@DWSandDavid

This is my personal Twitter. Film, TV, education, policy, bikes. Also, Director of Screen Scotland.

Joined March 2020
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Today, @covidinquiryuk heard that the government instructed PPE suppliers to prioritise English NHS settings over Scotland. Just as shocking, the government withdrew embassy support from Scottish government officials negotiating PPE deals in foreign countries.
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The two Sixteen Films films - coming very soon! ON FALLING - 7TH MARCH HARVEST - 18th APRIL
Scot Gov Ireland@scotgovireland19 Feb 2025
Two must-watch Scottish films are screening @DublinFilmFest at Light House Cinema,with directors in attendance! ON FALLING–26 Feb, 20:30 | + Q&A 🎟️ @CarreiraLaura diff.ticketsolve.com/shows/8… HARVEST–1 Mar,20:30 | + Q&A 🎟️ diff.ie/programme/harvest- Don't miss these powerful films!
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We support our screen sector and in our budget we're providing a further £2 million towards its development. First Minister @JohnSwinney and Culture Secretary @AngusRobertson visited a TV production filming in Scotland to explore the benefits screen production brings. Watch now
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The @EdinburghTVFest seem to have left for Blue Sky but if you want to get involved with them this year then get yourself to Glasgow! Edinburgh TV Festival is holding a "town hall" at @Channel4 in Glasgow on 10th March, or Belfast on the 14th Details 👇 thetvfestival.com/town-halls…
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Don't think the @ScottishDocInst is on here, but the film they supported Theo Panagopoulos to make (with funding from Screen Scotland) won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize @sundancefest. It's called The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, & it's beautiful. deadline.com/2025/01/sundanc…

‘Atropia’ Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic At Sundance Film Festival: Full Winners List

Sundance Awards 2025: Film Festival Winners List

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Screen Scotland is funding this alongside partners. Is it your job? Would you want it to be? cultureforclimate.scot/were-…
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If you have a vote in the @BAFTA film awards, before you cast it please watch MILK by Miranda Stern and THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING by Theo Panagopoulos. Both are excellent, both deserve your vote.
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How did I not know David Bowie lived in Drummond Street, Edinburgh for a short period in the early 1970s. Grateful to @markcousinsfilm for telling me over a curry yesterday in Tuk Tuk on Drummond Street yesterday. edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…

How David Bowie's famous Ziggy Stardust alter-ego was born in an Edinburgh flat

Today marks the eighth anniversary of David Bowie's death – but did you know the music icon’s most famous alter-ego was born right here in Edinburgh?

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Presuming Gary wasn't available?
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@Variety16 Jan 2025
President-elect Donald Trump is hoping to make Hollywood “stronger than ever before” by naming Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight “special ambassadors.” Details here: bit.ly/4hj3WHm
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Dave Itzkoff@ditzkoff16 Jan 2025
not Lynch's movie, i know, but god, what a sendoff
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John Morrison@JoMoMMS16 Jan 2025
Gaelic reaching new frontiers with An t-Eilean, @MGALBA and @bbcalba Lots of national and international coverage including @THR We must build on this momentum. hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…

‘An t-Eilean’: Why the BBC Is Betting on the U.K.’s First Gaelic Prestige Drama Series ‘The Island’

"It is really an inspiring time and a necessary time to really take ownership of our language and our culture and celebrate it," says Sorcha Groundsell, star of the Scottish crime show.

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Important new survey launched by Scottish Government: "seeking views on how culture and the arts are currently supported in Scotland and areas for change.” Scotland's screen sector needs to engage in this process as it's about Screen Scotland as well as Creative Scotland...
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@culturescotgov13 Jan 2025
Culture Secretary @AngusRobertson has confirmed Dame Sue Bruce will chair the independent review of @CreativeScots. A new survey to help inform the scope of the review has also been launched today. More ▶️ ow.ly/EQ0150UFaJ6
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A landmark in Scottish broadcasting - the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series: check out An t-Eilean (The Island) on BBC Alba, BBC4 and BBCiPlayer. Details in @edinburghpaper edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…

Gaelic drama goes international with The Island TV series

A landmark in Scottish broadcasting has been passed with the screening of the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series.

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This is a shocking report and raises serious questions for the BBC and Ofcom. I will be seeking meetings with both. Scotland’s growing screen sector has been a success story in recent years and must not be undermined.
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@DEADLINE10 Jan 2025
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Traitors’: BBC & Studio Lambert Accused Of Being Misleading About Hit Show’s Scottish Roots deadline.com/2025/01/the-tra…

‘The Traitors’: BBC & Studio Lambert Accused Of Being Misleading About Hit Show’s Scottish Roots

The BBC has been accused over 'The Traitors' Scottish roots and whether it is meeting Ofcom regulations.

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MG ALBA
@MGALBA9 Jan 2025
Abair oidhche a bh' againn aig screening airson An t-Eilean an-raoir! Taing do @RTSScotland airson an tachartas a chur air dòigh ann com-pàirteachas còmhla rinn agus gu @bbcalba @all3media @screenscots @BlackCamelPic 📺14.01.25 air BBC ALBA 9f
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BBC Scottish commissioning row deepens broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/bbc-s…

BBC Scottish commissioning row deepens

Screen Scotland boss David Smith rejects corporation's stance and stands his ground

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Quality Skandi Noir set in Harris? Yeah, on the evidence of the 1st episode I saw tonight that just might be what @BlackCamelPic + @bbcalba have delivered in An t-Eilean/The Island. Lots of intrigue, good acting all round, ditto script, direction, post & music. Airs from Jan 14
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@screenscots part funded An t-Eilean by the way.
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That link is broken, here it is again screen.scot/news/2024/decemb…

Screen Scotland more than doubles opportunities for new & emerging filmmakers in Scotland

Screen Scotland has launched four film talent development initiatives designed to expand opportunities for filmmakers in Scotland to make short films or develop their first feature film.

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David Smith@DWSandDavid11 Dec 2024
Big news for 2025 & beyond. A replacement for Sharp Shorts, new "Second Sight" shorts, new ambitious shorts at £90k each from Screen Scotland, new short opportunities across Scotland. The biggest ever investment in shorts production in Scotland... screen.scot/news/2024/de...
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Submissions for #EIFF25 are now open! 🎉 Submit now via FilmFreeway: bit.ly/3BSxKLP Final deadline for receipt of submissions is Friday 18 April 2025.
Winners at EIFF 2024: Manny Wolfe film team

ALT Winners at EIFF 2024: Manny Wolfe film team

Winner: Jack King at EIFF 2024

ALT Winner: Jack King at EIFF 2024

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