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06
Feb

Northern Ireland Screen and Channel 4 announce new commissions

06/02/23

Belfast-based Tern and Newry-based Big Mountain Productions have each secured commissions for Channel 4, part funded by Northern Ireland Screen. The two independent production companies answered a brief from Head of Daytime and […]

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03
Feb

Sheffield DocFest opens applications for MeetMarket

03/02/23

Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket is one of the world’s largest documentary and factual markets and pitching forums. Selected projects will have the opportunity to meet with international industry representatives among 200+ international funders, broadcasters, […]

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03
Feb

Feature Documentary Development Application Call

03/02/23

We are providing funding through the Screen Fund to develop feature documentaries with the potential to appeal to an international audience that will deliver unique visions and voices on universal stories from Northern Ireland […]

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01
Feb

Moving Image Arts Cohort Study

01/02/23

Ulster University and Northern Ireland Screen are asking you to sign up to take part in a study about Moving Image Arts qualifications and the Creative Industries in Northern Ireland. You would be […]

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01
Feb

Vacancy – Archive Records and Digital Preservation Manager

01/02/23

We are hiring a high-calibre Archive Records and Digital Preservation Manager to join our Heritage and Archive department. The successful candidate will coordinate the collection, collation, management and preservation of records, metadata and […]

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01
Feb

New Irish Language Broadcast Fund programme follows players preparing for the World Table Soccer Cup

01/02/23

A new Irish Language Broadcast Fund programme, Flic Saor, follows a group of Subbuteo players representing Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as they prepare to take part in the World Table […]

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01
Feb

Four Letters of Love starring Pierce Brosnan & Helena Bonham Carter to film in Northern Ireland

01/02/23

PIERCE BROSNAN, HELENA BONHAM CARTER AND GABRIEL BYRNE STAR IN POLLY STEELE’S MAGICAL ROMANCE FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE; BASED ON NIALL WILLIAMS BEST-SELLING NOVEL From award winning film-maker Polly Steele (Let Me Go, […]

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30
Jan

New Irish Language Broadcast Fund series Madraí is here to help with all your canine capers

30/01/23

What do you do with a Bulldog who won’t budge? A Retriever who won’t retrieve? Is it ever ok for your pup to chew shoes? Or what about the dog who likes walks…but […]

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27
Jan

Paul Muldoon documentary airs on BBC Two NI on Sunday

27/01/23

Armagh-born, Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon is the focus of a new film, Paul Muldoon: Laoithe’s Liricí on Sunday 29th January at 10:30pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland. The bilingual feature-documentary was produced […]

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25
Jan

WFTV announce seven women in Northern Ireland taking part in its 2023 film and TV mentoring scheme

25/01/23

Seven women based in Northern Ireland have been selected to take part in this year’s Women in Film and TV Four Nations Mentoring Scheme, sponsored by Netflix. The scheme is designed for mid-career […]

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25
Jan

NVTV launches new season of Ulster-Scots programming

25/01/23

Northern Visions today announces a new 12-week series of Ulster Scots programmes commencing Wednesday 25th January on NVTV. Produced by Northern Visions with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund, programming includes […]

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24
Jan

Local short film An Irish Goodbye nominated for an Oscar  

24/01/23

Hollywood actors Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed today announced the 95th Annual Academy Awards via a global live stream. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see An Irish Goodbye, written and directed by […]

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24
Jan

STUDIO ULSTER SEEKS WORLD LEADING PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR ITS VIRTUAL PRODUCTION STUDIO COMPLEX

24/01/23

First announced in September last year, the next stage in this unprecedented collaboration between academia and industry will see a commercial virtual production company with the scale and world-class ability appointed to develop, […]

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24
Jan

A special Burns Night programme, The Secret Bard airs on BBC Radio Ulster

24/01/23

In The Secret Bard, a special Burns Night programme, Helen Mark unravels the story of Carolina Oliphant, later known as Lady Nairne. It celebrates her music with specially recorded performances of some of […]

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23
Jan

The story of Ottilie Patterson is traced in a new BBC NI documentary

23/01/23

In a new documentary, My Name Is Ottilie, Dana Masters goes on a journey to trace the story of Ottilie Patterson by meeting those who knew and played with her, as she learns […]

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23
Jan

The Lost Photographs of Mary Alice Young are explored in a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary on BBC Two NI

23/01/23

A new 30-minute factual documentary, The Lost Photographs Of Mary Alice Young, features an incredible photographic collection of a family and community which has been unseen for over a century. Once believed lost, […]

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20
Jan

The Pixel Mill’s accelerator programme PLATFORM is open for applications

20/01/23

Are you passionate about video games and motivated to establish/grow your studio? Do you have fresh ideas to develop a video game? If this sounds like you and your company, apply for our […]

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19
Jan

Northern Ireland short film ‘AN IRISH GOODBYE’ nominated for a BAFTA

19/01/23

Northern Ireland Screen funded short film, An Irish Goodbye, written and directed by Tom Berkeley & Ross White has been nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Short Film. The film was also recently shortlisted […]

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16
Jan

BBC documentary explores what happened to The Hooded Men

16/01/23

Over fifty years ago, 14 men were interned without trial in Northern Ireland and subjected to what the UK authorities described as “deep interrogation”. In a new documentary, The Hooded Men explores what […]

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13
Jan

BBC NI and BBC Factual Hot House scheme to develop local indie sector

13/01/23

Five Northern Ireland-based independent production companies have been chosen by BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Factual to take part in a new ‘Hot House’ development initiative, with support from Northern Ireland Screen. The […]

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11
Jan

New Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series explores Ulster-Scots music traditions 

11/01/23

A new series of short films will explore the thriving scene of young Ulster-Scots musicians passionate about their craft. From Pipe Bands to individual musicians the series entitled ‘Ulster-Scots Music Traditions’ will showcase […]

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09
Jan

Tourism Ireland Announces Applications for International Programming Ireland Fund

09/01/23

Tourism Ireland has revealed details for applications for its 2023 International Programming Ireland Fund, now in its third year. Producers of high-quality international programming that feature or are made on the island of […]

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09
Jan

New series of online films exploring the Ulster-Scots links of Ulster’s tourist attractions

09/01/23

DISCOVER ULSTER-SCOTS PLACES NORTHERN IRELAND  Discover Ulster-Scots Places Northern Ireland – a unique, series of online films exploring the Ulster-Scots links of Ulster’s extraordinary tourist attractions.  Discover Ulster-Scots Places Northern Ireland is a […]

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06
Jan

Northern Ireland talent in the running for a Bafta

06/01/23

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced the full set of longlists of films and talent for its 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards. We are delighted to see Nothing Compares, in the […]

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05
Jan

USBF programme Pull follows one of Ulster’s oldest sports teams competing in tug-of-war

05/01/23

True North: Pull follows one of Ulster’s oldest sports teams, Garvagh, across a competitive season of tug of war. It is a punishing test of strength, endurance and strategy: two teams, one rope, […]

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