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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11/06/18
Pure O: Thinking the Unthinkable examines the mental health condition known as Pure O, an extreme and rare form of OCD. The 14-minute production, an Afro-Mic production for Little Dot Studios, is currently […]
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11/06/18
Congratulations to Jannine Waddell, Managing Director of Waddell Media, who was awarded an MBE for services to independent television production in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018. Jannine Waddell says: “I am delighted […]
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08/06/18
Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is seeking applications for its New Entrant Training Scheme. The scheme will provide an 18-month training programme for two new entrants to develop skills in all aspects […]
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08/06/18
Northern Ireland Screen has launched its Feature Documentary Development call. The scheme intends to provide funding through the Screen Fund to develop feature documentaries that will deliver unique visions and voices on universal stories […]
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06/06/18
This insightful series examines how mothers cope when the worst happens to their children. The thought of her child getting hurt or injured is something that every mother dreads as the happiness of […]
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05/06/18
We know the great weather won’t last forever, but thankfully Foyle Film Festival’s Summer Programme is here for the long haul with a scorching new season of cinema stretching from June 11 right […]
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04/06/18
An initiative which provides an opportunity for emerging creative teams to create a short film which is tonally and thematically aligned with their feature film ambitions. current draft of their feature film project […]
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04/06/18
An Focal Scoir, a studio discussion series for BBC Two Northern Ireland, is back on our screens tonight (Monday, 4th June) at 10pm. The four-part series was produced by Below The Radar TV […]
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04/06/18
Northern Ireland Screen is seeking applications for its Craft and Technical Skills Development scheme. Craft and Technical 2018 is a paid placement scheme (NMW/NLW) where participants will gain experience on Northern Ireland Screen […]
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01/06/18
Derry Girls and Lily’s Driftwood Bay were amongst the winners at last night’s Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin. Both programmes received funding support from Northern Ireland Screen. The IFTAs, which took […]
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01/06/18
Special Couple, the first non-documentary feature to be produced under the UK-China co-production treaty, has wrapped principal photography in Belfast. The film, a romantic comedy in both Mandarin and English, is co-produced by […]
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31/05/18
Tranzfuser, the graduate talent development competition from UK Games Talent and Finance CIC (UKGTF) and funded by the UK government, has today announced the 18 winning teams taking part in this year’s competition […]
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30/05/18
Northern Ireland Screen is seeking expressions of interest from Northern Ireland resident directors working in live factual or fiction genres through live action or animation for potential paid placements on productions based in […]
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30/05/18
Channel 4 has today announced that Belfast has been shortlisted as a potential location for one of two new Creative Hubs, as part of the ‘4 All the UK’ strategy. The first-round pitch […]
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30/05/18
Made by Imaginarium Productions and Soho Moon, Jamie Dornan (The Fall, The Siege of Jadotville) and Matthew Rhys (The Americans, The Post) will return to the BBC to lead the cast of Death […]
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24/05/18
Breast cancer surgery saves lives, but it also leaves physical – and psychological – scars. Some women choose to live with their scars as they are, but an increasing number are adorning their […]
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23/05/18
Invitation to Editors, Producers, Journalists, Researchers, Photographers, Camera operators, media and journalism students. Every day, journalists interview vulnerable contributors who have experienced traumatic incidents without considering the effect the details will have on […]
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22/05/18
As part of our ongoing support of the local animation, gaming and VFX sectors, Northern Ireland Screen intends to run a work placement/training programme aimed at under graduates studying animation (BDes Hons) from […]
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21/05/18
Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a workshop offering guidance on the structure of a script one-pager. The ‘Writing the One-Pager’ seminar will take place on Wednesday 30th May in The Crescent Arts Centre […]
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21/05/18
A gaming entrepreneur from Belfast has been presented with a prestigious gaming award in London. Vicky Potts, 26, from Belfast scooped the Rising Star of the Year – Development Award earlier this month […]
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