06/03/23
Congratulations to the Northern Ireland projects nominated for this year’s RTS Ireland Television Awards 2023. The awards aim to showcase and give recognition to the Irish TV industry for achievements and excellence in […]
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14/02/23
Chris O’Dowd (My Father’s Dragon) and Amy Huberman (A Cat Called Jam) will lead the voice cast of Puffin Rock and the New Friends, a new animated feature from WestEnd Films in collaboration with Kilkenny-based animation studio […]
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09/02/23
Congratulations to Hat Trick Production who won two awards at last night’s Broadcast Awards for its comedy Derry Girls. The series won Best Comedy Programme and Timeline TV Moment of the Year for Erin’s […]
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06/02/23
Belfast-based Tern and Newry-based Big Mountain Productions have each secured commissions for Channel 4, part funded by Northern Ireland Screen. The two independent production companies answered a brief from Head of Daytime and […]
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03/02/23
We are providing funding through the Screen Fund to develop feature documentaries with the potential to appeal to an international audience that will deliver unique visions and voices on universal stories from Northern Ireland […]
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09/01/23
Tourism Ireland has revealed details for applications for its 2023 International Programming Ireland Fund, now in its third year. Producers of high-quality international programming that feature or are made on the island of […]
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23/12/22
2022 was another blockbuster year for the screen industry in Northern Ireland. Content made in studios and on location in Northern Ireland was streamed into cinemas and homes globally with audiences enjoying locally […]
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17/11/22
Attention content creators! BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen is seeking documentary, animation and comedy ideas for Two Minute Masterpiece. Two Minute Masterpiece is a talent development project that encourages the next […]
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26/10/22
The climate emergency affects us all without exception and requires urgent climate action. The third Global Pitch organised online by Sunny Side of the Doc from 7-8 February will be dedicated to climate change, […]
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25/10/22
Filmarket Hub is seeking applications for its Feature Film 2022 Screenwriting Contest. Filmarket Hub is looking for fresh, original voices and stand out feature film scripts. Its aim is to connect emerging screenwriters with the […]
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25/10/22
Four writers have been selected to develop their short film projects through our New Shorts Focus short film scheme in 2022/23. The scheme is for fiction development projects specifically for under-represented new and emerging Northern […]
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09/10/22
Three writers have been selected to develop their short film projects through our New Shorts Focus short film scheme in 2021/22. The scheme is for fiction development projects specifically for under-represented new and […]
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27/09/22
Stowe Story Labs, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen, and Galway Film Fleadh announced today the writing fellows from the Island of Ireland that were awarded fellowships to develop original projects through its […]
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06/09/22
Applications for IGNITE are now open, and will now be accepted until Friday, September 30th 2022 at 5pm. Successful projects will be announced in mid-October. IGNITE is a talent development programme directed towards […]
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31/08/22
Bridging the Gap is one of the leading documentary new talent initiatives in the UK, offering development training, a cash budget, and one year of international festival distribution to emerging filmmakers based in […]
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30/08/22
We have launched our second funding call for Short Film 2022-23. Funding is available at individual and production company levels for the production of live action, factual and virtual reality short films. By […]
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25/08/22
New Shorts Focus is an initiative to find Northern Ireland resident filmmakers exclusively from groups that are underrepresented in the film and television sector. This is a fiction development scheme specifically for under-represented new and […]
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25/07/22
The UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) has opened its International Business Development strand. The strand supports UK screen content businesses across film, TV, animation and interactive narrative video games to enhance their international […]
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08/07/22
We are providing funding through the Screen Fund to develop feature documentaries with the potential to appeal to an international audience that will deliver unique visions and voices on universal stories from Northern Ireland resident […]
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23/06/22
Meet the UK Global Screen Fund in Belfast, Thursday 30 June, 4.30pm Accidental Theatre, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB Come to this one-hour session to meet representatives from the UK Global Screen […]
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22/06/22
New Shorts Focus is an initiative to find Northern Ireland resident filmmakers exclusively from groups that are underrepresented in the film and television sector. Six projects will be chosen to go through a […]
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20/06/22
Following a competitive application process for the third year running, Atticus Education, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Future Screens NI are delighted to announce this year’s eight Puttnam Scholars. This cross-border initiative offers […]
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16/06/22
Channel 4 and Northern Ireland Screen have joined forces to help boost the nation’s broadcast sector. An initial two-year partnership will see the organisations working closely together to support and grow the production […]
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09/06/22
On Wednesday 22 June Channel 4 is working with Northern Ireland Screen to host an Open Day for the creative community in Northern Ireland. This day will be an opportunity for those involved […]
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08/06/22
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Northern Ireland Screen announced today the reopening of their funding incentive for the development of screen-based projects between Canadian and Northern Ireland producers. Click HERE to read the guidelines. Now […]
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