animate! residencies at the London College of Communication

The Animation Department at the London College of Communication, in association with animate!, is offering three residencies during 2007 for visual artists in the UK working in animation or whose work explores ideas of animation.

background

The animate! project trailblazes new narrative and aesthetic possibilities in the moving image, way beyond live-action and the frame-by-frame confines of conventional animation. Funded by Arts Council England and Channel 4, animate! has commissioned 84 films since 1990 that transcend the ordinary and re-vision the world with unexpected tools.
For more information on animate! visit www.animateonline.org
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, is part of the Skillset Screen Academy network, with animation as one of the key specialist areas. The Animation Department is developing a programme that offers a solid foundation in animation skills, alongside active support for a widening range of forms and contexts beyond traditional industrial animation practice.
London College of Communication www.lcc.arts.ac.uk
The residencies are funded by a grant from Arts Council England and supported by Channel 4. The animate! project is managed by Finetake.

the animate! residencies

The residencies offer artists access to studio space and production facilities within a creative education environment; professional development and networking support; assistance to create new work; and exhibition through animate! screenings and online. We are particularly keen to support artists who, because of their practice (technique, form, content), are not attracted to the animate! tv commissioning scheme.
We want college students and staff to benefit from close engagement and exchange of ideas with professional artists. The residencies are an opportunity for animate! to extend its commissioning and exhibition programme to include work that is not constrained by broadcast requirements. Through animateonline we want to offer the public an opportunity for rare in-depth insight into artistic practice, culminating in a viewing of the artwork itself.

eligibility

•	We are seeking applications from emergent or established artists whose work challenges the boundaries of animation practice or which explores ideas of animation as manipulated moving image.
•	Applicants should be relatively self-directed and self-sufficient.
•	Accommodation and travel expenses are not provided. Successful applicants will live within commuting distance of LCC at Elephant & Castle, and must commit to attending LCC for three days a week, across the 10 week duration of the residency.
•	Students and recent graduates, and staff of LCC or other colleges of the University of the Arts, London, are not eligible.

details

•	three residencies are available, to develop and/or produce work
•	each residency will run for 10 weeks – starting January 2007, April 2007, October 2007
•	residencies will provide dedicated studio space and some production facilities within the Animation Department at LCC’s Elephant & Castle site in London
•	artists will have access to advice and skills of teaching and technical staff within the Animation Department and may have access to other departments of LCC
•	artists will receive advice and mentoring support from Finetake, eg contracting, production routes, critical context, distribution and promotion
•	artists will receive financial and editorial support for their work during the residency
•	artists will be expected to take part in three education sessions with LCC students (eg presentation of work) over the course of the 10 weeks, and to ‘open studio’ sessions for not less than half a day each week.
•	each artist will receive a fee of £3,300 for 30 days over 10 weeks
•	in addition, each artist will receive up to £1,000 towards production costs and expenses, subject to contract and payable in instalments
•	artists will be expected to compile and provide development and production materials & information, especially for an online ‘diary’ on animateonline

ownership and rights

Artists retain copyright and ownership of the works they produce through the residencies. Finetake will have non-exclusive rights to include the works on the  animateonline website for streaming or downloading, and to present the works at festivals and other venues and for educational purposes, and any offer of a residency will be subject to an agreement to this effect.

how to apply

If you are interested in applying for an animate! residency at LCC, please send us the following:

•	your preferred start date – January 2007, April 2007, October 2007
•	a short CV, including your address and telephone & email contact details
•	a brief statement (not more than one side A4) about your work, and why you are interested in the residency and commission
•	an outline proposal (not more than two sides A4) for what you will do during the residency, ie development and/or production work
•	an outline of how you might communicate what your work and experiences during the residency, eg within LCC, and through animateonline
•	an outline of particular equipment needs, including what you will provide yourself, and an estimate of materials costs
•	additional support material – eg images, VHS/DVD showreel, QuickTime on CD (without html, proprietary codecs or .exe files)

The animate! tv guidelines, at http://www.animateonline.org/funding/proposal.html, may be helpful in writing your proposal.
Send word or text-only files to: residencies@animateonline.com
Do not email image files.
Send additional support material to:

animate! Residencies
Tim Shore, Head of Animation
Animation Department
School of Media
London College of Communication
Elephant and Castle
London SE1 6SB

Do not send original artwork or master material. No submitted materials will be returned.

deadline

The deadline for applications is Friday 3 November 2006. The deadline for receipt of additional support material is Monday 6 November 2006.
We cannot consider late applications. We cannot be responsible for submissions delayed by email or post.
We will interview shortlisted candidates on Monday 13 November.

selection

Proposals will be shortlisted by LCC staff and Finetake. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a panel including representatives from LCC and Finetake, plus an independent artist. Please note that we will not be able to give feedback on decisions.
In considering applications, we will take into account previous experience and work, the artistic merit of the proposal and the likelihood that it can be realised within the parameters of the residency. We want the three residencies to offer a variety of approaches.
The three 2007 residencies at LCC will be announced at the end of November 2006.

Questions by email: residencies@animateonline.org