Amharc Submissions Now Open
Date Posted: January 31, 2025
TG4, BBC Gaeilge and Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund are inviting submissions for Amharc.
The Amharc initiative supports the production of feature length creative films on the arts in Northern Ireland today. The initiative will provide filmmakers with an opportunity to make distinctive, ambitious productions which will enrich BBC and TG4’s main programming schedules and which will have a theatrical release.
Previous projects supported through the initiative include Hammond, Duais an Dorais; Paul Muldoon:Laoithe s’ Liricí; Aonaracht and Neil Martin, Bóthar an Cheoil which recently screened at the Cork International Film Festival, the Out to Lunch Festival and Dublin’s Tradfest.
All artistic disciplines will be considered. Priority will be given to contemporary subjects, but contemporary treatments of historical works will also be considered.
Emphasis will be placed on treatments and storytelling that are creative and innovative whilst also having an approach that will entice the largest audience possible.
A total funding pot of £135, 000 will be available.
It is envisaged that projects will launch with theatrical screenings in 2026/ 2027 before broadcast on TG4 and BBC.
The ILBF will continue to administer the scheme. Representatives from the ILBF, TG4 and BBC Gaeilge will be responsible for selecting the applications.
APPLICATIONS:
Send applications to aine@northernirelandscreen by: Friday 7th March 2025
Please apply using the following documentation:
- A comprehensive treatment with notes on visual approach.
- TV and Cinema audience strategy and a specific plan for cinema distribution/festival screenings if applicable.
- A detailed production budget and a summary budget (costs relating to music copyright clearance and other material, including delivery and marketing material).
- CVs for those team members who will work on the project’s artistic aspects–director, producer, writer and editor.
- Proof of ownership of the material that will be produced and a copy of agreements made with writers and other parties, if necessary.
- Proof that the project’s main parties are in agreement in relation to the project.
- Any other supporting material.
It is expected that the projects will be completed and ready to release for theatrical screenings in 2026 and that they will be broadcast after this.
Is ábhar áthais do TG4, BBC Gaeilge agus do Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge Scáileán Thuaisceart Éireann aighneachtaí a iarraidh faoi choinne Amharc.
Tá tionscnamh Amharc ag leanúint de thacú le léiriú scannáin fhada chruthaitheacha ar na healaíona i dTuaisceart Éireann sa lá atá inniu ann. Leis an tionscnamh seo, beidh deis ag déantóirí scannán léiriúcháin shainiúla, uaillmhianacha a chruthú a shaibhreoidh príomhsceidil chláir BBC agus TG4 agus a thaispeánfar sna hamharclanna. Tograí eile a tháinig amach as an scéim seo ná Hammond, Duais an Dorais; Paul Muldoon:Laoithe s’ Liricí; Aonaracht agus Neil Martin, Bóthar an Cheoil a taispeánadh le déanaí ag Féile Scannáin Idirnáisiúnta Chorcaigh, Féile Out to Lunch agus Tradfest Bhaile Átha Cliath.
Cuirfear gach disciplín ealaíonta san áireamh. Tabharfar tús áite d’ábhair chomhaimseartha, ach breithneofar fosta ar shaothair stairiúla a bpléifear leo ar bhonn comhaimseartha.
Leagfar béim ar léirithe agus ar scéalaíocht atá cruthaitheach agus nuálach araon le cois cur chuige a mheallfaidh an lucht féachana is mó agus is féidir.
Beidh ciste dar luach iomlán £135,000 ar fáil.
Táthar ag dúil go seolfar tionscadail le taispeáint amharclainne in 2026/ 2027 roimh chraoladh ar TG4 agus BBC.
Leanfaidh An Ciste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge de riar na scéime. Ionadaithe de chuid CCG, BBC Gaeilge agus TG4 a bheidh freagrach as na hiarratais a roghnú.
IARRATAIS:
Seol iarratais chuig aine@northernirelandscreen faoi: Aoine 7ú Márta 2025
Úsáid na doiciméid seo a leanas le d’iarratas a dhéanamh:
- Cóiriú cuimsitheach le nótaí ar chur chuige físe.
- Straitéis lucht féachana teilifíse agus amharclainne agus plean sainiúil dáileacháin amharclainne más bainteach.
- Buisead mionsonraithe agus buiséad achomair (costais a bhaineann le glanadh cóipcheart ceoil agus ábhair eile, lena n-áirítear seachadadh agus ábhar margaíochta).
- CV na mball foirne a bheidh ag obair ar ghnéithe ealaíne an tionscadail – stiúrthóir, léiritheoir, scríbhneoir agus eagarthóir.
- Cruthúnas ar úinéireacht an ábhair a léireofar agus cóip de shocruithe atá déanta le scríbhneoirí agus le páirtithe eile, más gá.
- Cruthúnas go bhfuil priomhpháirtithe an tionscadail ar aon intinn maidir leis an tionscadal.
- Ábhar tacaíochta ar bith eile.
Táthar ag dúil go gcuirfear tionscadail i gcrích agus iad réidh le heisiúint faoi choinne
taispeáint amharclainne in 2025/2026 agus go gcraolfar ina dhiaidh sin iad.
