NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 02
2020 is off to a Big (Apple) start, after the busiest year in Liverpool Film Office's history. Issue 2 covers a blockbuster year, latest productions, what's on screen, opportunities and more news across the Film Liverpool community.
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Record breaking year for filming in Liverpool City Region
Latest figures show that, once again, it has been a bumper year for filming across the Liverpool City Region,
- 324 different film and TV projects
- 1,750 film days
- £17.6 million for local economy
Read the full story here.
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Netflix announce Liverpool Partnership
The Irregulars, begins production in Liverpool City Region, and 5 graduates from LMA working with Drama Republic across various departments.
Read the full story here.
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Decade of productions made in Liverpool City Region
(2010 - 2019)
Here's 44 productions made in Liverpool City Region in the last decade.
Read the full story here.
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Q&A with experienced Location Manager, Georgette Turner
Fantastic Beasts' Location Manager said: "Liverpool Film Office is one of the best in the world. They are all in one place - travel, tourism, estate management – so it just gets stuff done."
Read more.
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The Irregulars (Drama Republic/Netflix)
Filming across Liverpool City Region as Victorian London.
Photo Credit: © David Hynes via Liverpool ECHO
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BOYS (Red Production Co/Channel 4)
Filmed in Liverpool City Region for 80s New York City & London.
Photo Credit: © Liverpool Film Office
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Film Liverpool in Cinemas
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IP Man 4: The Finale - In cinemas now.
Donnie Yen reprises his role as the legendary Wing Chun master in the grand finale of the revolutionary martial arts series.
Pegasus Motion Pictures filmed on location in Speke & Formby as San Francisco in 2018.
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Film Liverpool on TV in 2020
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Cobra (Sky One/Now TV) - All episodes available now
The Stranger (Netflix) - All episodes available now
Das Boot 2 (Sky One) - Coming in 2020
Tin Star 3 (Sky Atlantic) - Coming in 2020
The English Game (Netflix) - Coming in 2020
Moving On 11 (BBC) - Coming in 2020
Hospital (BBC Two) - Episode 1: Thursday 13 Feb 2020
The Snow Spider (CBBC) - Coming in 2020
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Our Coast - BBC Two
Adrian Chiles, Mehreen Baig and a team of experts explore the spectacular Merseyside coastline in episode 1 of a new Coast series, exploring coastlines linked by the Irish Sea.
WATCH: BBC Two - Friday at 8.30pm
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Birkenhead Park, Wirral
As the world's first publicly fund park, Birkenhead Park has influenced the design of urban parks across the World. Most notably, as the inspiration for the most famous urban park in the world – Central Park, New York.
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Sparkle VFX, Liverpool
Sparkle VFX are a Motion Graphics & Video Production Studio based in Liverpool. They work on brands, films, VFX, motion design & direction. They recently worked on BBC One's adaptation of the classic Worzel Gummidge, as well as BBC's upcoming The Snow Spider, supported by the Liverpool City Region Production Fund.
Find out more.
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Liverpool City Region Crew
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News across Film Liverpool
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Crosby Plaza community cinema wins BAFTA For the Love of Film 2020 competition
Crosby Plaza Cinema has been recognised by BAFTA as an initiative which uses the restorative magic of film to unite the local community!
Read more.
Photo from @adamloughranphotography on Instagram
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Lee Sandales wins BAFTA for 1917 Production Design
Liverpool Set Decorator, Lee Sandales won the BAFTA for Outstanding Production Design in recreating a realistic WWI as possible on Sam Mendes' war epic, 1917.
Via Liverpool ECHO
Read more.
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Lime Pictures win Broadcast 2020 Award
The Hollyoaks team at Lime Pictures have won a Broadcast Award for Best Soap or Continuing Drama as they enter their 25th year of production.
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LA Productions celebrate most successful year yet
Over the past 12 months, LA Productions created two primetime dramas for the BBC and Channel 5’s drama channel, 5STAR.
Read more.
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Free Filmmaking Course with First Take
Fancy a future in film? First Take are offering a FREE filmmaking course for unemployed people
Find out more.
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Urgent Casting Calls
3 different casting calls for major productions filming in 2020 in Liverpool.
Find out more.
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BFI's talent development programme coming to Liverpool in 2020
BFI Network welcomes writers, directors and producers from all over the UK to come together and expand their skillset in a workshop-style environment. Find out more.
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