Scotland

Screen
Scotland

Based in Edinburgh, Screen Scotland is part of Creative Scotland and a partnership with the Scottish Enterprise, the Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council.

It provides funding to producers based in Scotland who are working in live-action, animation, documentary and broadcast content.

Funding is also available for projects where producers based outside Scotland are developing and producing projects with writing and/or directing talent based in Scotland, and that promote Scotland, Scottish talent, crews, locations and tourism, and also benefit the Scottish economy.

Film Hub
Scotland

Film Hub Scotland supports a network of film exhibitors. It is led by the Glasgow Film Office and funded by the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Scotland. It provides a range of funding opportunities, screening programmes, training, networking events and audience research.

Film Hub Scotland is part of a UK wide network of eight film hubs, managed by the BFI, which form the Film Audience Network (FAN).

BBC

Find the BBC's network of genre-specific commissioners on the BBC Commissioning page.

BBC Scotland Commissioning Team.

Drama: Jo McClennan, Commissioning Editor, UK and North of England

Gaynor Holmes, Commissioning Editor, UK and Scotland

Entertainment: Neil McCallum, Lead for Nations & English Regions producers

Channel 4

Find Channel 4's network of genre-specific commissioners on the Channel 4 Commissioning page.

Director of Commissioning, Nations & Regions: Jo Street
Contact: [email protected]
Assistant: John Cannon [email protected]

Lifestyle: Deborah Dunnett, Commissioning Editor, Scotland and Northern Ireland Lead
Contact: [email protected]

Drama: Gemma Boswell, Commissioning Editor and Scotland Lead
Contact: [email protected]
Assistant: Megan Anderson [email protected]

Reality & Entertainment: Vivienne Molokwu, Senior Commissioning Editor and Scotland Lead
Contact: [email protected]
Assistant: Louisa Kelly [email protected]

Specialist Factual: Jonah Weston, Commissioning Editor and Scotland Lead
Contact: [email protected]
Assistant: Ashanti Barrett [email protected]

Comedy: Joe Hullait, Commissioning Executive and Scotland Lead
Contact: [email protected]
Assistant: Chloe Pearson [email protected]

Documentaries & Factual Entertainment: Anna Miralis, Senior Commissioning Editor and Scotland Lead
Contact: [email protected]

News & Current Affairs: Adam Vandermark, Commissioning Editor and Scotland Lead
Contact: [email protected]
Assistant: Ashanti Barrett [email protected]

ITV

Find ITV's network of genre-specific commissioners on the ITV Commissioning page.

Paramount/5

Find Paramount's network of commissioners on the Paramount Commissioning page.

Sky

Find Sky's genre-specific submission portals on the Sky Commissioning page.

Screen
Scotland

Based in Edinburgh, Screen Scotland sits within Creative Scotland, and is a partnership with the Scottish Enterprise, the Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council.

It can assist production companies with filming across Scotland, offering a free and fully-confidential locations service, including assistance with:

• Location images
• Location managers and scouts
• Crew, talent and facilities
• Local film offices

Film Hub
Scotland

Film Hub Scotland supports a network of film exhibitors. It is led by the Glasgow Film Office and funded by the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Scotland. It provides a range of funding opportunities, screening programmes, training, networking events and audience research.

Film Hub Scotland is part of a UK wide network of eight film hubs, managed by the BFI, which form the Film Audience Network (FAN).

Glasgow
Film Office

The Glasgow Film Office provides free support to film and television productions, including about locations and crew.

Film
Bang

Film Bang is Scotland’s film and television directory, featuring databases that access local production companies, workshops, facilities and crew. It is free to browse its directory but you must pay to be included in it.

Film City
Futures

Film City Futures is a non-profit organisation that offers industry focused programmes to try to meet the needs of the screen sector in Scotland.

Film
Edinburgh

Film Edinburgh is the film office for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders, facilitating filmmakers looking for locations, crew and facilities.

It offers locations and production services directories, amongst other things.

Aberdeenshire
Film Office

The Aberdeenshire Film Office provides assistance for filming in Aberdeenshire. It also has crew and locations databases.

