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SWS posted an article: Response to Proposed Abolition of UK Film Council on 27-Jul-10 16:45
South West Screen has responded to yesterday's surprise news that the Government is proposing to abolish the UK Film Council.
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SWS posted an article: New Pilot Scheme to Bring Digital Cinema to Wiltshire on 26-Jul-10 11:27
A newly-formed consortium, White Horse Pictures, has been awarded Lottery funding from the UK Film Council to bring the latest in digital cinema to venues across rural Wiltshire and Test Valley.
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SWS posted an article: SWS helps local writers pitch to BBC on 15-Jul-10 11:53
South West Screen and BBC Writersroom have teamed up with BBC Independent Drama Commissioning to fast track eight of the region’s most talented writers into television drama.
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SWS posted an article: South West Screen Unveils 2010 Digital Shorts Filmmakers on 07-Jul-10 10:57
South West Screen, the development agency for creative media in the South West, has commissioned a broad slate of both new and emerging talent from across the region to make this year’s round of Digital Shorts films.
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SWS posted an article: South West Screen appoints Kip Meek as Chair on 30-Jun-10 12:59
South West Screen is delighted to welcome digital media expert, Kip Meek, as its new chair.
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SWS posted an article: British Microbudget Films Under the Spotlight at Cannes on 11-May-10 14:38
The creativity and ambition of Britain’s thriving microbudget filmmaking culture is to be showcased this month to the international film industry as SWS teams up with two of England’s other nine Regional Screen Agencies (RSAs) at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival.
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SWS posted an article: SWS and Singapore Announce Multiplatform Project Winners on 09-Apr-10 10:26
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) and South West Screen (SWS), the development agency for the film, TV and digital media industries in the South West of England, today announced the cross-media projects to receive funding under the ‘Multi-Platform Content Across Continents’ initiative.
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SWS posted an article: iFeatures Six Teams Selected on 25-Mar-10 10:24
Six diverse and exciting projects have today been chosen for the full development phase of South West Screen’s iFeatures, the innovative BBC Films and Bristol City Council backed microbudget filmmaking initiative.
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SWS posted an article: iFeatures Boosts Women Filmmakers on 03-Mar-10 10:22
In an industry traditionally dominated by men, the BBC and Bristol City Council backed iFeatures digital feature film scheme is helping to redress the balance by attracting a 50/50 gender split in the filmmaking teams.
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thebexter posted an article: Another Bafta for Bristol! on 22-Feb-10 10:10
Emma Lazenby’s animated short film Mother of Many wins Bafta Film Award.
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Dano posted an article: iFeatures Teams Announced on 03-Feb-10 11:52
From the 550 submissions, twelve teams have now been selected to take part in Bristol's digital feature film initiative, iFeatures.
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SWS posted an article: South West filmmakers at the BIFAs on 27-Oct-09 16:12
Omni Productions, Arturi Films and Bristol-based director, Conor McCormack, all receive nominations in the 12th annual BIFA awards, to be held in December.
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SWS posted an article: SWS launches iFeatures on 21-Oct-09 09:26
South West Screen, BBC Films and Bristol City Council gathered at the Colston Hall's new foyer building last night at the launch of ‘iFeatures’, a brand new digital film initiative that will see 3 full-length features developed and shot in Bristol over the next eighteen months.
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SWS posted an article: Bristol prepares for giant Moosehunt on 01-Sep-09 09:26
With the autumn winds come the Moose. Bristolians in their hundreds are expected to turn out for the nation’s only moosehunt this month as part of Igfest, which will see 28 interactive games played on the streets of Bristol from 11th – 13th September.
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SWS posted an article: South West Screen helps ‘Being Human’ go Green on 13-Aug-09 14:18
With the future of the human race under threat from imminent vampire attack, concerns over environmental conservation may seem misplaced. But that’s exactly what is occupying the production team on BBC Three’s primetime drama, Being Human.
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SWS posted an article: South West filmmakers nominated for awards on 07-Aug-09 15:27
Filmmakers from the South West have been nominated in several categories of the prestigious Grierson documentary awards.
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SWS posted an article: Region's brightest talent at Edinburgh on 18-Jun-09 14:22
Five filmmakers from the South West are getting their chance to make their films a reality at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this weekend after they were given key funding by South West Screen to attend.
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SWS posted an article: BBC Big Screens on 08-Jun-09 11:40
Shoppers in Swindon became the first to take part in some interactive games specially devised for the launch of the BBC Big Screen on Saturday 6th June.
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SWS posted an article: SWS takes UK Animators to Annecy on 04-Jun-09 10:39
Award-winning animators from the South West are among a delegation looking to boost business by attending the world’s biggest animation festival next week, thanks to support from South West Screen.
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SWS posted an article: Post graduate bursaries on 14-May-09 10:44
South West Screen launches its new round of Post Graduate Bursaries as a former student lands a new job on ‘Skins’.
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SWS posted an article: South West Fights Back after losing Casualty on 01-Apr-09 12:52
South West Screen, Bristol City Council and the RDA are looking at ways to pre-empt this and are conducting a feasibility study into developing production office & studio facilities within the Bristol city region.
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SWS posted an article: Casualty Decision on 26-Mar-09 17:23
The BBC has today confirmed it will move Casualty from Bristol to Cardiff in 2011.
The move is part of the BBC’s Network Supply Strategy, whereby the Corporation says it aims to produce half of all network TV production outside of London by 2016.
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