Liverpool City Council’s pioneering journey as the world’s first UN Accelerator City for Climate Action has seen the city host a landmark event that brought together leaders from across the creative industries
From Wednesday 13 to Friday 15 May 2026, Liverpool will be home to a series of talks, panels, screenings, a short film night, and live comedy shows.
Liverpool is now the UK’s most-filmed city outside London – and at the heart of its thriving screen industry are two sisters helping to make the magic happen. Faye and Claire Newton, long-established location managers with credits on Peaky Blinders, Bridgerton, The Ipcress File and Amazon’s Heads of State, founded Liverpool Locations to connect productions … Read more
Accelerator City team have also confirmed that a project director will be joining in the coming weeks to work with key partners including Ecotricity, and The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, to make the most of the opportunity 2025 presents
Award-winning actress Sue Johnston has received the Freedom of Liverpool at a special ceremony at Liverpool Town Hall.
Sir Paul McCartney and Jurgen Klopp have led tributes to award-winning TV actress Sue Johnston on receiving the Freedom of Liverpool at a special ceremony this evening.
Work has officially started on site as part of plans to transform the former Littlewoods building into a world-class film and TV campus.
The second series of Jimmy McGovern’s multi-award-winning hit drama Time has received investment from Liverpool Film Office through the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Production Fund. The announcement follows the BBC’s release of first-look image of Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch), Tamara Lawrance (The Silent Twins, The Long Song) and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, … Read more
Music fans attending the The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome concert on Sunday, 7 May are being offered a free park-and-ride service.
The Littlewoods Project has reached a major milestone with a deal signed that kick starts work on the high-profile scheme.
FILMING has just wrapped on the latest production to receive vital investment from Liverpool Film Office’s Film and TV Production Fund. The Family Pile is a brand new ITV prime-time comedy set in Liverpool and tells the story of four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell. … Read more
Liverpool remains in the running to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Liverpool – and six other cities – have made the shortlist as the potential host city for next year’s flagship event. Twenty cities submitted expressions of interest. The city has successfully sailed through the first part of the bidding process, with the BBC … Read more
TV dramas Time and Help bagged two gongs each at the BAFTA TV awards, marking the first prizes for projects supported by the Liverpool City Region production fund, managed by Liverpool City Council’s Film Office.
History was made last night as the multi-award winning writer Jimmy McGovern received the Freedom of Liverpool.
The Littlewoods scheme is transformational in more ways than one, writes Mark Bousfield, Director of Investment and Development at Liverpool City Council.
Screenwriting legend Jimmy McGovern has been nominated to receive the Freedom of Liverpool – along with the 97th victim of the Hillsborough tragedy, Andrew Devine.
Liverpool City Council has set out the next steps to deliver one of the UK’s biggest TV and Film complexes.
The pandemic has proved to be a challenging time for us all, but a whole host or award nominations are testament to how Liverpool Film Office adapted to ensure the film and TV sector could continue to thrive in the city. As a result of implementing Covid-safe practices which enabled productions to continue to work … Read more
Liverpool’s status as the “Hollywood of the North” has taken a step closer as its new film & high-end TV drama studios open for business on Monday (4 October).
For the last couple of years, Ollie Cooke has worked as a Marketing Officer in the Liverpool Film Office, based at Liverpool City Council. He gives us a deeper look into the history of Sherlock Holmes’ film and TV history with Liverpool. “Liverpool is no stranger to the world of Sherlock Holmes – with the … Read more