Film Commissions Archive
Each year Exeter Phoenix commissions new work from filmmakers and visual artists as part of our commitment to supporting artists.
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 Short Film: Jonny Dry – Open Country
- South West Micro Film: Vicki Helyar – Potholes
- Micro Film: Alex Blackwood – A Pirate Love Story
- 19 - 25 Devon Film Fund: Anastasia Bruce-Jones – Microwave
- Artists Moving Image: Natsha MacVoy – Mum! Mum!
2021
- Micro Short Film Commission: Zoe Bloss - Voicemail
- Micro Short Film Commission: Tom Stockley - Salt in the Wounds
- Devon Short Film Commission: Beth Emily Richards - A Tremor At The Edge Of Vision
- South West Short Film Commission: Tia Salisbury - Placenta Pâté
- Artists Moving Image: Dan Guthrie - Coaley Peak (A Fragment)
2019
- Short Film: Louisa Fielden, Patrick
- Short Film: Tommy Gillard, Shuttlecock
- Micro FIlm: Phil Spencer, House Hunting
- South West Documentary: Joe Auborn, Åland
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