Bad Pony Media Productions

06/04/2024

17/02/2024

The amazing folks at BECTU have some amazing resources for anyone working in the industry! 💪 💛🖤

🎬⭐️ FLEXIBLE WORKING IN FILM & TV ⭐️🎬

We support you and your production to bring more flexible working options to film and tv crews in Scotland.

✌️ TakeTwo
Bespoke support for productions and anyone looking to job share including

▪️ job sharing blueprint for guidance on finding a partner, applying for roles and setting up your job share
download 👉 https://bit.ly/B_V_TakeTwo
▪️ job share coaching for new job share pairs, productions and employers
▪️ job share handover day fund
▪️ impartial support to job sharers and their production
▪️ advocacy for job-sharing and flexible working.
▪️ online information sessions for employers and aspiring job-shares, our next one is Wed 28 Feb 👉 https://bit.ly/3SX0zwd

⏰ Job Share Handover Day Fund
Our job sharing handover fund, supported by Screen Scotland, is available to any productions hiring a new job share pairing. The fund can cover the cost of the weekly handover day required by job sharers to help remove this additional cost that can sometimes create a financial barrier to job-sharers being employed.

💻Film Bang Job Share Icon
Following consultation with BECTU Vision Film Bang have added a new icon and search function to their website. Crew can now add the Open to Job Sharing icon to their listings, to allow others to find them and highlight to productions that they are available for job sharing positions.

📚 Flexible Working Research
Our action research report about flexible working was published in 2023 ‘Making Flexible Working Work in Film & TV’ Read it here 👉 https://bit.ly/BVFlexReport

Alongside the report we published a Flexible Working Checklist to help production consider and bring more flexibility to roles when recruiting crew. Download it here👉 https://bit.ly/3UGKjkc

💛Playgroup
Our playgroup is a space to support parents and carers working in the film and tv industry in Scotland running every 8 weeks, come along with your children and catch up with crew friends over a cup of tea and some soft play.
The next playgroup is Wed 21 February 1030 - 1230 @ Kelvin Hall Soft Play. See the latest playgroup pics here 👉 https://bit.ly/BV_Flikr -

If you would find out more about anything outlined above please get in touch 👉 [email protected]

01/02/2024

Our Uncut Podcast is ready to hit our Patreons' inboxes and it's full of shenanigans!

This month we have Top 5s from The Mighty Raveward & Talk Susan - Radio Show on Sunny Govan Radio, Debs Cadden & Aqeel Rear put the world right and Hilda drops some jokes.

Sign up to our Patreon and get in on it!

http://sunnyg.org/patreon

31/01/2024

Calling all professionals in the wider video, creative media, film, content creator and television industry - the Telly Awards want to honor YOUR hard work!

Submit now for a chance to be one of the Telly 2023 winners, taking home a Telly Awards statue.

Final Entry deadline is February 23rd 2024.

Tell em’ Bad Pony Media sent you! 🎥

☑️ http://www.Facebook.com/tellyawards

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The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all

31/01/2024

Once again well done to oor Andrew! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This week Andrew began his journey with , with support from in .

Bectu is the national union for creative professionals, and represents staff, freelance and talent across the and UK creative industries. Bad Pony Media is a celebrated, mult-award-winning Scottish film and TV , offering new opportunities to creative talent of all ages looking to excel in their roles both in front of and behind the camera.

Well done, Andrew! Keep up the hard work and keep smashing those goals! 💪

31/01/2024

It’s , and our producers were thrilled to be treated to a warm and luxurious hot chocolate with mini-marshmallows from Teresa and Alena! Yummy! ☕️

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08/12/2023

The Braw TV team in caught Singergie doing their thing on Buchanan Street. Wonderful performance! ❤️💚💙🩵

29/11/2023

Casting call from our friends at Objective Media/Coming Up Roses! 🌹



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29/11/2023

We’re casting for a young Scottish boy age 7-9 years old, for a new BBC drama shooting in the Spring/Summer. No DMs. Please email [email protected].



