{made in glasgow} feature reports

Our feature section will give you some deeper background to the issues affecting films and filmmakers in Glasgow. We'll post new articles here every month or so.

Here you can find interviews with Industry figures and articles discussing matters pertinent to the screen industry as a whole.

	Location Focus September 2011: Riverside Museum
	Situated on the banks of the River Clyde the newly opened Riverside Museum stands impressively against the industrial backdrop of the shipyards. The location has already proved popular for filming, read more here

	Press Release August 2011: Glasgow to Welcome World War Z
	Glasgow Film Office has been working with the production over the past few months to help secure locations in the city and to ensure that arrangements are in place with council departments. Read our press release here

	Location Focus June 2011: North Glasgow College
	North Glasgow College, situated a short drive from the city centre lends itself well as a film location. North Glasgow College signed up to the Glasgow Film Partnership in December 2009 and has hosted an abundance of projects over the past two years. Read more here

	In Conversation: Iain Smith on Death Watch
	Iain Smith was recently appointed chair of the British Film Commission advisory board. Back in the late 70’s he was Unit Location Manager on the Glasgow set feature film, Death Watch. As part of the GFT’s Cinema City project he talks about his experience of filming in the city. Read his interview here

	Glasgow Film Office Annual Round up for 2010
	Glasgow Film Office has recorded a fairly healthy year considering the current economic conditions. Our annual stats are outlined here

	Growing the Television Broadcast and Production Sector in Scotland – August 2010
	Scotland’s television broadcast and production sector has a unique and current combination of opportunities to grow and develop significantly over the next three years. Through the specific actions recommended in this Scottish Enterprise report, Scotland can seize those opportunities and increase the volume and value of network television production from Scotland. Read more here.

	Glasgow Film Partnership Press Release 1st December 2009
	The newly announced Ambassador for Glasgow Film Office launches the Glasgow Film Partnership - a new initiative which will make the process of filming on location in Glasgow as simple as possible. Click here for more information.

	Creative Scotland Announcement October 2009
	Creative Scotland 09 Ltd unveiled its eagerly anticipated business model in October 2009, setting out the structure and operational design of the new cultural development body, which is due to be formed in the first half of 2010. More details can be found here

	New Platforms, New Politics & Documentary Campus -  1st - 5th July 2009
	This European masterclass on the project development of documentary films offers individuals a unique opportunity to find their way into the international non-fiction market. Barbara Orton of True TV attended the Documentary Campus Masterschool in July and recounts the New Platforms, New Politics seminar and the Documentary Campus here

	Btween Interactive Digital Media Forum - 10th - 12th June 2009
	Simon Meek from Tern Television reports back from the b.Tween Interactive Digital Media Forum and conference for all those parties interested in the digital creative and content sectors.  Find out more here.

	Cannes International Film Festival 13th - 24th May 2009
	Jennifer Reynolds represented Glasgow Film Office as part of the UK Pavillion at the Cannes Film Festival this year.  Click here for highlights from her trip.

	BROADCAST Factual Commissioning Forum 11th March 2009
	The Factual Commisioning Forum covers the latest opportunities in the format covering what the commissioners are looking for and how much money they have to spend.  Local production outfit La Belle Allee Productions attended the event this year and their observations can be found here.

	BROADCAST Video Expo 17th - 19th February 2009
	Barbara Orton from True TV and Darryl Hewat from Hammerhead TV both attended the Broadcast Video Expo to get the latest news on todays' rapidly advancing technological opportunities.  Find out what they made of the event here.

	GFO Newsletter February 2009
	For all the latest news and the lowdown on last year's filming activity, check out our February edition of the newsletter.

	Britain's Got Talent - 19th - 20th January 2009
	At the start of the year, Tern Television attended the Nations and Regions conference in Salford.   The hot topics revolved around the current and future position of regional programming.  Check out their report on this event here.

	Glasgow Film Office Annual Round up
	Glasgow Film Office has recorded a bumper year, with a record number of high impact productions filming in the city. To read up on all our 2008 stats and activity please click here.