Over the course of the Northern Lights submission process so far we’ve hosted over 50 workshops in locations across Scotland.

We’ve visited big cities including Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen; the lowlands of Dumfries and Galloway and the Highlands and Islands, and this…

There are now less than 2 weeks to go before the final submission deadline of 21 June.

During the Northern Lights submission period we have been all across the country encouraging people to get involved. In these past 3 months we…

It’s Non-English week (#NLnonEnglish) here at Northern Lights and we invited Gaelic speaking film producer Chris Young (The Inbetweeners) to be our guest editor.

Chris will be judging the Best Non-English Award of £750 after submissions close on 21 June.

Chris jumped right…

This week, Northern Lights is joined by a new guest editor: Gaelic speaking film producer Chris Young (The Inbetweeners).

We are spending the week talking about multi-cultural Scotland and the myriad languages and cultures that we observe in our everyday lives.

People from all…

This week, we invited writer, film critic and former Edinburgh International Film Festival director Hannah McGill to be the Northern Lights guest editor.

Hannah will be judging the Best Creative Award of £750 after submissions close on 21 June.

We asked Hannah to take…

As we mentioned in Monday’s blog, Ken Loach’s new film The Angels’ Share is set partly in the Scottish Highlands.

As you may know, our workshops will continue to take place across Scotland throughout the Northern Lights submission period. After our…

The Northern Lights project is the first mass-participation feature-film documentary in Scotland, and we want images and stories that have never been seen or heard before.

As Hannah McGill, one of Scotland’s best film critics and former Edinburgh International Film Festival…

This week, we invited journalist and commentator Lesley Riddoch to be the Northern Lights guest editor.

Lesley will be judging the Best Issue-based Award of £750 after submissions close on 21 June.

We asked Lesley to take a look at your issue-based…

Northern Lights workshops have already begun in Dumfries & Galloway & The Central Belt and will continue taking place across Scotland throughout the submission period.  These events are a great introduction to the project are open and accessible…

Northern Lights’ biggest Award is the People’s Choice Award. We’re offering you the chance to win £2500.

With such a big sum up for grabs, we hope that this cash award could be a huge help for any organisation, group, or…