"Lighthouse" notetaking

• Lighthouse
• A digital culture agency based in Brighton.
• Support, commission and exhibit work by artists and filmmakers
• Create “vibrant, inspirational programmes that show how important artists and filmmakers are in a changing media landscape.
• Work with digital art and moving image, which they present in their own venue in Brighton and beyond, nationally and internationally.
• Demonstrate that digital culture is about more than technology and tools; it is about ideas, emotion, learning, and aesthetics.
• In recent years, they have presented/co-produced solo shows by:
• “Semiconductor”
• “Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard”
• “Lynette Wallworth”
• “David Blandy”
• “The Otolith Group”
• “Kutleg Ataman”
• “Trevor Paglen”
• They have also shown work by:
• Blast Theory
• Invisible Flock
• Rafael Lozano Hemmer
• And over two dozen other artists
• They manage the high-level production scheme, BFI Shorts, in collaboration with the British Film Institute, which has produced 17 major short films over the past two years.
• They also run the UK’s leading mentoring programme for filmmakers – “Guiding Lights”, which supports rising film talent by connecting them with some of the industry’s greatest names, including:
• Sam Mendes
• Alex Garland
• Kenneth Branagh
• Barbara Broccoli
• They are a vibrant venue for events in central Brighton.
• As well as hosting their own events, they provide spaces for commercial hire.