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News and Events

19
May

Applications now open for the Puttnam Scholarship 2021 programme

19/05/21

Future Screens NI, Northern Ireland Screen, and Screen Ireland have teamed up with Atticus Education to offer four Northern Ireland residents the opportunity to attend 6 two hour online masterclasses with Lord David […]

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17
May

Channel 4 commissions new series of Britain’s Most Expensive Houses from Waddell Media following ratings success

17/05/21

Following the huge success of the one-off Britain’s Most Expensive Houses, which reached 2.1 million viewers on first transmission and achieved an impressive 3m viewers in its first week of airing (premiere and […]

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17
May

BFI Doc Society Ripple Effect Fund

17/05/21

The BFI Doc Society Ripple Effect Fund is a new National Lottery funded initiative that enables and empowers communities, networks and organisations to build their own inclusive vision for the independent UK documentary […]

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14
May

NI film and television industry thriving – Dodds

14/05/21

Northern Ireland’s film and television industry is thriving and delivering positive economic benefits, Economy Minister Diane Dodds has said. The Minister visited Belfast Harbour Studios, where the Netflix film ‘The School for Good […]

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14
May

The Marketplace at Galway Film Fair is accepting applications

14/05/21

The 2021 edition of the Galway Film Fleadh & Fair will take place from 20th – 25th July. The move comes as part of a general reshuffling in this year’s festival calendar caused […]

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13
May

Call for New Shorts Focus 2021-22 applications

13/05/21

The New Shorts Focus Scheme is open to entry level writers and writers/directors resident in Northern Ireland, particularly those from groups that are underrepresented within the film and television industry. 6 projects will […]

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13
May

ILBF documentary Plean Bee gives an insight into the All Ireland Pollinator Plan

13/05/21

TG4 will air an Irish Language Broadcast Fund documentary, Plean Bee, on World Bee Day, Thursday 20th May at 9:30pm about the internationally acclaimed All Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) and how it is mobilising […]

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12
May

Docs Ireland returns with exciting series of online industry events

12/05/21

The international documentary film festival, Docs Ireland will return to Belfast in June with a series of online events in which industry professionals will hear from both rising stars and documentary filmmaking legends. […]

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11
May

Locations Trainee opportunity

11/05/21

Northern Ireland Screen is running a skills development scheme called Production, Craft and Technical Skills 2021. The scheme will provide training opportunities in varied roles in the film and television industry between February 20221 […]

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11
May

Company placement trainee opportunity for a 3D Junior Modeller

11/05/21

We are running a skills development programme as part of our COMPANY PLACEMENT SCHEME called 3D Junior Modeller 2021. The programme will provide a training opportunity in an Interactive/Animation Studio for one person. 3D Junior Modeller 2021 is a […]

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11
May

Irish Language Broadcast Fund announces funding decisions for 2021

11/05/21

Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) is delighted to announce its latest funding decisions for 2021. Funding was awarded across a wide genre of TV and online content with a total […]

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10
May

New Expert Mentoring Programme searching for content producers

10/05/21

Film and television production within Northern Ireland continues to grow at pace. A significant part in this growth is the children’s television sector which has been spearheaded by Zodiak Kids Studio. Northern Ireland Screen has partnered […]

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07
May

New Writer Focus 2021-2022 is open for applications

07/05/21

Northern Ireland Screen is now seeking feature film, TV drama & Sit-com scripts to develop for its New Writer Focus scheme 2021-2022. Only Northern Ireland resident writers new to feature film, long-form drama […]

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06
May

Marketing Internship opportunity at Northern Ireland Screen

06/05/21

Marketing Internship 2021 is a new entrant scheme for aspiring marketers. Northern Ireland Screen is looking for motivated individuals who want to develop a career in marketing. Can you write engaging social media […]

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06
May

Irish Language Broadcast Fund studio series, An Focal Scoir, is back for a new series

06/05/21

An Focal Scoir, the Irish Language Broadcast Fund studio based discussion series, returns on Monday 10th May at 10pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland. The four-part series is produced for BBC Gaeilge by […]

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06
May

Fine Points Films project amongst Mother Tongues Award winners

06/05/21

The Mother Tongues Award, the feature film development initiative for UK-based filmmakers in which the dialogue is in a language other than English, has now selected its first three winners. The scheme is […]

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06
May

Applications open to the Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund application call

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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05
May

BFI Film Academy releases new opportunities for young people

05/05/21

BFI Film Academy has released three new opportunities for young people: The Beginner’s Guide to the UK Film Industry, Saturday 8th May at 12:30pm via Zoom Talking Point founder Helen Johnson will lead […]

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05
May

Tourism Ireland launches Publicity Programming Fund 2021

05/05/21

Tourism Ireland is seeking applications from content producers for high quality international programming featuring the island of Ireland for its newly announced Publicity Programming Fund. This once-off initiative aims to support a limited […]

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30
Apr

Creative Animation Application Call

30/04/21

Northern Ireland Screen’s Creative Animation Scheme is designed to develop Northern Ireland resident junior creators/animators through the production of animated short films. The scheme provides junior level creators/animators with the opportunity to develop […]

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29
Apr

BBC Academy Production Unlocked

29/04/21

BBC Academy’s Production Unlocked is an exciting new series of FREE webinars with a focus on production starting in May. The series will consist of masterclasses, panel discussions and practical sessions covering a […]

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29
Apr

The Northern Ireland Film & Television School is now accepting applications for Sept 2021

29/04/21

The Northern Ireland Film & Television School (NIFTS) is an award-winning film school based at SERC’s Bangor campus. The 1-year HNC in Creative Media Production is delivered over 2 full days a week […]

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28
Apr

Northern Ireland projects nominated for BAFTA TV Awards

28/04/21

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to […]

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27
Apr

Digital Film Archive partners with Finnish artist Jarkko Räsänen on CryptArk

27/04/21

In partnership with Finnish curator Mirjami Schuppert, our Digital Film Archive has commissioned CryptArk, the first part of a project by Finnish artist Jarkko Räsänen reimagining the UTV archive using new technology. CryptArk […]

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27
Apr

ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund webinar

27/04/21

ScreenSkills is hosting a seminar for producers of unscripted content in Northern Ireland to find out more about the Unscripted TV Skills Fund on Thursday 29th April at 9am via Zoom. The Fund, which […]

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