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A new skills training programme to support creatives looking to break into behind-the-camera roles on productions made in the West of England will launch later this month.

Channel 4’s new thriller with a twist, Truelove, begins on 3 January 2024 after filming on location in Bristol and Somerset last year.

Three major TV dramas that filmed in Bristol with support from the city’s Film Office are set to premiere this festive season.

Bath is set to play a starring role in Wonka, a fantasy musical from the writing and directing team behind the successful Paddington films.

The third episode in the show's long-awaited 60th anniversary trilogy, ‘The Giggle,' was filmed extensively in Bristol’s Old City last year with support from Bristol Film Office and will premiere on Saturday 9 December. 

Bristol’s annual celebration of African cinema and culture will visit a dozen different African countries and all points of the continent’s compass when it returns to Bristol from 14-22 November. 

The Bristol Palestine Film Festival is back in 2023 with a diverse lineup of the very best in contemporary Palestinian cinema, arts and culture. 

The 33rd FilmBath Festival returned with a wonderful opening weekend, marking the start of 10 days of screenings across Bath.

Annual figures released by Bristol Film Office show that film and TV production was worth an estimated £20.1 million to Bristol’s economy in the 2022-23 financial year. 

The fifth series of Malory Towers, produced by King Bert Productions for CBBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK and BYUtv in the US, wraps filming today at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios. 

The FilmBath Festival returns this October for 10 days to screen over 40 films across the city of Bath, showcasing a wonderfully diverse selection of cinema from around the world. 

The third and final series of international hit Sanditon begins on ITVX on Thursday 17 August.