Commissions

After careful review, we are delighted to announce the commission recipients:

Project: Prayers for a Hungry Ghost
About the artists: KISS WITNESS is an independent theatre collective creating immersive headphone-theatre experiences; their debut won the Charlie Hartill Award and they’ve had sold-out runs at VOILA! Festival and beyond.
Website: www.kisswitness.art
Instagram: @elisabettygun / @kisswitness

Project: 2025PCM
About the artists: Xin and JJ are a London-based duo blending emerging technologies with spatial design; their experimental film and immersive work has toured major international venues, and they co-founded Many Projects Studio in 2024 .
Website: https://www.manyprojects.co/
Instagram: @x.nw.n / @jj.agca /@manyprojects.co

In addition, we’re excited to support two promising proposals through our seed fund:

Project: Ancestral Futures 源流之後

About the artist: Eelyn Lee is an award-winning Hong Kong–English artist and filmmaker whose immersive works explore identity and grief through ritual, costume, and sound.
Image credit: Ancestral Futures 源流之後 by Eelyn Lee
Photo by Anh Do © Eelyn Lee 2024
Website: https://www.eelynlee.com/
Instagram: @eelyn.lee.film

Project: Untitled Japanese Internment Play

About the artist: ShayShay (they/them) is a non-binary playwright and screenwriter using transatlantic comedy to examine race and queerness; co-founder of Pan-Asian cabaret collective The Bitten Peach.
Website: https://www.shayshay.show/
Instagram: @shayshayshow

Congratulations to Elisabeth Gunawan & KISS WITNESS, Xin and JJ, Eelyn Lee, ShayShay, and everyone who applied.

Your creativity drives us forward. We remain committed to supporting boundary-pushing work—and will announce details of our next open call in 2026.

Stay tuned!

Announcing the 2024 Open Call Commission Recipients