Actors’ Showcase Initiative ‘Actor as Creator’ Now Accepting Applications
Posted: 2nd February 2023
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland in partnership with Bow Street Academy, the National Screen Acting School of Ireland, with the support of Equity are delighted to be collaborating again on the third edition of the Actor as Creator scheme.
As a continuation of its measures to support the Irish acting community, this talent development and showcasing initiative, will showcase the unique creative voices of 30 actors. Each actor will be allocated a grant of €5,000 towards producing a short filmic work that expresses their creative vision.
The Actor as Creator is open to experienced screen actors. Actors are asked to submit a proposal based on a concept, script and/or character they have originated. The successful recipient will originate, perform, and produce the short filmic work.
The commissioned actor must be a key performer and may work on the piece alone or with a creative collaborator(s) if they so wish, while adhering to Government guidelines and protocols to ensure compliance with Covid-19 related public health protection measures.
Originality, distinctiveness, and personal expression are to be the focus rather than production values. A range of skills tutorials/webinars will be delivered online through Screen Ireland and Bow Street Academy to support the selected actors.
For more detailed guidelines on the requirements of the initiative and how to make an application, visit the Actor As Creator Funding Guidelines.
The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 1st March 2023.