Selected 16 film trailer contains excerpts from artists’ work in the programme. Trailer soundtrack: I AM THE WORLD by Che Applewhaite / Swan Drama.
Selected 16
A screening of bold new artists’ moving image works from across the UK
Selected 16 presents a vibrant collection of new short films by some of the most exciting early-career artists working today, nominated by artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2025 – Arwa Aburawa & Turab Shah, Morgan Quaintance, George Finlay Ramsay and Hope Strickland. Curated by videoclub and Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN), this compelling programme tours leading arts venues across the UK.
Bringing together nine distinctive artists’ films, Selected 16 offers a snapshot of emerging artists’ moving image practice today. Across documentary, essay film, experimental cinema and analogue filmmaking, the programme explores themes of memory, identity, ecology, migration, community and belonging.
Selected 16 artists are: Chanthila Phaophanit, Che Applewhaite, Chiemi Shimada, Jack Guariento, Leena Habiballa, Rhiana Bonterre, Rosanna Lee and Viviana Almas.
Films in the programme
- Chanthila Phaophanit, Beneath the Shell of Sound, 2026, 8:12 mins
- Che Applewhaite, I AM THE WORLD, 2022, 9:00 mins
- Chiemi Shimada, mmm, 2023, 7:06 mins
- Jack Guariento, Bellsmyre Caledonia, 2023, 6:34 mins
- Leena Habiballa, Dead as a Dodo, 2022, 5:18 mins
- Rhiana Bonterre, A Story, An Invocation, An Opening, 2025, 7:42 mins
- Rosanna Lee, Heart of the Lion 赤子獅心, 2026, 19 mins
- Viviana Almas, In Silence Seeds Weep, 2025, 1:48 mins
- Viviana Almas, Solus, 2025, 2:46 mins
Find out more about the films and artists by clicking here.
Touring programme and ticket booking
Barbican Centre, London
Date and time: 30 July at 6:30pm
Price: £15.50 (£14 ticket + £1.50 booking fee)
Address: Cinema 3, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Tickets: SOLD OUT
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Broadway Cinema, Nottingham – in partnership with Nottingham Contemporary
Date and time: 2 September, 6:30pm
Price: TBC
Address: 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AL
Tickets: Booking link coming soon
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Watershed, Bristol – in partnership with Spike Island
Date and time:3 September, 6:30pm
Price: £5
Address: 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Tickets: BOOK A TICKET
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Offline, Glasgow
Date and time: 2 September, 6:30pm
Price: Pay what you can
Address: 108 Niddrie Road, Glasgow G42 8PR
Tickets: FREE – BOOK A TICKET
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Towner Eastbourne
Date and time: 26 September, 11am-1pm
Price: FREE
Address: Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4JJ
Tickets: Booking link coming soon
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g38, Cardiff
Date and time: 12 September, 6pm doors, 6:30pm screening
Price: FREE
Address: g39, Oxford St, Cardiff CF24 3DT
Tickets: No booking needed, find out more
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Fabrica Gallery, Brighton
Date and time: 1 October
Price: £5
Address: 40 Duke St, Brighton BN1 1AG
Tickets: Booking link coming soon
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Selected 16 is produced by videoclub and FLAMIN. Supported by Arts Council England and Film London.
videoclub is an artists’ moving image and digital culture agency showing artists’ work across the UK and internationally. For 20 years, videoclub has supported artists through curated programmes, engaging audiences through screenings, exhibitions, talks, residencies, and commissions.
www.videoclub.org.uk / Instagram: @videoclub_uk
Film London, with funding from Arts Council England (ACE), is a major supporter of artists’ filmmaking, through the Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN). Through unique commissioning funds, FLAMIN has commissioned over 200 productions, and supported the careers of countless other artists with programmes of one-to-one advice sessions, residencies and workshops.
www.filmlondon.org.uk/FLAMIN / Instagram: @film_london
