International film festival receives financial boost

The Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival in Hawick will benefit from support from EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate, for its 2018 event.

The international festival of film and moving image – taking place in Hawick between May 3rd and May 7th – has been awarded £7,500 in round 36 of EventScotland’s National Funding programme.

The festival is one of four events across Scotland to have benefitted from a share of £49,500 in the last round of funding from EventScotland, which aims to enhance event delivery and ensure a diverse portfolio of events for Scotland.

In 2018, the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival will return to Hawick for its eighth year. Produced in partnership with flagship venue, Heart of Hawick, the experimental film festival attracts some of the most innovative filmmakers from around the world.

Last year’s event screened 139 films from 21 countries over five days, with 46 world premieres, 14 European premieres, 39 Scottish premieres and over 80 filmmakers in attendance.