23/09/20
Billy Goat Entertainment and PQube have announced the release date for Supermarket Shriek. Developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen, the game will be available to play on PS4 from Friday 23rd October […]
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22/09/20
Here Before, the debut feature film from Northern Ireland writer-director Stacey Gregg, has been selected as one of seven projects for the BFI London Film Festival’s inaugural works-in-progress showcase. The platform will form […]
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22/09/20
Northern Ireland Screen has launched the second Short Film call of 2020/21. Northern Ireland Screen intends to use Lottery Funds provided through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BFI NET.WORK to support […]
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21/09/20
The BFI and IWC Schaffhausen today reveal the three filmmakers shortlisted for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI. At £50,000, and now in its 5th year, it has […]
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21/09/20
Two Minute Masterpiece, in partnership with BBC Arts and Northern Ireland Screen, gives up to six emerging filmmakers the opportunity to create their own two-minute film. The chosen filmmakers are paired with an […]
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17/09/20
On 28 July, the Culture Secretary announced the launch of a Government-backed £500m scheme for UK film and TV productions struggling to get insurance for Covid-related costs. The Film and TV Production Restart Scheme will […]
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16/09/20
Paramount Pictures will release PIXIE in cinemas across Ireland on Friday 23rd October. PIXIE was filmed on location in Northern Ireland with funding from Northern Ireland Screen. Pixie (Cooke) wants to avenge her […]
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16/09/20
The film industry is a buzzing environment to work in and is one that constantly challenges and pushes us to our creative and physical edge. But how do we look after ourselves to […]
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16/09/20
Bridging the Gap is one of the leading documentary new talent initiatives in the UK, offering documentary development training, a cash budget, production support, and up to one year of international festival distribution. […]
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15/09/20
The 31st Cinemagic International Film Festival for young people will present a month-long programme of unmissable online opportunities for children, families, young adults and young filmmakers. The festival will offer a small series […]
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14/09/20
Derry Halloween Festival 2020 will run from 28th October – 1st November. This home-grown festival created by the people of the city 34 years ago offers visitors a unique and authentic experience, drawing […]
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14/09/20
BFI network X BAFTA Crew are calling all writers, directors & producers working towards their first feature, TV, or online commission and emerging craft and technical talent across all key roles within production […]
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11/09/20
We were so sorry to hear of the death on 30 July of John D. Schofield. A lot of you will not have heard of John but if you have ever worked on […]
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11/09/20
Today is the official release of Inertial Drift, the arcade racer game from Northern Ireland indie developer Level 91 Entertainment. Developed with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and published by PQube, the game […]
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11/09/20
Joe Mahon returns to UTV on Monday 21st September in a brand new series LOUGH FOYLE, a television travelogue series featuring the history, natural environment and cultural heritage of the Foyle catchment area, […]
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10/09/20
Celtic Media Festival today opened the call for entries for the 2021 Torc Awards for Excellence, taking place next year in Quimper, Brittany. The Celtic Media Festival honours the best in Celtic programming […]
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10/09/20
As part of the ongoing partnership agreement with the BBC, Northern Ireland Screen are moving to the second year of a skills development programme in partnership with BBCNI for a Youth Executive. The […]
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08/09/20
The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 2020 physical-virtual hybrid edition, with 58 features playing to audiences across the UK from October 7-18 with Cathy Brady’s Wildfire screening virtually on […]
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08/09/20
My Left Nut, a comedy drama written by local newcomers Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney for BBC Three has been nominated for a Broadcast Digital Award in the Best Drama Programme category. The […]
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07/09/20
BBC Academy’s Digital Cities will be returning as Digital Cities Virtual in 2020-2021, with a not-to-be missed monthly series of FREE events for the creative industries. Digital Cities Virtual will take place from Tuesday […]
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07/09/20
Afro-Mic Productions has confirmed Irish actor Adrian Dunbar as the presenter of their new Channel 5 series Scenic Ireland. In this two-part series, funded by Northern Ireland Screen, the Line of Duty star, […]
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04/09/20
Future Screens NI will welcome industry trailblazer and BAFTA winner Brenda Romero to speak at Future Tuesdays on 15th September. Brenda will be speaking on the hidden histories of the women who made […]
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04/09/20
26 x 2min programmes RTÉJr. For bestie beasties, Ladybird & Bee, Wild Meadow is the whole world. This funny little series mixes charming storytelling with the universe of narrative potential that is the […]
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04/09/20
The Oireachtas today announced the shortlist for the Oireachtas Communications Awards 2020. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see that four projects supported by its Irish Language Broadcast Fund are among the list […]
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03/09/20
‘First of its kind’ report proposes a step-change in the way the industry operates and sets out a route map to help film production transition to net zero emissions by 2050 in line […]
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