Northstowe Neighbours

Once complete, Northstowe is set to become one of the UK’s largest new towns. Located 20 minutes from Cambridge City, over the next two decades the former RAF airfield site will be transformed into a thriving town of 10,000 new homes, schools, parks and facilities to accommodate an anticipated community of 25,000 people.

Commissioned by Homes England and Northstowe Arts, the film sought to capture the lives, hopes and aspirations of the first cohort of residents setting up home in the first phase of the development. Shares the vibrant spirit of the town and stories of some of the people shaping its identity, the film highlights the strong sense of community and belonging that is already defining the town in the early years of development.

Learn more about Northstowe Neighbours: A documentary approach to filmmaking in the housing sector and Northstowe checks in with its Neighbours

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Housing

Built Environment

“We loved working with Paper Films. We presented them with a tough brief – and an even tougher deadline. They just got what we needed straight away. The whole marketing team was really impressed by the creativity, energy and can-do attitude they brought to our really ambitious project. They absolutely nailed what we had imagined at the outset and we are thrilled with the end result!”

Anna Mitchell

Head of Marketing, Peabody

“Very cool film. They delivered exactly what they said they would and made us look like heroes too! Our CEO’s first response when he saw that video was ‘Wow, that’s genius’, and the video received excellent feedback.”

Dan Anderson

Founder, Fourth Street

“They were under an extremely tight deadline, yet they went above and beyond without sacrificing the output's quality. The end result was really very powerful.”

David Smith-Milne

Chief Executive, Place Capital Group

“We were delighted with their professional and no-nonsense approach which matched their creativity. We briefed them on a Monday morning via Zoom and they came back to us with a script in a few days which after a bit of tweaking was really succinct and hit the right tone of voice for our clients.”

Andrew Spinoza

Director, Best Practice Comms

“We loved working with Paper Films, they made the production process so easy and quickly became a trusted part of the team. Their creativity, flexibility, and willingness to go the extra mile made it easy to transform our initial concept into a powerful piece of film. We’re now working together on a range of video content.”

Laura Savage

Comms and Marketing Manager

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Chloe Spencer

Marketing and Digital Specialist, Ambition Institute

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Rowan Gill

Head of Marketing, BCN Group

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