Film office for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders
Make your home a star on screen
Film office for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders
22/10/15

Make your home a star on screen

ESPC interviewed Rosie Ellison of Film Edinburgh and Fay Angus-Knowles of Gilmerton House in East Lothian.

"In any one year, there are up to 550 productions looking for all sorts of properties in the Edinburgh city region, according to Film Edinburgh, the film commission for Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Borders. Recent movie productions filmed in Edinburgh and surroundings included The Railway Man with Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, Cloud Atlas with Tom Hanks and Sunshine on Leith. The Outlander TV series has also fully explored the dramatic scenery and historic castles of Scotland.

“We are always looking for new properties – any kind of property, and all shapes and sizes, from mansions to one bedroom flats”, says Rosie Ellison, of Film Edinburgh. “It’s very time consuming for productions to search for locations and property for their shoots, so it’s easier for them to come to us for help.”

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