Climate Change · 17 April 2026
New Sustainability Project Manager named as city’s Accelerator City title gains international recognition
The role reflects the Council’s ongoing commitment to climate action through culture..
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Film and TV · 17 February 2026
Record growth sees Liverpool City Region become UK’s leading film and TV hub outside London
Published today, Liverpool Film Office’s Impact Report 2019-2025 reveals the film and TV industry’s transformational impact on the city region, creating 5,408 full-time equivalent jobs and supporting local businesses, while nurturing the next generation of talent.
Film and TV · 30 January 2026
Liverpool Film Office backs two new productions
A Town in Nova Scotia is the first feature film that the Fund - delivered by Liverpool Film Office and supported by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - has supported.
What's on · 15 January 2026
Central Library to host special film screening of The Librarians
‘The Librarians’ will feature as part of a wider event on 22 January, alongside a panel discussion and Q&A with key speakers from Liverpool Central Library, University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, and Liverpool Hope University.
Culture · 1 December 2025
Creative industries unite for clean power at Accelerator City Expedition TWO
Liverpool City Council’s pioneering journey as the world’s first UN Accelerator City for Climate Action has seen the city host a landmark event that brought together leaders from across the creative industries
Film and TV · 21 November 2025
Liverpool Locations: connecting people, places and productions
Liverpool is now the UK’s most-filmed city outside London – and at the heart of its thriving screen industry are two sisters helping to make the magic happen. Faye and Claire Newton, long-established location managers with credits on Peaky Blinders, Bridgerton, The Ipcress File and Amazon’s Heads of State, founded Liverpool Locations to connect productions
High quality and inclusive education, skills and employment · 28 November 2024
Ambition to create ‘plug and play’ zone in city centre announced
Liverpool has announced plans to pilot a network of 'plug and play' facilities across key filming and TV sites in the city centre, which would create an unprecedented clean, creative production zone.
News · 9 May 2022
Liverpool wins big at BAFTA TV awards
TV dramas Time and Help bagged two gongs each at the BAFTA TV awards, marking the first prizes for projects supported by the Liverpool City Region production fund, managed by Liverpool City Council’s Film Office.
News · 10 March 2022
Liverpool treble on the big and small screen
Liverpool, the most filmed UK city outside of London is the star of three new major productions on the big screen and small screen. Favoured by filmmakers for doubling-up locations as New York and London, Liverpool is flexing its versatility and cinematic status as a stage to some of screen’s biggest heroes (and anti-heroes) with
Blog · 4 April 2021
BLOG: Sherlocks of Liverpool
For the last couple of years, Ollie Cooke has worked as a Marketing Officer in the Liverpool Film Office, based at Liverpool City Council. He gives us a deeper look into the history of Sherlock Holmes’ film and TV history with Liverpool. “Liverpool is no stranger to the world of Sherlock Holmes – with the
Blog · 20 March 2021
BLOG: Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not
Liverpool is the most filmed UK city outside of London, with crews currently filming all over the city region. But why do film-makers gravitate to the ‘pool and who’s responsible for making it happen? Lynn Saunders heads up Liverpool City Council’s Film Office and is directly responsible for attracting £100 million worth of film and
Blog · 29 January 2021
BLOG: The Big Apple in Liverpool
It’s often said that New York is the most iconic film location in cinematic history. With countless romcoms, action thrillers and even Christmas films set and filmed there. From West Side Story and When Harry Met Sally, to Spider-Man, The Avengers and Elf. Perhaps without even visiting New York – we all have our own
Culture · 9 December 2020
Liverpool Film Office spends Time with acclaimed trio of talent
Liverpool Film Office is supporting celebrated local writer Jimmy McGovern’s return to primetime series drama.
