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06
Mar

Step Into the Future of Immersive Storytelling at Belfast XR Festival

06/03/25

The Belfast XR Festival 2025, supported by Northern Ireland Screen, is set to be an unmissable event for emerging game designers, immersive filmmakers, and digital storytellers in Northern Ireland. Running from 13th to […]

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03
Mar

Gairdíní an Phobail: The new two-part observational documentary series for BBC NI

03/03/25

Gairdíní an Phobail Dé Luain 3 Márta BBC iPlayer & BBC 2 TÉ, 10i.n.   Is sraith nua faisnéise bhreathnaitheach dhá chlár é Gairdíní an Phobail do BBC NI a fhiosraíonn na gairdíní […]

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27
Feb

USBF announces its latest slate of TV production funding

27/02/25

The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund Investment Committee has confirmed support for a series of TV productions, including four for BBC NI, two for GB News and a year of content on NVTV. Local companies […]

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27
Feb

ITV UNVEILS FIRST LOOK AT GRIPPING MEDICAL THRILLER MALPRACTICE

27/02/25

ITV’S HIT DRAMA MALPRACTICE RETURNS WITH HELEN BEHAN AND JORDAN KOUAMÉ – JOINED BY NEW STARS TOM HUGHES, SELIN HIZLI AND ZOË TELFORD  WRITTEN BY FORMER NHS DOCTOR GRACE OFORI-ATTAH, PRODUCED BY WORLD PRODUCTIONS […]

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27
Feb

USBF Launches 2025-26 Salary Support Scheme for Former Trainees

27/02/25

The Northern Ireland Screen Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) has been supporting Production Trainees since 2017 as part of its remit to grow the Northern Ireland Ulster-Scots production sector. In order to help recent […]

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26
Feb

New northern branch of Fíbín Media – Fíbín Films NI – selected to pitch new drama series at Series Mania Festival in Lille

26/02/25

Fíbín Films NI – comhlacht úr de chuid Fíbín Media curtha ar bun ó Thuaidh & sraith nua drámaíochta s’acu roghnaithe don chomórtas Series Mania Festival in Lille Ba thús uaillmhianach é do Fíbín Media […]

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25
Feb

Hunting The Online Sex Predators investigates ‘cybersex’ crime in the UK and beyond.

25/02/25

Hunting The Online Sex Predators presented by James Blake takes an in-depth look at ‘cybersex’ crime in the UK and beyond. Hunting The Online Sex Predators (formerly announced at the Belfast Media Festival […]

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25
Feb

A Fond Fareweel – An Ulster-Scots Legend Haes His Last Wheen O Words

25/02/25

The final talk given by Liam Logan is set to be released on Wednesday 26th Feb on the Thran Ulster-Scots podcast and radio show. In December 2023, Liam suffered serious health issues and […]

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24
Feb

Minister Archibald announces appointments to the board of Northern Ireland Screen

24/02/25

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced the appointment of nine new members to the board of Northern Ireland Screen. Megan Earls, Dr Ciara Chambers, Eimhear O’Neill, Aaron Donaghey, Dr Frank Ferguson and […]

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24
Feb

RTS NI REVEALS STUDENT TELEVISION FINALISTS FOR 2025 AWARDS

24/02/25

The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) has announced the shortlist for this year’s Student Television Awards, supported by Northern Ireland Screen. Celebrating 12 years of encouraging and nurturing student talent in […]

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23
Feb

Saol na Feirme Returns

23/02/25

Tá Saol na Feirme ar ais agus fíorléargas atá sa dara sraith ar sheacht dteaghlach feirmeoireachta ar fud na hÉireann. Léargas ar fheirmeoirí a bhíonn ag plé le réimse gnólachtaí atá sa tsraith […]

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21
Feb

Celtic Media Festival International Pitching Forum returns for 2025

21/02/25

Submissions are now open for the highly anticipated event, which offers a £6,000 development prize, and has led to many successful TV and film productions across the Celtic nations. The fund for this […]

