Film London and Arts Council England present The FLAMIN Fellowship, a major development programme for early-career artist filmmakers living in England. Part of Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN), the Fellowship aims to support the most exciting, innovative and challenging moving image practices from filmmakers at the early stages of their careers, with development and funding for new work. Established in 2017 and now in its eight edition, The FLAMIN Fellowship has provided specialist support to a range of artists who have gone on to present major solo exhibitions, win awards and screen at international film festivals.

The FLAMIN Fellowship offers a unique opportunity in developing professional artistic practice with a series of monthly workshops, which cover key areas including selling artwork, film festival strategy, writing funding applications, archiving your work, sound design, insurance, copyright and sustaining a practice. Previous workshop speakers have included artists Larry Achiampong, Graeme Arnfield, Maeve Brennan, Jasmina Cibic, Billy Dosanjh, Onyeka Igwe, Esther Johnson, Rachel Maclean, Daria Martin, Noor Afshan Mirza & Brad Butler, Hetain Patel, Imran Perretta, Heather Phillipson, Marianna Simnett, Michelle Williams Gamaker, Joseph Wilson and Jenkin Van Zyl. The programme has also had guest speakers from organisations including ACME Studios, a-n, Arts Council England, Artquest, Auguste Orts, Auto Italia, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, BFI, BFI Doc Society, British Council, CPH:DOX, DACS, Film and Video Umbrella, Forma, Jerwood Arts, Julia Stoschek Collection, LUX, not/nowhere, Nottingham Contemporary, Sadie Coles HQ, Somerset House Studios, South London Gallery, Tate, Thomas Dane Gallery, Vdrome and the Wellcome Trust.

Each year, The FLAMIN Fellowship supports six artists at the early stages of their career, each with projects that they would like to develop. Find out more about the artists who have been supported previously.

What the programme offers

• A programme of professional practice workshops taking place in-person in London (travel costs from other parts of England can be covered)
• Development support sessions with Pinky Ghundale, an experienced Production Advisor
• Development bursary of £2,500 towards a specific project
• Promotion through representation in screening programmes and online profile
• The benefits of being embedded in a peer group of moving image artists
• Profile and promotion through Film London’s newsletter and social media channels as FLAMIN alumni, during and after the artists’ time on the Fellowship

Who can apply

The FLAMIN Fellowship is set up to develop the practices of early-career moving image artists based in England.

The Fellowship is open to:

• Artists with experience in working with moving image (at least two previous works that have been shown in exhibitions or screenings)
• Applicants who have had a professional artistic practice* (outside of higher education) for at least two years, but for no more than five years**. Applicants do not need to have engaged in higher education to be eligible for the programme
• Artists with a moving image project at an early stage that they would like to focus on developing during the programme
• Artists who are able to fully commit to the development scheme (see key dates below)

We can’t support:

• Artists taking part in another development programme (see list in FAQ’s document) or in receipt of a development award (e.g. Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) Award) during the Fellowship programme
• Artists who are represented by a commercial gallery
• Artists who have already had a solo show in a major publicly funded art space
• Artists enrolled on a full or part-time course of study at any level (Foundation, BA, MA or PhD) at any point during the Fellowship period
• Film-makers wishing to develop film industry careers – the Fellowship is for artists using moving image as their medium and engaging with the art world
• Artists based outside of England

*Here we consider a ‘professional artistic practice’ to be making and exhibiting artwork to a public audience.

**If applicants have technically been practicing professionally as an artist for over 5 years, but feel that they are still in the early stages of their career and can make an argument for why this is the case (e.g. caring responsibilities), then their application will be considered at FLAMIN’s discretion. If this is your situation, we recommend phoning or emailing the FLAMIN team in advance of applying to enquire as to your eligibility.

Application process

Selection for this opportunity will be through a two-stage process:

• Stage 1: A short online application from which up to 12 artists will be selected
• Stage 2: Up to 12 artists will be invited to submit a more detailed application that will include an idea for a project to develop, and will be invited to attend an interview. They will each be given a fee of £100. Interview questions will be shared in advance.

