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Making Bite Size horror with a Scottish twist
Watch spooky shorts and read new interviews with their creators
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Jonathan Melville
Indie spotlight: Andrew Robertson from Very Nice
The first in an occasional series looking at Scotland's independent production sector.
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Jonathan Melville
Matt Pinder on bringing Harry Birrell's life and legacy to the screen
The discovery of hundreds of forgotten film canisters led to the production of a new film spanning much of the last century, Harry Birrell Presents…
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Jonathan Melville
Meet the team behind horror web series Demonologist For Hire
Who you gonna call if your car is haunted or a werewolf is giving you grief?
'I'm getting to that age where I'm a bit creepy': John Gordon Sinclair and Greg Hemphill on West Skerra Light
Not content with making his mark on Scottish comedy, Greg Hemphill now has his sights set on horror.
'I’m always looking to learn something new': Projectionist Bill Shearer looks back on his career
Some time ago, I had the great pleasure of chatting with Bill Shearer.
Interview: Will Anderson on The Making of Longbird
Dingwall-born animator Will Henderson's graduation film, The Making of Longbird, has become a Scottish success story since its first screening in 2011…
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Jonathan Melville
Interview: John Maclean on Pitch Black Heist
First making its mark at film festivals around the world in 2011, Scottish director John Maclean's Pitch Black Heist has since gone on to win Best Short…
Speaking our Language: An interview with BBC ALBA (Part Two)
Cathy MacDonald in Sàr Sgeoil
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Jonathan Melville
Speaking our Language: An interview with BBC ALBA (Part One)
Today, 19 September 2012, marks the fourth anniversary of the launch of Scotland's Gaelic-language television channel, BBC ALBA.
'It's when cinema becomes live': Andy Cannon on the art of the film explainer
Making its debut at the Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema in March 2012, The Lost Art of the Film Explainer is an event blending theatre, live music…
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Jonathan Melville
'Merida's the teenager I definitely wasn't': Kelly Macdonald on Brave
In the role of Merida, heroine of Disney-Pixar's new animated epic, Brave, actress Kelly Macdonald's voice is one the most recognisable elements of a…
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Jonathan Melville
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