MEDIA RELEASES 2007
LEADING MEDIA INDUSTRY LUMINARIES TO JOIN SCREEN YORKSHIRE IN 2008: 11 DECEMBER 2007
Screen Yorkshire is delighted to announce that three key figures from the UK's media industry will join the team in the New Year. The agency, which supports the growth and development of the screen industries in Yorkshire and Humber, will welcome writer and broadcaster Steve Hewlett and Jonathan Kingsbury from the BBC to its board and regional programme maker Clare Morrow to head up the Industry Development team. More>
ROUTE TO SUCCESS FOR NEW YORKSHIRE TV TALENT: 05 DECEMBER 2007
A brand new scheme launches today, open to individuals throughout Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire who want to forge a career path in the highly competitive television industry. Northern Routes will give successful applicants the opportunity to get invaluable hands on experience through a range of placement opportunities with award winning programme makers. More>
COUNCILS EXTEND WARM YORKSHIRE WELCOME TO FILM AND TV CREWS: 05 DECEMBER 2007
Screen Yorkshire brought council officials together with film and television production executives in Bradford last night to celebrate the launch of a Film Friendly Partnership initiative, aimed at making the region the number one destination for film and television production in the UK. More>
INDIAN FILMMAKERS SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON YORKSHIRE: 16 NOVEMBER 2007Some of Yorkshire’s most stunning locations are set to be showcased to a massive international audience, as Indian filmmakers descend on the region this week to shoot their latest major production, 1920. More>
YORKSHIRE MEDIA COMPANIES TAKE TOP CROSS PLATFORM AWARDS: 13 NOVEMBER 2007
Yorkshire companies were on the winning teams for both of the cross platform pitching competitions at Sheffield Doc/Fest, proving that the region is home to some of the most innovative production and new media companies in the UK. More>
SCREEN YORKSHIRE LAUNCHES DYNAMIC NEW WEBSITE: 07 NOVEMBER 2007
Regional screen agency Screen Yorkshire has launched a brand new website with a clear user friendly focus, featuring online video content, panoramic location shots, podcasts, rss feeds and all the latest news about the vibrant film, broadcast, interactive media and games industries in Yorkshire and Humber. More>
BBC INNOVATION LABS EXPERIMENT IN YORKSHIRE: 31 OCTOBER 2007
Screen Yorkshire has announced that the BBC's Innovation Labs programme is holding a launch day in Yorkshire. The initiative brings together BBC Commissioners and independent UK companies to develop and commission pioneering new products and services for the corporation. More>
SCREEN YORKSHIRE AND CHANNEL 4 ANNOUNCE AUTUMN ‘MEET THE COMMISSIONER' LINE UP: 11 SEPTEMBER 2007
Screen Yorkshire will join forces with Channel 4 on 13 September to launch their Autumn programme of ‘Meet the Commissioner' briefing sessions in Leeds. The series of events, which form a key part of Screen Yorkshire's business support strategy, give regional independent production companies the opportunity to meet face to face with the UK's programme decision makers. More>
SCREEN YORKSHIRE SEARCHES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS: 06 SEPTEMBER 2007
The search is on across the region for fresh filmmaking talent, as regional screen agency, Screen Yorkshire and the UK Film Council launch Caught Short, a filmmaking scheme aimed at developing the next generation of writers, producers and directors. More>
BRIGHT SPARKS WANTED FOR SCREENWRITING PROGRAMME: 13 JULY 2007
Have an idea for a feature film or television drama series? Not sure where to start? Regional screen agency, Screen Yorkshire is seeking applicants to take part in SPARK, a script development scheme aimed at giving experienced and new writers the opportunity to develop a career in screenwriting. At the end of the programme, projects that have genuine potential to be commissioned and produced will be considered for further development and support of up to £10,000. More>
AHEAD OF THE GAME: 11 JULY 2007
The UK's first ‘game academy' has been created by some of the country's top video games developers and universities for computer games training.The University of Hull, the University of Bradford and Sheffield Hallam University have created the Game Republic Academy (GRA) in collaboration with games industry leaders including Rockstar, famed for the hugely popular Grand Theft Auto series, Team17 and Sumo. Screen Yorkshire, the Regional Screen Agency and Game Republic, the trade association for the Games industry in Yorkshire have committed £100,000 for GRA to run for two years. More>