Scottish Documentary
Institute

The Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) is a non-profit organisation with charitable status that specialises in documentary training, production and distribution for Scottish filmmakers and producers.

TayScreen &
FifeScreen

TayScreen + FifeScreen is the screen commission for Fife and Tayside, serving Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perthshire. It provides a free service to help projects across all kinds of media to source film locations, services, crew and work across the region. It also has an online directory for production services.

XpoNorth

XpoNorth works year-round to support, connect and advise practitioners across the creative industries.

It offers direct access to the Highlands and Islands network, as well as the global marketplace. Its Sector Support Programme facilitates free access to specialist advisors for creative and cultural businesses based in the Highlands and Islands.

XpoNorth is funded by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), City-Region Deal (Cumhnant Baile-Roinne) and the Northern Innovation Hub.

Arts
Council England

Arts Council England is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). It champions, develops and invests in activities across the arts, museums and libraries.

NB: Not including nations.

British
Council Film

British Council Film supports the UK film industry. It offers international opportunities and resources to UK film professionals as well as various funding opportunities throughout the year.

NB: Not including Northern Ireland.

British
Film Institute

The BFI supports and promotes film and television, and is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). The BFI Film Fund annually invests National Lottery and Government funds to support skills and business development, as well as other funding opportunities, across the UK.

Creative UK

Creative UK is a non-profit organisation that works in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI) to support the independent creative industries, including through direct investment, loans and business mentoring.

Doc Society

Doc Society is a non-profit organisation supporting companies working within documentary. It offers various funding schemes for both short and long-form documentary films.

Make a
Move

ScreenSkills' Make a Move initiative encourages on-the-job training for crew members identified, by industry colleagues, as ready to move up to a more senior role.

Productions contributing to the Film Skills Fund are eligible for funding and can access up to £15,000 for an individual receiving training, if stepping up to a head of department role. For all other step-up roles, productions can access up to £10,000 per individual.

UK Global
Screen Fund

The UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) is a fund designed to boost international development and distribution opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector.

Financed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and administered by the British Film Institute (BFI), the fund focuses on accelerating export growth, boosting revenues to independent UK screen companies and deepening international relationships.

British
Council Film

British Council Film supports the UK film industry. It offers international opportunities and resources to UK film professionals.

British Film
Commission

The British Film Commission (BFC) is the UK national agency, with a remit to maximise and support the production of international feature film and television in the UK. The BFC provides bespoke production support and assistance with sourcing facilities, locations, studios, and key crew and talent for major film productions. It also offers comprehensive guidance on the UK’s film and television tax reliefs and production funding opportunities, as well as advice on production related regulations. The BFC works in partnership with key film industry bodies and is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), through the British Film Institute (BFI) and the Department for Business & Trade.

Film & TV
Charity

The Film & TV Charity provides advice, support and financial assistance to people who work (or have worked) in the film and television industry in the UK, especially during times of need.

The charity supports those working in film, television and cinema who experience difficulties due to poor health, career and financial issues, as well as other unavoidable circumstances. It offers awards and scholarships for emerging talent, as well as online financial management tools.

ScreenSkills

ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills charity for the screen industries. It works across the UK to ensure that industries for film, television, VFX, animation and games have the skills and talent they need.

The charity provides insight, training and other opportunities to help with career development. Support is provided for childcare, accommodation and travel, in a move to open up opportunities to people returning after a parenting break, and for those who need initial help in taking up opportunities to advance their career. Its work is supported by National Lottery funds and industry contributions.

Help to
Grow

Help to Grow brings together all the support on offer to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the UK Government into one place, making it quicker and more convenient for business leaders to find resources, including information on what funding they can access.

As well as providing business news, the website offers:

• Help to start-up
• Help to scale and grow
• Help with finance and funding
• Help to sell internationally

Filming in
England

Managed by Creative UK, Filming in England offers free comprehensive production support to film and high-end television productions. Alongside its film office partners, and regional and national networks, it is on hand to help at every stage of production, including early feasibility, filming permissions and post-production.

It has directories for filming locations, crew, suppliers, and studios and build spaces across England (excluding nations).