The Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival in Hawick will benefit from support from EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, for its 2018 event.

The international festival of film and moving image – taking place in Hawick between May 3^rdand May 7^th – has been awarded £7,500 in round 36 of EventScotland’s National Funding programme.

The festival is one of four events across Scotland to have benefitted from a share of £49,500 in the last round of funding from EventScotland, which aims to enhance event delivery and ensure a diverse portfolio of events for Scotland.

In 2018, the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival will return to Hawick for its eighth year. Produced in partnership with flagship venue, Heart of Hawick, the experimental film festival attracts some of the most innovative filmmakers from around the world.

Last year’s event screened 139 films from 21 countries over five days, with 46 world premieres, 14 European premieres, 39 Scottish premieres and over 80 filmmakers in attendance.

Richard Ashrowan, Creative Director from The Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival said: “We are delighted to have received funding from EventScotland for this year’s festival. The full programme for this year’s event will be announced in April and we are looking forward to another successful event in Hawick.”

Paula Ward, VisitScotland Regional Leadership Director, said: “I am delighted that the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival has been selected as a funding recipient in Round 36 of EventScotland’s National Funding Programme. The festival is an established event on the town’s calendar and helps attract visitors tothe Scottish Borders.

“Scotland is the perfect stage for events and our National programme plays a crucial role, not only in maintaining our vibrant and diverse portfolio, but in developing domestic tourism and generating beneficial impacts to all areas of the country.”

National Programme funding supports the strategic development of events which occur outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the aim of driving domestic tourism, delivering economic impact for local communities and generating media profile for Scotland.

Building upon existing event activities, extending marketing reach and enhancing the on-site food and drink offer are just some of the ways national programme funds are often put to use.

EventScotland National Programme Round 36 funded events:

Strathpuffer 24, 20-21 January 2018, Torrachilty Forest, Contin & Strathpeffer – Awarded £12,000

SPECTRA 2018, 8 – 11 February 2018, Aberdeen – Awarded £25,000

Groove CairnGorm, 23 – 24 February 2018, Cairngorm Mountain & Badaguish Outdoor Centre, Aviemore – Awarded £5,000

Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, 3-7 May 2018, Hawick, Scottish Borders – Awarded £7,500

Notes to Editors

VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland.
The organisation’s core objective is to contribute to the Tourism 2020 Strategy ambition of growing tourism revenues by £1 billion by 2020.
This will be supported by five overarching strategies: Marketing, Events, Quality and Sustainability, Inclusive Tourism, International Engagement.

The organisation employs 700 people and has offices and VisitScotland Information Centres across Scotland.
Spending by tourists in Scotland generates around £12 billion of economic activity in the wider Scottish supply chain and contributes around £6 billion to Scottish GDP (in basic prices). This represents about 5% of total Scottish GDP
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2018 Year of Young People

The Year of Young People 2018 will be the next of the Scottish Government’s series of themed years, following the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.
The Year of Young People (YoYP 2018) will inspire Scotland through its young people aged 8 to 26, celebrating their achievements, valuing their contributions to
communities and creating new opportunities for them to shine locally, nationally and globally
Central to YoYP 2018 will be a celebratory events programme that puts young people at the heart of its development and delivery, creating new and valuable experiences for young Scots and the wider public, with links to the inaugural 2018 European Championships.
Over 200 young people throughout Scotland are currently being recruited to become YoYP 2018 Ambassadors. Ambassadors will ensure that people and organisations in their communities know about what’s happening and will lead on projects and activities to create events and opportunities to celebrate young people.
The Year of Young People will have six themes which were developed in co-production with young people themselves:
oParticipation – looking at how young people can influence public services and decisions which affect their lives
oEducation – creating a stronger role for young people in shaping their learning
oHealth and Wellbeing – supporting young people to lead healthier, active lives and have opportunities to learn about and improve their mental health and resilience
oEquality and Discrimination – broadcasting the value of young Scots, challenging negative perceptions of young people, and supporting young people to take leading roles in challenging discrimination in all its forms.
oEnterprise and regeneration – celebrating young people’s role in innovation, entrepreneurship and the Scottish economy as well as making Scotland a greener and more pleasant place to live
oCulture – celebrating young people’s talent and contribution to Scottish culture and arts.

International film festival receives financial boost

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