Building site - to building sights; A chance encounter with Courtney Cox and David Arquette led to a bit part in horror film Scream 2 and inspired Sam Morton to pursue his dream of a career in film-making. James Barton met the boss of Newcastle's Twenty First Century Media. monday interview In association with RBS.(Features)

From: The Journal (Newcastle, England) | Date: July 16, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: James Barton

SAM Morton is 31 years old and looks younger, but he doesn't stand out among the team of young film-makers he has surrounded himself with.

His film company, Twenty First Century Media, employs 16 staff, most of whom are in their early 20s.

And this young business is growing fast. It is about to spend pounds 250,000 building a television studio at Sandyford Road in its new Jesmond head office. It has also opened offices in Leeds, Glasgow and London and expects to add a further pounds 250,000 to its sales next year, taking them beyond pounds 1m.

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