We all know that the creative industries, in particular, music, literature and film, do much for Scotland\u2019s reputation worldwide and for our economy.<\/p>\n
This evening I\u2019ve had the immense pleasure of attending the FilmG awards in Glasgow. The project aims to develop new talent for BBC ALBA, to encourage grass-roots Gaelic storytelling and film-making and significant new online content in Gaelic.<\/p>\n
BBC Alba is increasingly important to Scottish culture and demonstrates the ways in which public service broadcasting can deliver content that is relevant to Scottish audiences, nurture home grown creative talent and develop a thriving creative industries sector that is vital for sustainable economic growth.<\/p>\n
In the year that Pixar\u2019s Brave is expected to bring considerable added income to the Scottish economy through tourism, we should not underestimate the contribution of film and television production to the Scottish economy. Through its activities, MGAlba has created, directly and indirectly, 287 FTE posts of which a third are based in the Western Isles.<\/p>\n
I have been very pleased to assist FilmG\u2019s drive to inspire new Gaelic film-makers, providing an additional \u00a330,000 of funding for this year\u2019s contribution.<\/p>\n
With FilmG now its fifth year, we are seeing an increasing number of entrants and I look forward to seeing some of the entrants push on with their film-making and generating further growth for the Scottish economy.<\/p>\n
Tha fios againn uile gu bheil gn\u00ecomhachais chruthachail, gu h-\u00e0raid ce\u00f2l, litreachas agus filmaichean air leth cudromach airson cli\u00f9 agus eaconamaidh na h-Alba.<\/p>\n
A-nochd fh\u00e8in, tha mi air mo dh\u00f2igh a bhith an l\u00e0thair aig oidhche dhuaisean FilmG ann an Glaschu. Bidh am pr\u00f2iseact ag amas air t\u00e0lant \u00f9r a bhrosnachadh airson MG ALBA, airson luchd-sgeulachd agus filmadairean a mhisneachadh aig aois \u00f2g, agus stuth G\u00e0idhlig \u00f9r a chruthachach airson an l\u00e0rach-l\u00ecn.<\/p>\n
Tha BBC ALBA a\u2019 f\u00e0s buileach cudromach airson cultar ann an Alba. Tha an t-sianail a\u2019 sealltainn mar a dh\u2019fhaodas seirbheisean craolaidh poblach pr\u00f2graman \u00f9r a chruthachadh a tha buntainneach do luchd-coimhead, t\u00e0lant chruthachail \u00f9r a neartachadh agus gn\u00ecomhachais chruthachail a bhrosnachadh a tha riatanach airson a bhith a\u2019 f\u00e0s an eaconamaidh.<\/p>\n
Anns a\u2019 bhliadhna far a bheil d\u00f9il gum bi \u2018Brave\u2019 aig Pixar airgead s\u00f2nraichte a thoirt gu eaconamaidh na h-Alba a thaobh turasachd, bu ch\u00f2ir dhuinn a bhith mothachail air na buannachdan eaconamach ceangailte ri film agus telebhisean. Tro obair MGAlba tha 287 cosnadh l\u00e0n uine air an cruthachadh, an treas cuid dhi\u00f9 anns na h-Eileanan an Iar. Tha na h-obraichean seo aig \u00ecre fior mhath agus tha iad \u2018 cuideachadh le taic a thoirt do ghn\u00ecomhachasan cruthachail.<\/p>\n
Tha mi air a bhith uabhasach toilichte cobhair a thoirt gu FilmG filmaidearan \u00f9r a lorg le maoin \u00a330,000 a bharrachd a thoirt seachad am bliadhna.<\/p>\n
A-nis anns an\u2019 ch\u00f2igeamh bliadhna, tha sinn airson \u00e0ireamhan nam fairpeasach \u00e0rdachadh agus tha mi a\u2019 coimhead air adhart ri na filmaichean \u00f9r fhaicinn. \u2019S e mo dh\u00f2chas gum brosnaich seo tuilleadh f\u00e0s airson eaconamaidh na h-Alba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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