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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. 

Bridgerton, the romantic soap-opera take on Regency England full of society galas, family drama, and delicious gossip, is returning for its third series next week.

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.