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Originally published: 2003-06-20

Original publication timestamp: 20 June 2003 at 1:15 pm

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## [6 new animate! commissions in 2003](https://animate.org.uk/editorial/2003/06/6-new-commissions-in-2003/)

There were 126 submissions to animate!’s latest commissioning round, 72 from London and 54 from rest-of-UK. Six projects have been chosen to share the annual production funding provided by Arts Council England and Channel 4 Television.

The artists in animate!’s new slate for 2003 are

**Al + Al** (London), **Simon Faithfull** (London), **Tim Hope** (London), **Matt Hulse** (Edinburgh), **Samantha Moore** (Shrewsbury) and **Tim Webb** (Broadstairs/London).

Their projects will be completed in summer 2004 and transmitted by Channel 4 in the autumn.

The selection team was:

- **Helen Dewitt** Head of Programme Unit, British Film Institute, and lecturer

- **Alicia Miller** Head of Education, Whitechapel Art Gallery

- **Phil Mulloy** animation maker including two animate! projects

- **John Vanderpuije** Creative Director of 25 Survivors collective, and journalist

- **Gary Thomas** Senior Officer Moving Image, Visual Arts, Arts Council England

- **Ruth Fielding** Lupus Films for Channel 4 Television

- **Dick Arnall** Scheme Producer, Finetake

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