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Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black films in London
This Friday 12 April, Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black will make its premiere. Capturing the short lived career of the jazz singer, the film stars Marisa Abela as Winehouse. Capturing key London based settings that contributed to the life…
Building It For Themselves
The tech industry has a history of being dominated by men, but the gender disparity is slowly changing through networking collectives and support systems, like Women in Immersive Technologies, which are affording women more opportunities in the sector. The Location…
Oppenheimer wins big at 96th Academy Awards
Last night, the awards season came to a close with the 2024 edition of the Academy Awards. Bringing together some of the biggest blockbusters of the past year, the ceremony saw Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer come out on top with seven…
The Colour Purple returns to screen as a musical
This Christmas, Alice Walker’s novel meets the screen once again, this time in musical form. Filmed in Georgia, United States, the new adaptation will star Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R. and Halle Bailey. Steven Spielberg and Oprah…
Screen Scotland secures GBP 3 million for BFI Skills Cluster
As part of the BFI Skills Cluster roll out across the UK, Screen Scotland have been the most recent addition to the roster. Receiving an impressive GBP 3 million, funding will contribute to three years of film and TV skills…
Neon brings Reggaeton to Netflix
Miami’s music scene comes to the screen in Netflix’s Neon. Co-created by executive producers Shea Serrano and Max Searle, who also serves as showrunner, the eight part series follows the journey of three friends making it through the challenges of…
Netflix’s One Piece to return for season 2
After its successful release on 31 August, Netflix announced that One Piece will return to the streaming platform. Based on Japan’s highest-selling manga series, the live action series stars Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily…
McDonalds is the star of the show in new campaign
Promoting their As Featured In meal, McDonald’s are showcasing their many on screen references. Teasing a brief video on X teasing a Loki collaboration on 7 August, the fast food chain extended their campaign roll out with an extended clip…
Marvel release new series Secret Invasion
In the complex multiversal storyline, Marvel released their latest series Secret Invasion for Disney Plus on Wednesday 21 June. The series sees the return of agent Nick Fury as he works to expose the plot conducted by a group of…
Richard Lawson premiers Black Terror at Pavillon Afrique
Director Richard Lawson sat on a panel yesterday at Pavilion Afrique of the Cannes Village International to premiere Black Terror. The screen adaptation of Richard Wesley’s play follows a group of freedom fighters who face conflicting avenues towards securing their…
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Egypt
Previous productions such as Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings and high-end TV dramas Tutankhamun and Tut, all opted to shoot quintessentially Egyptian stories in locations other than Egypt. This is a clear reflection on Egypt's recent turbulence which is…
Ireland
Ireland is an increasingly popular filming destination for high-end series and international feature films. Most recently Netflix Vikings spinoff Vikings: Valhalla began shooting in County Wicklow. Set 100 years after the original Vikings, which also shot in Ireland, the series…
Kenya
Kenya is traditionally known for a wide range of locations – beach, bush, mountain, jungle and desert – many of which still remain unfamiliar to international audiences. And, because of Kenya’s tourist infrastructure, access and service is good and there…
South Africa
South Africa has long been favoured as a location due to a perfect blend of conditions, infrastructure and expertise. High-end TV dramas are increasingly shooting in South Africa while advertising productions continue to frequent the country due to production value…
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Production Growth Fund
- Awards are likely to range from £200,000 up to a maximum of £500,000. - The ratio of the Estimated Scottish Spend to the level of funding requested should be a minimum of 8:1. Producers based within and outside Scotland…
Scotland Production Growth Fund
Producers based within and outside Scotland can apply if they are able to demonstrate that by accessing the Production Growth Fund they will secure major production and/or post-production expenditure within Scotland, employing cast and crew based in Scotland, and/ or…