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The Bottle Yard Studios’ new TBY2 facility has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by BAFTA Albert’s 2024 Studio Sustainability Standard. 

An estimated £3.4 million was pumped into the Bath local economy last year by film crews using the city and its surrounding area, assisted by Bath Film Office. 

Bristol has been shortlisted in the City of Film category of the 2024 Global Production Awards, which will take place during Cannes Film Festival this month. 

Applications will soon open for the second round of the 2024 West of England Film & High-End TV Workforce Development Programme delivered at The Bottle Yard Studios.

The series follows a group of strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol.

The third season of Alex Rider premieres on Amazon Freevee, after filming at The Bottle Yard Studios and across Bristol with support from the city’s Film Office last year. 

Boarders is now available on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer after filming entirely in Bristol and the South West.

The BBC and Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios are joining forces to showcase the vast range of careers available across the film, TV and theatre industries, as part of the nationwide Bring the Drama Festival.

The BBC’s Animal Park documentary programme, which is filmed on the Longleat Estate, won ‘Best Daytime TV Show’ at this year's TV Choice Awards.

Bristol locations facilitated by the city’s Film Office played an important role in the making of major new drama Black Cake, which is now available to stream on Disney+ in the UK.

Show of Strength launches brand new walking tour telling the story of Cary Grant’s life in Bristol this Easter.

Written and produced by Bristol-born director, Georgia Redman, Fudge Sundae is a brand new dark comedy short, which will be entered into film festivals worldwide this year.