‘Single Shot’ was the first product of a major new collaboration between the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund and Arts Council England. 


Launched in London in November 2006, and followed by a national tour of cinemas, galleries and other more unusual venues, ‘Single Shot’ consisted of specially commissioned film and video pieces by well-known artists as well as new talent. While demonstrating a wide diversity of approaches, what the films share is a desire to create a work of power and complexity from the most basic of cinematic elements - the single, unedited shot. Whether humorous or poignant, seductive or disturbing - or indeed all of these things - what each work attempts is to catch the viewer’s eye and hold it, unblinkingly, until the end.


An archived version of the project website is now available online.

‘Single Shot’ was funded by Arts Council England and the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund, with additional support from Illy.

‘Single Shot’ was curated, promoted and toured by Film and Video Umbrella. The project was managed by Film and Video Umbrella and Maya Vision International.

Individual works in this Project

Dark Glass

Clio Barnard

Dust

Paul Rooney

Automaton

Sean Dower

Automotive Action Painting

George Barber

Birdcatcher

Mike Marshall

Pomegranate

Ori Gersht