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New Shorts Focus open for applications



Date Posted: August 25, 2022

New Shorts Focus is an initiative to find Northern Ireland resident filmmakers exclusively from groups that are underrepresented in the film and television sector.

This is a fiction development scheme specifically for under-represented new and emerging Northern Ireland resident writer and writer/director talent. Eligible applicants must have at least one previous independently made or funded writer or writer/director credit at short film level

The development process is a writer-led initiative. It will be facilitated by a development producer over a six-month period from October 2022 to March 2023.

For further information and details of how to apply for New Shorts Focus please click here.

Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 30th September 2022.

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