A special partnership which has produced major works of distinctive creative vision that explore the moving image in all its manifestations.
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The biennial Art & Moving Image commission by the Adelaide Film Festival, in partnership with the Samstag Museum of Art, supports the development and presentation of bold and innovative screen based works by artists and screen creators.
Established in 2007, this special partnership has produced major works of distinctive creative vision that explore the moving image in all its manifestations. To date five prominent Australian contemporary artists have been recognised through this partnership.
The major works produced as part of the Commission have premiered in the Samstag Museum and form an integral role in the Adelaide Film Festival program.
Past recipients include: Lynette Wallworth (2009), Warwick Thornton (2011), Daniel Crooks (2013), Hossein Valamanesh (2015) and in 2022, Soda Jerk.
In addition to the Art & Moving Image Commissions, Samstag has partnered with the Adelaide Film Festival to present Trent Parke & Narelle Autio: The Summation of Force (2017) and Molly Reynolds & Rolf de Heer: The Waiting Room (2018).
In 2020 Samstag partnered with the SAFC and SALA to create the Artist in Residence film commission. The inaugural commission was awarded to Amos Gebhardt for Small acts of resistance and in 2021 received by Madison Bycroft for their major film BIOPIC or Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André.