20/09/21
Northern Ireland Screen is running a skills development scheme called Production, Craft and Technical Skills. The scheme will provide training opportunities in varied roles in the film and television industry. We are currently looking […]
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17/09/21
The Department for Communities and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland have opened applications for its Creative Individuals Recovery Programme. The programme will help individuals reconnect or maintain their trade, profession or vocation within the […]
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16/09/21
Would you like to engage your students with game design? Games for Schools (GFS) is a brand new UK wide programme by Into Games to help provide educators with the tools they need […]
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16/09/21
Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Drama Commissioning with support from ScreenSkills, are recruiting a Trainee Script Editor for a one-year paid placement opportunity with a drama production company (October 2021 – October 2022). The placement […]
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15/09/21
Nova Jones, a brand-new comedy-adventure series from Jam Media that orbits around an 18-year-old pop star and her 12-year-old sister and manager as they go on a concert tour throughout the galaxy will […]
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10/09/21
Congratulations to Northern Ireland Screen backed projects Treibh na nDéithe, Lost Lives and Rawr for picking up Torc Awards for Excellence at the Celtic Media Festival. Treibh na nDéithe was awarded the Spirit […]
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10/09/21
MASTERPIECE, ITV and Mammoth Screen (Victoria, Poldark) are partnering on a four-part television miniseries to reimagine The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel. A picaresque story of […]
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08/09/21
Na Slimmers is a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund series that follows men and women on their journey to a healthier lifestyle. Produced by Imagine Media, the four-part series airs on Wednesday 8th […]
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07/09/21
TG4 announces the recipients of the 2021 Gradam Ceoil Awards which pay homage to musicians who have advanced, strengthened, and preserved traditional music in Ireland. The awards ceremony, now in its 24th year, […]
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06/09/21
THE LOST RELIC HUNTERS ARE BACK TO SOLVE THE MYSTERIES BEHIND THEIR UNIQUE COLLECTION OF ARTEFACTS A+E Networks UK has commissioned the treasure-hunting sequel to Lost Relics of the Knights Templar from Northern […]
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06/09/21
ScreenSkills Animation Trainee Finder, an entry-level paid placement programme, is being launched by the ScreenSkills Animation Skills Council with the support of UK animation productions that have paid into the Animation Skills Fund. […]
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03/09/21
A new Irish Language Broadcast Fund six-part observational documentary series, Ar An Sliabh, is a portrait of life in four of Ireland’s mountain communities during one extraordinary year. A Strident production, the series […]
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03/09/21
Caoimhe Ní Chathail and Proinsias Ó Coinn are on a mission to get us thinking differently about our wardrobes. Every year millions of tonnes of clothing are burned or dumped in landfill, yet […]
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02/09/21
Newry-born Cathy Brady’s IFTA-winning film Wildfire will screen in cinemas across Northern Ireland and Ireland from Friday 3rd September. Wildfire is Cathy Brady’s feature debut starring Nora-Jane Noone (Brooklyn, The Magdalene Sisters) alongside the late […]
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02/09/21
Celtic Media Festival has announced the details of its first online festival from Tuesday 7th – Thursday 9th September. The festival will include conference sessions, interviews, the International Pitching Forum, world-class networking and of course the […]
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02/09/21
In a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, Séamus Ó Grianna: Saol Corrach, presenter Damien Ó Dónaill examines the life, work and contradictions of the writer. The documentary was made by Macha Media […]
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01/09/21
An tOireachtas announced today (Wednesday 1st September 2021) the shortlist for the 2021 Oireachtas Media Awards. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see that 10 projects supported by its Irish Language Broadcast Fund are among […]
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01/09/21
Following the success of Factual Fast Track Wales, BBC, Channel 4, Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Scotland are launching Factual Fast Track Scotland and Northern Ireland in September 2021. The year-long development programme […]
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01/09/21
We have launched our second funding call for Short Film 2021-22. 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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31/08/21
The Pixel Mill is hosting a Q&A with a Publisher workshop with Secret Mode Director of Publishing James Schall on Thursday 30th September at 9:30am – 11am. The workshop will be an opportunity for developers, […]
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31/08/21
In Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund three-part series, Paula shares a mouth-watering selection of recipes, which she hopes viewers will serve up to their own family and friends. The […]
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27/08/21
BBC Northern Ireland has announced an array of new programmes for Autumn 2021 offering up entertainment and intrigue in the run up to Christmas. As the longer evenings draw in, audiences can sit […]
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25/08/21
We have launched an animation/VR pitching competition for entry level filmmakers currently working in the animation and interactive sector. The competition will run in association with Retinize, the Belfast based immersive tech studio. […]
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25/08/21
Stephen Fingleton’s Nightride has been selected as part of Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Industry Selects, a curated selection of global films beyond the official selection that are available for sale at the festival. Nightride is […]
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23/08/21
The new series of Mastermind, hosted by Clive Myrie, starts tonight (Monday 23rd August) at 7:30pm on BBC Two. The game show is produced by Hat Trick and Hindsight Productions with support from Northern Ireland […]
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