Film producers will benefit from a £250,000 boost for a funding scheme which encourages movie-making in Scotland.

The Production Growth Fund generated £17.5 million for the economy from the first £1.75m awarded, according to Creative Scotland figures.

The latest pledge for the scheme - a combination of Scottish Government and National Lottery money supported by Creative Scotland - will bring the funding pot to £3.25m.

Danny Boyle's Trainspotting sequel T2 and a biopic of Winston Churchill were among the first projects to benefit from the scheme.

The Loch, a new ITV murder-mystery set on the banks of Loch Ness, and In Plain Sight, a drama about Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel, were also backed by the fund after its launch in 2015.

Culture secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "Film and TV producers spent a record £53m shooting in Scotland in 2015 - an increase of £30m in the last 10 years.

"One crucial initiative that has attracted major productions to base themselves in Scotland has been the Production Growth Fund, of which £1.75m had been awarded at the end of March.

"The fund has underpinned strong demand for our crew and our services, cemented trust in the excellence of our work and strengthened Scotland's reputation as a base for big budget productions."

Churchill producer Piers Tempest said: "With the support of Creative Scotland and the Production Growth Fund, we had an extremely positive experience filming Churchill in Scotland and it really felt like the natural place to bring our next film, The Wife."