This is my personal Twitter. Film, TV, education, policy, bikes. Also, Director of Screen Scotland.
Joined March 2020
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David Smith retweeted
Today, @covidinquiryuk heard that the government instructed PPE suppliers to prioritise English NHS settings over Scotland.
Just as shocking, the government withdrew embassy support from Scottish government officials negotiating PPE deals in foreign countries.
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David Smith retweeted
26 Feb 2025
The two Sixteen Films films - coming very soon!
ON FALLING - 7TH MARCH
HARVEST - 18th APRIL
19 Feb 2025
Two must-watch Scottish films are screening @DublinFilmFest at Light House Cinema,with directors in attendance!
ON FALLING–26 Feb, 20:30 | Q&A 🎟️ @CarreiraLaura diff.ticketsolve.com/shows/8…
HARVEST–1 Mar,20:30 | Q&A
🎟️ diff.ie/programme/harvest-
Don't miss these powerful films!
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David Smith retweeted
19 Feb 2025
We support our screen sector and in our budget we're providing a further £2 million towards its development.
First Minister @JohnSwinney and Culture Secretary @AngusRobertson visited a TV production filming in Scotland to explore the benefits screen production brings.
Watch now
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19 Feb 2025
The @EdinburghTVFest seem to have left for Blue Sky but if you want to get involved with them this year then get yourself to Glasgow! Edinburgh TV Festival is holding a "town hall" at @Channel4 in Glasgow on 10th March, or Belfast on the 14th Details 👇
thetvfestival.com/town-halls…
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31 Jan 2025
Don't think the @ScottishDocInst is on here, but the film they supported Theo Panagopoulos to make (with funding from Screen Scotland) won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize @sundancefest. It's called The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, & it's beautiful. deadline.com/2025/01/sundanc…
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28 Jan 2025
Screen Scotland is funding this alongside partners. Is it your job? Would you want it to be?
cultureforclimate.scot/were-…
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25 Jan 2025
If you have a vote in the @BAFTA film awards, before you cast it please watch MILK by Miranda Stern and THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING by Theo Panagopoulos. Both are excellent, both deserve your vote.
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22 Jan 2025
How did I not know David Bowie lived in Drummond Street, Edinburgh for a short period in the early 1970s. Grateful to @markcousinsfilm for telling me over a curry yesterday in Tuk Tuk on Drummond Street yesterday.
edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…
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17 Jan 2025
Presuming Gary wasn't available?
President-elect Donald Trump is hoping to make Hollywood “stronger than ever before” by naming Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight “special ambassadors.”
Details here: bit.ly/4hj3WHm
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David Smith retweeted
16 Jan 2025
not Lynch's movie, i know, but god, what a sendoff
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David Smith retweeted
16 Jan 2025
Gaelic reaching new frontiers with An t-Eilean, @MGALBA and @bbcalba Lots of national and international coverage including @THR We must build on this momentum.
hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-…
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14 Jan 2025
Important new survey launched by Scottish Government: "seeking views on how culture and the arts are currently supported in Scotland and areas for change.” Scotland's screen sector needs to engage in this process as it's about Screen Scotland as well as Creative Scotland...
13 Jan 2025
Culture Secretary @AngusRobertson has confirmed Dame Sue Bruce will chair the independent review of @CreativeScots.
A new survey to help inform the scope of the review has also been launched today.
More ▶️ ow.ly/EQ0150UFaJ6
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David Smith retweeted
14 Jan 2025
A landmark in Scottish broadcasting - the first ever high-end Gaelic drama series: check out An t-Eilean (The Island) on BBC Alba, BBC4 and BBCiPlayer. Details in @edinburghpaper edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…
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David Smith retweeted
10 Jan 2025
This is a shocking report and raises serious questions for the BBC and Ofcom. I will be seeking meetings with both. Scotland’s growing screen sector has been a success story in recent years and must not be undermined.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Traitors’: BBC & Studio Lambert Accused Of Being Misleading About Hit Show’s Scottish Roots deadline.com/2025/01/the-tra…
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Abair oidhche a bh' againn aig screening airson An t-Eilean an-raoir! Taing do @RTSScotland airson an tachartas a chur air dòigh ann com-pàirteachas còmhla rinn agus gu @bbcalba @all3media @screenscots @BlackCamelPic
📺14.01.25 air BBC ALBA 9f
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David Smith retweeted
9 Jan 2025
BBC Scottish commissioning row deepens broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/bbc-s…
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8 Jan 2025
Quality Skandi Noir set in Harris? Yeah, on the evidence of the 1st episode I saw tonight that just might be what @BlackCamelPic @bbcalba have delivered in An t-Eilean/The Island. Lots of intrigue, good acting all round, ditto script, direction, post & music. Airs from Jan 14
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6 Jan 2025
That link is broken, here it is again screen.scot/news/2024/decemb…
11 Dec 2024
Big news for 2025 & beyond. A replacement for Sharp Shorts, new "Second Sight" shorts, new ambitious shorts at £90k each from Screen Scotland, new short opportunities across Scotland. The biggest ever investment in shorts production in Scotland...
screen.scot/news/2024/de...
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David Smith retweeted
Submissions for #EIFF25 are now open! 🎉
Submit now via FilmFreeway: bit.ly/3BSxKLP
Final deadline for receipt of submissions is Friday 18 April 2025.
ALT Winners at EIFF 2024: Manny Wolfe film team
ALT Winner: Jack King at EIFF 2024
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