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Ray Sullivan & Rob Davis's The Skwoids named JETS Winners for 2021 |
| 05 Mar 2021 | Irish project The Skwoids has been named among the winners of the JETS 2021 Initiative following this year’s online edition, which took place in February. |
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Northern Ireland-set crime drama Hope Street commissioned by BBC Daytime and Britbox North America |
| 04 Mar 2021 | BBC Daytime and BritBox North America have commissioned Hope Street, a new serial crime drama set in Northern Ireland, from acclaimed producers Paul Marquess and Donna Wiffen at Long Story TV. |
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Competition winners for Virgin Media Discovers Prize to be chosen this Friday |
| 25 Feb 2021 | The Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition, in association with Screen Ireland, will see its ten shortlisted finalists pitch this Friday, February 26th to try and secure an additional €60,000 in funding for their projects. |
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Planning permission for Wexford's Tara Studios put on hold as objection filed |
| 23 Feb 2021 | Having initially received a green light for planning permission on the €20 million film studio, Tara Studios’ will now have to wait another four months to find out if its ambitious plans have been successful. |
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New multi-annual output deals and a spring commissioning round announced by TG4 |
| 17 Feb 2021 | At its annual producers information day, the Irish language Broadcaster announced that it is looking for submissions from the independent production sector for new multi-annual output deals. |
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BAI allocates €646,000 through Sectoral Learning & Development and Sponsorship programmes for 2021 |
| 12 Feb 2021 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced details of 2021 funding allocations under its Sectoral Learning & Development programme and its Sponsorship Scheme. |
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Screen Producers Ireland CEO Susan Kirby discusses Production during COVID |
| 05 Feb 2021 | We spoke with Screen Producers Ireland CEO Susan Kirby to get an update on the status of production in Ireland at present, the implications of COVID on film sets, the need for industry-focused PUP, the need for more support from insurance brokers, the future potential of SVOD markets, and settling into the new role at SPI. |
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Reminder: Applications open for Fastnet Film Festival's €20,000 Puttnam Award |
| 04 Feb 2021 | Until midday on the first of March, filmmakers can continue to apply for Fastnet Film Festival’s Puttnam Award, which is making €20,000 available to fund production of one live-action drama. |
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€5.5m open funding round announced by BAI under Sound & Vision Scheme |
| 27 Jan 2021 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has launched a new open funding round under its Sound & Vision 4 Scheme. |
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Planning Permission granted for "State of the art" Greystones Film Studio and Media Campus |
| 06 Jan 2021 | Wicklow County Council has granted a 10-year planning permission to Greystones Media Campus (GMC) Ltd for a multi-studio film and media campus in Greystones. |
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BAI's Sound & Vision Scheme: Element Pictures' The Dry and Deadpan Pictures' Dead Still S2 among recipients |
| 05 Jan 2021 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced details of the latest funding awards under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting Funding Scheme and details of additional funding for 2021. |
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Cinema Stimulus Support Fund to build back Irish audiences launched by Screen Ireland |
| 08 Dec 2020 | Fis Eireann/Screen Ireland, with the support of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media, are collaborating on a special initiative to support the exhibition sector during this time of crisis. |
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Eight recipients announced for second round of Screen Skills Ireland's Screen Stakeholders Funding |
| 07 Dec 2020 | Funding worth over €130,000 awarded to eight organisations to deliver skills development activities and initiatives for a diverse range of groups and roles across the screen sector. |
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Less than a week left to submit for the Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition |
| 25 Nov 2020 | The deadline is fast approaching for the Virgin Media Discovers short film competition, which was unveiled last month by Virgin Media, in association with Screen Ireland, and is worth a €150,000 prize fund. |
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Up to €150,000 in funding available under BAI's Sponsorship Scheme 2021 |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Applications are now being accepted by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for the annual Sponsorship Scheme and funding of up to €150,000 is available to support a range of activities during 2021. |
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Funding decisions announced for Irish Language Broadcast Fund |
| 06 Nov 2020 | Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has announced its latest funding decisions for 2020. |
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Fastnet Film Festival announces new €20,000 Short Film Award |
| 04 Nov 2020 | Fastnet Film Festival has announced The Puttnam Award, which will provide €20,000 to fund production of a live-action short film to be made on the Wild Atlantic Way in Cork with a theme reflecting “The New Normal”. |
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Screen Wexford announces new Short Filmmakers Funds in film, documentary, and animation |
| 02 Nov 2020 | Screen Wexford, in association with Wexford County Council Arts Office and Bodecii Film, is calling for applications to its Short Film Fund initiative. |
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RTÉ and Screen Ireland announce search for new Comedy and Drama series |
| 22 Oct 2020 | RTÉ has announced two new initiatives to develop new drama and comedy series for younger audiences. |
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Screen Ireland awarded €26.2 million in Capital Funding for 2021 Budget by Minister Catherine Martin T.D. |
| 14 Oct 2020 | Screen Ireland has welcomed a funding increase of €9 million announced by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., bringing the agency’s capital budget to €26.2 million for 2021, which represents an increase of 52% on 2020’s original budget allocation. |
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