Ma Boy is the story of a love triangle which takes place within a claustrophobic family environment. It follows a mother, daughter and her boyfriend, and the problems that unfold as mum starts flirting with her daughter's boy.

The entire film is shot in and around Kirkcudbright and Amy made an amazing coup in getting acclaimed actress Shirley Henderson, who has appeared in features as diverse as 'Trainspotting' and 'Wilbur' to 'Bridget Jones' and 'Harry Potter', on board.

The film was commissioned by the UK Film council's DigiCult project and received assistance from the South West Scotland Screen Commission.

Cell is a short existential horror film. Our protagonist, the prisioner, awakens to find himself incarcerated in what appears to be some kind of cell. He has no memory as to where he is or how he ended up there and unable to escape or attract anyone's attention, all he can do is wait. This is not a nightmare, it is much worse!

'Cell' was written and directed by Jim Leishaman and produced by Wilma Finnigan. 

The entire film set was constructed in an old aircraft hangar on the Heathhall Industrial estate in Dumfries.

'No Coke' is a short film written and directed by experienced filmmaker Joern Utkilen and produced by Yvonne Bray. Set in a Norwegian Youth Hostel it's an amusing story of frustration at a broken Coke machine.

The producers used the Old Well Theatre in Moffat as the location for the film.

On a hot summer's day, two girls head for a river. Bossy Janice is almost a woman, dreamy Katie - still a child.  Janice's plan for the day involves two older boys playing football on the bank.

A dramatic event by the river makes the two young girls choose different paths going into adulthood.

The film was shot on the river Annan at Dalton Hook Farm in September 2006 and was made through Screen Academy Scotland and supported by the South West Scotland Screen Commission.

The Mermaid, a film shot entirely in Dumfries & Galloway received its Premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Monday 22nd August 2005.

A film by first time director Calum McDonald, The Mermaid tells the story of Cowan, an isolated fisherman with a tragic past, who discovers a hideous and barely alive mermaid in his fishing net and takes it upon himself to nurse her back to health.

Amy decided to return to the region of Dumfries and Galloway to make her short film. She wanted to find a really barren environment ideally with an old house and loch close by, and the Galloway Forest seemed the perfect location.

Can’t Stop Breathing is a moving and sensitive film that explores the potentially explosive relationship between a woman suffering from Alzheimers disease and her daughter, who is her primary carer.

In January 2005 the film was nominated for a UK BAFTA award for ‘Best Short Film’ a great accomplishment for Amy as this was her first attempt at directing and writing her own script.

Joseph was looking for a forest location for his first short film, and was greatly assisted by the Forestry Commission finding him not only the perfect location, but also a logging machine operator happy to work three consecutive nights over a Bank Holiday weekend!

In November 2004 the film was awarded a Scottish BAFTA for ‘Best New Work’, a great achievement for first-time writer/director Joseph Briffa.

Return was Benny’s graduate film for Napier University, and was filmed in Ae Forest and at Windy Standard Wind Farm.

It is the story of two brothers who are forced to evaluate their relationship when one returns to the family farm.

Return will be screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2004.

Dansette was shot over a weekend at Colvend Public Hall (and the production designer was thrilled about the Hall’s original features, including its beautiful wooden floors), and it will be screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2004.

Dansette was Rosie’s first film script, and is the story of a young girl who does not fit in.

Shade was filmed at Moniave and Dunscore, as the director and producer were looking for a large tree standing alone in a field that overlooked a church – not difficult to find in Dumfries and Galloway!

This was the first professional short film made by a very talented bunch of graduates from Napier University, and Shade has proved very popular at film festivals.

For up-to-date information on Shade, go to www.outandoutfilms.co.uk

The Wicker Man Festival takes place near Kirkcudbright, in July each year.

Wicker Mad is a short film by BAFTA winning C4 Vids cult presenter Nigel Buckland who takes a whistle-stop tour of Wickerman country and The Wickerman Festival for the SCI FI Channel.

The film can be viewed at: www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk/wickermad.html

Andrew Niven headed a team who entered Galloway Video Challenge 2000, and returned to the region to make a short film, a ghost story set in an old mansion near Castle Douglas.

‘Forgotten Toys’ went on to win an award at the 41st Golden Knights International Film Festival in Malta.

The Edinburgh-based production company, Story Mill Films Ltd, are delighted with their win, and are now in negotiations with several producers to develop the 25-minute short film into a feature film.

Using a cast of 400 local people, a town fair was recreated in Wigtown for two days to shoot ‘The Toon Fair’, a tale of gossip and exaggeration in a small Scottish town.

It has now been screened at a number of international film festivals, and Adrian has since directed a further short film, ‘Wise Guys’, screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2003.

Adrian McDowall’s BAFTA-winning short film was shot in various locations in Wigtown and at the Douglas Ewart High School, Newton Stewart.

Shot on a tiny budget as a graduate film for his degree, Adrian’s film has gone on to win further awards and has been screened at film festivals all over the world.