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29/11/2023

Some press pics from our “Aye Write Pal” event for Book Week Scotland last week with Spirit of Springburn.

Thanks to Nyla and the team at Scottish Book Trust, Creative Scotland, our speakers and panel, and, of course the people of !



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28/11/2023

PAID CASTING CALL:

Wanted - (preferably with REAL beard!) for local community event in on Saturday December 16th.

MUST have the right to live + work in , PLUS all the usual child protection/safety/disclosure documents in place, etc. Half day rate paid at £150.00 + rider/refreshments.

Please email - [email protected] for more details.



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25/11/2023

Pick up a copy of Wendy’s book now! 🖤🤍

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I’m very proud to be promoted this year alongside my fabulous friend Julie Leonard Coaching by another fabulous friend Emee Vida Estacio!
You will find How to Recover From Pet Loss and Intentional Happiness amongst whole host of other amazing free and discounted books by clicking the link below ⬇️

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17/11/2023

Was such a pleasure to host the "Aye, Write Pal" Celebrating Scottish Voices event with Spirit of Springburn today!

Thank you to the audience in attendance, and to everyone who tuned in online to support! Our authors and guest speakers were absolutely phenomenal! Look out for the full video soon! ⭐️



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16/11/2023

In our final BIG reveal for tomorrows Book Week Scotland event, we are absolutely over the moon to welcome an EXCLUSIVE international guest - Diana Van Wijngaarden, who will be joining our panel of experts to talk about creativity, the appeal of and about her upcoming feature film project .

Diana is an award-winning journalist, writer and screenwriter, who has written for several publishing houses. She enjoys photography - and from an early age, had a passion for story-telling. She is author of several internationally acclaimed children’s stories, articles, scripts and poetry.

Our panel is supported by Creative Scotland and Scottish Book Trust in collaboration with Spirit of Springburn and Springburn TV - and is set to begin 2.15pm at Springburn Community Hub, with free tea, coffee and refreshments to all in attendance - plus the chance to WIN £100 in shopping vouchers.

The event will also be live streamed via Facebook for those unable to make it in person.

🎟️ "Aye, Write Pal" Celebrating Scottish Voices - Book Week Scotland 2023 Event in North Glasgow 🎟️



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16/11/2023

In the THIRD of our special reveals for the Book Week Scotland event tomorrow, we are delighted to welcome Carmen Capuano - a born published author, screenwriter and producer to the panel. Carmen, who used to live in before relocating has been commissioned to polish scripts, develop NHS teaching apps and write projects for ‘A list’ talent and directors in the US.

She is also CEO of Emmeline Productions, and works with a variety of production companies around the world to deliver pitches all UK broadcasters and global streamers. To date she has written 29 books, and is working on an enchanting new children’s story for schools.

The event begins 2.15pm at Springburn Community Hub, with free tea and coffee provided.

The event is supported by Creative Scotland and Scottish Book Trust in collaboration with Bad Pony Media, Spirit of Springburn and Springburn TV. The event will also be live streamed via Facebook for those unable to make it in person.

🎟️ "Aye, Write Pal" Celebrating Scottish Voices - Book Week Scotland 2023 Event in North Glasgow 🎟️



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16/11/2023

In the second of our BIG reveals for our FREE Book Week Scotland event tomorrow FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2023, we are pleased to announce Spirit of Springburn founder and Springburn Community Council chair Helen Carroll shall be joining the panel to discuss the history and heritage of .

Helen, whose family has a long history with and worked in local industry, will talk about her love for the area, and reveal plans to regenerate the town centre in 2024/2025.

The event begins 2.15pm at Springburn Community Hub, with free tea and coffee provided.

The event is supported by Creative Scotland and Scottish Book Trust in collaboration with Bad Pony Media and Springburn TV.

🎟️ "Aye, Write Pal" Celebrating Scottish Voices - Book Week Scotland Event 🎟️

The event will be streamed via Facebook Live for those unable to make it in person.



