 2-4-1 cinema tickets at Studio 74 for the rest of the year*? Buy your Big Screen In The Park tickets this week to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize.
Big Screen In The Park returns for 2018 for seven nights of outdoor movie magic. Book now for:
Mon 6 Aug: Edward Scissorhands
Tue 7 Aug: Cinema Paradiso
Wed 8 Aug: Isle Of Dogs
Thu 9 Aug: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
We’ll be in touch with the lucky competition winner on Mon 2 Aug!
Terms And Conditions
*The winner will be entitled to up to 2 pairs of 2-4-1 tickets per month. This may not include specialist film screenings or seasons.
This summer we’re making some big improvements to our beautiful building. The refurbishment project will see an expansion of the main gallery spaces, the installation of a glass vestibule to the front of the building and improvements to the visitor facilities.
Please excuse our appearance as we make these improvements, but rest assured we are open as usual and look forward to welcoming you into the building as ever.
Watch this space for more updates and news from the project.
Temporary Entrance
Our main entrance is currently closed for refurbishment. We are open as usual, but please follow the signs to access the side entrance.
Do you like mysteries? Do you know what goes bump in the night? Are you the sort of person who says: ‘I wonder what that was?’. Then this is the show for you! We’re giving away a pair of free tickets to Great British Mysteries? on Mon 9 Jul.
The winner will be contacted by email by Mon 25 Jun.
About The Show
Great British Mysteries?
Join Olive Bacon (Supernaturalist) and Dr. Teddy Tyrell (Scorpio), in this curious adventure into the unknown. A live mockumentary investigating monsters, myths and Noel Edmonds. Prepare to be mildly unnerved.
Great British Mysteries? enjoyed a sold out run at the Pleasance in Edinburgh ’17 and was named one of Time Out’s top comedy tips of the Fringe. It is the debut show by Will Close and Rose Robinson, directed by Joseph Hancock.
We are delighted to announce a stunning line-up for our Summer Showcase theatre festival.
From cabaret to comedy, drag to drama, choral works to new collaborations, Spiderman to Brexit, immersive audio to dark dystopias, personal stories, global stories – our Summer Showcase has it all.
Highlights include the return of We Are Ian creators In Bed With My Brother return with their Tricky Second Album and a special performance of Bottom from our 2018 Associate Artist Willy Hudson, before he takes his one-man show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Summer Showcase will also feature a series of creative workshops with companies and theatremakers that will be open to ticket holders.
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This summer it’s all change at Exeter Phoenix!
Throughout the summer months, we’re making some big improvements to our beautiful building. Major refurbishments being made to the venue’s foyer, galleries, auditorium seating and toilets.
We’re looking for input from the creative community to help make these changes a reality. A Design Commission is being offered for the creation of a striking, robust and practical design feature to welcome visitors into the building. The new box office and reception feature will reflect our character as a contemporary and creative arts venue.
The wider project has been made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England and The Foyle Foundation. The refurbishment project will see an expansion of the main gallery spaces, the installation of a glass vestibule to the front of the building, and improvements to the visitor facilities.
DESIGN COMMISSION
Many thanks for your expression of interest in our reception desk design/build commission opportunity.
Project
As part of our programme of refurbishment of the ground floor front rooms this summer we will be upgrading and expanding the gallery spaces and relocating our Box Office/reception facility from its current position into the front lobby.
Deadlines
Proposal – please submit your proposal by 9am on Monday, May 21st. Shortlisting, further discussion and selection will take place by the end of May.
Installation – in July/August on dates to be agreed.
Budget
The budget for designing, building and installing the work is £4,000 including any VAT.
Design
We are looking to create a striking, robust and practical design feature to welcome visitors to our building. It should be a contemporary piece of design to reflect our character as a contemporary arts venue.
Some examples of similar installations elsewhere that we like are included below. We are looking for a track record of delivering relevant projects and an eye for detail.
