25/04/22
In a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary, Belfast’s Victory in Vienna: A Footballing Odyssey, presenter Holly Hamilton and author – and lifelong Glentoran Football Club fan – Sam Robinson explore the fascinating story of […]
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28/02/22
This Oul Fermin Life, a short film from Bangor based Sub-Culture Production has been selected to feature in two international film festivals; Standing Rock International Shorts Festival in Ohio on Saturday 5th March and Uninhabited International Film […]
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14/02/22
In a new documentary, Ulster-Scots, My Family And Me, Stephen Nolan takes a revealing look at his family tree. He finds out where his relatives came from, how they lived and some of […]
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04/02/22
The popular Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund magazine series Hame returns and this time presenters Mark Thompson and Ruth Sanderson are travelling across the ‘Narrow Sea’ to Scotland. The three-part series, beginning on BBC Two […]
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17/01/22
In Paula McIntyre’s Burns Night Banquet, the chef celebrates the supper a little different this year in a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund programme. Produced by Clean Slate Television, the show airs on Sunday […]
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13/01/22
In a new Ulster-Scot Broadcast Fund series, The Narrow Sea, The Farther Shore With Phil Cunningham, the broadcaster returns to Northern Ireland on a coastal odyssey that will culminate in the creation of […]
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21/12/21
A new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series, The Band, returns on Wednesday 5th January at 10:35pm on BBC One Northern Ireland. Produced by DoubleBand Films, the three-part series follows the highs and lows of […]
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20/12/21
2021 proved to be another great year for Northern Ireland Screen with many successes across film, TV, animation, games and interactive content. Despite the challenges brought about by the ongoing pandemic we were […]
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17/12/21
A new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund documentary, Nature’s Haven, airs on NVTV on Christmas Day at 5pm. Produced by Northern Visions, this is the first in a series of films being planned which brings […]
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29/10/21
We are pleased to announce applications are now open for a number of Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) calls. Digital Content Language Production The USBF wishes to receive a wider range of applications that […]
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04/10/21
Are you passionate about your Ulster-Scots heritage, language and cultural traditions? Would you like to help shape Ulster-Scots TV, radio and digital content? Could you work with broadcasters and production companies to identify […]
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29/09/21
A passion for fashion combined with inspiration from Ulster’s rich textiles history is the theme for the new Ulster-Scots Broadcast series, A Stitch Through Time. Made by DoubleBand Films, the four-part series begins […]
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31/08/21
In Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen, a new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund three-part series, Paula shares a mouth-watering selection of recipes, which she hopes viewers will serve up to their own family and friends. The […]
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27/08/21
BBC Northern Ireland has announced an array of new programmes for Autumn 2021 offering up entertainment and intrigue in the run up to Christmas. As the longer evenings draw in, audiences can sit […]
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14/07/21
Often described as the ‘Heartbeat of Ulster’, the Lambeg Drum is a unique instrument. With its distinctive sound and unmistakable presence, it plays an important role within the musical and Ulster-Scots community in […]
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02/07/21
The first phase of Ulster-Scots Virtual Visits is now online. The series of visits offers users a 360-degree virtual tour experience, immersing them in the heritage, culture and history of places in Ulster […]
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22/06/21
The Ulster Scots Investment Committee (the ‘Committee’) chaired by a Northern Ireland Screen Board Member makes funding decisions on a quarterly basis and is seeking to recruit an Investment Committee Member. We are […]
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04/06/21
Our Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) is seeking applications for its Ulster-Scots New Entrant Production Training Scheme. The scheme will provide a training opportunity for one person working on USBF projects from July 2021 – December […]
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02/06/21
Northern Ireland Screen welcomes the announcement by The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, of £2 million in funding to its Irish Language and Ulster-Scots Broadcast Funds. The […]
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02/06/21
Writer and adventurer Leon McCarron traces the life of his relative, Andrew Bonar Law, the shortest-serving British Prime Minister of the Twentieth Century and one of the most influential figures in Ulster resistance […]
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21/05/21
In Whiskey Talkin’ broadcaster Mark Thompson teams up with historian Dr Fionnan O’Connor to discover the fascinating, and almost forgotten story of what was once the greatest whiskey industry in the world. Produced […]
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20/05/21
True North: From Tractors To Actors follows Moycraig Young Farmers as they trade the field for the stage and tour a Three Act-Play around Northern Ireland before returning to Mosside in County Antrim […]
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06/05/21
Northern Ireland Screen is pleased to announce our applications are now open for the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) call. The USBF is seeking digital content projects. The projects should be aimed at supporting learning […]
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19/04/21
Lesley Magee: The Balnamore Harpist, an Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund 30-minute documentary, will premiere on NVTV on Wednesday 21st April at 9.00pm. Presented by the author and broadcaster, Liam Logan, the documentary features music […]
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16/04/21
A series of short films about Ulster Lambeg drumming and fifing traditions, The Music and Dance of Ulster-Scots, is in production. The first video is available online at ‘Dirigo’ – The Maine Lambeg […]
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