Arran film for Creative Places competition

Arran’s Theatre and Arts Trust members were delighted to hear that their bid for the £100,000 Creative Places award had been short-listed – but then came another request, this time for a ten-minute film or video about the island and its activities.

Edward O’Donnelly, a professional film-maker with a distinguished track record, has since then been extremely busy, shooting footage of people playing music and composing it, singing, painting, turning wood, sculpting, spinning, weaving, dancing and pinning poetry on lamp posts – among much else. The film has to be in by January 20th so there has not been much time. Whether or not Arran hits the jackpot, this visual record of the island and its multiple artistic activities will be a splendid asset to its publicity and tourism and will provide great pleasure both to those who live here and to the vast Arran diaspora. The final result of the competition will be announced at the end of January, at a ceremony in Kilmarnock.