Screen Scotland has announced the relaunch of its Project Post Fund.
Following a pilot phase which supported nine major projects in Scotland, the scheme is returning with the aim of attracting projects to post houses in the country.
Open to live-action and animated features, drama or factual returnable series, the £1 million fund provides grants of up to £100,000 to features seeking to undertake post production and VFX either wholly or partially within Scotland.
Steven Little, head of production at Screen Scotland, said: “Scotland has a growing reputation in post-production, including visual effects (VFX), for film and high-end dramas. Project Post is a Screen Scotland designed initiative – backed by the Scottish Government – aimed at drawing international projects into Scotland to work with our excellent VFX/postproduction facilities and expertise.
“Importantly, Project Post is in addition to the UK wide Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) – the current tax system for film, high-end TV, children’s TV and animation which applies across Scotland, England and the rest of the UK. The UK Government recently confirmed that VFX spending is exempt from the overall 80% cap on spending eligible for AVEC, so there has never been a better time to bring your post-production work to Scotland.”
James Heath, producer at Randan Productions, added: “The Project Post Fund has been instrumental in helping us realise the full creative potential of both Spilt Milk and Leonora in the Morning Light. The post-production support allowed us to work with top-tier talent, refine our storytelling, and bring these projects to completion with the highest production values possible. Crucially, the fund also enabled us to strengthen our co-production partnerships by ensuring we could match the quality standards expected by international collaborators. This type of targeted funding is absolutely vital for independent Scottish productions, providing that crucial financial bridge at a critical stage when resources are often stretched thinnest. It’s made an enormous difference to our ability to deliver films we’re truly proud of and that can stand on the international stage.”
Full details of the fund, which has a rolling deadline, are available on the Screen Scotland website.
