Film production information and funding

Film Bang – Scotland’s production guide: crew, facilities and service listings
www.filmbang.com

UK Film Council – The UK Film Council is the Government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK.
www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk

Media Desk – The UK Media Desk helps administer the European Union's funding programme for the UK.
www.mediadesk.co.uk

Scottish Screen – Scottish Screen is the national screen agency for Scotland, and supports screen production of all kinds, project and company development, training via its New Entrants Scheme and film exhibition and distribution.
www.scottishscreen.com

Scottish images and information

VisitScotland – Scotland's national tourist agency with an on-line booking system for accommodation
www.visitscotland.com

Undiscovered Scotland – A great resource of photos and information about Scotland, including travel, accommodation, and places of interest.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk

EventScotland – Calendar of events happening all over Scotland, ranging from sporting events to art and music festivals.
www.eventscotland.org

Rampant Scotland – A useful source of a huge variety of information and images about all things Scottish
www.rampantscotland.com

Historic Scotland – the government-funded organisation responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage.
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

National Trust for Scotland – the conservation charity that protects Scotland's natural and cultural heritage.
www.nts.org.uk

Northern Lighthouse Board – The Board is responsible for managing Scotland's working lighthouses
www.nlb.org.uk

Scotland’s Estates – Useful website run by a large number of Scottish estates giving full details on access and facilities
www.enjoyestates.org

Who Owns Scotland? –
www.whoownsscotland.org.uk

Stones of Scotland – Information and images of Scotland's many standing stones, cairns and burial chambers.
www.stonepages.com/scotland

The Met Office – The Met Office website gives a detailed five-day forecast for different areas of the UK.
www.metoffice.gov.uk

Scottish Films and Festivals

Scotland the Movie – The website that shows the sites of all major film and TV locations in Scotland, with useful maps and images.
www.scotlandthemovie.com

Internet Movie Database – An encyclopaedic resource for films and television.
www.imdb.com

Scottish Screen Archive – The Scottish Screen Archive curates and restores Scotland's thousands of archive films, from home movies to Oscar-winning documentaries.
www.scottish-screen.com

Edinburgh International Film Festival – The world's longest continuously-running film festival
www.edfilmfest.org.uk

BAFTA Scotland – Works to promote and celebrate the work of Scottish film-makers.
www.baftascotland.co.uk

Celtic Media Festival – Promotes the work of the Celtic nations and regions
www.celticfilm.co.uk

Scotloads - Music – Scottish music: a site for Scottish musicians
www.scotloads.co.uk

Recent filming

Outpost – Outpost, the first feature film from Glasgow-based production company Black Camel, which was filmed on location in Glasgow and Dumfries & Galloway, has just been picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures. Read all about it on the Content Film site.
http://www.contentfilm.com

Emma Pollock video – Video shot in and around Glasgow for Emma's latest single 'Paper & Glue'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAvSoAiO-ug

The Sony Bravia 'Colour Like no Other' commercial – This iconic Sony Bravia commercial was filmed at a council tower block in Glasgow. Click on the link to see the ad, or watch the documentary about the making of the ad. This was the most ambitious and expensive commercial to be shot in Scotland so far.
http://www.bravia-advert.com/

NEXT Christmas Commercial – The NEXT Christmas commercial was shot in and around Edinburgh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9id214ZRTs

The Vodafone ad - shot in Glasgow – The recent Vodafone 'Time' commercial was partly shot in Glasgow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAJ91ladMxk

The Waterhorse – Based on the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, this film is an adaptation of a Dick King-Smith children's novel, and is set for release in 2008 in the UK. It was filmed on location in and around Loch Fyne.
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thewaterhorse/

Hallam Foe – Based on a Peter Jinks novel, Hallam Foe is the latest film from writer-director David Mackenzie and stars Jamie Bell. It's a story of obsession, dark desires and rooftop explorations and was shot on location in Edinburgh and Glasgow. This website is in the form of a blog from a member of the production team, giving a fascinating insight into the film production process,
http://www.getyourpeople.com/

My Life as a Bus Stop – The Finnigans - Duncan and Wilma - live in Coatbridge, and have been making digital shorts and features for years. Always on a shoestring budget, always chockful of talent and humour, this is grass-roots Scottish film-making at its very best. Their latest film, My Life as a Bus Stop, will be screened at the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival - don't miss it.
www.myspace.com/mylifeasabusstop