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Film and TV productions shot on location in Bristol or at The Bottle Yard Studios generated an estimated £30 million towards the local economy in the 2023-24 financial year. 

Bristol Palestine Film Festival is back in 2024 with a diverse lineup of the very best in contemporary Palestinian cinema, arts and culture.

Dame Jilly Cooper’s celebrated novel ‘Rivals’ is released as a dramatised TV adaptation on Disney+ on Friday 18 October.

‘Cary Grant – Acrobat’ is the theme of the 6th edition of the biennial festival celebrating the life and works of the Hollywood star who was born and raised in Bristol. 

Leading special effects company Real SFX is the latest film and TV industry company to join The Bottle Yard Studios' creative business hub in Bristol.

The programme supports local people looking to break into behind-the-camera roles on scripted productions made in the region.

Loved The Outlaws? Love location spotting? Why not combine the two this Summer!

Popular ITV detective series McDonald & Dodds returns this weekend after filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bath & Bristol with assistance from both cities' Film Offices last year.

Jatt & Juliet 3, the latest movie in Punjabi cinema’s biggest franchise, will premiere in cinemas worldwide on 27 June after filming extensively across Bristol last year. 

Malory Towers has returned to the BBC this week with a fifth series that was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in South West England last summer. 
 

Stephen Merchant’s comedy thriller The Outlaws returns to BBC One/BBC iPlayer and Amazon Prime Video next week with a third series filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location in Bristol. 

Bristol has won the coveted City of Film Award at the 2024 Global Production Awards, presented on Monday (20 May) during the Cannes Film Festival.