Setting
The desk will be sited just on the right as you come in the front door (see below). Design features of the rest of the space include:
Walls – to be stripped to reveal the bricks beneath
Floor – deep mahogany-varnished wooden floor to stay
Glass Vestibule – to be installed to enable us to keep the external doors fixed open
Glass Door – to be installed leading to the expanded galleries to the left
Digital Screens – to be installed for information purposes
Facilities
The desk should have the following capability:
Building regulation compliance – with current part M building regulations including certain design features such as a lower accessible section for wheelchair users
Staff – room to allow sufficient space for two staff to sit and work behind
Space below/behind – allowance for equipment, including two computer towers and two sets of drawers.
Additional wiring – allowance should also be made for our contractors to be able to install cabling
Computer screens – allowance for the installation of two box office computer screens on adjustable arms.
Dimensions
The desk will be approximately 4.5m long and 1.8m deep with two levels. It will be roughly L-shaped but could be at an off-set angle to improve flow through the space.
Installation
An element of flexibility will be required to match the design to the surrounding space, co-ordinating closely with the project manager, contractors and Box Office staff. It can be fixed to the floor and/or the walls at either end.
Submission
In submitting a proposal we require the following:
Visualisation – a drawing or computer image of the concept
Details – of the materials to be used, the structural integrity of the piece and the quality of the finish
Previous work – examples of previous relevant work, either via weblinks or images
Nuketown is a combined storytelling and protest art project about cities, public money and the possible end of life as we know it.
Working with town planners, architects, live feeds and enormous amounts of Lego, writer/performer Jack Dean is building a brand new model city, equal in value to the proposed Trident nuclear submarine replacement programme.
Now he’d like you to invite you to grab some bricks, help him finish off the city and hear an epic tale that animates this imaginary landscape. This is one man’s epic quest to find love, a lost cat and a solution to the military-industrial complex.
Join us. It should be a blast.
‘Peppered with wit and bristling with ideas’ ★★★★ REMOTEGOAT
‘Artists like Jack Dean make us excited about what they might do next’
THE GUARDIAN
‘He commanded the stage, having such presence it was almost scary’ ★★★★
ARTS AWARD VOICE
Theatregoers! This summer, get ready for something different. Something experimental. Something new. It’s time for a season of fringe theatre at Exeter Phoenix!
A diverse programme of theatre is heading to our Auditorium and our new fringe theatre space – The Workshop. Get ready for Fringe First winners, scratch nights, immersive experiences, Summerhall selections, eye-opening debates and lego-building.
The cultural landscape of our city was dealt a harsh blow with the closing of The Bike Shed Theatre earlier this year. With this summer season of theatre – programmed in association with our friends from The Bike Shed – we are proud to keep the fringe theatre light burning brightly in Exeter.
What’s On:
Sleeping Trees At The Movies Sci Fi? Mafia? Wed 2 May
Join the award-winning comedy trio for a blockbuster double bill of cleverly scripted laughs and energetic comedy.
Scratch That! Sun 6 May (monthly)
We’re launching a scratch night on the first Sunday of the month. Join artists and companies as they test out new ideas and works in progress in front of a friendly and supportive audience.
China Plate Presents Yvette By Urielle Klein-Mekongo Thu 3 – Sat 5 May
An award-winning one-woman show about a stolen childhood and growing up with a secret.
Jack Dean NukeTown Mon 14 May
Jack Dean is building a model city out of Lego, equal in value to the proposed Trident programme. Grab some bricks, help him finish the city and hear an epic tale animate this landscape.
Dreadnought South West The Cause Mon 21 – Tue 22 May
Join Dreadnought for an imagined meeting between two great rebels as Emmeline Pankhurst and Millicent Fawcett meet in an orchard. This dynamic new play marks the centenary year of the first votes for some women.
Jenna Watt Faslane
Tue 5 Jun
From the Fringe First winning Jenna Watt, Faslane draws from interviews with individuals at the front line of the nuclear debate. Jenna navigates her own journey though politics, protests and peace camps.
2Magpies Theatre Last Resort
Tue 12 – Wed 13 Jun
You’ll get a rum cocktail on arrival, sit in a deckchair, feel the sand between your toes, and witness an alternative future for Guantanamo Bay.
Barrel Organ Theatre Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here
Mon 18 – Tue 19 Jun
Two women are on a road trip. They might be friends, acquaintances, colleagues, cousins, or all or none of these things. But is this a journey of self-discovery or self-destruction?
