13/10/20
Discovery has acquired U.S. rights to the 5 x 60’ documentary series Lost Relics of The Knights Templar from Holywood based Fired Up Films and global studio/distributor eOne. The factual broadcaster has taken […]
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13/10/20
Future Screens NI, AI Con and Northern Ireland Screen are calling for submissions to a competitive funding call aimed at Capturing the AI Revolution on Screen. Applications are sought from film-makers, innovators at […]
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12/10/20
Each year, ScreenSkills reviews and updates existing national occupational standards (NOS). NOS are statements of what someone needs ‘to do’ and ‘to know’ to perform a job role. These standards are used to […]
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09/10/20
Belfast Film Festival and its sister documentary festival, Docs Ireland will both take place this November after being postponed earlier in the year. The two festivals will run across the month of November […]
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08/10/20
Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a short film writing webinar on Monday 26th October from 10am to 12pm in advance of the November short film call. Places are limited and on a first […]
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06/10/20
Alleycats TV, the award-winning Derry-based independent production company, has come out of lockdown straight into shooting series two of its international cultural travelogue hit, Raiders of the Lost Past with Dr Janina Ramirez. […]
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02/10/20
The Film and TV Charity, an organisation that supports everyone who works behind the scenes in UK film, television and cinema, has opened a new Covid-19 Recovery Fund to support people who have […]
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30/09/20
The BFI Doc Society Fund is now open for applications. The Fund encourages filmmakers to take risks on form and content, where the more commercial sector cannot. The BFI Doc Society uses National […]
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23/09/20
Sheffield Doc|Fest is open for entries from around the world that wish to be considered for launching or premiering as part of the 2021 official selection, within either the film or arts programme. Sheffield […]
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21/09/20
The BFI and IWC Schaffhausen today reveal the three filmmakers shortlisted for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI. At £50,000, and now in its 5th year, it has […]
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17/09/20
On 28 July, the Culture Secretary announced the launch of a Government-backed £500m scheme for UK film and TV productions struggling to get insurance for Covid-related costs. The Film and TV Production Restart Scheme will […]
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16/09/20
The film industry is a buzzing environment to work in and is one that constantly challenges and pushes us to our creative and physical edge. But how do we look after ourselves to […]
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15/09/20
The 31st Cinemagic International Film Festival for young people will present a month-long programme of unmissable online opportunities for children, families, young adults and young filmmakers. The festival will offer a small series […]
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14/09/20
Derry Halloween Festival 2020 will run from 28th October – 1st November. This home-grown festival created by the people of the city 34 years ago offers visitors a unique and authentic experience, drawing […]
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14/09/20
BFI network X BAFTA Crew are calling all writers, directors & producers working towards their first feature, TV, or online commission and emerging craft and technical talent across all key roles within production […]
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11/09/20
We were so sorry to hear of the death on 30 July of John D. Schofield. A lot of you will not have heard of John but if you have ever worked on […]
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11/09/20
Today is the official release of Inertial Drift, the arcade racer game from Northern Ireland indie developer Level 91 Entertainment. Developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and published by PQube, the game […]
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10/09/20
Celtic Media Festival today opened the call for entries for the 2021 Torc Awards for Excellence, taking place next year in Quimper, Brittany. The Celtic Media Festival honours the best in Celtic programming […]
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03/09/20
‘First of its kind’ report proposes a step-change in the way the industry operates and sets out a route map to help film production transition to net zero emissions by 2050 in line […]
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02/09/20
Newcastle Community Cinema (NCC) has been at the forefront of delivering a rich programme of films and documentaries to the movie lovers of South Down for over 10 years now, and as lockdown […]
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02/09/20
The Royal Television Society (RTS) launched its 2020 Programme Awards for the Northern Ireland creative industries. The winners will be announced at a virtual awards ceremony hosted by Patrick Kielty on Thursday 12th […]
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28/08/20
Sir Ken Robinson’s contribution to digital creativity in Northern Ireland will have lasting impact. The death of Sir Ken Robinson was announced by his family on August 21, 2020. Originally from Liverpool where […]
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25/08/20
Northern Ireland Screen, BBC Drama Commissioning and Element Pictures, and supported by ScreenSkills HETV Training Fund, is recruiting a Trainee Script Editor for a one year paid placement opportunity. The placement will be […]
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24/08/20
Creative Europe Desk UK is pleased to announce the second edition of Co-Production Weekender, albeit taking a slightly different form this year due to COVID-19. Rather than taking place over one weekend, this […]
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21/08/20
The Irish Film Distributors Association with Cinema First, the industry body charged with the promotion of UK cinemagoing, has launched #LoveCinema, a nationwide campaign designed to capture the attention of audiences across the UK and […]
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