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Online map of Bollywood shoots in Scotland designed to boost film tourism
A new online map launched by VisitScotland details Scottish filming locations used by Bollywood films and is intended to boost film tourism from India. Scotland got a profile boost with the US drama Outlander and has also hosted nearly two…
Creative Scotland reaffirms commitment to film studio in new report
Creative Scotland has reaffirmed its commitment to a purpose-built film studio in Scotland in its new report Film Strategy 2014-17. Television drama Outlander is one of the highest-profile productions currently filming in Scotland and is based in a retrofitted facility…
New Scottish film studio proposed for development in Straiton outside Edinburgh
A new film studio has been proposed for development in Straiton outside Edinburgh in Scotland. The GBP 40 million Pentland Studios would span nearly 30 acres and could help Scotland attract more productions on the scale of TV miniseries Outlander.…
Scotland plans film tourism boost with launch of Outlander interactive map
VisitScotland is planning a nationwide film tourism boost with the launch of an interactive map tied to the launch of romantic time-travel miniseries Outlander. Webpage Outlander Scotland offers links to comprehensive Scottish history and culture tied to the drama’s filming…
Scotland plans film tourism boost with movie map of Edinburgh
Authorities in Scotland are planning to boost film tourism in Edinburgh with the launch of a movie map of the iconic city. Filming locations used in 21 different movies over the years in the Scottish capital feature on the map,…
Terence Davies films period feature Sunset Song on location in Scotland
Filmmaker Terence Davies is shooting period feature Sunset Song in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The film is based on the 1932 novel by Lewis Grassic Gibbon and tells the story of a young woman coming of age in Scotland as social…
True Detective producer advocates better filming incentives for Scotland
An Executive Producer on the US miniseries True Detective has advocated better filming incentives in Scotland. Edinburgh-born Richard Brown said that increasing the filming tax credits available in Scotland on top of the existing UK incentive could help boost the…
Location Scotland creates new LS Motion department
The Edinburgh-based full service production and location management company Location Scotland has announced the launch of new TV production department LS Motion. Client demand for moving image production alongside stills shoots in Scotland has resulted in a natural progression for…
New report finds ‘clear opportunity’ for film studio in Scotland
A new report has found a “clear opportunity” for a film studio to be built somewhere in Scotland to help attract more shoots on the scale of Brad Pitt's World War Z. The study was commissioned by Scottish Enterprise in…
Factual BBC drama Castles In The Sky films in Edinburgh with Eddie Izzard
British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard filmed on location in and around Edinburgh for the BBC’s new factual drama Castles In The Sky. The production tells the story of Scotsman Robert Watson-Watt and his struggle to invent RADAR technology in…