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Chamber and committees

Fellowship Film’s Release of The Gaelic King

  • Submitted by: Angus MacDonald, Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2017
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S5M-06651

That the Parliament celebrates the release of The Gaelic King, a feature film from up-and-coming Scottish filmmakers, Fellowship Film, on 10 July 2017; understands that Fellowship Film, based in Glasgow, is a family-run, independent film production company consisting of brothers Philip, Matthew and Nathan Todd and their cousins John and Tom Walkinshaw, which was set up in 2014 and inspired by epic fantasy films in the hope that they can harness Scotland’s potential as the perfect location for filmmaking; considers that The Gaelic King, which was primarily located in and around the Airth area in the Falkirk East constituency, is Fellowship Film’s debut feature film focusing on the story of warrior-king Alpin mac Eachdach set in 800AD in which the company has had to build a temporary village as part of its set; recognises Scotland’s history in film and TV production from Whisky Galore and Tutti Frutti to worldwide productions such as Game of Thrones and Outlander; acknowledges the potential for Scotland to progress in this area through the development of film studios in the Pentland area, as well as continuing to support existing facilities in Cumbernauld; encourages what it sees as a wealth of talent in Scotland from actors and actresses to behind the scenes production professionals to continue to seek excellence in this sector to promote Scotland as the place to be for filmmakers; commends Fellowship Film on the production, development and release of its debut feature, and wishes it continued success in its future projects.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Graeme Dey, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Clare Haughey, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Christina McKelvie, Stuart McMillan, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White