NORTH Yorkshire film-makers producing a new movie have secured a £150,000 loan to help bring their project to the big screen.

Green Screen Productions Ltd (GSPL), based in Bubwith, near Selby, has completed filming on The Knife That Killed Me after the funding from Finance Yorkshire allowed them to buy state-of-the-art equipment and labour costs, including drafting in eight University of York graduates.

The film is based on the Antony McGowan novel of the same name about a boy from Leeds who descends into knife-crime.

GSPL managing director Alan Latham, who set up the company with Thomas Mattinson in 2008, said: “As a creative industry, I wasn’t sure if Finance Yorkshire could help us, but I received a very positive response.”

Thomas said: “The support of Finance Yorkshire is very important to our ongoing development and the loan will help prove our visual influence, and we are now looking to make at least five films a year.”

The Knife That Killed Me stars Waterloo Road actor Jack McMillen and uses real and computer-generated footage to reflect the memories of the lead character. It will be released at the end of the year.

Finance Yorkshire, backed by the European Union, provides financial support ranging from £15,000 to £2 million to small and medium-sized businesses. More information is available at finance-yorkshire.com and by phoning 0845 649 0000.