FVU New Takes - film programme

Arnolfini celebrates ambitious new talent in moving image throughout spring and summer 2026 in partnership with Film and Video Umbrella. FVU New Takes is presented in Arnolfini's Dark Studio, showcasing a new work every month by one of six early-career artists working in moving image, each commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella. Each of the FVU New Takes artists offer a bold and inventive approach to storytelling and form, addressing many contemporary themes including 'the global climate crisis, crip filmmaking, body politics, state violence, archival memory, and contemporary trans+ and British culture'. Using diverse practical techniques, from analogue film to 3D animation, these works highlight the breadth and ambition of the UK's emerging moving-image landscape.