LOCATION OF THE MONTH - YORK (27/07/2010)
A truly unique and historic city, York is renowned for its Roman, Viking, and Medieval heritage, exquisite architecture and wealth of attractions - such as the iconic York Minster (the largest Gothic Cathedral north of the Alps); the National Railway Museum, York Dungeon, Jorvik Viking Centre and nearby Castle Howard. York is a city of contrasts and exciting discoveries, with heritage taverns to lure you in from quaint cobbled streets alongside the modern bars and cafes on the banks of the River Ouse. Reputedly the most haunted city in Europe, filmmakers might get a little more than bargained for...and if you need any further convincing of its charm, the Shambles in York was voted Britain's Most Picturesque Street in a poll conducted earlier this year.
York has attracted a wide range of film and television productions over the years, some of the more recent ones are listed below:
The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister - Oxford Film & Television for BBC 2, 2009
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - Tim Burton Productions for Warner Bros. Pictures, 2004
Lost in Austen - Mammoth Sreen for ITV and Screen Yorkshire, 2007
Garfield 2 (A Tale of Two Kitties) - Twentieth Century Fox, 2006
Crusoe -Powercorp International Ltd for NBC, 2007
Brideshead Revisited - Ecosse Films for UK Film Council and Screen Yorkshire, filmed at Castle Howard, nr York, 2007
The Quest I, II & III - Granada, 2001 - 2004
Micawber - Granada, 2000
Elizabeth - Working Title / Channel 4 Films,1998
For more fantastic locations in Yorkshire and Humber, go to: http://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/filming/locations/ or contact Chris Hordley, Production Liaison Manager: chris@screenyorkshire.co.uk
For more information about York, visit:
www.visityork.org
