VERSA Studios returns as lead partner for 40th Leeds International Film Festival
The studio network is backing the festival for a second year, presenting the Yorkshire Short Film Award and hosting a new Yorkshire Film Reception at its Leeds site.
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The studio network is backing the festival for a second year, presenting the Yorkshire Short Film Award and hosting a new Yorkshire Film Reception at its Leeds site.
The flexible workspace operator will launch COLONY Creator Studios in early November, offering production facilities and exhibition space to businesses, agencies and independent creatives.
The Manchester commercial station, launched in 2022, now has a permanent home in the city centre.
The co-founder called for business rates reform, action on energy costs and a tax incentive for unscripted TV, warning that productions are already moving overseas.
The developer paid £2.1million for the four-hectare site despite a campaign, backed by Brian Cox, to keep it as a film and TV studio.