John Smith Receives 2013 Film London Jarman Award with £10,000 Prize and Channel 4 Commission

John Smith, a London-based artist filmmaker, has been named the recipient of the 2013 Film London Jarman Award. The honor includes a £10,000 cash prize and a film commission for Channel 4's Random Acts arts strand. Smith studied film at the RCA during the 1970s and has produced more than 40 films, videos, and installations that engage with structuralist and minimalist concepts, narrative techniques, and cinematic language. His notable 1976 work, The Girl Chewing Gum, remains influential. The award takes inspiration from the legacy of Derek Jarman. Also shortlisted for the prize were Ed Atkins, Emma Hart, and Rachel Maclean, who will likewise receive commissions for Random Acts this year.