Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas, we want to thank all those who have worked with us, trained with us, or followed Screen Yorkshire over the past year.We hope this festive season brings some well-earned rest, time with loved ones and space to recharge.

Our office will be closed until Monday 5th January, but in the meantime, we’ll be sharing some of our previous articles and content we’ve created over the past year. Enjoy the festivities, and see you in the New Year!

🍍 Wanna win 2 tickets to see Still Pushing Pineapples at Pictureville Cinema, Bradford this Friday 14 Nov, 7PM? 🎬 Just answer this in the comments 👇 🎤 Which Black Lace song featured in Rita, Sue and Bob Too? Winner announced Thursday at 5PM!

⚠️ Applications close TODAY at MIDDAY. 🎬 Screen Yorkshire’s Digital Skills for Screen Bootcamp ⏰ Deadline: Midday, Monday 27th October 2025 👉 Find out more and apply now: screenyorkshire.co.uk/skills-and-talent/skills-bootcamp-for-digital-skills-for-screen

🚨 Final call. Join the Digital Skills for Screen Bootcamp 🕛 Applications close midday MONDAY at MIDDAY. 👉 Apply now and start your journey into screen: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/skills-and-talent/skills-bootcamp-for-digital-skills-for-screen/

Our industry is evolving, and so are the skills it needs. From digital workflows to AI, this Bootcamp is where you’ll learn what’s next.  Applications close midday, Monday 27th October. 👉 Find out more and apply: screenyorkshire.co.uk/skills-and-talent/skills-bootcamp-for-digital-skills-for-screen

Tonight! Got questions about the Screen Crafts & Digital Skills Bootcamp? Join Screen Yorkshire’s FREE live Q&A at 6PM (UK). Training, mentoring & industry projects — find out how to apply. Sign up now 👉 https://form.jotform.com/252732662590359

Join Screen Yorkshire’s FREE live Q&A on the Screen Crafts & Digital Skills Bootcamp — training, mentoring & industry projects.📅 Mon 6 Oct, 6PM (UK) | 💻 Online 👉 Sign up now: https://form.jotform.com/252732662590359

🚨 LAST CHANCE! 🚨 Writers in West Yorkshire, want to break into screenwriting? The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme is your shot. Masterclasses, mentoring & industry networking. Apps close MIDNIGHT Sunday 5 Oct. Apply now 👉 https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/the-mayors-script-diversity-programme/

Curious about Screen Yorkshire’s Screen Crafts & Digital Skills Bootcamp? Join our live Q&A on 6 Oct, 6PM (UK) to get your questions answered! 👉 Register here: https://form.jotform.com/252732662590359

Applications for the Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme close midnight Sunday 5 Oct. Free masterclasses, mentoring & networking for West Yorkshire writers ready to break into film & TV. Apply now:

Want to break into film & TV? The Skills Bootcamp for Screen Crafts and Digital Skills is open now! Free training in Camera, Art Dept & Post Production. 👉 Apply: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/skills-and-talent/skills-bootcamp-for-digital-skills-for-screen/

Want a career in film & TV? The free Skills Bootcamp for Digital Skills for Screen is open to West Yorkshire, York & North Yorkshire residents! Train in Camera, Art Dept or Post Production. Apply now: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/skills-and-talent/skills-bootcamp-for-digital-skills-for-screen/

Labour of Love Films, doc Still Pushing Pineapples hits UK & Irish cinemas 28 Nov! From the “Agadoo” star Dene Michael & his 89-year-old mum Anne, it’s a funny & moving story of resilience, joy & working-class spirit. We can’t wait!

🐾 All Creatures Great and Small is back! Series 6 premieres tonight at  9pm on Channel 5. Expect fan favourites + fresh faces, 6 new episodes & a Christmas special. Don’t miss your return to Darrowby!  #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall #Channel5

The House of Guinness premieres on Netflix this Thursday 25th September!  From the creators of Peaky Blinders, this new drama was filmed in a few key Yorkshire’s spots including the majestic Broughton Hall in Skipton.   Don’t miss it!  #HouseOfGuinness  #Yorkshire #BroughtonHall #Skipton #Netflix

Imagine your words lighting up the big screen. The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme offers free mentoring, masterclasses & industry links to help West Yorkshire writers turn stories from page or stage into screen.  https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/the-mayors-script-diversity-programme/

