Company has doubled in size over the past year

Shoot The Company team photo

Shoot The Company has opened a new office near Old Street, London.

The production agency has doubled in size over the past year, and the new base includes an additional editing studio compared to its former location - taking it up to six in total.

The move comes as the business hits its 15th anniversary, which it has celebrated with the £15k For 15 Years campaign. Shoot offered a £15,000 budget towards budding content creators, with Amber Akaunu recently announced as the winner.

She has made a film about the story of the oldest black community in Europe in her hometown of Liverpool, through the lens of rap. It is titled, 0151: Liverpool, Rap and Politics, and can be seen here.

In addition, Shoot has marked the occastion by launching a new website featuring a filmed interview from their first ever client, Kate Bosomworth, with her recollections from the early years.

Tom Hillier, co-founder of Shoot the Company, said: “We’re incredibly proud of the heritage and values of Shoot the Company and we take this ethos into the films we produce and all of our working relationships along the way. This next strategic phase of expansion is another exciting chapter in writing our own story within the industry. We look forward to continuing the work with our fantastic colleagues and clients as we develop even more incredible productions over the next 15 years.”

Fellow co-founder Henry Wilks added on the 15k For 15 Years campaign: “We were delighted to mark our birthday and have the opportunity to give back with something like the £15k for 15 year campaign. Our deserved winner Amber has a brilliant combination of storytelling vision, an artistic eye and a real determination.

“The competition showed beyond doubt how many talented young people are looking for ways to make films that matter to them. For Shoot the Company, it’s important we can help this generation of distinctive storytellers break through. We are already working with some of the other entrants from our competition and hope to do so with more talented young filmmakers over our next 15 years.”