08/08/18
Mobile games publisher Boomdash Digital has announced the official release of a new action-packed VR game on Samsung Gear VR and Oculus GO. Based on re-imagining of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, Evil […]
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08/08/18
Legendary has closed a deal on an Untitled project from local filmmakers Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin who run Six Mile Hill Productions in Belfast. Chris is set to direct the project, while […]
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07/08/18
Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has joined forces with a host of broadcasters from the Celtic territories to establish an exciting new media production fund with the aim of developing […]
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01/08/18
Northern Ireland Screen supported documentary Wonderful Losers: A Different World will have its Northern Ireland premiere as part of the Belfast Film Festival’s Pull Focus documentary festival on Sunday 12th August. Director Arunas […]
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27/07/18
A feature documentary produced by Belfast based Fine Point Films has been nominated for an Emmy Award. Elián is the story of Elián Gonzalez, a five-year-old Cuban boy plucked from the Florida Straits, […]
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26/07/18
Northern Ireland Screen has launched the second Short Film call of 2018/19. Northern Ireland Screen intends to use Lottery Funds provided through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BFI NETWORK to support […]
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25/07/18
Northern Ireland Screen is seeking applications for its skills development programme, Sound 2018. The programme will provide a training opportunity with Post Production company, Yellowmoon, for one person. The post is open to […]
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25/07/18
Northern Ireland Screen is seeking applications for its Craft and Technical Development Scheme. The scheme will provide a training opportunity for two people in the Art Department between August 2018 and March 2019. […]
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24/07/18
ITV has today confirmed the commission of Torvill and Dean, a film narrating Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s early years and the creative impetus that finally drove them to become ice dancing royalty. Written by leading […]
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20/07/18
The UK’s first 48-hour animation competition, Anijam, is now open with a Northern Ireland regional heat taking place on Friday 10th – Sunday 12th August. Animators aged 18+ can compete for free in teams of […]
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19/07/18
The #CYF2018 – Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2018 competition is now open for entries. All types of film will be considered; fact, fiction, comedy, drama, news programme or documentary, as long as it is […]
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16/07/18
Congratulations to Northern Ireland based sound mixer Ronan Hill who has received his sixth Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing on a Comedy or Drama series. His sixth nomination is for his work […]
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16/07/18
The 30th Galway Film Fleadh came to a close last night (Sunday July 15 2018) with two projects supported by Northern Ireland Screen winning top awards at the annual awards ceremony. Feature film […]
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12/07/18
The 30th annual Galway Film Fleadh commenced this week with new film Lomax in Éirinn receiving its world premiere at a packed-out screening last night (Wednesday 11th July). Lomax in Éirinn features Clannad’s […]
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03/07/18
Northern Ireland Screen is now accepting applications for its skills development programme, VFX 2018. This is a paid-placement opportunity with one of Northern Ireland’s top VFX studios, Yellowmoon Post Production Ltd, which is […]
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03/07/18
The 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s psychedelic space epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey will be celebrated with two special screenings, in Belfast and Derry, attended by the film’s leading actor, Keir Dullea. Presented […]
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29/06/18
The Galway Film Fleadh is delighted to announce Masterclasses with Andrew Scott, Madeleine Olnek and Ed Solomon. The Masterclasses offer a unique chance to learn from experts in their respective fields, in an intimate engaging environment. The much-acclaimed Irish actor Andrew Scott, who has starred […]
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28/06/18
Open to young people from anywhere in the UK and from any background, the BFI Film Academy offers a real chance for talented 16-19-year-olds to be part of our future film industry. The […]
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28/06/18
Celtic Media Festival has announced the launch of the international pitching forum for 2019, introducing a development prize of £10,000 for the winning pitch. The CMF International Pitching Forum, in association with XPO […]
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27/06/18
Northern Ireland Screen has announced the launch of The Pixel Mill, a community hub in Belfast, which will support the sustainable growth of the Northern Ireland games sector. Northern Ireland Screen is inviting […]
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27/06/18
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Northern Ireland Screen have announced a new funding incentive for the development of screen-based projects between Canadian and Northern Ireland producers. The announcement was made during an […]
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22/06/18
The Galway Film Fleadh has, in recent years, showcased independent genre films such as Grabbers, The Canal, A Dark Song, The Survivalist and Bad Day for the Cut among others. In 2018, as Galway celebrates the 30th Film Fleadh, the festival has announced a new, dedicated late night strand of […]
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22/06/18
Driven by his curiosity about a reproduction picture hanging in a pub in Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, investigative journalist Kevin Magee goes in search of the lost Irish paintings of controversial American artist Rockwell […]
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18/06/18
A new partnership agreement between the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive and ITV aims to safeguard the extensive catalogue of UTV archive material, dating back over […]
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12/06/18
Former Irish President, Mary McAleese reveals how a group of female unionist aristocrats became key figures in the revival of the Irish language and culture in Ulster, at the turn of the 20th […]
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