08/11/19
ScreenSkills’ new-entrant placement programme Trainee Finder is open for a new round of recruitment. The scheme matches trainees with productions to offer them professional on-the-job experience. The year-long programme includes training courses and […]
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08/11/19
We were very sad to hear of the death of Nik Powell. Nik was a unique producer who, amongst many other achievements, gave generously of his time and experience to those who needed […]
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08/11/19
The winners of the Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) Programme Awards were announced last night (7 November) at a glittering awards ceremony in The Mac Belfast, hosted by TV presenter Vogue […]
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08/11/19
NSPCC Northern Ireland’s Training and Consultancy team has recently worked with Northern Ireland Screen to help them design and develop a clear set of standards of behaviour in the local film industry. Senior […]
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06/11/19
James Nesbitt (The Missing, Cold Feet) will star in Bloodlands, a major original crime drama for BBC One, created by exciting new writer Chris Brandon and produced by HTM Television. When a car […]
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06/11/19
Hat Trick Productions today announced that they are appointing Louise Gallagher as a new Scripted Executive Producer in Belfast. Gallagher is an established Northern Irish Producer, having worked at the BBC and as […]
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01/11/19
The Irish language magazine series, I Lár An Aonaigh, returns to BBC Two Northern Ireland on Sunday 10th November at 10:10pm. Presenters Máire Bhreathnach and Dáithí Ó Muirí are back for a new six-part series with a mix of stories, chat […]
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01/11/19
BBC Academy’s Digital Cities Belfast (#DigiBelfast) returns this autumn from Sunday 3 November until Friday 8 November with a series of free events and workshops aimed at developing skills and bringing the creative […]
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01/11/19
BBC Three is inviting independent production companies based in Northern Ireland to submit format ideas as part of a youth content development scheme with the promise of a Factual Entertainment series for the […]
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31/10/19
The winners of this year’s Oireachtas Communication Awards were announced at a gala event in Dublin last night. We are delighted to report that the Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary Lomax in Éirinn […]
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31/10/19
Actor Matthew Cavan was diagnosed HIV positive 10 years ago. The diagnosis changed his life and had a huge impact on those closest to him. In a new documentary which was produced by […]
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31/10/19
UTV turns 60 today and, to mark this milestone birthday, interviews with a group of former and current staff members have been released in which they share their memories of working at the […]
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30/10/19
BRITNEY SPEARS: BREAKING POINT AIRS ON CHANNEL 5 THIS SUNDAY The heavy price of fame is revealed by looking at a critical 14 months in the life of Britney Spears. The fragile connection […]
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30/10/19
The nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were announced earlier today and we are delighted to report that A Bump Along The Way director Shelly Love has been nominated for the […]
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29/10/19
BBC Digital Skills Day returns as part of Digital Cities Belfast 2019 with another jam-packed day of free talks, workshops and creative sessions, helping you explore the latest in digital content and storytelling. […]
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23/10/19
Two Minute Masterpiece is back! BBC Northern Ireland want to commission five short films from emerging filmmakers – however this time around, the criteria is a little bit different! Following on from the […]
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23/10/19
The Foyle Film Festival returns for its 32nd year with another highly anticipated programme of cinematic treats, industry talks and previews of many major awards contenders. The festival takes place from Friday 15th to […]
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21/10/19
Lost Lives, a major cinematic and timely film inspired by the book of the same name, which records every single death and its circumstances since the beginning of the Troubles, is released in […]
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21/10/19
The Belfast Media Festival 2019 is returning for its 10th year celebration and registration for sessions are now open. The festival will once again take place at the MAC in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter from […]
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18/10/19
A new series of Family Footsteps starts on BBC One Northern Ireland this Monday night (21st October) at 7.30pm. Gavin Andrews takes the Smyth family from Bangor, Co Down on a genealogical detective […]
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17/10/19
Everything you ever needed to know about high-end TV drama production… but were too busy to ask. Production Lab, a ScreenSkills Production Masterclass, led by Production Manager Imogen Gay (Peaky Blinders, Top Boy), and delivered […]
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16/10/19
It has been announced today (Tuesday 16th October 2019) that A Bump Along the Way and Ordinary Love are amid the prestigious British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) longlist. BIFA celebrates, supports and promotes […]
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15/10/19
Specialist training and design thinking Consultancy Company, Rejig are hosting two highly interactive insight gathering sessions on behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) about the Gaming Industry in Northern Ireland. The main […]
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14/10/19
Dublin Murders is finally hitting our screens and will air its first episode tonight on BBC One at 9pm. Drawn from Tana French’s internationally bestselling Dublin Murder Squad novels, the eight part series is […]
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11/10/19
Kings of Šumava, an animated documentary feature from Kris Kelly, has been selected to screen at the 23rd Ji-Hlava International Documentary Film Festival, central and Eastern Europe’s biggest documentary festival. The documentary tells […]
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