Our dedicated Scottish football shop has all the latest Scotland merchandise from Adidas, including the latest home and away kits. The Scotland home jersey is traditionally navy in colour and can be bought in a full range of adult, womens, kids and infants sizes. For the 2012/13 season, the Scotland away kit has returned to it's more traditional white after a previous yellow effort from Adidas. Out on the mountains and in the moorland you might spot majestic red deer or mountain hares while the islands are the perfect place to spot seals and seabirds, such as puffins.

Alice Whittemore, Talent Executive at Short Circuit said: “It’s been invigorating to assess the high calibre of Sharp Shorts applications for a second year running. We can’t wait to work with these teams to develop a fresh crop of stories that reflect a plethora of voices from creative talent based in Scotland.” In 1707 the Act of Union was signed, meaning Scotland, England and Wales were now a single state with one monarch (known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain). Psst! Read VisitScotland’s Scottish Wildlife Series to find out about six of the country’s coolest animals! The Jubilee – Writer/Director: Wilma Smith; Producer: Carol Brown; Executive Producer: Ken AndersonHeader Image:Behind the scenes of Razan Madhoon’s Sharp Shorts funded film Go Home – credit to Kevin J. Thomson About Short Circuit The Scottish Parliament is made up of 129 elected representatives who debate issues and make laws for Scotland. The head of the Scottish Government is the First Minister. Film City Futures’ mission is to connect people, space and opportunity, enabling access and entry to the screen industries for all. We offer industry focused programmes that are creative, challenging, and most importantly meet the needs of the screen sector in Scotland, from the engagement of new and emerging talent, to personal and business development. Projects to date include Jump Cut, a talent development initiative for 16-25 year olds; Frontrunners, an Executive Coaching programme for business leaders from television, film and related media businesses; and FOCUS, a business development initiative for screen businesses in Scotland. Green forests, towering mountains, vast lochs and a lively culture form this spectacular country! Join us on a bonnie adventure in our facts about Scotland… Facts about Scotland

Short Circuit is a film talent initiative for Scotland delivered by Film City Futures in partnership with Glasgow Film, and supported by Screen Scotland and BFI NETWORK (using funds from the National Lottery) running initially until the end of March 2022. Short Circuit is an ambitious new film talent initiative for Scotland delivered by Film City Futures in partnership with Glasgow Film, and funded by Screen Scotland and BFI NETWORK, running initially until the end of March 2022. Up to 9 short films will be produced and 5 feature length scripts will be developed through the programme each year. For Scottish football fans who prefer to remember happier times, we have a great collection of classic Scotland retro shirts from the 1960s and 1970s which make the perfect gift for the older generation who were around to enjoy the most vintage era in Scottish football history. The Singer – Writer/Director: Cora Bissett; Co-Writer/Performer: Jamie Rea; Producer: Laura McBride In 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, or ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’ as he is often known, travelled to Scotland to reclaim the thrones that his grandfather, once king of England, Ireland and Scotland, had lost in 1668. He had support from lots of Scottish clans but despite their early victories, they were defeated at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

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Made possible through National Lottery funding, BFI NETWORK exists to discover and support talented writers, directors and producers at the start of their careers. We collaborate with film organisations and leading cultural venues across the UK to provide funding for short films, support for the development of first features, as well as a range of professional and creative development programmes.

Sharp Shorts launched in May 2020 with a call for short film ideas. 16 projects were selected for an intensive development phase, and 9 were awarded funding through Sharp Shorts at the end of August 2020. You can read about the awarded projects here. Scotland has been populated for 12,000 years, and has a rich and complex history. In 43 AD the Romans successfully invaded Britain and fought frequently with the native Scots, called the Caledonians. Following the battle, the British government was determined to bring the Highlanders under their control and harsh laws were passed to eradicate all aspect of Highland culture, including the Gaeliclanguage and traditional clothing. This signalled the end of the Highland clan system. Allison Gardner, CEO at Glasgow Film said: “Glasgow Film are delighted by the quality and diversity of projects submitted for the second round of Sharp Shorts. Our ongoing work to reach filmmakers from under-represented communities continues to show results and we are excited to see the finished films on the big screen.”Film City Futures is a not for profit organisation based at Film City Glasgow, a screen production facility which houses over 25 companies from across the Scottish production and post-production sector, which was co-founded by one of Scotland’s most successful film production companies, Sigma Films. The filmmakers and projects - shortlisted from 248 applications - will receive training and development support over a three-month period to take their initial short film idea to a script.

Scotland is a country in Europe and is part of the island of Great Britain (Europe’s largest island) alongside England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Following centuries of Scotland’s policies lying in the hands of English politicians miles away in Westminster in London, a new Scottish Parliament was created and opened in 1999 at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Today, Thursday 8th July 2021, Short Circuit has announced the 16 shortlisted films that will be developed through the short film scheme Sharp Shorts.To offer the widest range of UK and international moving image culture through their programmes and festivals - delivered online and in venue As one of the UK’s leading independent cinemas, GFT plays an important part in the cultural life of Glasgow, screening a wide variety of international cinema, classic films and documentaries, alongside locally made work and material aimed at a range of community groups. GFT also has a strong education programme of outreach, courses and school screenings. Kieran Hannigan, Head of Scripted at Screen Scotland said: “It is fantastic to see the diversity and brilliance of the voices and projects uncovered by this year’s Sharp Shorts shortlist. This is such a vital step on the path for these filmmakers, giving them exposure and experience through the development programme. Short Circuit is core to the mission at Screen Scotland to identify and nurture the best of Scotland’s emerging talent.” Many animal species are protected in Scotland and there are two National Parks – the Cairngorms National Park and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park – as well as numerous beautiful nature reserves, that have been set up to protect the land and the wildlife that lives there.