04/06/21
The Minister for Communities has established a Culture, Arts & Heritage Recovery Taskforce in response to COVID-19, to consider measures to support re-opening and recovery of the sector in the short-term, paving the way […]
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04/06/21
Our Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) is seeking applications for its Ulster-Scots New Entrant Production Training Scheme. The scheme will provide a training opportunity for one person working on USBF projects from July 2021 – December […]
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03/06/21
Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund is seeking applications from fluent Irish speakers for the ILBF New Entrant Scheme in Television Skills. Trainees on the scheme will learn the craft of television […]
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02/06/21
Northern Ireland Screen welcomes the announcement by The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, of £2 million in funding to its Irish Language and Ulster-Scots Broadcast Funds. The […]
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02/06/21
Stellify Media, the award-winning, Belfast-based independent production company, announced today it has struck a deal with Wheelhouse Entertainment to take two of Stellify’s newest formats – Celebrity Snoop Dogs and Secret Body – […]
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02/06/21
Writer and adventurer Leon McCarron traces the life of his relative, Andrew Bonar Law, the shortest-serving British Prime Minister of the Twentieth Century and one of the most influential figures in Ulster resistance […]
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01/06/21
Saolta’s Gaolta, a new light hearted Irish Language Broadcast Fund series, follows seven families as they reminisce on childhood memories and what it was like growing up. The three-part series, produced by Triplevision […]
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28/05/21
The Filmarket Hub platform and Edinburgh International Film Festival have launched the Celtic Screen Talent Showcase – a virtual pitch event dedicated to feature films and scripted series in development by talent from […]
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27/05/21
Today The Writers Lab UK & Ireland is delighted to announce its selection of mentors, winners, finalists and semi-finalists for its inaugural lab that supports women-identifying writers over 40. In what is the […]
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25/05/21
Erica Starling’s Lee Miller – A Life on the Frontline won two BAFTA TV Craft Awards at last night’s virtual ceremony. The documentary, which follows the story of a model-turned-war reporter, won awards for Editing: […]
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21/05/21
In Whiskey Talkin’ broadcaster Mark Thompson teams up with historian Dr Fionnan O’Connor to discover the fascinating, and almost forgotten story of what was once the greatest whiskey industry in the world. Produced […]
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21/05/21
Due to the huge success of DV Talent‘s first round of Crossroads, the programme is back for a second intake. Funded by Screenskills and delivered by DV Talent, in collaboration with The Talent Manager, this free scheme will […]
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20/05/21
True North: From Tractors To Actors follows Moycraig Young Farmers as they trade the field for the stage and tour a Three Act-Play around Northern Ireland before returning to Mosside in County Antrim […]
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19/05/21
Future Screens NI, Northern Ireland Screen, and Screen Ireland have teamed up with Atticus Education to offer four Northern Ireland residents the opportunity to attend 6 two hour online masterclasses with Lord David […]
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17/05/21
Following the huge success of the one-off Britain’s Most Expensive Houses, which reached 2.1 million viewers on first transmission and achieved an impressive 3m viewers in its first week of airing (premiere and […]
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17/05/21
The BFI Doc Society Ripple Effect Fund is a new National Lottery funded initiative that enables and empowers communities, networks and organisations to build their own inclusive vision for the independent UK documentary […]
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14/05/21
Northern Ireland’s film and television industry is thriving and delivering positive economic benefits, Economy Minister Diane Dodds has said. The Minister visited Belfast Harbour Studios, where the Netflix film ‘The School for Good […]
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14/05/21
The 2021 edition of the Galway Film Fleadh & Fair will take place from 20th – 25th July. The move comes as part of a general reshuffling in this year’s festival calendar caused […]
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13/05/21
The New Shorts Focus Scheme is open to entry level writers and writers/directors resident in Northern Ireland, particularly those from groups that are underrepresented within the film and television industry. 6 projects will […]
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13/05/21
TG4 will air an Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, Plean Bee, on World Bee Day, Thursday 20th May at 9:30pm about the internationally acclaimed All Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) and how it is mobilising […]
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12/05/21
The international documentary film festival, Docs Ireland will return to Belfast in June with a series of online events in which industry professionals will hear from both rising stars and documentary filmmaking legends. […]
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11/05/21
Northern Ireland Screen is running a skills development scheme called Production, Craft and Technical Skills 2021. The scheme will provide training opportunities in varied roles in the film and television industry between February 20221 […]
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11/05/21
We are running a skills development programme as part of our COMPANY PLACEMENT SCHEME called 3D Junior Modeller 2021. The programme will provide a training opportunity in an Interactive/Animation Studio for one person. 3D Junior Modeller 2021 is a […]
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11/05/21
Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) is delighted to announce its latest funding decisions for 2021. Funding was awarded across a wide genre of TV and online content with a total […]
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10/05/21
Film and television production within Northern Ireland continues to grow at pace. A significant part in this growth is the children’s television sector which has been spearheaded by Zodiak Kids Studio. Northern Ireland Screen has partnered […]
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