Written Question · S1W-30358 · Session 1
Whether Scottish Screen, the Scottish Arts Council or any other cultural organisation provided any funding or assistance towards the cost o…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Screen, the Scottish Arts Council or any other cultural organisation provided any funding or assistance towards the cost of the film "Sweet Sixteen"; if so, what funding or assistance each organisation provided; whether any of these organisations made any representations to it regarding any cultural opportunities that showing the film to as wide an audience as possible may bring, and whether it made any representations to the British Board of Film Classification as a result.
The answer
Lottery funding of £500,000 was provided by Scottish Screen towards the production of the film Sweet Sixteen. No representations have been made to the Scottish Executive by Scottish Screen regarding the film's distribution or potential audience.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-30358 by reference.