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News and Events

07
Feb

Detective drama Ellis to film in Northern Ireland this spring

07/02/24

Channel 5 and Acorn TV today announce the commission of new feature length detective series Ellis (3 x 120’) from Company Pictures, in association with Northern Ireland Screen and All3Media International – which […]

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06
Feb

Northern Ireland Screen launches new industry database to catalyse growth in the local screen industry 

06/02/24

Northern Ireland Screen has today introduced a new Screen Industry Database, an innovative platform designed to connect indigenous and international productions with the thriving local crew base, while also spotlighting production companies, screen […]

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05
Feb

PALEO PINES GAME NOMINATED FOR GAME OF THE YEAR IN THE*GAMEHERS AWARDS

05/02/24

Paleo Pines, developed by Holywood game studio Italic Pig, has been nominated for ‘Best Game of the Year’ by USA-based The*gamehers awards. Released on September 26th to PC, Xbox, Switch and PlayStation. Paleo […]

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05
Feb

Ulster-Scots in VR

05/02/24

Viewers can now immerse themselves in a virtual Ulster-Scots world with newly launched digital project Ulster-Scots in VR. Local production companies Negative Waves and Sub-Culture Productions have created six virtual reality Ulster-Scots experiences […]

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05
Feb

Festival of Play

05/02/24

Festival of Play, the fun-filled creative careers and computing conference in association with Electronic Arts and Northern Ireland Screen, aimed at students aged 9-14, returns this summer with a jam-packed schedule of interactive […]

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05
Feb

‘Aonaracht’ on BBC Two Northern Ireland & BBC iPlayer

05/02/24

Sunday 11 February 2024, 10pm BBC Two Northern Ireland & BBC iPlayer   Aonaracht was made for TG4 and BBC Gaeilge by DoubleBand Films, with funding from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast […]

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02
Feb

Musical stars take centre stage in new CBeebies animation Yukee set in Northern Ireland

02/02/24

Brand new animation Yukee, set in Northern Ireland, is a music-first preschool series created by musicians for the musicians of the future. Yukee is a 52×7 2D animated series produced by local company […]

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29
Jan

USBF Funding Awarded

29/01/24

The USBF Investment Committee has confirmed support for a series of BBC Northern Ireland productions, with funding awarded to Clean Slate Television, DoubleBand Films, Below the Radar and Triplevision Productions. Chef Paula McIntyre […]

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29
Jan

Kneecap wins Audience Award at Sundance

29/01/24

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP has won an Audience Award at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It marks the first Irish language feature film to win at the festival. Speaking about the win, […]

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26
Jan

Belfast based Soft Leaf Studios wins the ‘Most Dedicated Studio’ award at The Game Accessibility Awards

26/01/24

Soft Leaf Studios, a pioneering games development studio based in Belfast, has been honoured  with the esteemed ‘Most Dedicated Studio’ award at The Game Accessibility Awards. The recognition comes as a testament to […]

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25
Jan

Next BBC titles announced to be put out to competitive tender

25/01/24

The BBC has announced that key brands Blue Peter, Cardiff Singer of the World, Eurovision Song Contest and Sports Personality of the Year will be put out to competitive tender. The BBC will […]

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24
Jan

Belfast’s RENDR festival returns with epic line-up of film, TV and gaming talent

24/01/24

Speakers from Netflix, Pixar and Sony Pictures Imageworks among line-up Following the success of its debut last year, Belfast’s RENDR festival returns to the city next month with an extraordinary line-up of creative […]

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22
Jan

FILMING BEGINS AND CAST CONFIRMED FOR NEW BBC NORTHERN IRELAND/ VIRGIN MEDIA TELEVISION THRILLER – DEAD AND BURIED

22/01/24

Filming has commenced on a four-part psychological thriller, Dead and Buried written by Colin Bateman. The series, commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland and Virgin Media Television in association with All3Media International, will star […]

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22
Jan

Bring the Drama Festival

22/01/24

Actor and comedian Bill Bailey, renowned casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry and a host of special guests join Bring The Drama this February Over 100 partners from theatre, TV and film to showcase […]

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17
Jan

Rúin na bPortach arrives on BBC

17/01/24

Rúin na bPortach Starts Sunday 21 January 2024, 10pm BBC Two Northern Ireland & BBC iPlayer   A new series, Rúin na bPortach, visits bogs and peatlands across the island of Ireland and throughout the world, […]

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17
Jan

‘On The Pulse’ Short Film Festival presented by Cinemagic returns for its sixth edition in March 2024.

17/01/24

‘On the Pulse’ funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen presents an exciting programme of film screenings, education events, talks and workshops centred on the short film genre. Each year […]

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10
Jan

USBF supported production, The Band returns to BBC Northern Ireland for third series

10/01/24

It takes discipline, commitment and hard work to be part of a marching band with members devoting much of their lives to their music and community. Co-funded by the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund, the […]

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09
Jan

Seminar: Writing Character and Journey with Kate Leys

09/01/24

Writing Character and Journey Seminar with Kate Leys  Kate Leys will look at story, structure, character and dialogue.  She will focus in particular on subtext, aka the dark art of letting us know […]

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08
Jan

Netflix Heist Film ‘Lift’ arriving on Netflix January 12

08/01/24

The long-awaited Lift, which was filmed on location in Northern Ireland, will be available on Netflix this week. Starring Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincet D’Onofori, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Vivek Kalra, Yun Jee Kim […]

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05
Jan

Northern Visions/NVTV Launches its New Ulster-Scots Website and Programming

05/01/24

Northern Visions/NVTV is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand-new website dedicated to Ulster-Scots culture, heritage and language, along with an exciting slate of new Ulster-Scots programmes and series. Funded by Northern […]

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05
Jan

Girls Make Games – Free course aims to address gender imbalance in one of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing creative industries

05/01/24

The UK tech sector reports that only 17% of employees are female In Northern Ireland only 15% of A level computing students are female   Social enterprise tech company Kippie CIC in partnership […]

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02
Jan

NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW

02/01/24

2023 proved to be another great year for Northern Ireland Screen with many successes across film, TV, animation, games and interactive content. Despite the challenges brought about by the writers’ and actors’ strikes […]

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15
Dec

At The Foot of Knocklayde and Charlie Gillen Poetry Dramatisations give voice to the North Antrim Ulster-Scots community

15/12/23

Two new short film projects featuring the everyday lives and evocative poetry of Ulster-Scots folk have achieved local and international recognition and are now available to view online for everyone to enjoy. At […]

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13
Dec

THE SILENT PEOPLE Wins Solas Nua’s Third Annual Norman Houston Short Film Award for 2024

13/12/23

Winners from previous years include Oscar-winning AN IRISH GOODBYE followed by Galway Film Fleadh and Iris Prize Winner HOMEBIRD THE SILENT PEOPLE will screen at Solas Nua’s Capital Irish Film Festival in Partnership […]

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12
Dec

Online Screenwriting seminar – Creating Narrative Momentum

12/12/23

Date: Tuesday 19th December – 11am – 2pm Online Zoom Session- Please note this seminar will not be recorded, it is a live zoom seminar only.    Training on How to Create Narrative […]

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