THIS IS ENGLAND FIGHTS OFF FIERCE COMPETITION TO WIN BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM & BEST NEWCOMER AT THE BIFAS: 01 DECEMBER 2006

Warp Films' production of Shane Meadows' film THIS IS ENGLAND won the Best British independent Film at the BIFAs (British Independent Film Awards) and Thomas Turgoose from Grimsby who stars in the film won the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the ceremony, which took place in London on 29 November. More >

SCREEN YORKSHIRE LAUNCHES VITAL STATISTICS BUSINESS SCHEME: 29 NOVEMBER 2006

Screen Yorkshire is launching Vital Statistics, a new initiative to support the development of the region's film, TV and new media industry. Vital Statistics is part of the agency's ambitious 2010 future vision which is backed by Yorkshire Forward. Vital Statistics is intended to measure the health and fitness of businesses, benchmarking their commercial performance with similar companies across the UK. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE APPOINTS SALLY JOYNSON AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE: 03 OCTOBER 2006

Screen Yorkshire is one of nine Regional Screen Agencies and is responsible for inspiring, promoting and supporting a successful and sustainable film, broadcast and interactive media sector across Yorkshire and Humber. The agency celebrates a remarkable year of achievement with the appointment of Sally Joynson as Chief Executive. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE FUNDED FILMS SHOWCASE AT LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: 02 OCOTBER 2006

The wealth of filmmaking talent that emanates from Yorkshire, will be showcased during the 20th Leeds International Film Festival, run by Leeds City Council which takes place from 02-12 November 2006. More>

YORKSHIRE FILMMAKERS BLAZE A TRAIL IN NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION: 24 JULY 2006

Young filmmakers from Yorkshire are racing ahead of creative talent in the UK, by qualifying as three out of only four finalists in a national Channel 4 / ITN filmmaking competition. The four films will be screened on Channel 4 next week (one a night) from Monday 24 July at 7.55pm as part of the ‘3 Minute Wonder' strand. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE PUSH TELEVISION TALENT UP THE CAREER LADDER: 26 JUNE 2006

Regional Screen Agency, Screen Yorkshire is launching ‘Fast Track' 2006 and is looking to push five talented people from Yorkshire up the television career ladder over the next year. Screen Yorkshire is now calling for talented young people to come forward to fill the following grades: props, art department, locations department, research, drama production secretary. More>

INDIAN OSCARS COME TO YORKSHIRE: 16 JUNE 2006

Yorkshire has beaten New York to host the world renowned International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2007, India's equivalent of the Oscars. The winning bid was made by Screen Yorkshire, Yorkshire Forward and Yorkshire Tourist Board. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE LAUNCH ONLINE SERVICE TO BOOST JOB CREATION: 17 JUNE 2006

Regional Screen Agency, Screen Yorkshire is launching a new online service from 01 July 2006 so that production companies worldwide can view information about the production crew and facilities available in Yorkshire around the clock. In the last three years, Screen Yorkshire has created 500 jobs and secured around 32,000 days of employment for crew in the region. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT BUDDING SOFIA COPPOLA: 06 JUNE 2006

Regional Screen Agency Screen Yorkshire is launching SPARK 2006, a scheme aimed at finding the best and brightest scriptwriting talent from Yorkshire. The scheme will give the region's most talented writers the opportunity to work with leading industry professionals to develop their feature film idea for the big screen. Projects with genuine potential will then be given further support to develop first draft scripts. More>

PATRICK STEWART JOINS SCREEN YORKSHIRE IN CANNES: 16 MAY 2006

Actor, Patrick Stewart will be joining Regional Screen Agency, Screen Yorkshire at a high profile event on Sunday 21 May 2006 during the Cannes Film Festival, aimed at attracting film producers from across the globe to shoot in Yorkshire. Patrick, Patron of Screen Yorkshire will toast the agency's new four year programme which launched last week and will promote Yorkshire as the centre for innovative filmmaking in the UK. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE LAUNCHES NEW FOUR YEAR PROGRAMME: 11 MAY 2006

Screen Yorkshire is launching a new and exciting four-year programme, following the announcement of £10 million of funding from Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward. Screen Yorkshire will build on the successes of the past three years to start a progressive and ambitious programme, aimed at creating nearly a thousand jobs, attracting over £50 million of inward investment and helping businesses to compete in a fast-changing global marketplace. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE LAUNCHES NEW SCRIPT READING SERVICE: 04 APRIL 2006

Screen Yorkshire has launched a professional script reading service to make sure that Yorkshire stories make the leap from paper to the big and small screen. We are offering the script reading service to companies and individuals based in the Yorkshire & Humber region. The service covers feature film and television scripts as well as detailed treatments. The first use of the service will be free to limited companies, sole traders and partnerships. More>

SCREEN YORKSHIRE DEVELOPS FILMMAKERS OF THE FUTURE: 11 JANUARY 2006

Screen Yorkshire will be developing the filmmakers of the future when they run Caught Short: Focus in Doncaster next week. Caught Short: Focus is a filmmaking scheme run in conjunction with the UK Film Council, aimed at developing the next generation of writers, producers and directors. More>

YORKSHIRE CELEBRATES RECORD YEAR OF FILMING FOR 2005: 05 JANUARY 2006

Regional Screen Agency, Screen Yorkshire is celebrating a record year of filming in Yorkshire & Humber for 2005. Yorkshire has seen ten feature films and top television dramas including BODIES (series II), GHOST SQUAD and NO ANGELS (series III) shooting in the region during 2005. The announcement comes at a time when the UK as a whole, is reporting a downturn in production over the last year. More>