07/11/18
Screen Queens is an entertaining, provocative and revealing session organised by Women in Film and TV Northern Ireland (WFTV NI) taking place at this year’s Belfast Media Festival, which features a host of […]
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07/11/18
Erica Starling Productions’ Leonora Carrington – The Lost Surrealist took home the Best Arts Documentary Award at the prestigious Grierson Awards on Monday evening. Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing star and comedian, Susan […]
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01/11/18
BBC Academy’s Digital Cities Belfast Week (#DigiBelfast) returns this autumn from Tuesday 6 November until Friday 16 November with a series of free events and workshops aimed at finding new talent, developing skills […]
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01/11/18
Oscar-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave will lead the industry luminaries at the prestigious Foyle Film Festival in Derry~Londonderry next month. The renowned actress, who won the Academy Award for her role in Julia, is […]
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25/10/18
The first look image has been released from Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s Normal People, starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson, based on the script by celebrated Irish playwright Owen McCafferty. Supported […]
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23/10/18
Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to host a screenwriting seminar on story and structure with Kate Leys. Kate Leys is a feature film script editor who works on film screenplays at all stages of development from […]
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22/10/18
Animation is a major growth area in the creative industries in Northern Ireland; in response to the high demand for skills and local talent, Northern Ireland Screen has launched a Foundation Academy for […]
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19/10/18
Pre-production is underway on Wildfire, the highly anticipated feature debut from award-winning Irish director Cathy Brady (Morning, Small Change, Wasted) and a multi award-winning team of producers: Tempesta Films’ Carlo Cresto-Dina (The Wonders, […]
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19/10/18
The Royal Television Society, Northern Ireland (RTS NI) is delighted to announce the nominees for this year’s Programme Awards, sponsored by Ka-Boom which will take place in The Mac, Belfast on Thursday 15th […]
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18/10/18
“We want these important films to reach a new audience in Belfast and promote discussion about the things that affect women’s lives here and around the world every day.” WANDA, Belfast’s feminist film […]
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10/10/18
ScreenSkills (formerly Creative Skillset) needs your help to review and develop the National Occupational Standards for Production (Film and TV) roles. The Standards are simply lists of the knowledge and competence required to […]
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09/10/18
Chef and musician Brian (Danny Minnie) Ó Domhnaill uncovers the story of the Belfast bap, from its humble beginnings in 1842 to its status as a modern day icon, and learns about the […]
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08/10/18
The BBC Writersroom is launching The Break from Northern Ireland this year, giving writers the opportunity to see their script developed, produced and broadcast on BBC Three. The aim of the series, now […]
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03/10/18
BBC Northern Ireland audiences can expect more local drama, more comedy and a greater range of documentaries over the next year. Speaking at a BBC Northern Ireland commissioning briefing in Queen’s Film Theatre, […]
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03/10/18
Stephen Graham (Save Me, Taboo, This Is England) will star as guest lead in Line Of Duty series five. Graham will play John Corbett alongside Rochenda Sandall (Girlfriends, Broken) as Lisa McQueen – […]
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26/09/18
The BFI announced the 17 writers, directors and producers selected for NETWORK@LFF, BFI NETWORK’s flagship professional development programme which takes place annually at the BFI London Film Festival (LFF). Designed to support and […]
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26/09/18
Northern Ireland Screen hosted a reception in The MAC on Wednesday 26th September to mark the graduation of thirteen trainees who took part in various Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) training schemes and […]
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24/09/18
Filming Locations from the Hit HBO Series to Open as Tourist Attractions in 2019 As Game of Thrones finishes filming after a decade in Northern Ireland, HBO is celebrating the show’s incredible legacy […]
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24/09/18
A new documentary series called Cosáin Cheoil (Musical Paths) demonstrates the interaction between modern and contemporary musical styles in Irish and Scottish traditional music over the past half a century. Cosáin Cheoil is an […]
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20/09/18
We were deeply saddened to hear this week that Jo Gilbert died prematurely after battling serious illness. Jo flew a staggeringly energetic flag for the potential of the film industry for Northern Ireland […]
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14/09/18
Craft and Technical Skills – Sound Trainee 2018 Northern Ireland screen is running a skills development scheme called Craft & Technical Skills 2018. The scheme will provide training opportunities in varied roles in […]
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13/09/18
The 29th Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People, in association with Hagan Homes, returns to Belfast this October and November 2018, jam-packed with over 200 events and creative opportunities to inspire […]
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12/09/18
We The People, a new documentary for BBC Two Northern Ireland, explores the impact that Ulster-Scots emigrants had on different aspects of American culture, life and politics, including their role in the framing […]
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12/09/18
In a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, Pol Brennan uncovers the story of Alan Lomax in Lomax in Éirinn. In the late 1940s Texan song-collector Alan Lomax had a dream to record […]
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12/09/18
Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to host a masterclass with Jed Mercurio. Jed Mercurio is one of the few UK writers to work as an American-style showrunner. His most recent credits are Bodyguard, […]
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