Tourism Market Intelligence » Film tourism

Glenfinnan Station

Richard Linington — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:14 +0000

Glenfinnan Station, the West highland railway station featured in two of the Harry Potter films, has been awarded Â£195,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to help improve the site as a visitor attraction. The station will use the investment to allow visitors to experience the atmosphere of the station during the late Victorian period whilst providing information on the history of the West Highland Line.

Visit Britain creates digital campaign for Sherlock Holmes

Richard Linington — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:48:01 +0000

Visit Britain has launched a digital campaign around the forthcoming Sherlock Holmes film, as part of a strategy to position Britain as a destination for movie fans. A dedicated microsite, showcases the locations with links to Sherlock Holmes.

Twilight film

Richard Linington — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:13:47 +0000

Forks, in Washington US, has seen a remarkable 1000% increase in tourism due to the vampire film Twilight. Forks is the setting of the film, which is based on a series of books by US author Stephanie Meyer.Â There were more visitors in June and July than the whole of 2008. Fans can visit the high school, hospital and police station all featured in the film. Local businesses have responded to the hype with a Twilight themed restaurant and shops selling â€˜Bella Burgersâ€™.

Film tourism

Richard Linington — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:58:39 +0000

Pixar has announced that one of its next features is to be set in the Highlands, which could provide a boost to Scotlandâ€™s tourist industry. The Bear and the Bow is a story of a Scottish princess, Merida, who decideds to give up her family name and follow her dream of becoming an archer.Â Â It is believed by tourism cheifs that it will help raise Scotlandâ€™s profile and lead to an influx of visitors in the same way that Braveheart and Highlander did.

Film tourism

Richard Linington — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:29:12 +0000

The potential blockbuster film Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Vanessa Redgrave, is set to help boost British tourism in the next few months. Locations in the movie include Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Virginia Water in Surrey and Bourne Woods in Farnham Surrey.

Shooting the film Brighton Rock begins shortly and will include scenes in Eastbourne. Nowhere Boy, a film about John Lennon’s childhood, includes scenes shot in Liverpool and Blackpool. In February 2010 The Wolf Man, starring Anthony Hopkins is released, with locations including Doncaster, Barnsley and Sheffield as well as Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.

Cinema numbers

Richard Linington — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:45:44 +0000

Cinema box office taking reached a new record in 2008, according to figures released by the UK Film Council (UKFC), although there was also a downturn in film production spend.Â Â The box office takings for the UK and the Republic of Ireland totalled Â£949.5m, an increase of 5% on 2007 and the highest record since 1989. British Films, such as Mamma Mia, accounted for nearly one third of cinema receipts.

Film, Television, Tourism and Regeneration

Richard Linington — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:13:12 +0000

Film, Television, Tourism and Regeneration
A One Day International Conference
15th November 2007 â€“ Leeds, UK

There are close and increasingly recognised relationships between the film and television industries, tourism development and regeneration programmes across the UK and internationally. The connections between the â€˜realâ€™ and imagined places shown on screen with tourism promotion, the development of tourism products and packages and tourist demand are becoming widely recognised by destination marketing agencies and private sector tourism organisations. However, the relationships between film, television and tourism are not fully understood and film tourism has often developed in an ad-hoc, unplanned and opportunistic way.

As core components of the â€˜creative industriesâ€™, film, television and digital sectors also play a key role in regeneration programmes in cities and regions across the UK and internationally. Many of these regeneration initiatives connect with tourism through the visitor economy.

The tourism and regeneration sectors and the film and television industries and associated agencies have differing objectives but share common ground in their use of film and TV locations and the generation and distribution of moving images. The connections between these sectors are often subtle, informal and indirect and are not always recognised and planned by film makers, tourism agencies and operators and regeneration professionals.

Conference Speakers

The conference will feature keynote presentations from leading experts and professionals in the film, TV, tourism and regeneration sectors. There will also be opportunities for networking, discussion and questions.

Confirmed speakers and their topics include:

Debbie Williams, Chief Executive, EM-Media on the recently published UK Film Council research on the economic, social and cultural contributions of the UK Film Industry

Michelangelo Messina, Director, Ischia Film Location Festival, Italy on European experiences and practices connecting film and TV with tourism and regeneration

Chris Fell, Director, Leeds International Film Festival on film festivals as catalysts for tourism and city re-imaging

Kaye Elliott, Production Liaison Manager, Screen Yorkshire on working with local authorities, local communities and production companies

Ian Wild, Chief Executive, Cultural Industries Quarter Agency and Showroom Cinema, Sheffield on regeneration through the screen industries

Martin Evans, Screentourism.com on how all destinations, attractions and events, whether in the UK or overseas, can take advantage of screen tourism

Nigel Rice; Senior Programmes Development Officer, City of Bradford MDC on the background and objectives for the Bradford City of Film UNESCO World Heritage initiative

Tony Reeves, author of â€˜The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locationsâ€™ on the process involved in producing location guides, with international examples of good and less good practice.

Other invited speakers include representatives from the British Film Institute, Visit Britain and Indian International Film Academy.

For further details on this conference please contact Dr Philip Long
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University,
Old School Board, Calverley Street,
Leeds LS1 3ED, UK

Email: p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk

T. +44(0)113 283 8545.
F. +44(0)113 283 8544.
Web: www.tourism-culture.com

Film tourism

Richard Linington — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:43:50 +0000

Destinations which have been created in part by either a film or television series include: