WFTV 2026: EMPOWERING WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP

Women in Film and TV UK have announced the 2026 Four Nations Mentoring Scheme cohort, with Liverpool Film Office Screen Alliance North (Screen Manchester, Screen Yorkshire, North East Screen) supporting ten northern women to take part and take their next career step in the screen industry.

Liverpool Film Office backs two new Funded productions

Filming is now underway on A Town in Nova Scotia and Saviour, the latest productions to receive investment from the Film Office’s Liverpool City Region Production Fund, following its relaunch in Autumn 2025. 

FACILITIES FRIDAY: HOW TO MEET A PRODUCTION’S NEEDS

Following their recent move into The Depot to our studio tenants there, we recently sat down with Rich, Ian and Sharon, some of the team behind Supply2Location Group – the UK’s largest supplier of on-location services supporting all aspects of film and TV work.

CREWSDAY TUESDAY: GETTING TO KNOW A SUSTAINBILITY COORDINATOR

Crewsday Tuesday returns with a look at Ash Booth, the sustainability co-ordinator for SISTER’s critically acclaimed BBC drama ‘Waiting for the Out’, filmed across the Liverpool City Region and starring scouse lead Josh Finan.  

INTO THE LEAD: EMPOWERING NORTHERN INDUSTRY LEADERS

Alongside our skills cohort, Screen Alliance North, we are proud to announce 17 northern scripted indie leaders for the latest skills programme.

Into the Lead is a new development programme for senior leaders working in independent production companies across the North of England, launched at an event recently in Leeds with 17 participants announced.   

Making up the cohort LCR-based production leaders Vaishalli Paatil from Photo Stories Ltd, Johanne McAndrew from Boom Pow Productions, Sol Papadopoulos from Hurricane Film, Kate Robinson from 2 Birds and a Camera, with Michelle Stein from The Fold also operating extensively in the region.

GOODBYE 2025, YOU’VE BEEN GREAT!

As the year we released our 35th anniversary showreel to the world draws to a close, we look back at the best bits that came to your screen from across Liverpool City Region over the past 12 months…

With Spring came a new Liverpool-set show perfect to sink your teeth into. Supported by LFO and the CA, BBC’s This City is Ours brought the next big scouse star to our attention as gangsters took over the city from Gateacre to Gaucho. Plus, Apple’s Fountain of Youth showcased John Kransinski and Natalie Portman as siblings starting their globe-trotting adventures in the Walker Art Gallery and Exchange Flags. 
 
A return to school on the Wirral with ITV’s G’wed 2 kicked off the summer months, and the heat was on for Idris Elba and John Cena in Amazon’s Heads of State, escaping from the Port of Liverpool building in one of this year’s most watched blockbusters.  

Autumn brought our docklands, great halls and Georgian Quarter into the stout-black world of Dublin’s most-prominent family in House of Guinness – our region once again transforming into a period setting. Channel 4’s Rose d’Or winner, The Jury: Murder Trial took viewers to St George’s Hall courts and the special 30th anniversary edition of Hollyoaks made one final, celebratory return to Liverpool’s most-beloved cul-de-sac.

Winter saw a farcical trip to the grandeur of Knowsley Hall with the release of Fackham Hall in cinemas – ending a jam-packed year on Merseyside and we’re excited to be back with what’s sure to be an even bigger 2026… 

RETURN OF FACILITIES FRIDAY!

We begin with a look at GWF Catering, the Knowsley-based, Northwest operating catering services that have kept production fed throughout the LCR since 2021.

RETURN OF CREWSDAY TUESDAY

Meet Supervising Location Manager Kevin Jackson! We met Kev and two of his Liverpool based team, John Vaughan, Location Manager and Harvey Shaw Assistant Location Manager for a chat about their work on Quay Street Productions ‘Lazarus’ for Amazon MGM Studios, screened on Prime Video and asked them all about filming in their home city!   

CALLING ALL NORTHERN SCREEN LEADERS!

Calling all ambitious scripted TV & screen leaders in the North of England!

