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23
Oct

Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang

23/10/23

Having posted his life on social media, James Blakes’ face and name is stolen and used in scams. In a fight to get his identity back, he uncovers a world of organised crime. […]

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20
Oct

Belfast Media Festival announces exciting two-day programme at The Mac in November

20/10/23

The 14th Belfast Media Festival (BMF) will be held in the MAC Belfast on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 November, following its largest turnout ever in 2022, when more than 1000 people turned […]

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20
Oct

Police drama Hope Street returns this autumn

20/10/23

Police drama Hope Street returns this autumn with new crimes to solve and big questions to answer, among them- who is Finn’s real Ma? Set in the fictional coastal town of Port Devine, Hope […]

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18
Oct

Solas Nua Capital Irish Film Festival submissions closing 31st October

18/10/23

Solas Nua’s Capital Irish Film Festival has been showing Irish films, films by Ireland-based filmmakers and the best Irish cinematic talent, annually for 17 years. The four-day festival, based in Washington, D.C. at […]

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16
Oct

PUFFIN ROCK AGUS CAIRDE NUA to show in Cineworld as part of Belfast Film Festival

16/10/23

PUFFIN ROCK AGUS CAIRDE NUA, the Irish language version of the new animated feature from Derry-based Dog Ears and Kilkenny-based Academy Award-nominated Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers) is screening as part of Belfast Film Festival […]

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16
Oct

Glúin Nua: Commissioning fund to support emerging directors, writers and creative producers to create short-form content in the Irish language.

16/10/23

Glúin Nua: Commissioning fund to support emerging directors, writers and creative producers to create short-form content in the Irish language. Glúin Nua is back! BLOC will commission a new slate of innovative and […]

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12
Oct

Colum Eastwood’s The Morrigan to film in Northern Ireland

12/10/23

Colum Eastwood’s second feature film The Morrigan will  start shooting on 6th November in Northern Ireland. Starring Saffron Burrows (BagHead, The Deep Blue Sea, Troy) the film concerns a successful archaeologist but absentee […]

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12
Oct

Talkin’ Tay

12/10/23

After plain water, the most socially shared drink in the world is tea. More than 36 billion cups are drunk every year in the UK and Ireland. For most of us in Northern […]

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12
Oct

Belfast Film Festival launches its 2023 programme with writers, workers and world-class features

12/10/23

Belfast Film Festival has launched its 2023 programme with a prodigious line-up including the biggest films of both the Cannes and Venice film festivals and seven Best International Feature Oscar selections. This year’s […]

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11
Oct

Children explore the stories connected to their names in new series M’Ainm Mo Scéal

11/10/23

M’Ainm Mo Scéal, a brand-new Irish Language Broadcast Fund series from Ronin Films sees children explore the stories connected to their first names. The 13-part series is being broadcast on TG4’s brand new […]

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09
Oct

IFTA SELECTS IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT FOR OSCARS 2024 – INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

09/10/23

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that Lebanon-set Feature Documentary In The Shadow of Beirut by filmmakers Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane has been selected as Ireland’s entry for […]

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04
Oct

Margo Harkin’s ‘Stolen’ to be released in cinemas on 3rd November

04/10/23

Margo Harkin’s insightful and heartfelt documentary Stolen will be released in cinemas on Friday 3rd November.  The trailer of the critically acclaimed film which explores mother and baby institutions in Ireland has been […]

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03
Oct

Graduation Marks Celebration Of Talent In The Irish Language Television Production Sector

03/10/23

On Friday, Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) celebrated the graduation of nine talented individuals who have completed various ILBF training schemes, furthering their skills and contributing to the enrichment of Irish […]

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02
Oct

A Month Of Cinematic Thrills Ahead As 34th Annual Cinemagic Festival Opens!

02/10/23

The 34th Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People opens this weekend with the 19th Mark Kermode Film Night and seasonal film pick, The Amazing Mr Blunden, workshops from Aardman Animations, […]

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29
Sep

Granda’s Fir Aff

29/09/23

Granda’s Fir Aff, a new locally-filmed online teaching resource for young children in the Ulster-Scots language has been launched. Granda’s Fir Aff features ten short animated films and accompanying teacher’s notes following the adventures of a […]

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28
Sep

Award-Winning Real-Time Animation Tool Animotive Pioneers Fast, Fun and Affordable Remote 3D Production Today

28/09/23

Sign Up Now and Download for Free to Experience The Next Generation of Creative Collaboration in VR Retinize Ltd, one of Europe’s fastest-growing creative technology companies, has announced that Animotive, an immersive real-time […]

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27
Sep

Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls nominated for International Emmy Award

27/09/23

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for its 2023 International Emmy Awards. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see Derry Girls among the nominees for Best Comedy. […]

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27
Sep

Dino Adventures and Cozy Farming Combine in Paleo Pines – Available Now

27/09/23

Grow your ranch, explore an island teeming with secrets, and make friends with humans and dinosaur inhabitants alike! Ranching is fun, but wouldn’t it be more fun with dinosaur pals helping you grow […]

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27
Sep

Ulster Touring Opera Announces the Release of the of the AR Opera App

27/09/23

Experience opera like never before! Your home becomes the set of the show in this breathtaking set of operas brought to you using augmented reality technology. Now you can be there as never […]

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27
Sep

Writing course for Irish language screen content for children and young people with Máire Zepf

27/09/23

Writing course for Irish language screen content for children and young people with Máire Zepf With the new Cúla 4 channel on the horizon, the Ciste Craoltòireachta Gaeilge is finding writers and translators […]

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21
Sep

Stories Frae the Loanen  – a new Ulster-Scots Language learning resource for kids

21/09/23

Stories Frae the Loanen, an online series of six short films for primary school children is available now at discoverulsterscots.com/stories-frae-loanen. Written by Derry~Londonderry based writer Jonathan Burgess, each film features Emma and Robert, […]

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21
Sep

Northern Ireland Screen partners with Tower Museum to launch new archive of local film footage

21/09/23

This week the Tower Museum in partnership with Northern Ireland Screen will unveil a fascinating collection of local film footage showcasing Derry-Londonderry through the decades, brought together as part of a special project […]

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15
Sep

An tOireachtas announced the shortlist for the 2023 Oireachtas Media Awards

15/09/23

An tOireachtas announced the shortlist for the 2023 Oireachtas Media Awards. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to have six projects supported by its Irish Language Broadcast Fund among the list of nominees; An Buachaill Gealgháireach, Paul […]

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15
Sep

Four Northern Ireland documentaries nominated for Grierson Awards

15/09/23

The Grierson Trust today announced the nominates for its 2023 Awards. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see Erica Starling’s Lyra, Kathryn Ferguson’s Nothing Compares, DoubleBand’s Arena – James Joyce’s Ulysses and Keo […]

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13
Sep

Paper Owl Films makes big splash with UISCE UISCE! on TG4 & BBC iPlayer

13/09/23

Paper Owl Films is set to make waves with a new series aimed at encouraging children to explore, enjoy and conserve their local waterways. Irish Language Broadcast Fund series UISCE UISCE! premieres this […]

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