2021 was a "landmark year" for film and broadcasting activity in Glasgow, according to the commission in charge of bringing production work into the city.
The city council's Glasgow Film Office (GFO) - which acts as a one-stop shop for projects of all sizes - said work on productions such as fifth Indiana Jones film and The Flash generated a record £42.4 million for the city's economy last year. That took the total since 1997, when the GFO was established, to almost £400m.
Other productions last year included Tetris, Man & Witch, Annika, Shetland, Guilt 2, The Control Room and Screw, filmed in the Kelvin Hall and currently showing on Channel 4. They join a list of other major films and broadcast series shot in Glasgow in recent years such as World War Z, Under the Skin, Outlaw King, The Wife, Hobbs & Shaw, Outlander, Succession, Still Game and Vigil.
The economic impact of the sector in 2021 does not include the amount generated by the ongoing production of Batgirl, which will be included in the total for 2022.
The GFO coordinates meetings with appropriate agencies, location owners and other council departments to ensure that filming goes as smoothly as possible. It also markets Glasgow as an attractive filming location and leads the Glasgow Film Partnership, a body with more than 60 members with the common goal of making filming on location as simple as possible.
The GFO said development of the Kelvin Hall Film & Studio Hub - to be completed in late summer - will further drive the development of the city's film and broadcast industry. The hub will provide studio space and post-production services to companies including the BBC, ITV, STV, Sky, Channel 4 and Netflix.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, chair of the Neighbourhoods, Housing and Public Realm Committee, said: "The remarkable figures for the film and broadcast industry in Glasgow during 2021 signify a major step forward in the sector’s activity in the city, and underline its economic importance. Glasgow Film Office have played a key role in this along with our Events and Filming team, and our ‘one-stop shop’ approach is proving a great draw for producers and location managers.
"The Kelvin Hall Film & Studio Hub was the missing link in our offering and the basing of the entire production of a major film in the city for the first time points to a successful and sustainable future for this sector in Glasgow. Now we need to work with partners to ensure that young people from Glasgow can study and work in the creative industries and forge successful careers right here in the city."
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