11/05/23
The Peninsula Nurses is a new Ulster Scots Broadcast Fund series that follows a small team of district and community nurses caring for local people all over the Peninsula, enabling them to stay […]
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03/05/23
Over eighty people from the Ulster-Scots and Northern Ireland independent production sectors came together for the first Northern Ireland Screen Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) Networking Lunch. Held at the Discover Ulster-Scots Centre in […]
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20/04/23
We are pleased to announce the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is accepting funding applications for digital content projects. These projects should reflect Ulster-Scots language, culture and heritage and be delivered online. They may also include interactive elements, […]
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08/02/23
In a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund programme, Race to Disaster – The Ards TT, Mark Thompson travels to the temple of British motor racing, the RAC in London, to hear how the TT […]
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25/01/23
Northern Visions today announces a new 12-week series of Ulster Scots programmes commencing Wednesday 25th January on NVTV. Produced by Northern Visions with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund, programming includes […]
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24/01/23
In The Secret Bard, a special Burns Night programme, Helen Mark unravels the story of Carolina Oliphant, later known as Lady Nairne. It celebrates her music with specially recorded performances of some of […]
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23/01/23
A new 30-minute factual documentary, The Lost Photographs Of Mary Alice Young, features an incredible photographic collection of a family and community which has been unseen for over a century. Once believed lost, […]
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11/01/23
A new series of short films will explore the thriving scene of young Ulster-Scots musicians passionate about their craft. From Pipe Bands to individual musicians the series entitled ‘Ulster-Scots Music Traditions’ will showcase […]
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09/01/23
DISCOVER ULSTER-SCOTS PLACES NORTHERN IRELAND Discover Ulster-Scots Places Northern Ireland – a unique, series of online films exploring the Ulster-Scots links of Ulster’s extraordinary tourist attractions. Discover Ulster-Scots Places Northern Ireland is a […]
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05/01/23
True North: Pull follows one of Ulster’s oldest sports teams, Garvagh, across a competitive season of tug of war. It is a punishing test of strength, endurance and strategy: two teams, one rope, […]
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23/12/22
2022 was another blockbuster year for the screen industry in Northern Ireland. Content made in studios and on location in Northern Ireland was streamed into cinemas and homes globally with audiences enjoying locally […]
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23/12/22
It’s hogmanay in the hamely kitchen with Chef Paula McIntyre as she celebrates Auld Year’s Nicht with a delicious festive supper. Produced by Clean Slate Television with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots […]
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22/12/22
Presenters Mark Thompson and Lolly Spence explore the 300-mile Ulster leg of the International Appalachian Trail in Walkin’ Hame, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series. The three-part series produced by Below The Radar […]
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01/12/22
Paula McIntyre hosts a festive get-together in her garden BBQ shack with tour guide and author Lolly Spence, sports pundit Liam Beckett and mezzo-soprano Carolyn Dobbin. If you have visitors dropping by over […]
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01/11/22
The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) Investment Committee has delegated authority within Northern Ireland Screen to make funding decisions regarding the USBF. This is an exciting time to join our Committee as we look […]
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31/10/22
Drenagh Estate: Deep Roots, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series, follows Conolly McCausland as he restores 70 acres of gardens and builds a visitors’ centre on his family’s Drenagh Estate, outside Limavady. Conolly […]
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06/09/22
The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary, The Motorcycle Mavericks, reveals how our connection with road racing has been shaped since the wheels of industry put Ulster on the map. Made by DoubleBand Film, the […]
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02/09/22
Chef Paula McIntyre is back for series two of Hamely Kitchen. In this six-part series, filmed on Northern Ireland’s spectacular north coast, Paula once again celebrates local produce and cooks up more mouth-watering […]
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16/08/22
Afro-Mic Productions has launched two brand new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund multimedia projects – Hoo Weel Da Yea Know and Tell Me Where You’re Frae Withoot Telling Me Where You’re Frae. Both series can […]
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28/07/22
A new online series explores the Ulster-Scots Heartland of the Ards Peninsula, tracing the footprint and legacy of the first Ulster-Scots settlers as they arrived and moved through the area. Produced by Virtual […]
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18/07/22
Joe Mahon returns to our screens with Mahon’s Way. Travelling the length and breadth of Northern Ireland (and sometimes a bit further), he explores the rich veins of heritage, history and culture which makes […]
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29/06/22
A new online series, A Word in Yer Lug, explores Ulster-Scots words and phrases and their influence on modern day language. Produced by Macmillan Media in partnership with the Ulster-Scots Agency and with […]
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20/06/22
An exciting new web resource, Making Northern Ireland, is being launched this week. The project has been produced by the Nerve Centre and funded by Northern Ireland Screen’s Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund. Making Northern […]
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19/05/22
We are pleased to announce the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund is accepting funding applications for digital content projects. The projects should be aimed at supporting learning about aspects of Ulster-Scots such as language, culture and […]
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13/05/22
Home is everything to writer Ewen Glass – he’s from Ballymoney and is Ulster-Scots born and bred. How can he preserve his language and Ulster-Scots cultural identity when he’s living in England? And […]
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