Category GBCT Skills

It is with sadness that we learn of the passing of our friend and member, Mike Proudfoot ACO Assoc BSC. Mike’s journey into film was complex as firstly, after leaving school, he trained as a car mechanic with Porsche. Falling…

Rivals, The Outlaws and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder are among the high-profile shows to have been filmed in and around Bristol Bristol Film Office has released figures showing that filming on location in Bristol and at The Bottle…

BBC1’s This Town (Kudos) was filmed in Birmingham, image credit BBC/Banijay Rights/Kudos Skills body unveils five-year vision for the industry and looks to reduce number of trustees Collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders will serve as the bedrock of ScreenSkills’ refreshed…

It is with great sadness we hear the loss of Dick Pope BSC Dick’s love of stills photography came from his father who gave him a Box Brownie and let him use his Zeiss twin lens reflex camera. The camera…

Pinewood Studios has set plans to launch what it has described as a dedicated production hub to support filmmakers in the UK who are taking advantage of the UK’s newly introduced Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC). The UK government gave…

tIndependent film productions costing up to £15 million to benefit from an increased tax relief of 53% Move will empower UK filmmakers to create more independent films and co-produce with other countries The next generation of indie films have been…

A lovely community of camera crew in the North of England. It was lovely to meet many of our GBCT members based in the North of England at ProVision’s Manchester Open Day 2024. We saw other familiar faces, who were…

The newly-elected mayor of the West Midlands said the plans had the backing of Steven Knight. The mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker, has called for a new filming unit at the West Midlands Combined Authority. As reported by…