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 dramas ‘Time’ and ‘Help’ both secure a sensational six BAFTA TV nominations each. Television is quickly becoming one of Liverpool’s most acclaimed cultural exports, with both productions made in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) and investment secured from Liverpool Film Office through its LCR Production Fund. The city’s most prolific stars – Stephen Graham … Read more
Liverpool, the most filmed UK city outside of London is the star of three new major productions on the big screen and small screen. Favoured by filmmakers for doubling-up locations as New York and London, Liverpool is flexing its versatility and cinematic status as a stage to some of screen’s biggest heroes (and anti-heroes) with … Read more
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-based production The Irregulars has topped the Netflix charts in its premiere week of worldwide streaming. The highly anticipated supernatural Sherlockian spin-off is set in Victorian London, but the majority of filming took place across the Liverpool City Region. Liverpool’s picturesque Georgian Quarter has been immortalised as the iconic 221B Baker Street, with Croxteth Hall, St George’s … Read more
Liverpool is the most filmed UK city outside of London, with crews currently filming all over the city region. But why do film-makers gravitate to the ‘pool and who’s responsible for making it happen? Lynn Saunders heads up Liverpool City Council’s Film Office and is directly responsible for attracting £100 million worth of film and … Read more
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region, has today (Wednesday, 15 April, 2020) announced that £400k of funding is being made available to provide immediate support to the city region’s vital Music, Film and TV industries as part of wider package of support that will be announced this week. Two key funds have been … Read more
Liverpool Film Office has broken all records for the fourth consecutive year as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Latest figures show that, once again, it has been a bumper year for filming across the Liverpool City Region, with 324 different film and TV projects filming here, racking up an impressive 1,750 production days – 363 … Read more
Blockbuster dramas by TV giants BBC and Netflix will both hit the nation’s TV screens on Sunday – with Liverpool making a star turn! On Sunday (17 November) The War of the Worlds will launch on BBC1 at 9pm and the highly anticipated third season of The Crown will be released on Netflix, with key … Read more
A brand new BBC family adventure series has become the first recipient of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Production Fund. The Snow Spider, an exciting five-part fantasy drama, is being produced by Liverpool-based company Leopard Pictures which submitted a bid for financial support from the production fund following its launch back in March. The fund … Read more