More than 500 film fans, young and old, flocked to the Littlewoods Film & Food Festival in Liverpool this weekend (15-16 July). The charity event raised £2,000 for a local cause and celebrated how far the city has come in attracting blockbuster productions. Social impact developers Capital&Centric teamed up with the Liverpool ... Read More...
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BBC One’s latest police drama The Responder, starring award-winning actor Martin Freeman, is set to unveil the mental struggles of life on the front line of British policing. The five-part series will follow urgent response officer Chris Carson (Martin Freeman) over a series of night shifts on the streets of ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council has set out the next steps to deliver one of the UK’s biggest TV and film complexes. A report, which will go to the local authority’s cabinet next Friday (3 December), is requesting permission to unlock a potential £70 million redevelopment of the iconic Littlewoods building, which would ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council proposes to build two 20,000 sq ft studios on land adjacent to the famous Littlewoods building as part of a strategy to cement the city’s position as one of Europe’s premier film and TV hubs. The planning application is subject to a public consultation but if approved the ... Read More...
An animated adaptation of a critically acclaimed novel is one of a tranche of brand new projects to be produced in the Liverpool City Region thanks to Liverpool Film Office funding. The Girl Who Stole An Elephant, by Nizrana Farook, will be brought to life by local BAFTA and Emmy-winning ... Read More...
The Liverpool City Region’s best tourism events, attractions and venues were celebrated last night (16 May) at a prestigious awards ceremony. A total of 19 accolades were handed out at Liverpool Cathedral as the landmark played host to the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2019. Television presenter, 'Great British Menu' judge and ... Read More...
New measures are being recommended to make the most of Liverpool’s UNESCO City of Music status. The establishment of a Liverpool Music Office, based on the successful Liverpool Film Office, and a partnership with Apple Corps to strengthen the city’s Beatles links are among proposals. The recommendations, which will be discussed at ... Read More...
Liverpool Film Office is gearing up for another busy season of high profile filming across the city. Fox Searchlight Pictures is currently on location filming a new movie staring Nicholas Hoult based on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ author J.R.R. Tolkien. 'Tolkien', which also features Lily Collins and focuses on the author’s ... Read More...
The filming of television shows and movies in Liverpool has contributed over £8 million to the city’s economy in the last financial year. Major productions filmed here in the past 12 months include ‘Little Boy Blue’, ‘Peaky Blinders’ and the soon to be released ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’. Figures to be discussed ... Read More...
The motorbike and sidecar belonging to Hagrid in the Harry Potter films will go on display in Liverpool next week. Fans of the big screen and literary series will have the chance to catch a close-up glimpse of the quirky vehicle as part of a Museum of Liverpool exhibition. From 16 May ... Read More...