Film & TV
A Scottish celebration of silent film
Scotland’s festival of silent film is returning this month. Being held in Bo’ness, the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival’s Taste of Silents season begins on Saturday 11 September with a double bill of silent-comedy, Easy Street (1917) and Wrong Again (1929), accompanied by musician, broadcaster and HippFest favourite Neil Brand. The event quickly sold out when…
Read MoreShooting in Scotland was a relief for Katie Leung
Scots actress Katie Leung was delighted to shoot TV series Annika close to home as it meant she could be close to her family during the pandemic. Katie, who grew up in Motherwell and is known the world over for her role as Cho Chang in the Harry Potter film series, plays DC Blair Ferguson…
Read MoreScotland’s promising short film makers are revealed
EIFF Youth – the youth programme of Edinburgh International Film Festival – has announced the winners of their film making competition – the New Visions Short Film Competition. The annual competition is open to all 15-25 year olds residing in Scotland and aims to discover the newest voices in Scottish film and celebrate their work…
Read MoreScottish Guilt-y pleasure is heading to American screens
Hit BBC Scotland series Guilt is heading to America. The show, starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as two brothers caught in a cover-up after accidentally after knocking down and killing an elderly pedestrian during an inebriated drive home from a wedding, is to air as part of the Masterpiece strand on PBS. Shot in…
Read MoreSearching for Scotland’s most kind people
Do you know someone who deserves the nation’s thanks? A person or group that has gone above and beyond to help others within their local community during 2021? If so, we want to hear from you as Jackie Bird returns with Scotland’s People 2021. Following on from its first outing last Christmas, BBC Scotland has…
Read MoreIn Search of Sir Walter Scott in new TV documentary
To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott, author Damian Barr goes in search of the legacy and lasting influence of one of Scotland’s great historical figures, novelists and poets. His travels for a new BBC Scotland show range from the huge Scott monument on Prince’s Street Edinburgh, to Smailholm Tower…
Read MoreScotland’s lifeboats celebrated in new film
A new release of archive film and video celebrating RNLI communities across Scotland will finally kick off its major Scottish big screen tour later this month. Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s Lifeboats will premier at Mareel in Lerwick, Shetland on Sunday June 20 at 2pm before visiting cinemas and community halls in lifeboat communities…
Read MoreNotable places in Scotland put in the picture
A look around some of Scotland’s most beautiful places continues this weekend. In BBC ALBA series Dealbh is Slighe (Picture Trail), Calum Maclean combines his love of exploring notable places with that of taking photos. Featuring stunning settings from around Scotland – from the northern Highlands to the Borders, the Aberdeenshire coast to the islands…
Read MoreCash prizes for best Scots film made in just 48 hours
The 48 Hour Film Project, a filmmaking event which annually challenges Scots to make a film over a wild and crazy weekend, is about to get even more wild and even more crazy. This 4-6 June, Scots are being challenged not only to write, shoot and edit a film over just 48 hours – but…
Read MoreHead to head in a friendly battle of repurposing
We all love a bargain, revamping ourselves and our homes, and being able to do our bit for the environment at the same time. Alannah and Jamie are Style Fixers who love finding fashion gems in second-hand stores. They live for repurposing and upcycling, turning the drab and dated into fabulous and on fleek. By…
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