We are very excited to be partnering with Rachel Maclean's Too Happy Studios for a new artist moving image commission revealed in 2024, and are excited to announce the inaugural recipient is Kialy Tihngang. ⁠Kialy's short film was shot in Too Happy studios at the start of the year, with DOP Jamie Quantrill and production by Forest of Black. The completed work will premiere at G ...

After a wonderful theatrical run we are very excited that Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands will be broadcast on BBC Scotland at 10pm on Tuesday 17th December and will be available via iPlayer from the same time.For anyone who missed it earlier in the year, now’s your chance to watch! See the trailer below.  Huge congratulations to directors Carla J Ea ...

We are thrilled to announce the release of a captivating new campaign film for Scottish SPCA directed by Michael Sherrington. The film has a dark, emotive and dramatic tone, with haunting vocals. We loved partnering with The Lane agency on this important campaign film highlighting the invaluable work done by SSPCA in saving the lives of animals. Huge thanks to our wonderful cre ...

Three of our works from the last year are included in this year's Aesthetica Short Film Festival line-up and we could not be more pleased about it. Artist Rachel Maclean's deepfake film 'Duck', the music video for Scottish Ensemble's 'Tull' by Anna Meredith directed by AINS, and 'Shadowash', one of three short dance films we produced for Scottish Ballet this year, are all headi ...

Oscar Sansom’s feature film about iconic 90's band Placebo is in cinemas worldwide now. You can catch the film in the UK at the VUE and Odeon as well as a number of independent cinemas. After the world premiere in London Leicester Square and the US premiere with Tribeca Film Festival in New York, the film had its worldwide cinema release last month. The film has been showing in ...

We are delighted to announce a new campaign film directed by Michael Sherrington for Visit Scotland promoting responsible tourism. It was a total pleasure to work with legendary Scottish actor James Cosmo for the voiceover. We loved working with The Union and continuing our great collaboration with Visit Scotland on this project, visiting some stunning locations across Scotland ...

Forest of Black are so excited to have our hardworking team acknowledged on the BIFA New Talent Longlist. Senior Producer and Company Director Beth Allan is featured for Breakthrough Producer with Ciaran Lyons' 'Tummy Monster'. In the Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary category we find Carla J Easton and Blair Young for 'Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Gi ...

Last year we produced three striking short dance films for Scottish Ballet. Each film was choreographed by a company dancer and set in its own unique location, with all films directed by Eve McConnachie with DOP Steve Cardno and steadicam operator Sean Corbett. The short films titled 'Shadowash', 'How Much Squid Is Too Much Squid?' and 'Breathless' were premiered for the first ...

We are excited to announce the release of a new campaign film for Scottish Government and Let's Do Net Zero directed by talented duo AINS & Oscar Sansom. We loved working with The Gate agency for this exciting project, and were blessed with a rare sunny day in Glasgow. You can watch the ad below.  A big thanks to our amazing crew! ...

We had the pleasure of working with emerging filmmaker Lipa Hussain on her documentary short film 'Roll Down The Window' commissioned through Bridging the Gap and premiered at the 2024 Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film delves into Lipa's experience of a rare neurological condition, and merges into a bold and unapologetic exploration of race, religion and identity. ...

We are delighted to have bagged two award wins at this year's Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards! The road safety campaign film for Cycling Scotland 'Leave Space for a Life' directed by Oscar Sansom won GOLD in the Public Sector category, and the ScotGov campaign 'Making the difference to Adult Social Care', with an emotive film directed by Michael Sherrington, picked up SI ...

Calling all yachties! We are excited to announce the release of a striking new advert for Hauy and 'Below Deck', directed by Oscar Sansom. Continuing a wonderful collaboration with agency D8, the ad follows on from our previous work for 'Real Housewives' and stars some exciting cameos. You can watch both ads below.  Huge thanks to our amazing crew! ...