How to get a Job in the Film Industry as a runner to help you learn, make and pay for your Indie Feature Film. There are plenty articles on the internet about how to create a CV/Resume. But there's not too much about the strange unwritten rules of why certain CV's are accepted and others not. Well here you go....it's a long read but hopefully it's useful. PART 1 – I am (a) Curious Fellow As independent film-makers most people reading this will want to work within the es

Why Micro-Budget Feature Films in Scotland? Most independent filmmakers will know the famous quote from Francis Ford Coppola about the fat girl from Ohio. It’s become an almost biblical text for aspiring filmmakers and while certainly prophetic, it was spoken 25 years ago by a great filmmaker reflecting on a fast dwindling Hollywood career. Coppola’s vision has really only been possible to achieve in the way he’s suggesting very recently – we believe this ‘one day’ he speaks

Welcome to the new website for TF Year Zero! We are extremely proud to launch the new site in conjunction with our very own Indie-DIY Festival on June the 19th 2016! Here's the final line-up for the festival. Exciting films, talks, music, networking, discussion - all for £3. Maybe even a free drink too! A day featuring a very diverse selection of what Scottish Indie film offers - so please spread the word! Come and have a great day away from the glitzy showbiz world, be inspi

“Death to Tartan Features” - Why Scottish Independent Film-Makers will win and Tartan Features will have to die. Actually, you – Scottish Independent Film-Makers - have already won! “Won what?” You say. “A new voice.” Say we. “If a genuine cause exists but is not capable of attracting sufficient support, it must be amended until it does. If a good cause exists but has lost its appeal for one reason or another, it must be revived. If it is absolutely impossible to produce a ca