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Long-lists announced

Good news! All submissions have now been viewed and we have now selected the long-lists for our award categories!

With so many fantastic submissions it was by no means easy to make a selection and now creative director, Nick Higgins and…

Calling all Musicians!

Now that submissions for the Northern Lights film have closed, all we are looking for a soundtrack!

We are now looking for Scottish musicians to contribute original music to be used as part of the final film.

If you’d like to contribute,…

That’s a Wrap!

That’s it – the submission deadline has passed! Northern Lights has now completed principal photography!

We’d like to say a huge big massive gigantic Thank You! to everyone who has been involved with the Northern Lights project – our workshop partners, our…

Straight to Camera

Submitting a video to Northern Lights doesn’t have to be a complicated affair. All you need is yourself and a camera.

With only 5 days to go until the submission deadline, now is the time to press record.

Set up a camera…

A Toast to the Lassies

Calling all you lassies out there!

If you are Scottish or live in Scotland and are of the female persuasion, we want to hear from you!

Whether you’re living in Scotland or abroad, tell us about your world!

Is it male-dominated? Because right now,…

Be Part of History

… before time runs out!

There is now only 3 days to go until the close of submissions for the Northern Lights project.

If you don’t know already, Northern Lights is the first ever mass-participation documentary film to be made in the…

Spotlight: Tayside

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…

Less than 2 weeks to go!

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…

Chris Young’s #NLnonEnglish Picks

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…

Non-English Award £750

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…

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