30/07/20
It has been announced today that Cathy Brady’s Wildfire will have its world premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Developed and produced with funding from Northern Irealand Screen, Wildfire is […]
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28/07/20
The line-up of the 2020 Venice Film Festival has been announced. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see Nowhere Special, which filmed on location in Northern Ireland in 2019, feature in the Horizons […]
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23/07/20
The Deceived, a brand new psychological thriller written by Lisa McGee (Derry Girls, Being Human, The White Queen) and Tobias Beer, will air from Monday 3rd August at 9pm on Channel 5. Produced by New Pictures the four-part […]
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23/07/20
The Grierson Trust today announced the shortlist for the 2020 British Documentary Awards in association with All3Media. Northern Ireland Screen is delighted to see DoubleBand Films’ Lost Lives shortlisted in the Best Historical […]
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25/06/20
For the first time, in its 32 year history, the 2020 edition of the Galway Film Fleadh will take place entirely online from 7th to 12th July. Northern Ireland talent, and projects which […]
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12/06/20
Disney’s new film Artemis Fowl will stream exclusively on Disney+ from today, Friday 12th June. Based on Eoin Colfer’s best-selling young adult book of the same name, Artemis Fowl filmed partly on location […]
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11/06/20
Holywood based Paper Owl Films’ was recently commissioned by CBeebies to produce a special episode of Pablo, the 2D animated show about the adventures of a fun, smart and curious five-year-old boy with […]
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11/06/20
Bankside Films today announced that it has acquired worldwide sales rights to HERE BEFORE, written and directed by Northern Ireland’s Stacey Gregg and starring Andrea Riseborough. HERE BEFORE is currently in post-production having […]
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04/06/20
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced the nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards. Derry Girls, Line of Duty and […]
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29/05/20
Recently launched distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR), a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has acquired international distribution rights for The Dakota Entrapment Tapes, a Fine Point Films production, which has its world […]
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28/05/20
Three documentaries that were made in Northern Ireland and supported by Northern Ireland Screen will be showcased online from today as part of Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival. DoubleBand Films’ Lost […]
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21/05/20
ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV, ITN, the Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA) and Pact have joined forces to introduce new industry wide guidelines for producing television safely […]
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14/05/20
BBC Northern Ireland has commissioned a range of new television programmes that will inform, educate and entertain local television audiences – and help to underpin the independent production sector and its role in […]
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22/04/20
Disney’s new live-action fantasy-adventure film Artemis Fowl, which filmed partly on location in Northern Ireland, will be released exclusively on Disney+ from Friday 12th June. Directed by Northern Ireland Screen’s Honorary President, Sir […]
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30/03/20
Last Thursday the government announced the Self-employment Income Support Scheme which, in addition to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, is intended to provide much needed financial aid to workers affected by the Covid-19 […]
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16/03/20
***please click here to visit our dedicated coronavirus page with more up-to-date information*** The coronavirus pandemic has had a particularly severe impact on freelancers working in the screen industry across the UK. A […]
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13/03/20
Jessy and Nessy, a new preschool series about a young girl with magical spectacles and a curiosity that needs feeding is streaming on Amazon Prime Video from today, Friday 13th March. The 40 […]
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14/02/20
The BBC has commissioned Fizz and Nice One TV to produce Lightning, a new teatime entertainment show hosted by award winning comic Zoe Lyons. Lightning sees the traditional quiz show collide with gameshow, […]
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13/02/20
Principal Photography has begun in Northern Ireland on STRANGER WITH A CAMERA, the debut feature written and directed by Belfast-born filmmaker and artist Oorlagh George. George won an Oscar for producing short film […]
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11/02/20
Filming has begun on Bloodlands, a major original crime drama for BBC One, created by exciting new writer Chris Brandon and produced by HTM Television (co-owned by Jed Mercurio and Hat Trick Productions). […]
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07/02/20
Based on the award-winning stage play, BBC Three’s My Left Nut is a coming of age comedy drama about friendship, family, grief and testicles written by local newcomers Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney […]
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03/02/20
A Bump Along The Way the “hilariously funny movie with maximum feel good factor” starring Bronagh Gallagher and Lola Petticrew is now available on demand in Ireland and the UK. Viewers can stream or download-to-own […]
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21/01/20
Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, announced today that the 2020 Festival will showcase recent works from Northern Ireland in its Made In programme. Film titles for the programme will be announced […]
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20/01/20
From Bafta-nominated screenwriter Simon Block and Bafta and Emmy-winning director Michael Samuels, The Windermere Children is the first dramatisation of a remarkable true story about hope in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Based […]
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12/12/19
Congratulations to local Production Sound Mixer Ronan Hill who has who has been nominated for his eighth consecutive Cinema Audio Society (CAS) award for his work on Game of Thrones. Ronan has been […]
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