Jamie Wood I Am A Tree
Wed 20 Jun
From the creator of O No! comes something else entirely. I Am A Tree is a dance party with ghosts in a forest in a theatre. This is an invitation to drink deep, face the shadows that growl inside you and laugh big.
Great British Mysteries? Mon 9 Jul
Join Olive Bacon (supernaturalist) and Dr Teddy Tyrell (Scorpio) for a curious adventure into the unknown. A live mockumentary investigating monsters, myths and Noel Edmonds. Prepare to be mildly unnerved.
We have selected four artists to join our Creative Hub’s Associate Artist scheme for 2018. Each year, we select artists working across a variety of disciplines and offer them help and support to develop their practice and create new work. This support includes training, mentoring, access to rehearsal space and the opportunity to present work.
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Ideas for new short films have been streaming in since we opened entries for our filmmaking commissions at Two Short Nights, and we are delighted to announce the winners of our 2018 Short Film and 2018 Micro Film Commissions. These four filmmakers will receive a share of over £10,000 worth of support to make their ideas a reality.
The exceptionally high quality of this year’s applicants and winners is a real mark of how Exeter’s filmmaking scene is continuing to develop and grow, putting it firmly on the industry’s map.
The filmmakers who have won our two Short Film commissions for 2018 are:
MATTY CRAWFORD
HIS ENGLAND
Matty Crawford is an award winning Writer/Director and 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellow. With his short films screening at BAFTA recognised festivals and collecting a number of awards such as; ‘Best Director Award’ at the Kodak/Nahemi Competition and a ‘New Talent Award’ at BFI Future Film Festival. His England explores the story of an Asian British kid as he begins to question his British identity on the day of the EU Referendum.
RIYADH HAQUE
SHEAR
Riyadh is a Portsmouth-based freelance filmmaker focusing on narrative drama as a writer/director. Familial and romantic entanglements engage him as a filmmaker, gearing towards more candid, naturally lit scenes with a move towards socially-conscious filmmaking by incorporating gender, sex, identity, race and religion into his current work. Shear is a drama about a South Asian teen who struggles with her need to rebel when she is caught between her strict family and the man she is in love with.
Image credit: Bensalem Mitchell
The winning Micro Film commissioned filmmakers are:
ANDY THATCHER
WALKS OF LIFE
Andy Thatcher is an Exeter-based, part-time student at University of Bristol’s MA in Film and TV. His photography has appeared in The Guardian, and he holds an MPhil in Creative Writing. Walks of Life is a documentary project examining the importance of place, walking and nature, especially during or following difficult times.
ALEXANDER WARN
PAPER THIN
Alexander is a Plymouth based actor and long term member of outdoor theatre company Burn the Curtain. He has also worked in wide a variety of roles across other disciplines, such as visual arts and film. Paper Thin is a surreal representation of the sudden, frightening and depersonalising effects of a panic attack.
The winning South West Animation commissioned filmmaker is:
Holly Summerson
Birdwatching
Holly is an animator from Cornwall, particularly interested in 2D and mixed-media techniques. Birdwatching will look at possessiveness, isolation and rural queer love, through the relationship of two characters and their obsession with birds. The story will be told in a combination of paint, charcoal and collage animation, with an expressive style and warm, humorous tone.
The winning Artists Moving Image commissioned filmmaker is:
LIAM JOLLY
AMEN BROTHER (DUM DUM KA-H)
Based in Redruth, Cornwall, Liam Jolly is an artist working across installation, video, performance, painting and public intervention
Whilst exploring the shifts in meaning that can take place between a fiction and reality, his works tread a fine line between these opposing concepts, employing double take and changing points of view as a mechanism to challenge our assumptions of what we are being presented with.
In playfully questioning the material, mechanics and structures of when something is considered an art work and when it is not, he is making us question our perception of reality in unexpected or subversive ways.
For this commission, he will be making a film that attempts to remix, into a visual score, the ‘Amen Break’, arguably the most sampled drum break in musical history and the corner stone of music sub genres such as Hip Hop, Drum & Bass & Jungle
Film Previews
The successful filmmakers will complete their film over the course of the year, with their films being shown at a special preview screening at our Two Short Nights film festival this winter.