SCREEN YORKSHIRE CROSS OVER TO SHEFFIELD TO LAUNCH NEW OFFICE: 04 JULY 2007
Yorkshire's screen media companies will converge in Sheffield this week for an evening exploring new business opportunities in interactive media, one of the most rapidly developing industries in the UK. THIS IS CROSS PLATFORM, hosted by Screen Yorkshire, will bring companies working in games, interactive media, mobile, TV and film together to discuss opportunities for working in partnership. More>
WE LOVE TECHNOLOGY + DIGITAL RESEARCH UNIT WORKSHOPS: 13 JUNE 2007
We Love Technology, a showcase event dedicated to the creative use and (mis)use of technology kicks off with a series of pre-event workshops in Huddersfield next month. More>
YORKSHIRE FILM PRODUCERS BOND WITH BOLLYWOOD: 08 JUNE 2007
The top talent in Yorkshire's TV and film industries met their Indian counterparts today to discuss working together in Yorkshire. Screen Yorkshire hosted a lunch for the senior industry figures at one of Yorkshire's finest stately homes and established film locations, Harewood House. More>
NEW YORKSHIRE FILMMAKERS CAUGHT SHORT IN CANNES: 16 MAY 2007
Regional screen agency Screen Yorkshire will travel out to The Cannes Film Festival with the cream of new Yorkshire talent to showcase a series of short films made on its CAUGHT SHORT filmmaking scheme, aimed at developing upcoming talent in the region. More>
YORKSHIRE PRODUCTION COMPANY WINS PRESTIGIOUS INTERACTIVE TV DEAL WITH BBC: 23 April 2007
Leeds-based TRUE NORTH has secured a large commission replacing the BBC's long-running "Heaven & Earth" religious show. True North's proposal to broadcast a live religious show from a loft in Bradford has beaten off scores of other applicants from production companies across the UK. More>
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MONEY THROUGH MEDIABOX: 26 March 2007
Advice on a brand new fund getting young people to create their own media projects will be on offer at the NATIONAL YOUNG FILMMAKERS AWARD DAY in Leeds this Saturday 31 March. Mediabox is looking for budding Film, TV, Radio, Web, Multi Media and Print producers in England aged between 13-19 years old with something important to say. More>
SCREEN YORKSHIRE TO SHOWCASE REGION AT GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION IN MUMBAI: 22 March 2007
Screen Yorkshire - the agency responsible for promoting the film, broadcast and digital media industries in Yorkshire - will travel to FRAMES this week to showcase the region as a top UK Film destination to Indian filmmakers. FRAMES, held in Mumbai from 26 - 28 March, is the biggest Global Convention in Asia on the Business of Entertainment. More>
MEDIA COMPANIES CONVERGE IN LEEDS: 22 March 2007
Screen Yorkshire will launch the first of a programme of events this week aimed at developing creative partnerships within the film, broadcast and interactive media sectors in the region. CONVERSE & CONVERGE - TV MEETS INTERACTIVE will take place at The Round Foundry Media Centre in Leeds on Thursday 22 March at 5.30pm. More>
YORKSHIRE SHORT FILM WINS TOP AWARD IN US: 29 JANUARY 2007
Female filmmaking duo Abbe Robinson and Maria Pavlou who front Yorkshire based company MAD CAT FILMS are ecstatic at the news that their short film PRIVATE LIFE has been awarded the grand prize of the PLANETOUT Short Movie Awards 2007: the most prestigious gay and lesbian filmmaking prize in the world. PRIVATE LIFE was funded through SCREEN YORKSHIRE'S ‘UP SHORT' Lottery programme More >
NEW YEAR NEW TEAM: SCREEN YORKSHIRE EXPANDS IN 2007 TO DELIVER EXCITING NEW INITIATIVES: 11 JANUARY 2007
Screen Yorkshire, the Regional Screen Agency for Yorkshire and Humber welcomes new staff members to drive forward an ambitious £14m plan to develop the region's film, broadcast and interactive media industry. More>
VISIT OUR NEW SECTIONMADE IN YORKSHIRE
Yorkshire has provided the backdrop to a long list of high profile film and television productions recently, including A Passionate Woman (pictured), Five Days, Married Single Other, Red Riding and The Damned United.
Find out more about the productions that have filmed here recently, where they were shot and some of the stunning locations that help to make our region one of the most desirable destinations for film and television production companies in the UK.