West Yorkshire writers...... it’s time to take your words to the screen! The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme is now open for applications. Applications close midnight, Sunday 5 October.👉 Apply here: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/the-mayors-script-diversity-programme/

West Yorkshire writers — ready to take your stories from page to screen? The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme is a free 3-month course with mentoring, masterclasses + industry networking. 📝 Apply by 5 Oct 👉 screenyorkshire.co.uk/the-mayors-script-diversity-programme

6 Emmys for Sheffield’s own WARP Films with Adolescence! 🌍 Proving yet again that Yorkshire talent creates world-class stories. #Emmys #Adolescence #YorkshireFilm

Applications are open for The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme, a course designed to help writers from underrepresented groups pivot into screenwriting. 👉 Find out more and apply here: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/the-mayors-script-diversity-programme/

Got questions about The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme? Join our online Q&A session where we’ll cover everything you need to know about the programme, from eligibility to how to apply. 📅 15 September 🕧 12:30pm 💻 Online 👉 Register for the Q&A here: https://form.jotform.com/251412142900038

Calling all prose writers, poets and playwrights in West Yorkshire. The Mayor’s Script Diversity Programme offers free training designed to help you pivot into screenwriting. Applications close  Sunday 5th October.Details 👉 https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/the-mayors-script-diversity-programme/

In just the past year the Screen Alliance North has deliver: Nearly 400 activities, over 15,000 people were engaged,  and hundreds of opportunities were created with employers and stakeholders. 👉 Read the full 2024/25 Yearly Review here: https://bit.ly/45HJn4o

Calling all Film & HETV Accountants! Applications are now open for @ProductionGuild’s FREE Step Up to 1st Assistant Production Accountant Training, taking place in Leeds, 13-17 June, sponsored by @EntPartners as part of PGGB's Talent Development Fund.  Find out more: https://shorturl.at/r0CiM

Calling all Film & HETV Accountants! Applications are now open for @ProductionGuild’s FREE Step Up to 1st Assistant Production Accountant Training, taking place in Leeds, 13-17 June, sponsored by @EntPartners as part of PGGB's Talent Development Fund.  Find out more: https://shorturl.at/r0CiM

Calling all Film & HETV Accountants! Applications are now open for @ProductionGuild’s FREE Step Up to 1st Assistant Production Accountant Training, taking place in Leeds, 13-17 June, sponsored by @EntPartners as part of PGGB's Talent Development Fund.  Find out more: https://shorturl.at/r0CiM

Congratulations to DRAGONFLY on celebrating its UK Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this past weekend!We’re  proud to have supported Dragonfly through the Yorkshire Content Fund, helping bring brilliant stories and talent from our region to the big screen.

The trailer for The Choral is here!Set in Yorkshire in 1916, The Choral stars Ralph Fiennes, is written by Alan Bennett, and directed by Nicholas Hytner. A  story of music and community,  supported by the Yorkshire Content Fund.Only in cinemas from November 7. #YorkshireContentFund  #ScreenYorkshire

🎬 WORLD PREMIERE NEWS 🎬We're thrilled to share that The Choral, supported by Screen Yorkshire's Yorkshire Content Fund, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025! Filmed across West and North Yorkshire, written by Alan Bennett & Directed by Nicholas Hytner

Studio21’s 2025 Script Competition is Now Open.Are you a screenwriter looking for your big break? Studio21 is on the hunt for the next must-watch micro-drama to capture audiences worldwide. 👉 Full details and submission info at: https://www.studio21.com/script/ #Studio21

Last Call for Filmmakers! Entries for Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF) close 31st July – don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the UK’s most exciting celebrations of film. Submit now 👉 https://www.bradiff.com/ #BIFF2025 #BradfordFilmFestival

Lights, Camera, Bradford! A Special Screening You Won’t Want to Miss. Bradford Movie Makers, Labor of Love Films, Bradford 2025, and the National Science and Media Museum, celebrate regional storytelling at its finest. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bradfordmoviemakers/1760721

Lights, Camera, Bradford! A Special Screening You Won’t Want to Miss. Bradford Movie Makers, Labor of Love Films, Bradford 2025, and the National Science and Media Museum, celebrate regional storytelling at its finest. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bradfordmoviemakers/1760721

