FACT's Young Film Programmer Trainee Ella-Mei offers an honest insight into what it means to build a film programme that puts community, curiosity and young people at its heart, with Manon Euler, Head of Film at Film Hub North.
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FACT is delighted to announce the three artists selected for the 2026 Digital Artist Residencies: Jessica El Mal, April Martin and Zara Truss Giles. Delivered in partnership with DaDa, Homotopia and Lucid Games, the residencies are part of FACT's ongoing commitment to supporting emerging artists working at the intersection of games, culture, art and technology.
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Want to make your own short film? FACT and Let's Make Films are looking for young filmmakers aged 16-19 to take part in a free film academy, supported by the BFI. The academy takes place over 3 months, where you'll work alongside fellow young filmmakers and a range of industry professionals to make a short film from start to finish.
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Sahjan Kooner reflects on their most recent project, in which they centred imagination as the most important form of technology and explored how stories are created and shared.
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Following a successful first year, we’re delighted to continue our traineeship programme with support from Film Hub North. This opportunity is open to a young person aged 18–25 based in the North West who has a passion for film and is keen to develop skills in curating film programmes for young audiences at FACT.
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With a bold signature aesthetic shaped by game engines and electronica we asked ONLY SLIME to share recommendations — from music and films to books and games — that have helped build their reference-rich universes and immersive hybrid worlds.
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Digital Crip Camp, a new 14-week paid programme supporting early-career D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent producers to develop immersive narrative projects centred on accessibility, is now underway. Find out more and meet the 2026 cohort →
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Journey behind the scenes of Rachel Maclean's new film work, They've Got Your Eyes, and discover more about her creative filmmaking process!
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Curator-in-Residence Milia Xin Bi shares more about her exhibition Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria?, on display at FACT until Sunday 26 April.
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Apply for FACT’s 2026 Digital Artist Residencies: three paid 18-week residencies supporting early-career artists in the North West and North Wales to create digital work using Unreal Engine.
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Between 2024 and 2027, more than 200 artists across the UK are exploring immersive technologies with support from Immersive Arts funding. In this spotlight, we showcase three artists who embedded themselves in FACT’s Studio/Lab using professional equipment, mentorship and creative support to prototype work in spatial audio, XR storytelling and interactive device design.
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FACT Liverpool launches an open call for Digital Crip Camp, a 14-week paid programme supporting early-career producers in developing immersive narrative projects centred on accessibility and to advance concepts to pitching level.
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