DGTV was set up in 2022 when the Scottish Youth Film Foundation ran their annual film festival at the Bridge, Dumfries.  A local group of young people from the region were invited to work on their own short documentaries and participate in a live TV broadcast from the film festival.  They later worked together on a short film, WEDNESDAY’S CHILD, screened at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre on 6 June 2023. They also visited First Light Studios in Leith.

SWMF has been running weekly filmmaking sessions at the Stove, Dumfries on Monday evenings (4.30-6.30 pm) supported by the Holywood Trust for 14–19-year-olds, and made a short film under professional conditions for 19-26 year-olds, supported by Screen Scotland’s Film Education Fund in August 2024.

Productions last year included a mockumentary about recycling called BINVASION and a short form drama called SHANTER. Our most recent short film is called ‘BLACK ICE’, shot on location at Dumfries IceBowl and Millgreen.

DGTV has its own YouTube channel and Instagram account - take a look