Earlier in the year Grace Dent and Ainsley Harriott MBE toured the Isle of Wight seeking out foodie hotspots for Best of Britain by the Sea. The new series launches .
A NEW film office has been opened for the Isle of Wight aimed at unlocking the potential for the Island to become a location hotspot for the movie industry. And the people behind it are hoping the Island s own film studio could be opened within the next two years, bringing jobs and regeneration to the Island. Filmwight has already been seed funded by the Arts Council to get things moving and it hopes to build on the success of the recent The Beast Must Die, which was shot on multiple locations across the Island last year and is due to be screened on Brit Box this year.
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By Oliver Dyer
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A new Isle of Wight company is aiming to convince movie, TV and advertising firms to the pick the Island as a location for their productions.
Filmwight has set out plans to turn the Isle of Wight into one of the country s most attractive production hubs .
Dubbed the Island s official film office , the Venture South scheme has also revealed plans to build a state-of-the art studio complex within two years.