SDS: Creative Industries C19 Workforce Study
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) need to gather evidence to aid them in building data-informed plans and make future decisions on how best to support the creative industries through and during recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our businesses and the activity of the various industry sectors. Thus, please read about and contribute […]
SFS declare support of new studio projects
Screen Facilities Scotland are a trade body, cooperative consortium and member organisation representing a number of facilities and services companies for the screen sector in Scotland and beyond. Together, we have been following and where possible contributing to screen sector discussions and progress via the Screen Sector Leadership Group, the Film Studio Delivery Group, the […]
Screen Companies Survey 2018
Screen Industries in Scotland: Screen Companies Survey 2018 As part of the launch of Screen Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and Creative Scotland have co-commissioned research to help develop an industry relevant approach to skills and workforce development. Skills and workforce data is available only at a UK level with limited coverage of the situation in […]
SFS Working Group 2018
Here is our SFS Working Group for 2018 with improved definition on roles: 1. Chair & Leadership Eileen Byrne, MediaDog Camera Hire To conduct overall leadership of the group, develop strategy, attend and lead as many meetings and events as practicable, and represent the face of the group to the industry. 2. Affiliate Liaison Amanda […]
SURVEY: SIC CODE Screen Industry Survey
We are concerned that industry data that ends up informing policy and decision making at a high level may be being skewed dramatically by confusing SIC code business accounting data. To that end we are conducting a screen industry-focused SIC code survey to gather information about the array of SIC codes being used by our […]
SFS at FOCUS 2017
SFS attended FOCUS 2017 in London on 5 and 6 December. It was two days packed with screen industry production and locations professionals learning loads about the many wonderful countries in the world that can welcome and facilitate a project. On the FILM IN SCOTLAND stand, which again was in a brilliant central position in […]
Join SFS as a Member Company in 2018
SFS have been growing since our establishment as a screen industry trade body and a member-based cooperative consortium in 2012. We love our member companies and greatly value their input and contributions to the activities of SFS. BUT WE WANT MORE! The more contributors we have the more we can achieve and collectively show that […]
XpoNorth Festival 2017
SFS Affiliate Member ScreenHI & XpoNorth delivered their annual creative industries festival on 7 and 8 June in Inverness. The festival was the biggest yet with just under 2500 festival delegates visiting the event’s fantastic Conference Programme, Film Showcase, and Music Showcase. Other SFS Members took part in the festival, with: Caroline Gorman from Arteus […]
Scottish Government gives green light to Pentland Studios Project
After years of deliberation the Scottish Government has approved planning in principle for the development of the Pentland Studios Project at a site in Straiton, Edinburgh. Screen Facilities Scotland have been following the Studios Project closely since the developers PSL Ltd first attended one of our meetings to share with us their exciting plans. Our […]