Action! £1.5m Foundry Film Studios opens in Manchester

Manchester’s media industry is set to be boosted by the opening of The Foundry Film Studios.

Located adjacent to MediaCityUK, the 8,000 sq ft venue is designed for the creation of TV and advertising content, photography shoots and events.

The £1.5m facility on Ordsall Lane in Salford is being led by managing director James Shannon and Madeline Penfold, both of whom have previous experience delivering creative content for clients.

James commented: “Our combined ambition was to create a space which is ultimately an artistic hub and where collaboration is at the core.

“We wanted to make it feel like a home-from-home environment and develop an alternative to the cold, un-welcoming feeling that is so often found in a lifeless empty studio. We have built a space where traditional workflows can be broken and a place where we can continually adapt to the needs of our clients.

“The TV industry has evolved and boundaries are constantly being pushed. Experience, process and technology are very much a focus of the Foundry Studios and being able to work with our clients across the world offering them an immersive live experience is second to none”,

Madeline Penfold, producer, added: “The development of the Foundry Studios has been a wonderful collaborative project bringing together such inspirational and creative people.

“We’ve listened carefully to the needs of our clients, looked at the changing needs of the industry and brought together a team of talented in-house directors, photographers, producers, editors and production support in a space where we can challenge traditional techniques and join our clients on a ground-breaking journey creating and delivering content.

“There’s so much happening in Manchester in the creative and digital sector and we want to ensure The Foundry is positioned right at the heart of the excitement”.

The Foundry is currently home to two expansive studios, with one studio containing one of the largest infinity covers in the North West.

The venue also features edit facilities, dressing rooms, creative breakout areas, a mezzanine platform and a bar area.

Foundry Studios, which was funded by Marketing Media Group, is part of a Capital&Centric development .

Tim Heatley, co-founder of Capital&Centric said: “We’re delighted to see Foundry Film Studios operational in their new home. Foundry is a development that we’re really proud of and it’s exciting to see such a creative operator taking space in the new scheme”.

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