A Falmouth-based film production company is growing fast thanks to superfast broadband.

Dogbite is a collective of film-makers and media professionals, including directors, producers, production designers, cinematographers, sound designers which was established ten-years-ago.

They moved into their Falmouth studio in 2012 and since then Dogbite has developed an impressive list of national and international clients, working with major brands in commercial advertising and corporate production, as well as working on documentaries, drama shorts and features.

Managing director Michelle Taylor said: “We are thrilled to be one of the first businesses in the UK to have a superfast broadband 'fibre to the premises' connection.

“This means we can now enjoy speeds of up to 300 Mbps, which is transforming the way we work. We regularly transfer large files with clients and suppliers in London and elsewhere in the UK. With regular broadband, this often took upwards of five or six hours just to transfer a single film. Now we can transfer a whole set of deliverables in the time it takes us to have a tea break. It is absolutely fantastic.

“Just this week, one of our London based clients was delighted because we were able to send a film through to them in less than twenty minutes. Film production is a competitive industry and this connectivity means we can compete on a more level playing field with leading production companies and agencies in London.

“Now we have superfast broadband, our turnaround on jobs is so much better and being based in Cornwall does not disadvantage us. It also means that we can take on larger projects and attract higher profile clients, which will help grow the business and make us more successful in future.

“As well as significantly faster uploads and downloads, superfast broadband has revolutionised our use of Skype. We are able to communicate with clients and suppliers in a way that was previously not possible.

“Superfast broadband has given our business a terrific boost, allowing us to work more productively and putting us in a position where we can win higher value contracts in future.”

Superfast Cornwall is a pioneering partnership between the EU, Cornwall Council and BT which is bringing superfast fibre broadband to Cornwall. Ninety per cent of homes and businesses in Falmouth can now order fibre broadband and it is expected that 95 per cent will be able to do so by the time the programme completes at the end of the year.

Pic of Dogbite staff