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News and Events - General

14
May

The Marketplace at Galway Film Fair is accepting applications

14/05/21

The 2021 edition of the Galway Film Fleadh & Fair will take place from 20th – 25th July. The move comes as part of a general reshuffling in this year’s festival calendar caused […]

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13
May

ILBF documentary Plean Bee gives an insight into the All Ireland Pollinator Plan

13/05/21

TG4 will air an Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, Plean Bee, on World Bee Day, Thursday 20th May at 9:30pm about the internationally acclaimed All Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) and how it is mobilising […]

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12
May

Docs Ireland returns with exciting series of online industry events

12/05/21

The international documentary film festival, Docs Ireland will return to Belfast in June with a series of online events in which industry professionals will hear from both rising stars and documentary filmmaking legends. […]

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11
May

Irish Language Broadcast Fund announces funding decisions for 2021

11/05/21

Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) is delighted to announce its latest funding decisions for 2021. Funding was awarded across a wide genre of TV and online content with a total […]

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10
May

New Expert Mentoring Programme searching for content producers

10/05/21

Film and television production within Northern Ireland continues to grow at pace. A significant part in this growth is the children’s television sector which has been spearheaded by Zodiak Kids Studio. Northern Ireland Screen has partnered […]

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06
May

Fine Points Films project amongst Mother Tongues Award winners

06/05/21

The Mother Tongues Award, the feature film development initiative for UK-based filmmakers in which the dialogue is in a language other than English, has now selected its first three winners. The scheme is […]

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06
May

Applications open to the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund application call

06/05/21

Northern Ireland Screen is pleased to announce our applications are now open for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) call. The USBF is seeking digital content projects. The projects should be aimed at supporting learning […]

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05
May

BFI Film Academy releases new opportunities for young people

05/05/21

BFI Film Academy has released three new opportunities for young people: The Beginner’s Guide to the UK Film Industry, Saturday 8th May at 12:30pm via Zoom Talking Point founder Helen Johnson will lead […]

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29
Apr

The Northern Ireland Film & Television School is now accepting applications for Sept 2021

29/04/21

The Northern Ireland Film & Television School (NIFTS) is an award-winning film school based at SERC’s Bangor campus. The 1-year HNC in Creative Media Production is delivered over 2 full days a week […]

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27
Apr

ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund webinar

27/04/21

ScreenSkills is hosting a seminar for producers of unscripted content in Northern Ireland to find out more about the Unscripted TV Skills Fund on Thursday 29th April at 9am via Zoom. The Fund, which […]

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27
Apr

Screenwriting and One Page Synopsis seminar with Kate Leys

27/04/21

Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a Screenwriting and One Page synopsis seminar aimed at supporting screenwriters and filmmakers who hope to apply for the New Writer Focus scheme. The seminar will be led […]

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27
Apr

NI Chamber event – Rotha Johnston interview with Tim Davie

27/04/21

Leadership LIVE – Exclusive Interview with Tim Davie CBE, Director-General, BBC Thursday 29 April | 2.00pm | Online Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) invites you to join an exclusive […]

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26
Apr

BBC NI profiles DeLorean in Fired Up Films’ new box set series

26/04/21

DeLorean: Back From The Future, a two-part theatrical documentary series exploring the rise and fall of automaker John Z DeLorean and his attempt to build the car of the future in the 1980s, […]

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23
Apr

DCMS and BFI launch UK Global Screen Fund to boost global exports of UK content

23/04/21

Funding available to support UK-based screen sector companies with International Distribution, Business Development and Co-Production Open for Application from 28 April www.bfi.org.uk/ukglobalscreenfund The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the […]

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22
Apr

Dealing with Brexit seminar – new dates added

22/04/21

Course Overview Tutor: Across Borders Consulting Dates: Wednesday 28th April – Session 1 (Lunchtime) – 12.30 pm Tuesday 11th May –  Session 2 (Morning) – 10 am Monday 17th May – Session 3 (Lunchtime) – 12 […]

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22
Apr

CelAction and ScreenSkills are hosting free animation and rigging courses in CelAction2D

22/04/21

CelAction, in association with ScreenSkills, is providing free training courses in its popular CelAction2D animation software, used on popular animation series’ such as Peppa Pig, Bluey and Mr. Bean: the animated series. There […]

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22
Apr

First commission from BBC Three’s partnership with BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen Announced

22/04/21

BBC Three have announced the first commission and pilots as a result of the collaborative partnership with BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen. Since the launch of the scheme, there have been […]

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16
Apr

Foyle Film Festival’s Light In Motion Competition Opens for 2021 Entries

16/04/21

Northern Ireland’s only Oscar®-affiliated film festival has launched its 2021 Light In Motion Competition. Foyle Film Festival is one of only a handful of International festivals with Oscar® affiliation, BAFTA and BIFA recognition. […]

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15
Apr

The Windermere Children nominated for a Broadcast Award

15/04/21

Leading television trade publication, Broadcast today announced the shortlist for its 2021 Awards. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see The Windermere Children among the prestigious list of nominees. Northern Ireland doubled for […]

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15
Apr

Northern Ireland Screen seeks live events/theatre workers

15/04/21

Northern Ireland Screen would like to hear from live event/theatre workers currently unemployed due to the pandemic with a view to working on freelance crew on scripted and fact-ent productions. If you have […]

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15
Apr

Department for the Economy seeks to appoint a new Chair to the Board of Northern Ireland Screen

15/04/21

COULD YOU HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE SCREEN INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN IRELAND? The Department for the Economy is seeking to appoint a new Chair to the Board of Northern Ireland Screen. A […]

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14
Apr

Irish Animation Awards nominees announced as event goes virtual

14/04/21

The nominees for the 2021 Irish Animation Awards have been announced today (Wednesday 14th April) by Animation Ireland, the trade association for Irish animation studios. The biennial awards ceremony will take place virtually for […]

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13
Apr

Hypixel Studios launches relocation initiative with support from Northern Ireland Screen

13/04/21

Hypixel Studios is announcing the launch of a set of relocation packages aimed at supporting international candidates – including former residents of Northern Ireland seeking to move back to the country in order […]

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08
Apr

The Writers Lab UK & Ireland announce mentors for the first virtual script development programme for women over 40

08/04/21

The Writers Lab UK & Ireland (TWL UK & I) has announced the guest mentors for the first script development programme of its kind for women over 40, including producer Tanya Qureshi of […]

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07
Apr

Decision makers announced for the second edition of the Docs Ireland Marketplace

07/04/21

Docs Ireland is pleased to announce it’s first decision makers for the second Docs Ireland Marketplace, taking place online on Thursday 17th June and Friday 18th June, as part of the festival’s online […]

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