Directory of World Cinema: Scotland |
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| Editor:
| Nowlan, Bob
Finch, Zach |
| Series title: | Directory of World Cinema Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78320-394-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | Intellect, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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Since Danny Boyle burst onto our screens with his first film as director, the shocking and energetic Shallow Grave in 1994, followed two years later by Trainspotting, his adaptation of Irvine’s Welsh’s gritty and antagonistic novel about heroin addiction, cinema from Scotland has been growing in popularity and acclaim. Cinema from Scotland is currently enjoying an unprecedented international profile with both new and established directors beginning to...
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Since Danny Boyle burst onto our screens with his first film as director, the shocking and energetic Shallow Grave in 1994, followed two years later by Trainspotting, his adaptation of Irvine’s Welsh’s gritty and antagonistic novel about heroin addiction, cinema from Scotland has been growing in popularity and acclaim. Cinema from Scotland is currently enjoying an unprecedented international profile with both new and established directors beginning to make a name for themselves. Add to this the wild and beautiful landscape of Scotland and you can see why people are keen to make films here.
This volume will look at the way funding and finance works in Scotland as well as shining a rare spotlight on film-making in Scots Gaelic.
Scottish cinema is currently enjoying an unprecedented creative high with films such as Sunshine on Leith and Under the Skin enjoying accolades as far away as the Toronto International Film Festival, which last year included four Scottish films in it’s selection. Not a bad feat for a small country still struggling with the issue of independence.