Selection criteria

In Stage 1 we are looking for:

• Applications that demonstrate a strong, boundary pushing and innovative artistic practice

• Artists with experience in making moving image work, while still standing to benefit from the support of the Fellowship to develop a new work
• Artists at an appropriate stage of their careers, with some experience and success in engaging with the art world, who would still benefit from the content of the workshops

• A clear project idea that is feasible to develop during the Fellowship period and demonstrates a creative engagement with the moving image

In Stage 2 we are looking for:

• Innovative and challenging moving image project ideas that show strong artistic vision
• Projects that are at an early stage of development
• Projects that are an important new development in the applicant’s practice, and an ambitious next step in their career

How to apply

Applications to The FLAMIN Fellowship must be completed online using the online application form linked below:

Click here to apply

Application deadline: Monday 1 June 2026 (midnight)

We also request that all applicants submit an anonymous Equal Opportunities form:

Equal Opportunities Form

Equal Opportunities data is processed separately from your submission and will not be connected to particular respondents or application outcomes. If you need any information on how we use the information provided, please contact: flamin@filmlondon.org.uk

If you have any questions about the Fellowship or application process, please consult the FAQs, or contact the FLAMIN team:

flamin@filmlondon.org.uk | +44 (0) 20 7613 7676

Useful documents

Click on the links below to download the Guidelines, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and Pre-fill application form documents, which are available in PDF and Word file formats.

Guidelines - PDF | Word doc
FAQs - PDF | Word doc
Pre-fill application form - Word doc

We advise that you prepare your application using the 'Pre-fill application form', which lists all the questions (with word counts) asked in the online Wufoo form. The Wufoo platform doesn't allow you to save your progress in the application, so we recommend you prepare your answers in the pre-fill application form then copy and paste them into the online form.

• April – June 2026 - Pre-application advice available to all artists
• Monday 1 June 2026 (midnight) - Open call deadline
• Friday 24 July 2026 - Artists invited to submit for Stage 2
• Wednesday 12 August 2026 (midnight) - Submission deadline for Stage 2 proposals
• 19–27 August 2026 - Selection Interviews
• August – October 2026 - Feedback and advice available on request to all unsuccessful applicants

The first FLAMIN Fellowship workshop is scheduled for 17 September 2026 (full programme dates are listed in the Guidelines).

Contact and Access

Email: flamin@filmlondon.org.uk

Phone: 020 20 7613 7676

If you would like to submit your application in an alternative format (e.g. audio or video recordings), or if you have any questions about the application process or the FLAMIN Fellowship programme, please contact the FLAMIN team.

We are happy to provide support and discuss accessibility requirements with applicants who may identify as having a disability. These could include:

• Our staff providing help, guidance and support with putting together an application

• Staff helping you identifying a support worker to assist you with the application

• A contribution of up to £200 towards a fee for your known Access Support Worker to help you make an application

Please first email or phone us to have a conversation about the best option for you.

AI usage

We recognise that some applicants may choose to use AI to support the writing of their applications, whether to assist in the articulation of a project or for access reasons. AI can make mistakes and have biases, and we recommend that you closely edit any written material generated or amended by AI.

Above all, we are most interested in your original voice, and we caution the use of AI in the generation of creative ideas, which may result in generic or undistinctive content, or potentially infringe copyright. Please note that FLAMIN will not use AI in the assessment of applications. This guidance is closely aligned with policies outlined by Arts Council England, the BFI and the UK Government.

About Pinky Ghundale, Production Advisor

Film Producer Pinky Ghundale has been a long term advisor working with FLAMIN on the artists’ moving image productions including the FLAMIN Awards and the Fellowship programme. Pinky produces moving image projects with artists and filmmakers working with museums, galleries and institutions worldwide. She is the long term producer of Academy and Turner Prize-winning artist and director Steve McQueen, and has produced numerous works for artists Jane and Louise Wilson, artist and designer Hussein Chalayan as well as works by Tacita Dean, Martina Amati, Zarina Bhimji and Zineb Sedira amongst others. She was previously Production Manager at Illuminations Films, working closely with Producer Keith Griffiths on films and productions by The Quay Brothers, Jan Svankmajer and TV documentaries by Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair.