Cornish Filming Assignment

We are delighted to announce a very significant Cornish filming assignment.

Through Screen Cornwall, we have won the tender to produce an informative documentary exploring the connections and cultural significance of the 10 Cornwall & West Devon Mining World Heritage sites. The film will premiere at World Heritage conference October 2024, Here is the Screen Cornwall link to announce the assignments under the new Cornish Content Commissions. 

The film will feature both brand new footage and interviews, plus historical archive.

It’s a subject very dear to us and on which we have worked before.

Croust time

Mining shaped Cornwall

Mining is the lifeblood flowing through Cornwall’s deep veins. It is the DNA that has shaped our county and people into who we are today. Today we celebrate the World Heritage status of large parts of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Areas.

Cornwall’s iconic engine houses are an emotive reminder of the heyday of mining here. But what is not so immediately apparent is that if we peel away the modern developments of our towns and villages, it was the mining boom that shaped the Cornwall we know today.

Because our road and railway systems were developed to serve the industry. Harbours constructed to import raw materials such as coal and timber and to export the ore. As a result,  towns grew around the mining centres. While other industries such as explosives and engineering thrived. And the profits of the industry funded the construction of many of the great Cornish houses and estates that still grace the county.

Wheal Francis

Richest square mile on the planet

At the height of the boom, the area around St. Day became known as ‘the richest square mile on the planet. In the 18th and 19th century the mines here produced hundreds of thousands of tons of the precious ore.

The demands of the industry also provided the catalyst for significant technological advances that were of worldwide significance.

Dolcoath Mine Camborne 1893

After the World Heritage Conference premiere we will be releasing the film on the contest circuit. And we are hoping that this Cornish filming assignment will lead to a full length documentary.