Pulse lands Random Acts series

Pulse Films has been commissioned to produce a 12-part series, fronted by filmmaker Eric Wareheim [pictured], which will curate shorts from including Shia LeBeouf, Reggie Yates and Simon Amstell.

As part of the relaunch, led by editor Pegah Farahmand and arts commissioning editor John Hay, Random Acts’s online home will be revamped. The hub will showcase the strand’s archive of 500 films in a searchable and shareable form. 

Meanwhile Arts Council England will invest £6m into the creation of a number of regional centres devoted to finding and backing new filming talent across the country. Each regional centre will be tasked with finding, funding and developing artists and filmmakers aged 16-24 who will be helped by arts institutions, educational bodies and production companies to make shorts for the strand.

Strand editor Farahmand said: “Random Acts is about capturing how the digital revolution has changed the way contemporary artists are expressing themselves through the medium of film.”

She added: “Not only can we now discover the most exciting emerging talent through our invaluable partnership with the Arts Council England, but with the production expertise of Pulse Films we’re able to now broadcast these bold and thought provoking short films using a distinctive and entertaining format that we haven’t seen before.”