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Applications Now Open For The Puttnam Scholarship 2025 Programme



Date Posted: April 23, 2025

Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland have teamed up with Atticus Education to offer four Northern Ireland residents the opportunity to attend 6 two-hour online masterclasses with Lord David Puttnam (producer of Midnight ExpressChariots of FireLocal HeroThe Killing FieldsThe Mission). A follow-up ‘in-person’ event for the scholars and industry leaders will take place in Belfast in early October 2025.

The masterclasses will be fully interactive and full engagement by each participant is an essential feature of the programme.  Having attended the entire programme each individual will receive a scholarship to the value of €1,000, . Travel expenses to the in-person event will also be included where needed.

The master classes will run between 1000 hrs. and 1200 hrs. on the following dates:

  • Monday 23rd June
  • Thursday 26th June
  • Monday 30th June
  • Wednesday 2nd July
  • Monday 7th July
  • Wednesday 9th July

Selected participants MUST be available for ALL the masterclasses.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: WEDNESDAY 14TH MAY 2025

Applicant information is available here

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