Boosting Our Economy - Celebrating Our Culture - Enhancing Our Children's Education

Boosting Our Economy - Celebrating Our Culture - Enhancing Our Children's Education

News and Events

05
Dec

The Last Right in cinemas Friday 6 December

05/12/19

Partly filmed on location on Rathlin Island with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, The Last Right is released in cinemas nationwide tomorrow, Friday 6th December. Written and directed by Aoife Crehan and starring […]

Read More

04
Dec

IFTA present panel discussion on VOD & broadcast content

04/12/19

The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) is delighted to present a special panel event in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) in relation to VOD & Broadcast Content – What are the Opportunities? […]

Read More

04
Dec

Seamus Heaney and the Music of What Happens now available on iPlayer

04/12/19

A major feature-length film about the life and work of Seamus Heaney, one of the greatest Irish poets since Yeats, is now available to watch on the BBC iPlayer. Seamus Heaney and the Music […]

Read More

04
Dec

Belfast festive film is Christmas No.1 in ‘Top 10 most watched films you have never heard of’

04/12/19

A government-made film featuring the unique circumstances of Belfast at Christmas during the height of the Troubles is most watched local film in a unique archive made possible by National Lottery Funding. The […]

Read More

02
Dec

Director Shadowing Opportunity

02/12/19

Northern Ireland Screen is seeking expressions of interest from Northern Ireland resident directors working in drama.  This is for a paid placement (NMW/NLW) on a forthcoming HETV production based primarily in Northern Ireland.  […]

Read More

02
Dec

RETìníZE secures Techstart Ventures investment

02/12/19

RETìníZE Limited acquired funding from TechStart Venture’s capital fund initiative for Northern Ireland. The investment will enable RETìníZE to focus on its immersive-tech based R&D programme while continuing to grow its successful immersive […]

Read More

29
Nov

Docs Ireland is back for 2020

29/11/19

Docs Ireland is an annual dynamic programme of events showcasing the Irish documentary industry, run by the team behind Belfast Film Festival, and chaired by award winning internationally renowned documentary film maker, Mark […]

Read More

27
Nov

Games Development Academy

27/11/19

The Northern Ireland Screen Games Development Academy is a unique training and experience programme, which focuses on core technical skills around computer game development and production. If you are aged 16-19 and are […]

Read More

26
Nov

Cameras roll on Stacey Gregg’s HERE BEFORE starring Andrea Riseborough

26/11/19

ANDREA RISEBOROUGH STARS IN HERE BEFORE PRODUCED BY ROOKS NEST, BACKED BY BBC FILMS, PIA PRESSURE, NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN Production is underway on HERE BEFORE, the feature debut of acclaimed writer and director […]

Read More

25
Nov

Six brand new online-dramas launched by RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen for the new season of Storyland 2019

25/11/19

RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen launch six brand new 20 minute dramas from Storyland 2019 on RTÉ Player. Currently in its ninth season, Storyland 2019 brings original stories to a national and a global audience, showcasing a […]

Read More

25
Nov

Foyle Film Festival announces 2019 Light in Motion winners

25/11/19

The 32nd Foyle Film Festival drew to a close last night (Sunday 24th November) with the announcement of the Light in Motion competition winners in Derry-Londonderry. The festival is celebrating 20 years of Oscar® […]

Read More

22
Nov

Future Screens NI host free storytelling workshop for interactive sector

22/11/19

Future Screens NI is running a free workshop on storytelling in the interactive sector (VR/AR/Gaming). Super Story World will take place on Saturday 30th November from 2-5pm in the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queens University and will […]

Read More

21
Nov

Creative Europe Video Game Development Fund – Information Session

21/11/19

Creative Europe is holding an information session about its Video Game Development Fund in The Pixel Mill on Friday 6th December 2019 from 10:00 – 11:30. The session will go through the opportunity in detail and […]

Read More

21
Nov

NI’s Young Film-makers and Animators Celebrated at CCEA’s Moving Image Arts Showcase

21/11/19

It was lights, camera and action for Northern Ireland’s most creative young film makers and animators at CCEA’s Moving Image Arts Showcase 2019. The annual two day event, supported by Northern Ireland Screen, […]

Read More

21
Nov

Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling course

21/11/19

Northern Ireland Screen is looking for expressions of interest from local crew who work in the Accounts, Production or AD Departments and are keen to get some training in Movie Magic Budgeting and […]

Read More

21
Nov

Three Northern Ireland projects nominated for 2020 Broadcast Awards

21/11/19

Three projects made in Northern Ireland with funding from Northern Ireland Screen have been nominated for the prestigious Broadcast Awards. Derry Girls, Becca’s Bunch and Doing Money will battle it out on 5th […]

Read More

19
Nov

Belfast Harbour supports screen industry skills development with launch of creative academy

19/11/19

Belfast Harbour is supporting a new creative academy for young people aspiring to a career in Northern Ireland’s expanding screen industries. Delivered by the Nerve Centre and supported by Northern Ireland Screen, up […]

Read More

18
Nov

Italic Pig and The Irregular Corporation are about to embark on a Jurassic journey of prehistoric proportions

18/11/19

Northern Ireland’s game development studio Italic Pig, UK publishers The Irregular Corporation, and Northern Ireland Screen have just joined forces on the largest video game production deal in Northern Ireland history. Paleo Pines […]

Read More

18
Nov

Cast announced for new thriller The Deceived

18/11/19

Filming has begun in Belfast, Northern Ireland on contemporary psychological thriller The Deceived written by Lisa McGee (Derry Girls, Being Human, The White Queen) and Tobias Beer for Channel 5. New Pictures, the production house behind The Missing and Catherine the […]

Read More

18
Nov

British Animation Awards entry deadline 30th November

18/11/19

The British Animation Awards (BAAs) returns for another star-studded event on 12th March 2020 at the BFI, South Bank, London. The BAAs are a biennial event and a firm fixture in the national […]

Read More

14
Nov

WFTV launches Mentoring Scheme in Northern Ireland

14/11/19

Women in Film and TV (WFTV UK) announced at the Belfast Media Festival that applications are open for its pioneering new mentoring scheme in Northern Ireland.  The innovative programme is designed to help […]

Read More

14
Nov

Mountain Vets airs on BBC Two on Fridays at 8pm

14/11/19

Rare TV’s Mountain Vets airs on BBC Two from tomorrow, Friday 15th November, at 8pm. The six-part series, made with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, invites you to the ancient Kingdom of Mourne, […]

Read More

14
Nov

Tory island fight to preserve its unique way of life in Toraigh: Creag Bheag i Lár na Farraige

14/11/19

Tory Island is a unique location that is home to a community of a few hundred strong Irish speakers on Ireland’s most remote inhabited island. Toraigh: Creag Bheag i Lár na Farraige captures […]

Read More

13
Nov

Gradam Ceoil Awards return to Belfast in 2020

13/11/19

TG4’s Gradam Ceoil gala concert takes place in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall next February for the third year running with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund. Women lead the way in […]

Read More

13
Nov

Ordinary Love to be released in cinemas on December 6th

13/11/19

Following its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, and UK premiere at London Film Festival, Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s Ordinary Love is set to be released in cinemas on 6th […]

Read More

© 2024 Northern Ireland Screen. All Rights Reserved