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Screen Ireland announces revised date of October 30th for next Development Funding round |
| 23 Jul 2020 | The decision has been taken by Ireland’s national screen body to close applications to the previously scheduled next development round in August. |
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The Arts Council announces information about forthcoming film awards |
| 20 Jul 2020 | The Arts Council has announced a number of forthcoming film awards including the Film Bursary Award, the Film Project 2021 Award, the Authored Works Award, and the Reel Art Award, for which the deadlines will fall between July and October 2020. |
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The National Film School at IADT secures over €1.1m in funding through EU Universities initiative |
| 17 Jul 2020 | The National Film School has successfully secured in excess of €1.1 million in funding to explore and develop an EU University for the Film & Media Arts. |
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Glúin Nua: TG4's new short-form commissioning fund to support emerging talent in the Irish language |
| 10 Jul 2020 | TG4 has announced a new scheme ‘Glúin Nua’, to commission appealing short-form content for younger audiences. |
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Planning permission sought for third major film studio in Wicklow |
| 02 Jul 2020 | Planning permission is being sought by Greystones Media Campus Limited to develop a multi-studio film and media campus worth an estimated €150 million in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. |
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€3.2 million awarded by Screen Ireland in Strategic Slate Development Funding |
| 29 Jun 2020 | The recipients for Screen Ireland €3.2 million strategic slate funding have been announced. |
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Green's Deputy Leader Catherine Martin TD appointed Minister for Arts, Communications, and Culture |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Catherine Martin, Deputy Leader of the Green Party and TD for Dublin Rathdown, has been announced as the successor to outgoing Minister for Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD. |
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BBC commits £100m of its content spend towards diverse productions and talent |
| 22 Jun 2020 | The BBC is setting out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform its programming and better represent the public it serves. |
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The Arts Council welcomes additional €20 million support package for 2020 |
| 16 Jun 2020 | The Arts Council has welcomed increased government funding of €20m that brings its annual budget to €100m. |
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Programme for Government outlines commitments to productions sector and the Arts |
| 16 Jun 2020 | Fianna Fáil, FineGael and the Green Party have agreed a draft programme for government. |
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Creative Europe - Single Project Development Spotlight: EZ Films |
| 11 Jun 2020 | In the third of a series of interviews, we spoke with producer Ciaran Deeney of EZ Films, one of four selected Irish beneficiaries of Creative Europe’s latest Single Project Development funding round, to give our readers some insight into the selected Irish companies and their projects, as well as, the merits of the schemes and some tips on the application process and how best to formulate a successful pitch. |
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WRAP Fund announces new projects expected to generate more than €16.8 million for the region |
| 11 Jun 2020 | The Western Region Audiovisual Producer’s Fund (WRAP Fund) has announced a number of new projects across film, television and computer games, which are expected to generate in excess of €16.8 million across the west of Ireland. The fund also marked a significant year of growth with a number of high-profile productions. |
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Creative Europe - Single Project Development Spotlight: Lunar Pictures |
| 05 Jun 2020 | In the second of a series of interviews, we spoke with producer Niamh Fagan of Lunar Pictures, one of four selected Irish benefices of Creative Europe’s latest Single Project Development funding round, to give our readers some insight into the selected Irish companies and their projects, as well as, the merits of the schemes and some tips on the application process and how best to formulate a successful pitch. |
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Creative Europe - Single Project Development Spotlight: Planet Korda Pictures |
| 28 May 2020 | In the first of a series of interviews, IFTN will be speaking with the four selected Irish benefices of Creative Europe’s latest Single Project Development funding round to give our readers some insight into the selected Irish companies and their projects, as well as, the merits of the schemes and some tips on the application process and how best to formulate a successful pitch. |
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Virgin Media and Sky launch support funds to support smaller Irish businesses |
| 26 May 2020 | Virgin Media Ireland and Sky Ireland have both launched advertising funds in support of small businesses nationwide. |
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NI Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund seeking applications for New Entrant Scheme |
| 18 May 2020 | Northern Ireland Screen is seeking applications from fluent Irish speakers for the scheme. |
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Ship of Souls awarded 2020 Kerry Short Film Bursary |
| 14 May 2020 | The Kerry Short Film Bursary 2020, worth €10,000 towards the production of a short film, has been awarded to Writer/ Director, Jean Pasley, & Producer, Greg Burrowes, for their project Ship of Souls. The announcement was made by Siobhan O'Sullivan, Kerry Film Officer with Kerry ETB, & Kerry County Council Arts Officer, Kate Kennelly, whose office funds the bursary. |
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Dublin film studios given green light as South Dublin Council sanctions €26.4m land sale |
| 12 May 2020 | South Dublin County Councillors have voted in favour of selling the 48-acres site at Grange Castle Business Park to Lens Media Ltd, who intends to construct Ireland’s largest film and TV studios. |
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Screen Talks Webinar with John Gleeson |
| 07 May 2020 | The next Screen Talks webinar will take place this Thursday, May 7th with John Gleeson, Tax Partner and Head of Saffery Champness Ireland. |
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Northern Ireland and Canada Reopen Co-Development Incentive |
| 07 May 2020 | The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Northern Ireland Screen (NIS) have announced the reopening of their funding incentive for the development of screen-based projects between Canadian and Northern Ireland producers. |
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