Coming up in the October Newsletter
This month, we're bringing you the latest news, research updates and industry opportunities from across Scotland's screen sector. We will also be highlighting a selection of upcoming climate-focused film screenings and events taking place in the COP26 Green Zone next month.
If you have any feedback on our newsletter, please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
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Our latest news updates
The nominations have been revealed for the 2021 BAFTA Scotland Awards. Screen Scotland is an official partner of this year’s awards, supporting both the Audience Award and Writer Film/Television Award. Leading this year’s nominations is Limbo which is up for 5 awards.
New documentary, Black Black Oil, which explores climate action and the fight over North Sea oil will air on BBC Scotland as part of the channel's COP26 programming. Tune in to the Screen Scotland supported documentary on 3 November at 10pm on BBC Scotland.
Filming has wrapped on Adura Onashile’s feature debut, GIRL. The coming-of-age film from production company barry crerar is supported in production by the BFI, BBC Film and Screen Scotland.
Short Circuit has announced the nine films that will be produced through the short film scheme, Sharp Shorts. The programme aims to support new and emerging filmmaking talent across Scotland through a combination of funding, events and training opportunities.
The acclaimed drama Guilt returned for its seconds series this month. The Screen Scotland supported production starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives airs weekly on BBC Scotland and BBC One with the entire 4-part series being available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.
A consultation on our Film Development and Production Fund will be published next month, outlining the current offer within the fund, alongside some proposed changes we’re seeking your feedback on. Because the overall budget for the fund is not changing, the suggestions are modest in scope, but are designed to try to increase the range of funding opportunities for the development and production of films from Scotland. Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates.
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Industry opportunities
Screen Scotland is offering the chance for 8 to 10 writers to take part in a Less is More residency online from 21-26 November. The week-long residency is primarily aimed to help develop new writers who are looking to move into feature film writing. For full details, visit the Screen Scotland website.
TRC’s new RESET programme is giving those made unemployed during the Covid-19 pandemic an opportunity to retrain within Scotland’s world-class Animation, Visual Effects (VFX) and Games industries. All applicants will benefit from free specialist training and up to 25 will move into an eight-month paid industry internship. Applications close 15 November.
Channel 4's Production Training Scheme is giving entry-level talent the chance to break into the media industry. The initiative offers paid placements at independent production companies across the UK for 12 months, with places available at two Glasgow based production companies. Applications close 8 November at noon.
Submissions are still open for the 1.5 Degrees Film Challenge from Film Access Scotland. Regardless of background, age or filmmaking experience, anyone can submit a film to the challenge. The final deadline is midnight, 24 November. Visit Film Access Scotland's Climate Challenge webpage to submit your film.
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Research updates
Raising Films, in association with Screen Scotland, Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN), Bectu, BFI, and Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, has published a new report, How We Work Now, highlighting the urgent need for collective action to address the issues faced by parents and carers in the screen industries. The full report can be downloaded from the Screen Scotland website. Additional information can be found in our news section.
Creative Carbon Scotland has published their Greening Scotland’s Screen Industry report, highlighting the appropriate means, opportunities and instruments for Screen Scotland to promote stronger mitigation of carbon emissions in the screen sector. The report, which is the first stage of this research, is available to download from the Screen Scotland website.
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Screen shout-outs
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) revealed their New Talent longlists this month with talent nominated from Scottish productions Ride the Wave, She Will, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché and Our Ladies.
BIFA also revealed their Best Documentary Longlist which features four Screen Scotland funded documentaries; Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché, Dying to Divorce, The Story of Looking and Rebel Dykes.
When A City Rises from Scotland-based producer Sinead Kirwan had its Australian premiere at the 2021 Brisbane International Film Festival.
Congratulations to actor/writer/director Adura Onashile who has been named as one of Screen Daily’s Stars of Tomorrow.
Short film Prosopagnosia, which was developed through the Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging the Gap talent initiative, has been selected for the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary.
Scotland-based production companies Studio Something and Skye FIlms have been selected to take part in the Pact Future30 scheme.
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COP26 film screenings
With COP26 taking place in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November, we thought we would share a small selection of the exciting film screenings and events that are open to the public in the COP26 Green Zone.
Screening of Shark with Steve Backshall (2pm - 3.30pm, 6 Nov): Watch an exclusive screening of new Sky Nature show Shark with Steve Backshall, a revelatory series that celebrates the wonder of sharks as a key part of keeping our oceans and planet healthy.
We Cannot Win on Climate Without Winning on Nature (4:30pm - 6pm, 6 Nov): Unilever will be hosting a film screening about action towards a nature positive, net-zero world.
Change (6pm - 9pm, 7 Nov): The Scottish Youth Film Foundation (SYFF) present the finalists of the 2021 film competition for young Scottish filmmakers on the theme of ‘Change’.
Climate Crisis Film Festival – Award Ceremony & Scottish Première of the film Above Water (6pm - 9pm, 12 Nov): The Climate Crisis Film Festival concludes two weeks of climate films and special events with an Award Ceremony and Special Film Screening, celebrating underrepresented voices within the climate movement.
More film events and tickets can be found on the COP26 Green Zone website.
Image Credits: 1: BAFTA award, courtesy of BAFTA Scotland 2: Attendees at a Less is More residency, courtesy of Less is More 3: Hands typing on a keyboard from Adobe Stock 4: Still from When a City Rises 5: Looking up at the green tops of trees from Adobe Stock.
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