Join Women in Film & TV UK and celebrate the summer season. 📍 Fearns (Ground floor of Department), 4 The Blvd, Leeds LS10 1PZ 📅 Tuesday 15 July, 2024 ⏰18:30-21:00 https://www.wftv.org.uk/events-1/wftv-in-leeds-summer-networking-2025

SHANE MEADOWS IS BACK .After 17 years away from the big screen, Shane Meadows makes a powerful return with CHORK, a bold, emotional road movie co-written with long-time collaborator Jack Thorne. https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/news/shane-meadows-wraps/ #ShaneMeadows #ScreenYorkshire

We are very proud to share that Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn have won the Best Performance Award at @Tribeca for D R A G O N F L Y!Huge congratulations to this incredible duo, and the whole team! Dragonfly was proudly supported by the Yorkshire Content Fund.

Thinking about a career pivot? Yorkshire’s Screen Diversity Programme, could be what you are looking for. But hurry, applications close this Friday – 13th June at 12pm. https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/yorkshires-screen-diversity-programme/

So great to see Yorkshire Content Fund supported production Reunion, named in The Guardian’s top TV picks for 2025! Brilliant to see Warp Films’ Adolescence featured too. Huge year for Yorkshire storytelling.  https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/09/the-best-tv-of-2025-in-the-uk-so-far

⏰ The countdown is on. There’s less than one week left to apply for Yorkshire’s Screen Diversity Programme – Summer 2025 🎬 🗓 Deadline: Friday 13th June at 12pm 🔗 Apply now: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/yorkshires-screen-diversity-programme/

Huge congratulations to the team behind Dragonfly, premiering tonight at Tribeca Film Festival! We’re incredibly proud to see this powerful feature, supported by our Yorkshire Content Fund, making its premiere at one of the world’s most celebrated festivals.We’re cheering you on from Yorkshire!

Dreaming of a career in the screen industries?This is your sign to get started. Applications are now open for Yorkshire’s Screen Diversity Programme – Summer 2025 https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/yorkshires-screen-diversity-programme/

Join Our Q&A Session Tonight! Ask questions and find out if the programme is right for you.🗓️ When: Tonight, Tuesday 3rd June 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM (UK time)📍 Where: Zoom (link provided after registration) 👉 Register to attend: https://eu.jotform.com/build/251412142900038

Join us tomorrow for a live Zoom Q&A where we'll talk through our upcoming Yorkshire Screen Diversity Course.When: Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Time: 6:00 PM (UK time)Where: Zoom 👉 Register: https://eu.jotform.com/build/251412142900038

Northern Youth - 30 May - 13 June. Powerful and punchy, this season celebrates northern youth in all its glory. Curated  by Dominic Leclerc, the Bradford-born, raised and based director of Sex Education, Skins and Shameless. Details: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/northern-youth

Join Our Next Cohort of Yorkshire's Screen Diversity Programme.🕛 Applications close at 12pm on Friday 13th June. 👉 Apply now:https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/yorkshires-screen-diversity-programme/ 💥 Neelam did it, and so could you!

Got questions about the Yorkshire Screen Diversity Course? Join us for a live Zoom Q&A where we'll talk through how it could help launch your career in the screen industries. 🗓️ When: Tuesday 3rd June 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM (UK time)📍 Where: Zoom 👉 Register: https://eu.jotform.com/build/251412142900038

🎬 Got questions about our Yorkshire Screen Diversity Course? Join our Zoom Q&A 🗓️ When: Tuesday 3rd June 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM (UK time)📍 Where: Zoom (link provided after registration) 👉 Register to attend: https://eu.jotform.com/build/251412142900038 Bring your questions – we’ll bring the answers!

New Sustainability Working Group Launches in the North.Screen Alliance North, has launched a new Sustainability Working Group. Read more here: https://www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/news/screen-alliance-north-launches-industry-wide-working-group-to-improve-sustainability-across-productions-in-the-north/🌱

Have you signed up yet? Bradford City Hall Banqueting Suite 📅 Thursday 8 May | ⏰ 5–7 PM🎟️ Free to attend – just make sure you’ve booked 👉 https://form.jotform.com/250934293883366 #ItsGrinUpNorth #BradfordComedy #ScreenYorkshire #CreativeCities #BBCComedyGrant #ComedyTalent