Have you got an idea for a film? Find out all about our Film Production Resource here >>
This summer we are launching a brand new series of events called Social [practice]. These evening sessions will offer an alternative platform for artists and creatives to explore ideas around sharing and making in a collaborative process.
Meet together and make together over a drink and try your hand at a series of practical projects all themed around ideas of growing, making and sharing food. There will be four sessions in total, and the series will be hosted by Exeter-based producer Martyn Windsor and potter Elizabeth Jardin.
Social [practice] begins in our summer season, where you are invited to take part in sketching and pottery sessions. Social [practice] continues in our autumn season with a recipe swapping and zine making session and will culminate in a special event focused around preparing and sharing a pot-luck meal.
#1: Drink And Draw
Wed 30 May | 7-9pm | £8 (£6)
Get sketchy with some unexpected models of local produce, share ideas, drink and draw. The price includes your first drink.
Get creative together. Using earthenware clay, you will be guided through sculpting your very own one-of-a-kind vessel which can be used for preparing, eating and sharing food.
We’re teaming up with IKEA to bring the wonderful everyday to Exeter this weekend!
To celebrate the opening of the new IKEA Exeter store on Thu 10 May, a series of special events are happening throughout the city.
In collaboration with Exeter Phoenix, IKEA will be showing four free blockbuster movies this Friday and Saturday in Exeter Cathedral. What’s more, to make sure you’re watching in total comfort, IKEA will be filling the Cathedral with chairs, sofas, cushions and blankets. … And the popcorn is on them too!
Today we announce our new season of events spanning the summer months. With music, cinema, theatre, comedy, dance, art, creative workshops and everything in between the new season guarantees something for everyone.
If you’re looking for a summer of eclectic music, look no further. Performances from folk superstars Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings, blues rockers King King, hillbilly-rock from Hayseed Dixie and cult icons The Beat are just the tip of the iceberg. You can also expect big celebrations as Exeter Pride and Phonic FM both celebrate their tenth anniversaries at the venue this summer.
Exceptional theatre moves centre stage this summer as our newest performance space, The Workshop, and our main auditorium is home to a diverse offering this season. Explore themes of activism with Pussy Riot’s Riot Days and Dreadnought South West’s The Cause, whilst Jenna Watt’s Faslane and Jack Dean’s NukeTown invite you to take a closer look at ideas around the ongoing nuclear debate. Fans of comedy can look forward to a brand new show from the masterful Tim Key, as well as a double bill from the award-winning comedy trio Sleeping Trees.
Our main contemporary art space, Phoenix Gallery, will host its last exhibition during Art Week Exeter before undergoing a major refurbishment thanks to grants from Arts Council England and The Foyle Foundation. The final exhibition before the renovation will be Another Spring, a special show curated by art historian and critic Dr Jean Wainwright that brings together work by internationally recognised artists reflecting questions of citizenship and identity.
Studio 74 continues to bring film fans the newest indie releases, and will also be home to Cine Queer – a special film season presented with Exeter Pride – celebrating love, life and LGBT+. The summer will also see Big Screen In The Park return for another magical week of outdoor cinema on our giant screen in Northernhay Gardens.
Is there a budding Spielberg in the family? Summer Film School returns for a week of filmmaking fun for ages 10-14. Other creative activities for kids this summer include clowning classes, animation afternoons, family theatre, clay workshops and our Young Singer Songwriter Club for emerging musicians.
Exeter Phoenix also offers a range of artistic development opportunities and creative courses for adults. From life drawing to scriptwriting, sewing classes to photography courses, a broad range of creative workshops are open to anyone with a creative streak.
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Cine Queer
A New Film Season Celebrating Love, Life & LGBT+
This spring, Exeter Phoenix and Exeter Pride present Cine Queer – a new film season celebrating love, life and LGBT+ as part of Exeter Pride’s 10th anniversary.
Featuring new releases, cult classics, documentary, panel discussions, short film, international cinema and more, join us for a cinematic celebration of diversity and acceptance.
What’s On
Kings, Queers and In-Betweens will be accompanied by a special screening of short film Venus and a panel discussion. Our screening of 120 BPM on Fri 20 Apr will feature a special introduction from Postively UK.
Cinema tickets are £7 or 3 films for £18, and under 25s can take advantage of £5 tickets.
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