SPoKE Art Documentary Deadline:
31 January 2025

SPoKE is an art historical documentary film competition designed to challenge students to link the visual and the verbal in an imaginative and creative manner, underpinned by solid academic research.

Any one work (painting, sculpture, drawing, print, multimedia, conceptual or performance art, building) may be chosen as the subject of the film.

There are three age categories: 17-18 years old; 15-16 years old; up to 14 years old.

Films should be 5-7 minutes in length for 17-18 years, 5-6 minutes for 15-16 years, 3-4 minutes for up to 14.

17-18 years

First Prize = £200

Second Prize = £100

Third Prize = £50

Fourth Prize = £50

up to 14 years

First Prize = £50

Second Prize = £25

Third Prize = £10

Fourth Prize = £10

The 2025 Competition Winners

Winners of 17-18 year category

15-16 years

First Prize = £100

Second Prize = £50

Third Prize = £25

Fourth Prize = £25

  • FIRST PRIZE: Lizzie-Rose Ellot

    Lizzie-Rose won first prize with her film on Pauline Boty’s ‘Colour Her Gone’

  • SECOND PRIZE: Flora Milton

    Flora Milton won second prize for her film on Marcus Harvey’s ‘Myra’

  • THIRD PRIZE: Eda Keswick

    Third prize went to Eda Keswick for her film on Zhang Huan’s ‘Pagoda’

  • FOURTH PRIZE: Beatrice Porter

    Fourth prize was won by Beatrice for her film on the graffiti artist 10foot

Winners of the 15-16 year category

  • FIRST PRIZE: Bria Suri

    Bria Suri’s first prize film looked at Chris Ofili’s ‘No Woman No Cry’

  • SECOND PRIZE: Saffron Weaver

    Saffron won the second prize with her film on Pauline Boty’s ‘The Only Blonde in the World’

  • THIRD PRIZE: Daisy Gordon

    Third prize went to Daisy for her film on Richard Dada’s ‘The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke’

  • FOURTH PRIZE: Constance van Lier

    Fourth prize was won by Constance for her film on Yves Klein’s ‘Anthropometry’ series.

SPoKE 2025 Compilation

This film features short clips from every submission from 2025.

The 2024 Competition Winners

  • FIRST PRIZE: Amara O'Neill

    Amara’s first prize film looked at Sutapa Biswas’ Housewives with Steak Knives

  • SECOND PRIZE: Maddie Parker

    Maddie won the second prize with her film on Chris Ofili’s Requiem

  • THIRD PRIZE: Penelope Ceccato

    Third prize went to Penelope for her film on Romaine Brooks’ Le Trajet

  • FOURTH PRIZE: Emma St George

    Fourth prize was won by Emma for her film on Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0

SPoKE 2024 Compilation

This film features short clips from every submission from 2024.