27 Sep 2021

Film Artist in Residence at UCC in 2022 - Call for Applications

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 2022.

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.

The Film Artist in Residence will be engaged for the calendar year 2022 and will be situated in the Department of Film and Screen Media at UCC.

About the Residency

The residency will have two parts:

From January to June 2022, 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, 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. 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.

Further details about the application and assessment process can be downloaded here.

Note, applications should be sent to filmartist@ucc.ie by 5.30 pm on Thursday, 28 October 2021. Applications will be accepted by email only. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.