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Screen Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen and Bankside Films Join on Irish Films Production Venture
24 Jan 2019 :
Both national screen agencies are partnering with the UK sales agent on a venture to finance and produce Irish films.

Bankside Films has had a number of successful Irish features in recent years with Irish titles such as Lee Cronin’s ‘Hole In The Ground’, the Out of Orbit productions feature ‘Normal People’ and Treasure Entertainment’s ‘Papi Chulo’ the latest to receive international distribution deals. 

The company is now looking to support up to two Irish features per year through the new initiative backing projects with maximum budgets of €1.5m ($1.7m). It is open to all genres and is aimed at films from second time feature directors, but filmmakers with more than one feature credit will also be considered.

Successful projects will be selected from Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland’s development slates, and will already have development funding from either agency. Production funding will come from Bankside’s finance partner Head Gear Films as well as the two Irish screen agencies. Bankside will also be handling sales on each title.

Speaking to Screen Daily, Bankside Films director Stephen Kelliher said: 
“Having established a strong working relationship with Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland in recent years, we are thrilled to be entering into a formal arrangement with both agencies in order to champion the undeniable talent coming from the island of Ireland,” 

Richard Williams, CEO of Northern Ireland Screen added:
“Partnering with Bankside and Screen Ireland on this initiative presented us with an ideal model to help advance directors who can struggle to swiftly follow their first feature with a second feature.” 

Screen Ireland chief executive James Hickey said of the venture: 
“We welcome Bankside’s involvement, bringing their experience and market finance to the table.” 

Bankside Films’ latest feature ‘Hole in The Ground’ screens at Sundance later in January.





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