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The Magic Lantern Society Awards
The Magic Lantern Society · Online
- Deadline
- 6 December 2026 at 23:59, London time
- Fee
- Fee not stated
- Award
- Two cash awards of £300 and books from the Magic Lantern Society
- Who can enter
- Open to all. Any work with a connection to the magic lantern, in any form including research, archival work, performance, artwork, animation, film making or creative writing.Any stage
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The Magic Lantern Society runs awards for work connected to the magic lantern, in any form from research and archival work to performance, artwork, animation, film and writing. The Dick Balzer Award recognises projects completed in the past year, and two Mervyn Heard awards support work in progress or new projects.
Before you apply
The short version
Who it suits
- Practitioners whose work connects to the magic lantern
- Researchers and archivists of optical media
- Animators and performers using lantern techniques
What it asks of you
- Dick Balzer Award is for projects finished in the past year
- Mervyn Heard awards fund work in progress or new projects
