The Bottle Yard Studios has announced Katherine Nash as its head of studios. Nash will lead on all commercial aspects of the running of the Bristol studio’s two sites and 11 stages–including sales, operations, client relationships and strategic partnerships. Working closely with Bristol City Council, Nash will play a critical role in business planning and … Read more
BAFTA albert has released its 2025/26 Studio Sustainability Standard Report and The Bottle Yard Studios’ TBY2 facility is officially the highest performing studio of the year – making it the most sustainable film and TV studio in the world. TBY2 is rated Outstanding with an overall score of 97%, the highest of 31 global studios … Read more
The Bottle Yard Studios’ new TBY2 facility has been rated ‘Outstanding’ by BAFTA albert’s 2024 Studio Sustainability Standard. It is one of just two studios to receive this highest rating achievable, awarded for the first time in the latest round of the industry scheme, which saw a total of 29 studios participate. With an overall … Read more
The Bottle Yard’s TBY2 facility in Bristol is one of the first studios to be awarded the new Studio Sustainability Standard by BAFTA albert, the UK’s industry organisation for environmental sustainability in TV in film. The sustainably-designed film and TV production facility, which opened last Autumn, is powered by a 1MWp rooftop solar array, believed … Read more
The Bottle Yard Studios has marked the official opening of TBY2, its new premium facility, at an event on 3 November that brought together leading UK film and HETV producers, local crew and companies and regional and national partners and supporters of the Bristol studios’ expansion. At the event, the first booking for the new … Read more
The Bottle Yard Studios’ new premium facility TBY2, opening this Autumn, will be powered by a giant 1MWp solar array, the biggest community-owned solar rooftop array in the West of England and one of the biggest of its kind in the UK. Consisting of more than 2,000 panels, the solar array is being funded by … Read more
Brand new live action sci-fi Netflix Original series The Last Bus, produced by award-winning Bristol company Wildseed Studios, broke green screen boundaries whilst filming at The Bottle Yard Studios, according to the show’s producers. Starring Robert Sheehan (Umbrella Academy, Misfits), Tom Basden (After Life, Plebs) and an ensemble cast of young actors, the 10-part series … Read more
Eco Shoots Ltd, a Bristol-based business specialising in delivering sustainability solutions for the film, TV and multimedia industry in the West of England, is the latest company to put down roots at The Bottle Yard Studios. Founded by South West-based Location Managers Monty Till and Poppy Gordon Clark, Eco Shoots supplies a wide range of … Read more
Set and filmed in Bristol, Stephen Merchant’s new six-part comedy thriller The Outlaws took place at The Bottle Yard Studios and on location across Bristol assisted by Bristol Film Office. Made by Big Talk Productions and Merchant’s own company Four Eyes, the production team behind the new BBC One and Amazon Prime series based its headquarters at … Read more
British Cinematographer‘s Tom Williams caught up with Freya Billington on the cusp of welcoming a new cohort of students at boomsatsuma. The course leader filled us in on what to expect from the new boomsatsuma BA (Hons) Filmmaking (pathways) Production & Post Production degree and the ideal candidate in her eyes. Are you excited to … Read more
The Bottle Yard Studios team has welcomed its first Kickstart Scheme placement, 24-year-old Jack Price, who has begun a six-month Runner placement, marking the first Bristol City Council position to be filled under the scheme. The Kickstart Scheme, which has been underway since September, is a £2 billion UK-wide government initiative aimed at helping young people, who have been among the hardest hit by the economic … Read more
PASSION PROJECT Despite having read The Pursuit of Love thirty years ago, Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel remained clear in cinematographer Zac Nicholson BSC’s mind. “Although it was set amongst a tiny section of society and in a rarefied world, I felt it dealt with themes that were universal, such as the choices we make and … Read more
SPACE TO CREATE Despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic a number of new UK studio locations have been announced recently. We round-up some of the latest developments and the role they will play in filmmaking’s future. The shockwaves of 2020 are still being felt throughout the film industry, even though a number of productions … Read more
The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol is on track for expansion following an investment by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). An outline business case submitted to WECA by Bristol City Council for expansion of The Bottle Yard Studios into the neighbouring Hawkfield Business Park was approved today by the WECA Committee, which greenlit … Read more
Future-noir Gary Shaw / Mute Future-noir Gary Shaw / Mute BY: Ron Prince Mute , the latest feature from director Duncan Jones, is a dark, despairing thriller, exploring themes of parenthood and hope. Set in a futuristic version of Berlin, circa 2050, the story follows a mute bartender played by Alexander Skarsgård, who goes up … Read more
Bristol Film Office has released figures for 2015-16, reflecting another positive year for film and TV production in the city with a 65% increase in location filming days. In the year 2015-16 Bristol Film Office issued 370 filming permits and hosted a total of 943 location filming days (65% more than 2014-15). Total inward investment … Read more