We recently wrapped activity on Morning Juice, a pilot project to explore whether we could combine creative activities with a social setting. In pired sy our friends at Game Changers, this project was supported by Discovery.

Following a research and development phase, we delivered six Friday morning drop-in sessions especially for neurodivergent adults.. Free to take part, activities including digital drawing, animation, creating comic books and different photographic techniques.

A new contemporary art event for Cheddar, supported by Seed Sedgemoor.

As the autumn light faded, audiences immersed themselves in images by commissioned artist Elizabeth Woodger and local photographers, projected onto the natural wonder that is Cheddar Gorge. Each of Elizabeth’s images celebrated one of the twelve special qualities of the Mendip Hills AONB.

The project began with photography workshops for the public, some exploring wellbeing and the connection with nature, and a callout for images from the public.

Over 1200 people attended the event, co-ordinated by Mendip Hills AONB and Somerset Film, working with Windrose Media.

A street cinema project for Wells, supported by Mendip Community Fund.

Working In partnership with Fabian’s Films and Dr John Sealey, we sought to explore and build connections between individuals and the cities in which they live and work.‘Kino’ in Europe means cinema. ‘Kotch’ is a Jamaican slang expression for hanging or chilling at a location for a temporary amount of time.

Following a programme of community filmmaking workshops , developing digital skills, we commissioned and supported the creation of two new films by local inhabitants with narratives inspired by their own experience and in their own localised spaces. The final films - “We Have Nothing But Each Other’ and “Well, Well, Wells.” were premiered in the locations they were inspired by.

The final films are a testament to the value of outdoor community spaces and the importance of caring for the environment

Creative activity for young people in Crewkerne, supported by Arts Council England.

During the April half-term, nine young people explored 360 film, sound, VR, 3D scanning, making music with plants, and photography to create an audiovisual work inspired by the Bincombe nature reserve.

Their incredible work can be viewed in the Ignite Bincombe 360 Virtual Gallery above.

A digital music project for adults wtih learning difficulties across the county.

This community project used technology to enable participants to create music through touch. Our participants included five day-care and residential care settings for adults with learning disabilities from across Somerset. Led by musician and composer Daniel Birch, our music-makers got to produce their own disco tracks.

Everything around us has the potential to make sound, we can also make sounds: sensible or silly…LOUD or quiet. In these workshops participants recorded their voices and used everyday objects. They also got the opportunity to remix famous songs on the vegetable piano and compose an artistic graphic score.

Their tracks was showcased at a special Christmas Disco at The Engine Room complete with smoke machine!

A brand new film festival for Wellington, supported by Wellington Town Council and Somerset West & Taunton Council.

A three day programme jam packed with screenings, live music, archive film, workshops, talks, projections and a very special appearance by the 501st stormtroopers!

Led by a steering committee of local people, Somerset Film helped co-ordinate the delivery which delivered 21 events in 11 venues, attended by over 1300 people. National organisations Into Film and BFI supported screenings for young people.

The festival was initiated by the Town Team, which aimed, post-Covid, to bring people back into the town and provide a range of accessible events for local people..

We were proud to run the BFI Film Club for free during October 2022 and February 2023 thanks to funding from the BFI through The National Lottery.

The BFI Film Club took place in Minehead for young people aged 12-15 who wanted to learn how to make their own films. The club was led by professional filmmakers and was a fantastic opportunity to learn about scriptwriting, cinematography, lighting, video editing and acting. The final films were screened for friends and family at the Regal Theatre in Minehead.

“My Son had the best time ever and it has really helped him start thinking seriously about all the different careers in the film industry. This truly was an amazing opportunity that you afforded to the young people of Minehead” – Samantha, parent of participant.

You can watch all the BFI Film Club short films on our YouTube Channel.

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Thanks to support from BFI Film Academy South West and Watershed, for helping us to commission young filmmakers to produce an original short film!

We are delighted to support Jasmine Otley to produce her short film ‘65p’, a live action and animated short inspired by climate change for our 2023 short film commission.

The successful short film commissions for 2022 were; James Gardner ‘Southfield Hill’ and Ralph Hutchins ‘Bonfires’. These filmmakers had their work screened at Scott Cinema before going on to be screened at the Watershed, Bristol and entered into film festivals around the world.