Highly recommended, Jane Weaver is a wonder, her music is in my ears daily, and this session is ace.

Denmark film now online if you fancy a look. lesleyriddoch.com/films

⚡ Want to work in TV? rad Scotland is back for 2024 and is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who would love to work in television but hasn’t been able to find a way in or has faced a barrier to entry.

Deadline for applications is Tuesday 14th May 2024.
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Gladiators ends tonight on BBC One, a big hit for the Beeb, & producer Hungry Bear. It's 100% Scottish, well that's what the BBC is hoping, that 100% of Gladiators will be counted as Scottish by Ofcom. HB has a base in Glasgow but thats about it, the show is made in Sheffield.

Two interlinked stories on the front of today's The National. Disquiet across the UK at Channel 4's desire for a 91% England only production quota until 2034, with 65% (worth £370m a year) for London alone, alongside The Labour Party and Scottish Labour doubling down on levelling up...

Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Scotland and Creative Wales are concerned that Ofcom is recommending a new 65% London quota and renewal of a 91% C4 production quota for England across the next decade.
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Good to meet Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes and stress how totally unacceptable it would be for Channel 4 to secure a 91% England only production quota until 2034. The screen sector in Scotland, Wales and NI deserve their fair share not a 44% shortfall. 📺🎥🎬 edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Very strong support for Scotland's TV production sector from Angus Robertson. Channel 4's call for a 91% England only production quota until 2034 is 'totally unacceptable' and 'cannot be allowed to go ahead.' Ofcom are to make their decision this spring.
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Our Edinburgh International Film Festival submissions are open until mid-April. It's going to be an incredible festival. Get on it. x.com/edfilmfest/sta…

Directors UK members Douglas Mackinnon (Good Omens), Matt Pinder (Dispatches), Linda Sands (Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and Menopause) and Michael Barrett (Location, Location, Location) have spoken about the importance of Channel 4 in the Nations + Regions. directors.uk.com/news/directors…

Seems like a good morning to paste this. The countdown is on again, 43 years later. What will the first film screened be? Will they still serve veggie chili? Where will that new 4th screen be? Filmhouse Edinburgh is reopening! Well done to all involved, especially the Fantastic Four!

Read all about the Edinburgh Filmhouse rescue & reopening plans here: scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-…

Well done Rod, David, Ginnie & James, thanks to your hard work Filmhouse Edinburgh will reopen, bigger & better. You never gave up because you love cinema! And Caledonia Heritable deserves thanks too. You asked & they said yes, when they could easily have said no. Great, good news!

Great open letter from DUK to Ofcom urging the media regulator to re-engage with industry on Channel 4's London-centric production quotas.

Directors in the Nations and regions rely on the opportunities and investment that PSBs make outside of London. Long term sustainable production across the UK must be a reality. We’re supporting calls for Ofcom to increase Channel 4’s quota obligations in the Nations to 16% (1/2)

Exactly this 👇, Directors UK members in Scotland set out why a publicly owned broadcaster like Channel 4 should deliver it's remit & spend it's creative capital '4alltheUK'. C4's push for a 65% London only production quota will limit opportunities for talent across the UK.

Exactly this.

Great opinion piece in today's The Times and The Sunday Times from David Strachan on what Channel 4 are proposing to Ofcom - a 65% London only production quota, within a 91% England only quota. So much for being 4alltheUK. pact, Screen Scotland and many others are pressing for a fairer deal...

If you gave South Asian origin creatives in you networks please share. Thanks

The National Theatre of Scotland has launched an open call for South Asian Artists based in Scotland. The winning project will have their short film executive produced by Uzma Mir.

Applications close 29th April.

For full details, click here... nationaltheatrescotland.com/latest/new-sho…