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Leeds, camera, action! Plans unveiled for a major new film studio in Yorkshire Leeds, camera, action! Plans unveiled for a major new film studio in Yorkshire
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A former RAF base in north Yorkshire has been earmarked as the location for an extensive new film studio. The 100,000 sq ft air hangar space is currently home to Leeds East Airport, after being converted from a military airfield earlier this year.A former RAF base in north Yorkshire has been earmarked as the location for an extensive new film studio. The 100,000 sq ft air hangar space is currently home to Leeds East Airport, after being converted from a military airfield earlier this year.
Screen Yorkshire, the agency which supports film and TV projects in the region, is financing and developing the project alongside property investors Makin Enterprises, who bought the site in 2013.Screen Yorkshire, the agency which supports film and TV projects in the region, is financing and developing the project alongside property investors Makin Enterprises, who bought the site in 2013.
The site is currently operating as a commercial airport which its owners hoped might rival Leeds Bradford Airport. This use is being promoted as a key element of the proposal. Screen Yorkshire’s chief executive Sally Joynson said: “The fact that flights are operating there represents a major opportunity in terms of being able to fly A-listers in.”The site is currently operating as a commercial airport which its owners hoped might rival Leeds Bradford Airport. This use is being promoted as a key element of the proposal. Screen Yorkshire’s chief executive Sally Joynson said: “The fact that flights are operating there represents a major opportunity in terms of being able to fly A-listers in.”
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The project’s intention, she said, was to put the region on an “equal footing with other key production UK centres,” and that it would help boost Yorkshire’s “burgeoning film and TV infrastructure”.The project’s intention, she said, was to put the region on an “equal footing with other key production UK centres,” and that it would help boost Yorkshire’s “burgeoning film and TV infrastructure”.
Three years ago, film and video production in the area was buoyed by £21m provided by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund, a public-private hybrid that invests in locally-shot dramas. Those who have benefited include TV series Peaky Blinders and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, along with the forthcoming Dad’s Army movie.Three years ago, film and video production in the area was buoyed by £21m provided by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund, a public-private hybrid that invests in locally-shot dramas. Those who have benefited include TV series Peaky Blinders and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, along with the forthcoming Dad’s Army movie.
Ten years ago, the region felt a substantial tourism boost following the release of Calendar Girls, which was shot around Kettlewell and made £63m worldwide. Other notable Yorkshire-set films include Four Lions, which was filmed in Sheffield, Kes (Barnsley) and The Woman in Black, which was shot in the Yorkshire Dales and took £83m.Ten years ago, the region felt a substantial tourism boost following the release of Calendar Girls, which was shot around Kettlewell and made £63m worldwide. Other notable Yorkshire-set films include Four Lions, which was filmed in Sheffield, Kes (Barnsley) and The Woman in Black, which was shot in the Yorkshire Dales and took £83m.
The proposed studio is one of a number of regional attempts to regenerate large-scale industrial spaces. The success of studios near London such as Elstree and Pinewood – where the new Star Wars movie was shot – have excited interest in cultural enterprises which might attract overseas investment, as well as boost the local economy.The proposed studio is one of a number of regional attempts to regenerate large-scale industrial spaces. The success of studios near London such as Elstree and Pinewood – where the new Star Wars movie was shot – have excited interest in cultural enterprises which might attract overseas investment, as well as boost the local economy.
Corsham media park near Bath had been mooted as the possible site for a West Country studio, while plans are still under discussion for a similar project near Falmouth on the Cornish coast. Corsham media park near Bath had been mooted as the possible site for a West Country studio, while last month plans for a studio in Limerick progressed further after public bodies purchased a 10-hectare facility. Meanwhile, two rival bids for a new Scottish studio emerged, one on the outskirts of Edinburgh and the other near Dundee. A site near Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire is also still in the running.
Last month plans for a studio in Limerick progressed further after public bodies purchased a 10-hectare facility. Meanwhile, two rival bids for a new Scottish studio emerged, one on the outskirts of Edinburgh and the other near Dundee. A site near Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire is also still in the running.