Ready to scale, innovate, and future-proof yourself and your team?

INTO THE LEAD is a new high-impact programme (Jan–April, limited places) aimed at scripted TV or screen business leaders in the North of England, designed to help you:

Learn and harness new tech and AI / Build resilient, future-ready leadership / Connect and collaborate with like-minded peers / Build a sustainable and inclusive work place

Expect expert-led workshops, networking opportunities and actionable growth plans all focused on unlocking your next chapter.

Don’t get left behind. Step Into the Lead.

To find out more and to register your interest – https://www.screenalliancenorth.co.uk/into-the-lead/

This project is funded by our screen cluster Screen Alliance North (Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, Screen Manchester and Screen Yorkshire) with the support of the British Film Institute (BFI), awarding #NationalLottery funding.

MEET THE TEAM

Meet the people behind Liverpool Film Office – the individuals that continue to ensure the Liverpool City Region remains the ‘Hollywood of The North!’

TEAMING UP WITH THE FILM + TV CHARITY

We’re proud to team up with the Film & TV Charity along with our Screen Alliance North partners, Screen Manchester, Screen Yorkshire and Northeast Screen. A charity dedicated to supporting everyone working behind the scenes in film, TV and cinema, they offer a 24/7 confidential support line, legal and financial guidance, stop-gap grants, a bullying advice service, and free counselling.

2025 RTS North West Nominees

As the Royal Television Society announces its shortlist of nominees within the North West, we particularly want to congratulate nominated productions who worked with the Liverpool Film Office and the Liverpool City Region to achieve their vision:

Funded:

TCIO – BEST AUDIO POST PRODUCTION, THE CAROLINE AHERNE AWARD FOR BEST BREAKTHROUGH TALENT (James Nelson Joyce), BEST DRAMA, BEST PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA (James Nelson Joyce), BEST SCRIPT WRITER (Stephen Butchard)

GWED 2 – BEST COMEDY PROGRAMME, BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY (Gemma Barraclough)

Filmed in LCR:

Merseyside Detectives – BEST AUDIO POST PRODUCTION, BEST FACTUAL SERIES

Hollyoaks – BEST DIGITAL CREATIVITY, BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CONTINUING DRAMA (Ashley Taylor Dawson & Isabelle Smith)

Goodbye To Goodison – BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

Stolen Girl – BEST DRAMA, BEST PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA (Ambika Mod & Holliday Grainger)

Missing You – BEST DRAMA, BEST PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA (Rosalind Eleazar), BEST SCRIPT WRITER (Victoria Asare-Archer), BEST VISUAL POST PRODUCTION

The Voice UK Series 13 – BEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME

Paddy: The Ride of My Life – BEST SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

View the full shortlist here:

RTS NW AWARDS – 2025 NOMINATIONS | Royal Television Society

House of Guinness’ Debut | Filmed in Liverpool

Steven Knight’s return to Liverpool transformed locations across the region into 1860’s Dublin, with Stanley Dock becoming the backdrop for the iconic Guinness Factory. The show became an instant smash hit upon release last week, backed by plenty of rave reviews and is a real celebration of what the LCR has to offer – from stunning locations across the region like the Stanley Dock, Croxteth Hall, St George’s Hall and the Sefton Park Palm House- to talented cast, with Emily Fairn (The Responder) taking a leading role. 

Dive into all the locations the production filmed in by checking out VisitLiverpool.com‘s latest blog post below 

DRAGON POST PRODUCTION OPENS ITS DOORS TO LFO

We’ve recently had the pleasure of visiting Dragon Post Production at the brand-new Hardman Studios next to Hope Street right in the heart of the city centre.

SCREEN ALLIANCE NORTH: YEAR 2 IN REVIEW

We are extremely proud to unveil the results from another stellar year partnered with North East Screen, Screen Manchester and Screen Yorkshire under ‘Screen Alliance North’. Since April 2023, we’ve been working with the other northern screen agencies to tackle skills shortages and improve access to quality training provision for diverse talent and communities in our region.