Bristol's largest independent movie and TV facility – Nine Tree Studios – opens

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Peter Davison

Bristol has cemented its reputation as the go-to location for film and television producers with the opening of Nine Tree Studios – the city's largest facility.

The brand new 10,000sq ft film, television and commercial production studio in Brislington is backed by JonesMillbank, Bristol-based video production company.

The facility is being launched in phases. Phase one encompasses a versatile production space with attached offices, suitable for a range of dry hire and set build requirements, as well as events and photography, with significant parking for cars, vans and trailers.

Phase two will see the build and fit-out of a state-of-the-art production facility encompassing a 2,600sq ft primary soundstage, two smaller 300sq ft studios, grading suites, wardrobe, sound facilities, and expanded office and meeting space, all housed in a Class-A soundproofed facility.

The facility will also become home to JonesMillbank, allowing other productions to be supported by crew and creatives, whilst bolstering JonesMillbank's own in-house capabilities and resources.

“This is an incredibly exciting chapter in our history. We’ve been based in Bristol for 12 years, steadily growing our team, portfolio and clients, but this represents a huge leap forward and an incredibly exciting development for the region too,” said Russell Jones, co-Founder of Nine Tree Studios and JonesMillbank.

“We’ve already secured funding to develop and expand the space, helping to support not only our own productions but the wider creative community too”.

Adam Millbank, co-Founder of Nine Tree Studios and JonesMillbank, added that “the continued growth in productions across our region is wonderful.

"I’ve been blown away by the diverse talent here. It feels fantastic to know we'll be part of such a dynamic industry, celebrating all the region has to offer.”

The expansion will allow for the creation of numerous jobs, including technicians, crew, studio managers and marketeers, whilst allowing for the provision of work experience and placements.

Phase one has launched, with phase two scheduled for 2023 Q3, pending bookings and market demand.

Peter Davison

Peter Davison is deputy editor of The Business Magazine. He has spent his life in journalism – doing work experience in newsrooms in and around Bristol while still at school, and landing his first job on a local newspaper aged 19. By 28 he was the youngest newspaper editor in the country. An early advocate of online news, he spent the first years of the 2000s telling his bosses that the internet posed both the biggest opportunity and greatest threat to the newspaper industry and the art of journalism. He was right on both counts. Since 2006 he has enjoyed a career as a freelance journalist. He lives in rural Wiltshire with one wife, two children, and three cats.