“It’s the memories of the people that really matter” – Salford filmmaker documents the city’s changing landscape

By Liam Geoghegan 6th December 2023 Community, Culture, Film, History, Housing, Pendleton 3 comments

Anthony Mulligan is a 36-year-old Salford born and bred filmmaker, and creator of the Daft Monkey Youtube channel. His videos […]

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Free festive outdoor film screenings announced for Christmas Bazaar at New Bailey

By Rais Esat 4th December 2023 Film, Food & Drink, News 0 comments

Free outdoor film screenings and other winter festivities will be held at New Bailey as part of the Christmas Bazaar […]

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Celebrating 76 years of Salford-bred actor George Costigan

By Simone Harrison 8th August 2023 Culture, Film 0 comments

Celebrated for his starring roles in Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and BAFTA-award-winning drama series Happy Valley, it’s a lesser known […]

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Celebrating 63 years of Looking for Eric actor Steve Evets

By Simone Harrison 26th July 2023 Culture, Film 0 comments

Celebrated for his starring roles in Looking for Eric and Emmerdale, let’s look back on the stellar career of one […]

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65 years on: Remembering Salford star Harold Brighouse

By Simone Harrison 25th July 2023 Culture, Film, History, Theatre 0 comments

From working as a textile buyer, to writing the nationally renowned Hobson’s Choice whilst stationed in the Air Military Intelligence […]

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Coronation Street takes a trip to Salford-style shops with new set

By PAMedia 1st December 2022 Art, Film, Television 0 comments

Salford has provided inspiration for Coronation Street’s new shopping precinct set. Characters will now be able to venture further afield […]

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Teletubbies theme composer creates score for a Salford film

By Niamh McDermott 1st November 2022 Features, Film, Music 0 comments

The man known for creating the theme of the hit kids TV show ‘Teletubbies’ has created a brand new score for a film set in Salford.

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“A shockumentary horror film” hosts its wrap party at MediaCity restaurant

By Georgia Lynch 31st October 2022 Film, Interviews, Music 0 comments

Vegan Vampires took over a restaurant in MediaCity over the weekend at the launch of a new movie. Salford producer […]

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The Salford company unearthing forgotten footage of The Beatles and Pink Floyd

By Brandon Charlesworth 12th May 2022 Culture, Film, Music, Theatre 1 comment

A Salford company is uncovering some of the best of Britain’s music history, digging out hundreds of unseen videos of […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Festival reveals the animated shorts playing in upcoming award ceremony

By Mel Cionco 1st March 2022 Culture, Film, News 0 comments

Top North-West filmmakers will have their shorts screened in MediaCityUK just before the livestreaming of a major British award ceremony. […]

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