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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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13/11/19
The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) is hosting a special Panel event – Writing Scripted Comedy (…That’s Actually Funny!) – in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). As a genre, comedy is one […]
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13/11/19
With 18 new recordings of songs associated with the Irish War of Independence and Civil War from some of Ireland’s finest musical talent, Ceol Chogadh na Saoirse explores the complex relationship the Irish people […]
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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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