New northern branch of Fíbín Media – Fíbín Films NI – selected to pitch new drama series at Series Mania Festival in Lille
Date Posted: February 26, 2025
Fíbín Films NI – comhlacht úr de chuid Fíbín Media curtha ar bun ó Thuaidh & sraith nua drámaíochta s’acu roghnaithe don chomórtas Series Mania Festival in Lille
Ba thús uaillmhianach é do Fíbín Media in 2025, ainmniúchán IFTA faighte acu, craobh nua de theaghlach Fíbín i dTuaisceart Éireann faoi lán seoil agus dráma úr ar an ghearrliosta don chomórtas Series Mania – Sraith don chomhlacht úr.
Tá Fíbín Media ag dul ó neart go neart agus mar chuid d’fhás an chomhlachta, tá comhlacht úr seolta acu i dTuaisceart Éireann – Fíbín Films TÉ. Bunaithe ar Chósta Aontroma, tá siad lonnaithe in Ionad Nuálaíochta Bhun Abhann Dalla (Cushendall Innovation Centre), ionad digiteach úr a bhí mar stáisiún póilíní tráth. Tá sé mar fheidhm ag an ionad gnólachtaí nua a mhealladh go dtí an ceantar. Tá Fíbín Films TÉ ag amharc chun tosaigh go huaillmhianach agus dhá shraith drámaíochta á bhforbairt ag an chomhlacht úr.
Is é INVISIBLE an chéad dráma coireachta eile, sraith sé chlár suite cois trá i dTuaisceart Éireann atá á fhorbairt ag Fíbín Films NI, le tacaíocht ó Northern Ireland Screen agus BBC NI. Ar an Aoine (21 Feabhra), fógraíodh go bhfuil sé roghnaithe chun páirt a ghlacadh sa chomortas ag féile iomráiteach Mania Series i Lille France ag deireadh mhí an Mhárta. Tá INVISIBLE ar cheann de 16 thionscadal a roghnaíodh as breis agus 400 iontráil don fhéile seo, agus tá duais €50,000 ar fáil don bhuaiteoir.
I ndiaidh rath ollmhór CRÁ, sraith sé chlár drámaíochta Gaeilge faoi scéal coireachta de chuid Fíbín a bhí ar TG4, BBC One Tuaisceart Éireann agus BBC iPlayer in 2024, lean sé ar aghaidh le craoladh ar BBC Four i mí Eanáir 2025. Ba é seo an chéad dráma Gaeilge riamh a craoladh ar phríomhchainéil RA. Ní hamháin sin, ach ainmníodh CRÁ sa chatagóir ‘Dráma is Fearr’ do Ghradaim Scannán agus Teilifíse na hÉireann (IFTA) i mí Feabhra. Tá forbairt á déanamh ar an dara sraith a thabharfadh suim agus sult do lucht féachana réigiúnacha agus náisiúnta araon.
Mar chuid den fhás sa Tuaisceart, tá maoiniú Acumen bronnta ar Fíbín Media ó Intertrade Ireland chun léiritheoir atá lonnaithe go háitiúil a fhostú. Ó mhí Feabhra 2025 beidh Méabh Nic Alastair fostaithe ar bhonn páirtaimseartha san oifig i mBun Abhann Dalla, ag forbairt tionscadail teilifíse ar fud an réigiúin agus ag comhoibriú le scríbhneoirí agus stiúrthóirí an cheantair.
Deir Bernie Hoban Co-CEO of Fíbín Films TÉ:
“Ba thús iontach é don bhliain úr do Fíbín agus is borradh iontach é an scéala go mbeimid ar an stáitse ag Féile Series Mania in Lille. Tá an-áthas orainn ár gcomhlacht a sheoladh ó thuaidh – Fíbín Films TÉ. Tá fuinneamh cruthaitheach bríomhar ar fud oileán na hÉireann agus táimid ar bís as an deis nua seo chun an gnó a fhorbairt ar an gcósta thuaidh.”
Deir Méabh Nic Alastair Producer at Fíbín Films NI:
“Tá lúcháir orm post a ghlacadh mar léiritheoir in oifig thuaidh Fíbín Films TÉ. Is am iontach é le tosú leis an chomhlacht ach go háirithe i ndiaidh rath CRÁ agus le roinnt tionscadail spreagúla ar an fhód. Is buntáiste mór é bheith lonnaithe sa Cushendall Innovation Centre domsa agus tá mé ag súil go mór leis an fhoireann ó thuaidh a mhéadú san am amach romhainn.”
New northern branch of Fíbín Media – Fíbín Films NI – selected to pitch new drama series at Series Mania Festival in Lille
It has been a bold and ambitious start to 2025 for Fíbín Media, bringing an IFTA nomination, opening a new branch of the Fíbín family in Northern Ireland and a Series Mania shortlisting for the new company.
Fíbín Media is going from strength to strength and as part of the expansion of the company, it has launched a sister company in Northern Ireland – Fíbín Films NI. Based on the Antrim Coast, the NI base is situated in the Cushendall Innovation Centre, a former police station-turned digital hub designed to attract new businesses to the area. Fíbín Films NI is looking to the future with scale and ambition with two drama series in the pipeline for the company.
The first drama is INVISIBLE, a six-part thriller set in a coastal town in Northern Ireland being developed by Fíbín Films NI, with support from Northern Ireland Screen and BBC NI. Today (21 Feb), we are pleased to announce that it has been selected to pitch at the prestigious Series Mania Festival in Lille France at the end of March. INVISIBLE is one of only 16 projects selected out of over 400 entries to this festival, with the winning project taking away a €50,000 prize.
Separately, following on from the huge success of CRÁ, Fíbín’s thrilling six-part Irish-language crime drama that premiered on TG4, BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer in 2024, it went on to air on BBC Four in January 2025. This marked the first-ever Irish Language drama to be broadcast on a UK network TV channel. CRÁ was nominated in the ‘Best Drama’ category for the Irish Film and TV Awards (IFTA) in February. Development is underway for a second series which promises to thrill and excite both regional and national audiences.
The continued success of Fíbín Media was recognised at the Irish Times Business Awards at the Mansion House in Dublin last night (Thursday 20 February) where they were nominated in the Local Business category. As part of the business growth and expansion into Northern Ireland, Fíbín Media have been awarded Acumen funding from Intertrade Ireland to hire a locally based producer. From February 2025 Méabh Nic Alastair will be employed on a part-time basis at the Cushendall base, driving development for TV projects across the region and collaborating with writers and directors in the area.
Bernie Hoban Co-CEO of Fíbín Films NI said:
“It has been a brilliant start to the new year for Fíbín and the news today that we will be pitching at Series Mania in Lille is a fantastic boost for the company. We are thrilled to be able to launch our sister company in the north – Fíbín Films NI. There is a vibrant creative energy across the island of Ireland and we are excited for this new opportunity to develop the business on the northern coast.”
Méabh Nic Alastair Producer at Fíbín Films NI said:
“I am thrilled to take up a position as producer in the northern office of Fíbín Films NI. It is a great time to come into the company following the recent success of CRÁ and with a number of exciting projects on the horizon. Being able to be situated in the Cushendall Innovation Centre is a real plus and I am looking forward to growing the team in the north over the course of the months ahead.”
