Showbiz reels in £16m boost
MAJOR film and TV productions including T2 Trainspotting, Outlander and Still Game have helped generate more than £16million for Glasgow’s economy in the last year.
The Glasgow Film Office said £16.38m was generated by film, broadcast and advertising productions in the city during 2016.
Danny Boyle’s follow-up to the cult hit Trainspotting was filmed across the city last year as well as the hit Starz series Outlander, and BBC favourites Still Game and Scot Squad.
MAJOR film and TV productions including T2 Trainspotting, Outlander and Still Game have helped generate more than £16million for Glasgow’s economy in the last year.
The Glasgow Film Office (GFO) said £16.38m was generated by film, broadcast and advertising productions in the city during 2016.
Danny Boyle’s follow-up to the cult hit Trainspotting was filmed across the city last year as well as the hit Starz series Outlander, and BBC favourites Still Game and Scot Squad.
The money generated was therefore a significantly higher figure than 2015’s £10.22m.
Since its creation in 1997 with the aim of promoting Glasgow as a ‘film-friendly’ city, the GFO has attracted productions that have generated over £275m in economic activity.
The GFO does this through its role as the one-stop shop for productions filming or wishing to film in Glasgow.
The GFO allows them to meet with appropriate agencies, location owners and council departments.
Another key role for the GFO is ensuring that filming activity has the minimum impact on residents and businesses while delivering the greatest maximum impact, and this is achieved by working closely with council departments, Police Scotland and productions.
Other productions filmed in the city in recent years include Brad Pitt’s World War Z, the forthcoming Churchill and The Wife, as well as the television productions Rillington Place, and the soon-to-broadcast Loch Ness and The Replacement.
Council leader Frank McAveety said: “The council’s Glasgow Film Office has continuously attracted productions of all sizes to the city, creating activity in the local economy and showcasing Glasgow, and these latest figures underline this success.
“The film and broadcast industry has made a significant contribution to Glasgow’s economy over the past 20 years, and I would like to pay tribute to the Glasgow Film Office team and all those across the city whom they work with to deliver this fantastic service.”