Award winning Paisley filmmaker plans to take on James Bond franchise

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A Paisley filmmaker says his award-winning movie has helped put Renfrewshire and the Scottish film industry “in the international spotlight”.The success of Infiltrated has prompted plans for a Scottish series of films to go toe-to-toe with blockbuster franchise James Bond.Tam Toye – a producer, scriptwriter and actor – is the man behind Infiltrated, which tells the story of Sergeant Barry Clark, a British Army soldier falsely accused of war crimes in Bosnia.Barry is subsequently recalled to Military Intelligence and is sent undercover to infiltrate and destroy the organisation run by the kingpin of organised crime in Scotland.The action movie was awarded best low-budget film at the Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival in 2021 and Tam says that, since then, “sales of the film just get better all the time”.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialFollowing the film festival success, Infiltrated was picked up by streaming giant Amazon Prime Video.It features well-known landmarks, such as the former Coats Memorial Church, Lochwinnoch’s Muirshiel Country Park, Paisley Town Hall, the University of the West of