Following a successful pilot in Bristol and the South West, Channel 4 has announced that its New Writers Scheme is once again open for applications, offering writers a fantastic opportunity to harness their skills with months of expert industry training and mentoring.

The Bottle Yard Studios, Bristol UNESCO City of Film and Bristol Film Office have together secured almost £300,000 to support new entrants looking to break into scripted film and high-end TV production careers in the West of England.

The Creative Cities Convention has confirmed it will be coming to Bristol UNESCO City of Film for 2024! Super Early Bird tickets for the two-day event, scheduled for the 23rd and 24th April 2024, are now officially on sale.

Leading filmmakers, producers and writers will join production companies, commissioners, and politicians at the second Bristol and Bath Screen Summit, on Wednesday 8 November.

Thank you to everyone who supported Bristol’s first Summer Film Takeover! We’ve celebrated film in buses, on bicycles, in carpark basements, crypts, churches, former dept stores and even beamed onto buildings. Tell us what you thought by completing our super quick survey.

A second edition of ‘A Wall is a Screen: Secrets of the Old City’ filled Bristol’s streets on Saturday 16th September, bringing the city’s Summer Film Takeover to a close.

Award-winning multimedia studio Limbic Cinema unveiled their new “Illusions of Movement” installation at Broadmead Baptist Church last weekend, as part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover.

A family-friendly weekend of free Aardman animation workshops and screenings took place at Sparks Bristol last weekend (Friday 18th – Sunday 20th August), as part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover.

Bristol city centre was alive with Hip Hop beats last weekend, thanks to The 4 Pillars: 50 Years of Hip Hop, a special celebration to mark a half-century of the genre and its impact on the city’s culture, as part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover.

Film lovers with a passion for the click, whir and chatter of a celluloid projector joined together to enjoy a free day-long celebration of 100 Years of 16mm Film on 30th July, as part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover.

The Galleries Underground Carpark set the stage for a night of soul-stirring rhythm on Saturday 29th July, thanks to the free Summer of Soul pop up event, part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover.

College Green was transformed into a pedal-powered outdoor cinema last weekend, thanks to Bristol Cycle Cinema which arrived in the city on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July.