BAFTA in Scotland has announced the shortlist of the New Talent Awards, unveiling the future shining stars of Scotland’s moving image industries. The glittering awards ceremony will take place at Oran Mor in Glasgow on 22 March, when the winners will be revealed.

This year’s shortlist of...

In our latest look at the work of documentary filmmakers who have made a name for themselves in Scotland, we spoke to Johanna Wagner, whose 2009 film, Peter in Radioland, was made in association with the Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI).

Peter in Radioland, a portrait of Johanna’s...

From his early career as the founding member of Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain, Douglas Hart has become a respected music video director for acts such as The Charlatans, The Libertines and Paul Weller.

Raising Finance: Marketing and Distribution questions remain open

The Film London Production Finance Market starts today Oct 19th. It would be very interesting to know how many conversations involve producers pitching for funds to use towards marketing and distribution concerns.

The...

Numerous new digital tools promise to deliver films (along with attendant marketing and audience insights) across all Internet connected platforms, wherever and whenever they are demanded. Ted Hope offers a fantastic summary list of these and related services.

One technological and...

The ongoing proliferation of digital film distribution channels brings up interesting questions of categorisation.

Miramax, along with Universal, Warners and BBC worldwide amongst others are experimenting with the facebook credit system. This new channel allows the distributors to...