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News and Events - Filming in Northern Ireland

27
May

Behind the Scenes: How to Train Your Dragon Cast on Filming in Northern Ireland

27/05/25

 NEW FEATURETTE IN CINEMAS MONDAY JUNE 9 From three-time Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action […]

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23
May

BBC STUDIOS ANNOUNCE TV ADAPTATION OF GLOBAL HIT BOOK SERIES ‘CROOKHAVEN’

23/05/25

Thrilling new family drama centres on a secret school for crooks where students learn how to hone their skills in order to do good   BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions has today […]

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23
May

PIERCE BROSNAN AND HELENA BONHAM CARTER ROMANCE ‘FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE’ COMING TO UK & IRISH CINEMAS THIS SUMMER

23/05/25

Based on Niall Williams’ international bestselling novel of the same name, FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE will release on 18th July in the UK and Ireland Four Letters Of Love is a Genesius Pictures, AX1 […]

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21
May

New Crime Drama Art Detectives for Acorn TV

21/05/25

ACORN TV RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR THE NEW, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED CRIME DRAMA, ART DETECTIVES, STARRING STEPHEN MOYER Captivating Art World Drama Premieres Monday, June 9 Acorn TV released the official trailer from the gripping art world […]

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20
May

Northern Ireland Screen wins two Global Production Awards at Cannes Film Festival

20/05/25

Cannes Film Festival, France, 20 May 2025 – Northern Ireland Screen was presented with the Special Recognition Award at the Global Production Awards for its outstanding contribution to sustainable production. Taking place during the Cannes Film […]

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19
May

The Flats – Award-Winning Belfast Documentary Hits Cinemas

19/05/25

A film by ALESSANDRA CELESIA, winner of IFTA Award for Best Documentary 2025   IN CINEMAS QUEENS FILM THEATRE 30 MAY – 5 JUNE 2025 MOVIE HOUSE CITYSIDE 2 JUNE – 5 JUNE […]

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15
May

ALTITUDE ANNOUNCE DEALS TO US AND THE UK FOR THE OCCUPANT

15/05/25

Photograph by Bram van Woudenberg STARRING ELLA BALINSKA AND ROB DELANEY Altitude have announced several deals on Hugo Keijzer’s epic sci-fi thriller, THE OCCUPANT which will enjoy its World Premiere at the inaugural […]

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13
May

Second Series of Ratings Hit Ellis with Stars Sharon D Clarke and Andrew Gower to Return

13/05/25

All3Media International also uncovers global deals for the ground-breaking detective drama  Following the success of the first series, 5 and Acorn TV today announce the recommission of ground-breaking detective drama Ellis from Company […]

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13
May

Channel 4 to uncover the unheard and forgotten stories of passengers aboard the Titanic

13/05/25

New documentary produced by Afro-Mic Productions Titanic: Our Secret Histories the special will air on C4, Saturday 17th May at 8pm. Titanic: Our Secret Histories Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the discovery […]

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12
May

Northern Ireland Projects Celebrate Big Wins at 2025 BAFTA Television Awards

12/05/25

BAFTA has announced the winners of the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises 2025 at a ceremony in London. Celebrating the very best of television broadcast in 2024. Northern Ireland Screen was delighted […]

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02
May

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | BRINGING BERK TO LIFE

02/05/25

Made in Northern Ireland, Universal Pictures are delighted to present a new featurette for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Featurette: Bringing Berk to Life IN CINEMAS JUNE 9  YouTube: https://youtu.be/4gBVXcXTK5U?si=vfdopRJaUZ35t_Wc From three-time Oscar® nominee […]

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01
May

ITV’s Belfast-Filmed Medical Thriller Malpractice Returns This Week

01/05/25

ITV’s critically acclaimed medical thriller Malpractice returns this week for its much-anticipated second series. Following the departure of Niamh Algar, viewers can expect an entirely new scandal to unfold—this time centred around a […]

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01
May

Anna Haugh’s Big Irish Food Tour is coming to BBC Two

01/05/25

The celebrity chef returns home for a new series with special guests including Katherine Ryan, Laura Whitmore, Shayne Ward and Diarmuid Gavin. Anna Haugh’s Big Irish Food Tour was commissioned for BBC Daytime […]

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07
Apr

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now

07/04/25

Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now, Thursday 10 April, 10:15pm, RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.   Over an acting career spanning decades, Stephen Rea has shown himself to be a versatile and […]

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07
Apr

Ride or Die Premieres on BBC One Northern Ireland

07/04/25

Wednesday 9 April – BBC iPlayer & BBC One Northern Ireland, 10:40pm Thursday 10 April – BBC One, 10:40pm “Do you really understand what living is if you never put your life at […]

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27
Mar

Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for the BAFTA TV and TV Craft Awards

27/03/25

The nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards have been announced today. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see local projects and talent among the prestigious list of nominees. […]

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19
Mar

Channel 4 releases first look images from upcoming drama Trespasses

19/03/25

Starring Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen and Gillian Anderson with further cast announced From BAFTA award-winning and double Oscar-nominated Wildgaze Films (Brooklyn, An Education), and in association with All3Media International, first look images have […]

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13
Mar

Nazis, U-boats And The Battle For The Atlantic on BBC One Northern Ireland

13/03/25

Wednesday 19 March BBC iPlayer & BBC One Northern Ireland, 10.40pm It was the longest campaign of World War 2 – the Battle of the Atlantic. Between 1939 to 1945 more than 100,000 […]

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12
Mar

Northern Ireland Projects Amongst Nominations for the RTS Programme Awards 2025

12/03/25

The nominations for the 2025 RTS Programme Awards were announced yesterday on the RTS website and YouTube channel, hosted by television presenter Gaby Roslin. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 25th […]

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10
Mar

Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene return to screens for series three of BBC One quiz show The Finish Line

10/03/25

The Finish Line is back on screens, returning for six weeks with a brand-new series at 4.30pm from Monday 10th March on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The Finish Line is produced with […]

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27
Feb

ITV UNVEILS FIRST LOOK AT GRIPPING MEDICAL THRILLER MALPRACTICE

27/02/25

ITV’S HIT DRAMA MALPRACTICE RETURNS WITH HELEN BEHAN AND JORDAN KOUAMÉ – JOINED BY NEW STARS TOM HUGHES, SELIN HIZLI AND ZOË TELFORD  WRITTEN BY FORMER NHS DOCTOR GRACE OFORI-ATTAH, PRODUCED BY WORLD PRODUCTIONS […]

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25
Feb

Hunting The Online Sex Predators investigates ‘cybersex’ crime in the UK and beyond.

25/02/25

Hunting The Online Sex Predators presented by James Blake takes an in-depth look at ‘cybersex’ crime in the UK and beyond. Hunting The Online Sex Predators (formerly announced at the Belfast Media Festival […]

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17
Feb

Northern Ireland talent triumphs at the 2025 IFTA awards

17/02/25

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) announced the winners of the 2025 IFTA Awards, honouring exceptional achievements in Film and Drama at a star-studded ceremony on Friday, 14th February at the Dublin Royal Convention […]

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17
Feb

BAFTA wins for Rich Peppiatt and Nick Emerson

17/02/25

The winners of the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced last night in a ceremony hosted by David Tennant at The Royal Festival Hall in London. Northern Ireland Screen was delighted to […]

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13
Feb

Shot in Northern Ireland, Universal Pictures releases new trailer for the live action HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

13/02/25

IN CINEMAS JUNE 13th, 2025 Cast: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz, Murray McArthur Written and directed by: Dean DeBlois Producers: Marc […]

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