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<div>Dear spectres,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I hope 2012 has started well for you. Here at Lighthouse in
Brighton, the year had begun with some exciting news:</div>
<div
>http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/news/exciting-new-lighthouse-programmes<span
></span>-for-2012</div>
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<div>Today, we announced that Lighthouse has been selected to manage
the BFI's new short film fund.</div>
<div>The short film fund will enable up to twenty short films to
be commissioned in 2012, at budgets ranging from £25,000 to
£50,000 per film. Lighthouse, together with our partners, will
oversee the selection and executive production of the films.</div>
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<div>The, which launches this February, will sit alongside
Lighthouse's existing programmes of digital art and moving image, and
underscores our commitment to commissioning new work by great artists
and filmmakers.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>We're delighted to be working so closely with the BFI, the UK's
lead body for film, and look forward to a great year. There are
more details below.</div>
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<div>Best wishes,</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Honor Harger</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Director</div>
<div>Lighthouse</div>
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href="http://www.lighthouse.org.uk">http://www.lighthouse.org.uk</a></div
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<div>Email: <a
href="mailto:honor@lighthouse.org.uk">honor@lighthouse.org.uk</a></div
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<div>Tel: +44 1273 647197</div>
<div>Address: 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK</div>
<div>Twitter: <a
href="http://twitter.com/LighthouseArts"
>http://twitter.com/LighthouseArts</a></div>
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<div>Thursday 12 January 2012</div>
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<div><b>LIGHTHOUSE TO MANAGE BFI FILM FUND SHORTS 2012</b></div>
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<div>Brighton-based digital culture agency, Lighthouse, is delighted
to have been selected to manage the BFI Film Fund's new fund for
short film. The BFI is the lead body for film in the UK with
responsibility for championing emerging and world-class
filmmakers.</div>
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<div>Lighthouse - who will work in partnership with producer, Nicky
Bentham of Neon Films and independent development producer Becca
Ellson - was appointed as the manager of the BFI's one-year short
film fund, following an open call in September 2011, to which 25
organisations nationwide applied.</div>
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<div>Lighthouse was selected in recognition of its exceptional
hands-on work with UK filmmakers, and the successful delivery of
schemes such as BBC Drama Shorts and Guiding Lights, the UK's
leading film mentoring programme, which connects film talent with some
the industry's biggest names, including Sam Mendes, Tim Bevan, Barbara
Broccoli and Kenneth Branagh.</div>
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<div>This news follows recent significant achievements and awards for
the organisation, including the presentation of ambitious works from
internationally recognised artist filmmakers Kutlug Ataman and Lynette
Wallworth for Brighton Festival; the launch of new commissions in
association with the Cultural Olympiad; the launch of Happenstance, a
new collaboration with Site Gallery, Sheffield and Spike Island,
Bristol; and the success of last year's Brighton Digital
Festival.</div>
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<div>Honor Harger, Director of Lighthouse comments: "As a digital
culture agency that commissions vibrant and inspirational work, which
shows how important artists and filmmakers are in our changing media
landscape, we are thrilled to be managing a programme that will
stimulate outstanding new work. We are looking forward to working with
some of the UK's most promising filmmakers, and exploring ways their
work can reach new audiences."</div>
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<div>Chris Collins, BFI Film Fund Senior Executive comments: "The
team at Lighthouse have a strong track record of working successfully
with UK film talent, helping to connect filmmakers with high profile
mentors and overseeing the development and production of short films
which have gone on to garner BAFTA and Oscar® recognition. We're
delighted to announce their appointment as the management company for
Film Fund Shorts 2012 and we're already excited to see the films and
filmmakers which will emerge from the scheme."</div>
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<div>The BFI Film Fund's short film scheme will support emerging
filmmaking talent and provide filmmakers with opportunities to
demonstrate their feature film potential. Up to twenty shorts will be
commissioned at budgets ranging from £25,000 to £50,000 per
film.</div>
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<div>Emily Kyriakides, Programme Producer at Lighthouse, will work in
partnership with Nicky Bentham, who co-produced Duncan Jones' BAFTA
award winning Moon, and Becca Ellson. Together, they have credits on
28 short films and 43 feature films that have screened at festivals
including Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, Edinburgh, South By SouthWest and
Venice. They have won several prestigious awards including a BAFTA and
two BIFAs, and been nominated for many more, including an Academy
Award. Together, they will oversee the selection and executive
production of the films supported through the scheme.</div>
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<div>The short film fund, which launches this February, will sit
alongside Lighthouse's existing programmes of digital art, film and
moving image, which include exhibitions, commissions, screenings,
performances, education and events, which are presented locally in
Brighton, nationally and internationally.</div>
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<div>Honor Harger<br>
<br>
Director<br>
Lighthouse<br>
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk<br>
<br>
Address: 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK<br>
Tel: +44 1273 647197<br>
Email: honor@lighthouse.org.uk</div>
<div>Twitter: http://twitter.com/LighthouseArts <br>
<br>
Invisible Fields exhibition, Barcelona, 14 October 2011 - 4
March 2012
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/programme/invisible-fields</div>
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