RTÉ Dance on the Box 2008

Closing date: Closing date passed

Maximum awarded: €23000

Art area: Dance,Film

Audience type: Individual artist, Organisation

Collaborative application possible? Yes

External agency: Filmbase

External agency web address: http://filmbase.ie/awards/

Contact: Clare Creely

Telephone: 353 1 679 6716

Email: admin@filmbase.ie

The Arts Council and RTÉ is calling on choreographers, producers, directors and composers to combine their talents to create innovative short dance films to be premiered on RTÉ Television during the Dublin Dance Festival (17 April to 3 May 2008).

RTÉ Dance on the Box challenges film and dance artists to create work for the television audience. This jointly-funded initiative by the Arts Council and RTÉ aims to bring the energy and imagination of contemporary dance in Ireland to the TV screen and to stimulate the production of dance films.

Up to four new short dance films will be commissioned. Their choreography and direction must be original, rather than adaptations of existing work. Each film should be between four and six minutes in duration and have a maximum budget of €23,000.

The Arts Council and RTÉ will look for projects which combine filmmakers and choreographers with a track record of quality and creativity in film/television production and dance, respectively.  Priorities will also include the ability to address a peaktime television audience and to foreground artists resident in Ireland.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on Friday, 7 March 2008. The timing of the round is in order to facilitate the films being broadcast on RTÉ during the Dublin Dance Festival.

RTÉ Dance on the Box is administered by Filmbase, on behalf of the Arts Council and RTÉ.  Further information and application forms are available from Clare Creely at Filmbase: t + 353 1 679 6716 and e:admin@filmbase.ie