Deadline: 21-Oct-2025
The Arts Council and University College Cork invites applications from film artists of distinction for the role of Film Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2026.
The Film Artist in Residence, based in the School of Film, Music and Theatre, is designed to provide a film artist with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students of film and screen media the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.
The residency will have two parts: From January to June 2026, the Film Artist in Residence will be supported to engage with students and staff. This programme of engagement will be designed by the Film Artist in Residence, in consultation with the faculty of the university, and could include focused postgraduate teaching, workshops, mentoring, public events or other activities which bring new and unique energy to the film and screen media programme.
Contact time with students and staff during this time will be capped at four hours per week, and the Film Artist in Residence will not be expected to deliver core curriculum. From July to December 2026, the Film Artist in Residence will be supported to concentrate wholly on their own practice.
The Film Artist in Residence will be engaged for the calendar year 2026 and will be situated in the Department of Film and Screen Media at UCC. The fee to the Film Artist in Residence is €30,000, with the Arts Council contributing €20,000 and the university €10,000.
UCC will provide the Film Artist in Residence with a dedicated space, where they can conduct their own creative practice, within the university. UCC will also support the residency administratively. No accommodation is provided. The fee will be paid in two instalments directly by the Arts Council, with a final report to be submitted by the Film Artist in Residence at the conclusion of the residency.
Applicants for the role must have filmmaking experience including at least one credit as the director or writer/director of a feature-length film or creative documentary, which was exhibited in cinema. To be eligible to apply, applicants must be resident in the Republic of Ireland and be professional practising artists. Although they might not earn income continuously or exclusively from their arts practice, applicants must identify themselves, and be recognised by their peers, as professional practising artists.
In line with the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, the Arts Council and UCC are committed to ensuring that they take positive policy measures to promote equality of opportunity for all those living in Ireland, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community. Furthermore, they note the ground of socioeconomic background as a further basis for which equality of opportunity must be guaranteed. Applications that are representative of the diversity of Irish society, including but not limited to any of the characteristics outlined above, are welcomed.
The panel will shortlist applicants based on the following criteria: artistic track record (in film) of the applicant (to include at least one credit as the director or writer/director of a feature-length film or creative documentary, which was exhibited in cinema); quality of idea/approach as outlined in their proposal; and potential impact of residency on the Film Artist’s own creative practice.
A shortlist of no more than six applicants will be established. Shortlisted applicants will be called to interview in late November via video conference call to discuss their proposed vision and experience in more detail. The selection panel will make the final decision based on the above criteria.
To make an application, Film Artists must provide a detailed proposal outlining the applicant’s vision for how they would undertake the role of Film Artist in Residence and their proposed approach for engaging with students, staff and the wider university. A one-page artist’s statement describing how the residency could have an impact on the development of the artist’s practice in film, and a detailed CV outlining film credits, must also be included. Applications will be accepted by email only, and those received after the deadline will not be accepted.
The deadline for applications is 21 October 2025.
For more information, visit The Arts Council.