Following on from the successful 2015 Research in Film Awards the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is launching its 2016 Awards in a bid to find new and emerging talent that straddle the worlds of both film making and arts and humanities research.

The AHRC’s Research in Film Awards is designed to showcase, reward and recognise the best of the growing number of high-quality short films (defined as no longer than 30 minutes) linked to arts and humanities research. There is also the “Inspiration Award”, which is open to members of the public, looking for films that have been inspired by research in the arts and humanities.

These awards are designed to encourage, stimulate and recognise the considerable body of work created at the interface between research and film and to recognise the world-leading work of researchers, practitioners and film-makers in the arts and humanities research community

Awards will be made in five categories (see below) and the winner in each category will win £2,000 to be invested in their future film-making activities. All applicants must accompany their film submissions with supporting text, which invites all entrants to make explicit their films’ links with arts and humanities research.

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