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Location Scotland Relaunches as LS Productions
Location Scotland, the Edinburgh-based Service Production Company, has re-launched as LS Productions. LS Productions has established itself as the UK’s largest and most experienced Service Production Company. The organisation works closely with international agencies, directors, production companies and brands to…
Scotland announces new fund as national film and TV incentive
Scotland has announced a new fund to encourage more film and TV productions to shoot on location north of the border. The country has attracted high-profile shoots like the historical romance Outlander, but the government is under pressure to do…
BBC filming drama series One Of Us on location in Scotland
Filming is set to begin in Scotland for the BBC’s new drama One Of Us. The story follows two rural families who know each other well but whose lives change after two grisly murders. Macbeth and Outlander are among the…
Bonnie Prince Charlie movie The Great Getaway prepares for Scotland filming
The Great Getaway will be based on the 18th century life of Prince Charles Edward Stuart – commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – and will film in Scotland. The historical drama Outlander is one of the largest productions to…
Scottish government plans expert industry group to advise on film sector
The Scottish government will invite its film industry to form a new group to offer expert advice on how to support the country’s film sector. Scotland hosts the high-profile TV drama Outlander, but authorities have been criticised for failing to…
Scottish Borders digital map launches to promote regional film tourism
A new map has been launched to promote regional film tourism in Scotland's Borders region south of Edinburgh. The campaign marks filming locations used by nearly two dozen movies and TV productions since the early 70s. Film Edinburgh produced the…
Plans submitted for new Scottish film studio in Straiton outside Edinburgh
A development company has submitted plans for a privately-funded Scottish film studio in Straiton south of Edinburgh. The capital hosted over 350 productions in 2014, including romantic period drama Outlander, which spent a little over two weeks filming in the…
Outlander boosts film tourism for Scotland
Historical romance Outlander has already had a big impact on film tourism in Scotland and its appeal could grow when the show launches in the UK later this week. Outlander tells the story of a woman caught between lives and…
Economic impact of Edinburgh location filming grows more than 50%
Edinburgh hosted 361 separate productions in 2014, resulting in a local economic impact of nearly GBP 5 million, an increase of 53% on the previous year. Television drama Outlander filmed in the capital for 19 days. A revised Film Charter…
Scotland faces stiff competition to host filming for Highlands-set novel Seeker
Scotland will face stiff competition to host sci-fi story Seeker, which is set partly in the Scottish Highlands. The Young Adult novel will be published next month and Sony Pictures has already bought the movie rights as it eyes a…