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14
Mar

Teach s’Againne

14/03/24

Teach s’Againne Monday 18 March BBC Sounds & BBC Radio Ulster, 7.30pm  In this four part BBC Gaeilge series, parents chat about their personal experiences and the various stages they have gone through […]

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14
Mar

Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for the 2024 IFTA Film and Drama Awards

14/03/24

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2024 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 28 categories in Film & Drama. Projects made in Northern Ireland and homegrown talent […]

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14
Mar

RTS NI ANNOUNCES STUDENT TELEVISION AWARDS SHORTLIST FOR 2024

14/03/24

The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) is delighted to announce the nominations for this year’s Student Television Awards, supported by Northern Ireland Screen and the Department for the Communities. This is […]

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12
Mar

Uan Uladh: Scéal Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh

12/03/24

Uan Uladh: Scéal Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh TG4 Friday 15th March 8pm YouTube Clip https://youtu.be/UWF-ZtdBOy8 Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh was the first woman to write a novel in the Irish language, one of the first […]

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12
Mar

Celtic Media Festival unveils nominees for the Torc Awards

12/03/24

Taking place from the 4th to 6th of June 2024 at the Marriott Hotel in Cardiff’s city centre, the Celtic Media Festival’s annual three-day celebration will see nominees come together to celebrate the […]

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11
Mar

BBC Three’s Wreck returns on Tuesday 26 March

11/03/24

The second series of comedy horror Wreck, which filmed on location in Northern Ireland,, will launch on Tuesday, 26th March, at 10pm  on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Made with funding from Northern […]

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08
Mar

ODO wins at 2024 British Animation Awards

08/03/24

ODO claimed two awards at 2024 British Animation Awards last night at the BFI Southbank. Produced by Belfast-based Sixteen South, the series picked up the awards for Best Children’s Pre-School Series and Best Design. Directed […]

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07
Mar

ULSTER-SCOTS BROADCAST FUND DIGITAL APPLICATION CALL

07/03/24

The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) is seeking digital projects that reflect aspects of Ulster-Scots language, culture and heritage and have the potential to reach a local and international audience. These projects will be […]

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07
Mar

Kayak Ó Thuaidh on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two Northern Ireland

07/03/24

Kayak Ó Thuaidh Monday 11 March BBC iPlayer and BBC Two Northern Ireland, 10pm A new BBC Gaeilge series follows presenters Tessa Fleming and Irial Ó Ceallaigh as they embark on an epic […]

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07
Mar

Legendary Actor Stephen Rea to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement award at April 20th Ceremony Hosted By Baz Ashmawy

07/03/24

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that legendary, Oscar-nominated actor Stephen Rea will be honoured with the Irish Academy Award for his Lifetime Achievement, and for his outstanding contribution to […]

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04
Mar

Paleo Pines wins The*Gamehers Best Game of the Year Award

04/03/24

Paleo Pines, the charming dinosaur-themed farming simulator developed by Holywood game studio Italic Pig, has taken home the prestigious Best Game of the Year award at The*Gamehers Awards 2024. Released in September 2023 […]

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29
Feb

On The Pulse Festival Illuminates Screens this March

29/02/24

The 6th Cinemagic ON THE PULSE FESTIVAL, celebrating the short film genre, funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen, proudly presents a March programme of unmissable films, jury programmes and a masterclass […]

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29
Feb

Feast your ears on a monthly yarn with new Ulster-Scots podcast ‘Thran’

29/02/24

Thran – The Ulster-Scots Podcast invites listeners on a year-long journey into Ulster-Scots culture through 12 insightful and seasonal episodes. Led by Liam Logan and the Negative Waves team, and with funding from […]

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28
Feb

Screen agencies in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales join forces to call for Channel 4 production quotas that ensure C4 is for all the UK

28/02/24

Northern Ireland Screen, Screen Scotland and Creative Wales are concerned that Ofcom is recommending a new 65% London quota and renewal of a 91% C4 production quota for England across the next decade. […]

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28
Feb

Derry Girls writer awarded prestigious literary prize

28/02/24

Lisa McGee won the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize for the 3rd series of the television comedy drama ‘Derry Girls. Derry Girls, the Bafta and international Emmy winning series supported by Northern Ireland Screen, […]

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28
Feb

Nominations for Royal Television Society Republic of Ireland 2024 / Gradaim 2024

28/02/24

The Royal Television Society Republic of Ireland 2024 / Gradaim 2024 has revealed the 2024 nominees spanning across ten categories. This year, over 130 entries from the Irish television industry were considered for […]

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22
Feb

BBC orders two more series of hit Belfast police drama Blue Lights

22/02/24

The BBC has ordered two more six-part series of the critically acclaimed Belfast-based police drama Blue Lights from Two Cities Television for BBC One and iPlayer. The news of series three and four […]

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21
Feb

Kris Kelly of Enter Yes nominated for UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK Outstanding Contributions Awards

21/02/24

The UK Screen Alliance and Animation UK have revealed the shortlisted nominees for their upcoming awards, shining a spotlight on the remarkable achievements within the industry over recent years. As 2024 marks the […]

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16
Feb

Lord Mayor Ryan Murphy Launches Belfast XR Festival

16/02/24

Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Ryan Murphy has launched the 2024 Belfast XR Festival at the Black Box in Hill Street. Belfast XR, now in its third year, specialises in curating worldclass immersive […]

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16
Feb

Guest cast announced and first-look images released for series two of BLUE LIGHTS

16/02/24

The BBC has today released brand new pictures and announced returning and new cast members for the second series of the critically acclaimed Belfast-based police drama Blue Lights from Two Cities Television, coming […]

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16
Feb

Saolta ’s Gaolta Returns

16/02/24

Monday 19 February BBC Two Northern Ireland, 10pm Also on BBC iPlayer   Saolta ’s Gaolta returns for a second series and takes a nostalgic look at the lives and experiences of families […]

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15
Feb

NORTHERN IRELAND-SHOT COVID-19 DRAMA, BREATHTAKING TO AIR 19TH FEB ON ITV

15/02/24

HTM Television’s BREATHTAKING starts Monday 19th February at 9pm on ITV and ITVX, continuing across 3 consecutive nights. Filming of the three-part series was completed in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was produced in […]

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15
Feb

British Animation Awards 2024 nominations for ‘PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS’ & ‘Odo’

15/02/24

PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS and ODO have been nominated across multiple categories in the 2024 British Animation Awards. PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS, the animated feature from Derry-based Dog Ears […]

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15
Feb

USBF DEVELOPMENT CALL- 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN 2026

15/02/24

DEVELOPMENT CALL The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is seeking no more than a one-page proposal around the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence in 2026. Proposals must be written with an American […]

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14
Feb

Celtic Media Festival International Pitching Forum returns for 2024

14/02/24

Submissions are now open for the highly anticipated event, which offers a £6,000 development prize, and has led to many successful TV and film productions across the Celtic nations The Celtic Media Festival […]

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