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News and Events - General

16
Mar

Imagine Media Productions wins Audience Award at Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival for An Buachaill Gealgháireach

16/03/23

Imagine Media Productions is delighted to announce that An Buachaill Gealgháireach / The Laughing Boy / Το Γελαστό Παιδί has been presented with the much-coveted Audience Award at Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival. […]

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14
Mar

Two friends discuss the highs and lows of motherhood in new Irish language series on Raidió Fáilte

14/03/23

Bantracht is a new Irish Language Broadcast Fund entertaining series which captures the highs and lows of motherhood and family life through the eyes of two friends with young children, Méabh Nic Alastair […]

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13
Mar

Oscars 2023: Northern Ireland short film An Irish Goodbye wins Academy Award 

13/03/23

Northern Ireland Screen funded short film, An Irish Goodbye, written and directed by Ross White and Tom Berkley scooped the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 95th Annual Academy […]

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10
Mar

Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves has world premiere at SXSW  

10/03/23

Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves filmed on location in Northern Ireland with support from Northern Ireland Screen will have its world premiere at South by Southwest Film and Television Festival today, Friday […]

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09
Mar

New Irish Language online series shares guides on creating crafts

09/03/23

A new Irish Language Broadcast Fund short five-minute online series, Draíocht le Drithle, offers kids some bright ideas for crafting. Drithle Adams, an art tutor and children’s workshop facilitator, provides step-by-step instructions and […]

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09
Mar

BBC One commissions new quiz format – The Finish Line

09/03/23

BBC One Daytime has commissioned a brand new quiz show The Finish Line to air later this year. Made and filmed in Belfast by Potato (part of ITV Studios) and Nice One Productions […]

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08
Mar

Trainee opportunity for a Script Editor with Long Story TV

08/03/23

In partnership with BBC Drama Commissioning we are recruiting a Trainee Script Editor. The opportunity is a one-year paid placement with Long Story TV. The placement will consist of full-time employment within the […]

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08
Mar

Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for the 2023 IFTA Awards

08/03/23

Congratulations to the Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for this year’s Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards. Projects made in Northern Ireland and homegrown talent feature heavily across the 25 categories in […]

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06
Mar

Northern Ireland projects nominated for RTS Ireland Television Awards 2023 

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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06
Mar

A new Irish Language series looks at life on the farms in Ireland

06/03/23

Saol na Feirme is a brand new Irish Language Broadcast Fund series that takes us into the lives of eleven very different Irish farming families across four seasons. Viewers get to know the […]

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02
Mar

Location marshall training for film

02/03/23

Do you have a passion for logistics? Are you organised? Do you like working with the general public? If these traits sound like you, apply for the National Film and Television School (NFTS) […]

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02
Mar

‘Action’ for Cinemagic On The Pulse March Festival

02/03/23

The 5th Cinemagic ON THE PULSE Festival, celebrating the short film genre, funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen, proudly presents a programme of unmissable films for families, schools, young […]

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01
Mar

Ladybird & Bee returns to RTÉjr in spring

01/03/23

Following its successful first season in 2021, Ladybird & Bee, the show that uses simple stories to teach toddlers about biodiversity, returns to RTÉjr on 1st March with a second series. Produced in […]

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21
Feb

Celtic Media Festival International Pitching Forum returns for 2023 with the winner to receive development money of £10,000

21/02/23

The Celtic Media Festival (CMF) is delighted to announce that the International Pitching Forum’s development prize will return this year, following on from the continued success of last year’s event. The Proposal Pitching […]

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20
Feb

New Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary follows boxer Seán McComb as he pursues a professional boxing title

20/02/23

A new Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary for BBC Gaeilge goes inside and outside the ring with rising Belfast boxer Seán McComb as he sets out on his pursuit of a professional boxing […]

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14
Feb

People and Culture workshop at The Pixel Mill

14/02/23

The Pixel Mill will be hosting an Introduction People and Culture workshop for the interactive sector on Thursday 9th March from 9:30am-12:30pm at Ormeau Baths, Belfast. The workshop will look at what ‘people and […]

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14
Feb

Chris O’Dowd and Amy Huberman to lead the voice cast of Puffin Rock and the New Friends

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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13
Feb

Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary investigates the story of Séamus Mac Murchaidh

13/02/23

‘Stop and be robbed by the handsomest man in Ireland’ – is purportedly what was announced by the south Armagh rapparee, Séamus Mór MacMurphy before he relieved travellers of their riches. In a […]

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13
Feb

The Irish Language Broadcast Fund magazine series I Lár an Aonaigh returns for its 11th series

13/02/23

The Irish language Broadcast Fund magazine series, I Lár an Aonaigh, returns for its 11th series tonight (Monday 13th February) at 10pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer. Produced by Below The […]

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13
Feb

Into Film appoint young NI Star as latest Industry Ambassador 

13/02/23

One of Northern Ireland’s most talented young actors has just been named as an Industry Ambassador for education charity Into Film.  Thaddea Graham, star of BBC 3 hit drama, Wreck, joins Kenneth Branagh […]

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09
Feb

Film Hub NI announces tour of award-winning documentary Lyra

09/02/23

Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, is pleased to announce a tour of LYRA across Northern Ireland. Eleven community cinemas and venues in Northern Ireland will show this award-winning […]

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09
Feb

Award wins for Derry Girls at the Broadcast Awards 2023

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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08
Feb

Applications open for Amharc 2023/2024

08/02/23

TG4, BBC Gaeilge and Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund have launched its applications for Amharc. The Amharc initiative supports the production of feature length creative films on the arts in Northern Ireland. […]

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08
Feb

The Ards TT is explored in a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund programme on BBC1 NI

08/02/23

In a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund programme, Race to Disaster – The Ards TT, Mark Thompson travels to the temple of British motor racing, the RAC in London, to hear how the TT […]

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08
Feb

World-leading producer of educational video content Makematic teams up with DK to create 500 educational videos

08/02/23

The global publisher DK and world-leading producer of educational video content Makematic, have announced that they will be working together to create 500 original videos based on DK’s uniquely informative and engaging book […]

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