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21
Feb

IndieDev 2024: Cross-Border Games Prototype Fund – A Successful Pilot Scheme

21/02/25

IndieDev 2024 was a pilot prototype scheme aimed at providing upcoming game developers with support that would allow them to build a prototype of their game concept. The initiative was an all-island project […]

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20
Feb

A Wee Drapp an’ a Yarn: New Ulster-Scots Series Premieres on NVTV, February 25th

20/02/25

NVTV is excited to announce the launch of A Wee Drapp an’ a Yarn, a unique new series that brings the rich history and culture of Ulster-Scots to life. Premiering at 8pm on […]

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20
Feb

Channel 4’s 4Skills and Northern Ireland Screen launch new comedy script writing initiative

20/02/25

Channel 4’s 4Skills, Channel 4 Comedy and Northern Ireland Screen are joining forces to fund half-hour comedy scripts, offering a major opportunity for both emerging and established talent to develop bold, distinctive comedy […]

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17
Feb

Northern Ireland talent triumphs at the 2025 IFTA awards

17/02/25

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) announced the winners of the 2025 IFTA Awards, honouring exceptional achievements in Film and Drama at a star-studded ceremony on Friday, 14th February at the Dublin Royal Convention […]

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17
Feb

BAFTA wins for Rich Peppiatt and Nick Emerson

17/02/25

The winners of the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards were announced last night in a ceremony hosted by David Tennant at The Royal Festival Hall in London. Northern Ireland Screen was delighted to […]

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13
Feb

Irish Academy Awards Ceremony IFTA Awards 2025 This Friday 14th

13/02/25

The biggest names in the Irish Screen industry will arrive back home to Dublin this weekend for the Irish Academy Awards hosted by Kevin McGahern this Friday 14th February. The IFTA Awards Ceremony […]

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13
Feb

Shot in Northern Ireland, Universal Pictures releases new trailer for the live action HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

13/02/25

IN CINEMAS JUNE 13th, 2025 Cast: Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz, Murray McArthur Written and directed by: Dean DeBlois Producers: Marc […]

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10
Feb

FINAL CALL: PUBLIC URGED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON BELFAST STORIES

10/02/25

– Public Consultation on the £100 million development will end February 23 – Belfast City Council has announced that there are just two weeks left for people to share their views on Belfast […]

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07
Feb

Cathy Tyson and Michael Smiley join Blue Lights cast as filming begins on series 3

07/02/25

Cathy Tyson (Boiling Point, Dune: Prophecy) and Michael Smiley (Bad Sisters, Censor) have joined the cast of Blue Lights as filming begins on the third series of the multi award-winning Belfast-based drama. Produced […]

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07
Feb

Funboys cast and creators on the new comedy about three young men in small-town Northern Ireland

07/02/25

Set in Northern Ireland, Funboys explores the emotional chaos of young men navigating their own messy lives. Funboys is a brand new comedy series for BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. […]

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06
Feb

New Children’s Series ‘Scoil Choille’

06/02/25

Seolann an Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge agus TG4 Sraith Nua do Pháistí ‘Scoil Choille’ – Ag Fiosrú Iontaisí an Dúlra Tá áthas ar an Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge agus TG4 “Scoil Choille,” a sheoladh, sraith […]

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06
Feb

Blue Lights Wins Best Drama Series at the 2025 Broadcast Awards

06/02/25

The critically acclaimed Belfast-based police drama Blue Lights triumphed at the 2025 Broadcast Awards, winning Best Drama Series or Serial, sponsored by Maidstone Studios. The awards ceremony took place last night at the […]

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05
Feb

Réiteoir! A landmark documentary investigating referee abuse in Gaelic Football

05/02/25

Réiteoir! Clár faisnéise a fhiosraíonn drochíde ar réiteoirí sa pheil Ghaelach. RTÉ One, RTÉ Player- Dáta Craolta: Déardaoin 13ú Feabhra, 10:15i.n. BBC Two NI agus BBC iPlayer- Dé Domhnaigh 2ú Márta, 10i.n.   […]

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