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 early career 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.
From haunted landscapes and ancestral histories to collective rituals, activist perspectives and personal acts of remembrance, the selected works reveal the breadth, ambition and urgency of contemporary moving image practice across the UK. They reflect how artists are responding to the social, political and environmental realities of the present moment through innovative approaches to film and storytelling. Selected 16 artists are: Chanthila Phaophanit, Che Applewhaite, Chiemi Shimada, Jack Guariento, Leena Habiballa, Rhiana Bonterre, Rosanna Lee and Viviana Almas.
Expect a rich mix of films that are playful, provocative, moving and surprising.
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
Produced by videoclub and FLAMIN. Supported by Arts Council England and Film London.
About videoclub
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.
videoclub.org.uk / Instagram: @videoclub_uk
About FLAMIN
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
This event is presented by Broadway's Near Now in collaboration with Nottingham Contemporary.
Banner image: Chanthila Phaophanit, Beneath the Shell of Sound, 2025, courtesy of the artist