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‘State of the art’ film and TV studio opens in south Bristol
In a landmark development that promises to put Bristol on the global entertainment map, a new £1m television studio has opened in Brislington.
Box 7 is designed to cater to the burgeoning demand for film, television, and podcasting productions in the city, aiming to provide an “all-under-one roof” facility for a wide range of productions – from film and television to game shows.
Located in Skyline Park, Box 7 hopes to help the city become a hub for the creative and entertainment industries.
The 5,500sq ft studio is equipped with the latest in production technology and offers an impressive array of resources to cater to various entertainment genres.
Metro mayor Dan Norris opened Box 7 in Brislington – photo: WECA
Event technology firm PYTCH funded the new studio, with founder, Johnny Palmer saying that he hopes Bristol “can compete with Hollywood and London and Berlin”.
Palmer said: “Bristol is very much on the map as a place you want to come to make film and TV shows and our studio is just one small part of that amazing ecosystem.”
The entrepreneur said the project came from “sheer necessity” during the pandemic which compelled businesses to diversify.
“We were traditionally an event production company and then Covid hit which completely destroyed our industry and all that we did to survive was to build a TV studio which back then was a much smaller,” Palmer told Bristol24/7.
” Now coming out of Covid we got the events back online and we found that a much larger TV studio was needed. So, the origins go back to 2020 for what we’ve now got today in 2023.”
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West of England metro mayor Dan Norris officially opened the facility and said that Box 7 “is a fantastic initiative”.
“It is very exciting because we are the biggest place in many respects when it comes to those areas. We are one of the key places outside London now, if not the key place outside London…
“When hosting West of England creatives, whether that be podcasters, filmmakers or DJs, it sends yet another strong message that our amazing creative sector here in the West of England is thriving.’
According to the annual figures released by Bristol Film Office, the film and television industry in the area brought £20.1m into Bristol’s economy in the 2022-23 financial year.
More than 700 filming licenses were issued by the Film Office, permitting filming to take place on council-owned streets, properties and green spaces.
Main photo: Milan Perera
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