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16/11/2023

In the first of our BIG reveals for our "Aye, Write Pal" event tomorrow we are pleased to announce Scottish gothic horror author and screenwriter M.J. Martin will be joining us.

M.J. (Michelle) grew up in , and discovered books such as “Flowers in the Attic” by VC Andrews and “The Stand” by Stephen King on her Grandfather’s bookshelf, then attending Turnbull High School before going onto a career within the Scottish Creative Industry.

Hear about her journey into writing and her passion for books, tomorrow from 2pm - 4:30pm at Springburn Community Hub in our FREE event for Book Week Scotland in collaboration with Spirit of Springburn, Creative Scotland and Scottish Book Trust.

The event will also be streamed online live for those unable to make it in person. 🎟️



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16/11/2023

Good morning! Do you love books and Springburn History? 📚

Come along to the FREE “Aye, Right Pal” event this Friday from 2pm at Springburn Community Hub in collaboration with Creative Scotland, Scottish Book Trust and Spirit of Springburn and Bad Pony Media to meet an exceptional line-up of local and international authors who will be celebrating our unique voices and the heritage of !

The full line-up of will be revealed here via the page throughout the day, and there’s a chance to win £100 for every guest in attendance! 💰

Not able to come along in person? Attend online as the event will be streamed live Facebook Live! 📖

🎟️ "Aye, Write Pal" Celebrating Scottish Voices - Book Week Scotland Event NORTH GLASGOW 🎟️



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16/11/2023

Good morning! Do you love books? 📚

Come along to our FREE event this Friday at Springburn Community Hub from 2pm for “Aye, Right Pal” in collaboration with Creative Scotland, Scottish Book Trust and Spirit of Springburn to meet an exceptional line-up of authors and special guests, celebrating our unique voices and the history and heritage of !

The line-up of will be revealed via the page throughout the day, and there’s a chance to win £100 for every guest in attendance! 💰

Not able to come along? Attend online as the event will be streamed live via the page! 📖

🎟️ "Aye, Write Pal" Celebrating Scottish Voices - Book Week Scotland Event NORTH GLASGOW 🎟️



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15/11/2023

Great night!

10/10/2023

Our producers are excited to see our friends at pioneering an exciting new a week-long festival, focusing on the role of people with working within the UK , and sector.

If you’re a deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent , , , - and have worked with us before, or are doing any other craft roles within , this is your chance to be featured as part of a new about the important of people living with either hidden or visible disabilities within the wider UK .

If you’d like to be suggested as a potential candidate to take part in the filming, please email us - [email protected] for your details to be passed on.

Successful candidates will be notified via email before 1st December 2023, and will be paid £200 for their time.



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04/10/2023

We're pleased to share the news that following a successful to the UK Government for it to create an for those affected by the 2023 writers and actors strikes in the US, MPs have called together the House Of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee to assist UK crews and freelancers.

Although the WGA strike has reached a resolution with major studios and streamers, the strikes are however still ongoing. , the British union for workers in the , surveyed some 40000 members, with three-quarters of its members currently out of work due to studio and project delays.

4 also recently announced that they will now be looking at project priorities for 2025, giving an even bleaker look at the TV landscape in the UK over the next eighteen months.

You can watch the full Parliamentary TV session below - https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/c11452df-014a-4b78-ae4d-49f251e9fdcb.

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

21/09/2023

Who remembers the good olde days of ? 💙🩵🤍

Scotland Today News team, Viv and Shereen. Pic - STV.

21/09/2023

Bad Pony Media Productions is thrilled to announce the return of The Authors Series! 📚 📖 📕

The show - which profiles the best Scottish and international authors, was successfully piloted during Covid-19, and began recording its first season 2021-2022 - however, due to production delays saw a brief hiatus.

The series will go into production again over the coming weeks, and begin re-airing from episode one in early 2025, along with a slate of other projects that also saw delays, which will be available via Amazon Prime and .

Interested in being featured on the show? Or reviewing books for our interactive “I’m Reading” segment? Send a wee email to the [email protected].



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