Filming In Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Screen

Apr

Derry Girls returns for its final series

12/04/22

The wait is finally over! The third and final series of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Derry Girls begins tonight (Tuesday 12th April) at 9:15pm on Channel 4. Derry Girls will once again follow Erin (Saoirse-Monica […]

Mar

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast wins Oscar for Best Original Screenplay

28/03/22

Northern Ireland Screen’s Honorary President, Sir Kenneth Branagh, won the Best Original Screenplay Award for BELFAST at last night’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. BELFAST was written and directed by Branagh during lockdown and is […]

Mar

The Northman wins Film Production Team of the Year at the Production Guild of Great Britain Awards

25/03/22

The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) will celebrate the winners of the 2022 PGGB Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden tomorrow night, as the UK industry gathers to recognise remarkable […]

Mar

BBC Three and BBC NI confirm a second instalment of full-throttle agri-challenge series, The Fast and the Farmer-ish

18/03/22

BBC Three, in partnership with BBC Northern Ireland and supported by Northern Ireland Screen, have announced the competitive tractor-racing format, The Fast and The Farmer-ish, produced by Alleycats will return for a second series. Fronted […]

Mar

The Derry first trailer is released for Channel 4 comedy’s Derry Girls series 3

18/03/22

Channel 4 has released the first look of the long awaited third and final series of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Derry Girls. As fans of the hit series know by now Derry Girls is the […]

Mar

New series of Lightning begins on BBC Two today

14/03/22

A new series of the popular game show Lightning airs weekdays from today (Monday 14th March) on BBC Two at 6:30pm. Produced by Belfast-based Nice One Productions and Fizz TV, comedian Zoe Lyons […]

Mar

Wins at IFTA, BAFTA and Critics Choice for Northern Ireland projects and talent

14/03/22

It was an award-winning weekend for Northern Ireland projects and talent as they collectively took home five IFTAs, one BAFTA and three Critics Choice Awards following star-studded ceremonies in Dublin (virtually), London and […]

Mar

Doineann to have its TV premiere on BBC Two NI and TG4

11/03/22

Doineann, the first Irish language feature film shot entirely in Northern Ireland, gets its television premiere on Sunday 13th March at 10pm on BBC Two Northern Ireland and Monday 21st March at 9.30pm […]

Mar

Young Plato, a new documentary about how philosophy is changing lives at Belfast Primary School is in cinemas now

11/03/22

A Primary School in Belfast’s Ardoyne housing estates invokes the wisdom of the ancient Greek philosophers to fight poverty, drug dealers and the IRA–restoring hope in the heart of a battered community. Young […]

Mar

Silverpoint begins Sunday at 5.05pm on CBBC

04/03/22

Silverpoint, a new sci-fi drama series, follows four kids at Silverpoint Adventure Camp who stumble upon something strange buried in the words, which sends their lives and the world around them spiralling out […]

Mar

First-look images released and cast announced for BBC Three’s comedy horror Wrecked

01/03/22

BBC Three has released a selection of first-look images and announced a host of up-and-coming faces to join Wrecked, a thrilling new comedy horror created and written by Ryan J. Brown. The series […]

Feb

Netflix commissions short film about Derry rapper HYFIN

23/02/22

Local filmmakers Sean Mullan and Michael Barwise have launched their 12-minute documentary, HYFIN, after being selected to produce the film as part of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund. HYFIN is about Jordan-Lee Brady-James, […]

Feb

Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2022

22/02/22

Congratulations to the Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for this year’s Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards. Projects made in Northern Ireland and homegrown talent feature heavily across the 25 categories in […]

Feb

30-minute comedy drama, St Mungo’s, to air on BBC One NI

18/02/22

St Mungo’s is a new comedy drama written by Conor Grimes and Alan McKee about a young family from England starting a new life in Northern Ireland. Despite their misgivings, they become embroiled […]

Feb

One shot thriller Nightride released on Netflix

14/02/22

Upcoming thriller Nightride, which was filmed and set in Belfast, will be released on Netflix in the UK and Ireland from Friday 4th March. Nightride is a wry real-time one shot thriller set on the midnight streets […]

Feb

Cast announced for brand new BBC One drama Blue Lights as filming begins in Belfast

14/02/22

Filming has begun in Belfast on Blue Lights, a six-part original drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, from the writers of The Salisbury Poisonings. Created and written by Declan Lawn and Adam […]

Feb

First-look images from CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS released

04/02/22

A gallery of images are released today from the highly anticipated Conversations with Friends for BBC Three and Hulu, which follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates […]

Feb

Filming begins in Northern Ireland on second series of BBC One’s hit drama Bloodlands

03/02/22

Filming has begun on the new series of HTM Television’s ratings-hit Bloodlands, created and written by Chris Brandon, which will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for six thrilling hour-long episodes. As […]

Feb

Farmers race tractors in new BBC Three series

02/02/22

The Fast and the Farmer-ish is a brand new agri-challenge series where teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland battle it out for the glory of becoming the UK’s best tractor driving […]

Jan

Film Hub NI launch special NI tour of Wildfire

19/01/22

Award-winning Newry-born Director Cathy Brady’s debut film, Wildfire, will be touring Northern Ireland in the coming months, as part of Film Hub NI’s Collective Tour programme which brings local films to local places. Wildfire […]

Jan

Psychological thriller Here Before to be released in cinemas across Ireland the UK

19/01/22

Belfast-born writer/director Stacey Gregg’s debut feature film HERE BEFORE will screen across cinemas in Ireland and the UK from Friday 18th February. The psychological thriller stars the BAFTA-nominated Andrea Riseborough (Shadow Dancer, Birdman) with Jonjo […]

Jan

New Irish thriller Doineann to be released in cinemas on 28th January

18/01/22

DOINEANN, the Irish for ‘stormy weather’, will be released in cinemas on Friday 28th January. Acquired by Wildcard Distribution, the tense Irish language thriller is a feature debut from Damian McCann with the screenplay penned […]

Jan

Northern Ireland short film ROUGH in the running for a BAFTA

12/01/22

Northern Ireland Screen funded short film, Rough, written and directed by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn (The Sailsbury Poisonings) and produced by Gallagher Films’ Louise Gallagher (A Bump Along the Way) has made […]

Jan

New Dylan Moran comedy series for BBC Two to film in Belfast

07/01/22

Brand new comedy series Stuck, written by Dylan Moran and starring Dylan Moran and Morgana Robinson, is coming to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in 2022. Made by Hat Trick Productions and filmed […]

Dec

USBF series The Band returns to BBC One NI

21/12/21

A new Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund series, The Band, returns on Wednesday 5th January at 10:35pm on BBC One Northern Ireland. Produced by DoubleBand Films, the three-part series follows the highs and lows of […]

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