Boosting Our Economy - Celebrating Our Culture - Enhancing Our Children's Education

Boosting Our Economy - Celebrating Our Culture - Enhancing Our Children's Education

News and Events - General

11
Jun

Jannine Waddell awarded MBE as company celebrates 30 years in business

11/06/18

Congratulations to Jannine Waddell, Managing Director of Waddell Media, who was awarded an MBE for services to independent television production in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018. Jannine Waddell says: “I am delighted […]

Read More

06
Jun

Tocht na Máthar, Wednesdays at 9.30pm on TG4

06/06/18

This insightful series examines how mothers cope when the worst happens to their children. The thought of her child getting hurt or injured is something that every mother dreads as the happiness of […]

Read More

05
Jun

Foyle Film Festival’s Summer Programme Is Coming In Hot

05/06/18

We know the great weather won’t last forever, but thankfully Foyle Film Festival’s Summer Programme is here for the long haul with a scorching new season of cinema stretching from June 11 right […]

Read More

04
Jun

An Focal Scoir returns for new series on BBC Two NI

04/06/18

An Focal Scoir, a studio discussion series for BBC Two Northern Ireland, is back on our screens tonight (Monday, 4th June) at 10pm. The four-part series was produced by Below The Radar TV […]

Read More

01
Jun

Northern Ireland Talent wins at IFTAs

01/06/18

Derry Girls and Lily’s Driftwood Bay were amongst the winners at last night’s Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin. Both programmes received funding support from Northern Ireland Screen. The IFTAs, which took […]

Read More

01
Jun

First official UK-China co-produced feature ‘Special Couple’ wraps shoot

01/06/18

Special Couple, the first non-documentary feature to be produced under the UK-China co-production treaty, has wrapped principal photography in Belfast. The film, a romantic comedy in both Mandarin and English, is co-produced by […]

Read More

31
May

Belfast studio selected for Tranzfuser 2018

31/05/18

Tranzfuser, the graduate talent development competition from UK Games Talent and Finance CIC (UKGTF) and funded by the UK government, has today announced the 18 winning teams taking part in this year’s competition […]

Read More

30
May

Director Shadowing Placements

30/05/18

Northern Ireland Screen is seeking expressions of interest from Northern Ireland resident directors working in live factual or fiction genres through live action or animation for potential paid placements on productions based in […]

Read More

30
May

Belfast shortlisted as potential location for new Channel 4 Hub

30/05/18

Channel 4 has today announced that Belfast has been shortlisted as a potential location for one of two new Creative Hubs, as part of the ‘4 All the UK’ strategy. The first-round pitch […]

Read More

30
May

Matthew Rhys, Jamie Dornan To Star In ‘Death And Nightingales’ For BBC Two

30/05/18

Made by Imaginarium Productions and Soho Moon, Jamie Dornan (The Fall, The Siege of Jadotville) and Matthew Rhys (The Americans, The Post) will return to the BBC to lead the cast of Death […]

Read More

24
May

‘True North: Tit for Tatt’ to air on BBC Northern Ireland

24/05/18

Breast cancer surgery saves lives, but it also leaves physical – and psychological – scars. Some women choose to live with their scars as they are, but an increasing number are adorning their […]

Read More

23
May

‘Do No Harm’ Journalism Conference

23/05/18

Invitation to Editors, Producers, Journalists, Researchers, Photographers, Camera operators, media and journalism students. Every day, journalists interview vulnerable contributors who have experienced traumatic incidents without considering the effect the details will have on […]

Read More

21
May

‘Writing the One-Pager’ workshop

21/05/18

Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a workshop offering guidance on the structure of a script one-pager. The ‘Writing the One-Pager’ seminar will take place on Wednesday 30th May in The Crescent Arts Centre […]

Read More

21
May

Local Female Game Developer Wins Prestigious Award

21/05/18

A gaming entrepreneur from Belfast has been presented with a prestigious gaming award in London. Vicky Potts, 26, from Belfast scooped the Rising Star of the Year – Development Award earlier this month […]

Read More

17
May

Call for Entries – Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition

17/05/18

The 30th Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition (running from the 10th – 15th of July 2018) in association with 101 Films International (one of the UK’s leading entertainment labels), is currently accepting entries […]

Read More

04
May

Northern Ireland Film & Television School now accepting online applications for September 2018

04/05/18

An opportunity to learn new production skills or develop your existing skills further at the NI Film & Television School. The part-time HNC in Creative Media course (starting Sept 2018) is now accepting online applications.  Successful […]

Read More

04
May

Entertainment One inks overall television deal with Fired Up Films

04/05/18

Partnership Further Deepens eOne’s Non-Scripted and Scripted Television Capabilities in Key Market Entertainment One (eOne) today announces a multi-year overall television deal with Simon Howley and Jon-Barrie Waddell’s Fired Up Films. eOne will […]

Read More

01
May

Applications now open for Company Placement, ‘Post’

01/05/18

Northern Ireland Screen is seeking applications for its Post Production Skills Development Scheme – POST 2018 POST 2018 is a paid placement scheme (NMW/NLW) which will run from May 2018 – 31 March […]

Read More

30
Apr

Inaugural ‘Capture Conference’ launched in Belfast

30/04/18

A new conference to enhance collaborative efforts and skill-sharing among Northern Ireland’s creative industries has been launched and Torbin Bullock, a California-based Film Editor at Pixar Animation Studios who has worked on films […]

Read More

27
Apr

The BFI Doc Society Fund now accepting applications

27/04/18

The BFI Doc Society Fund is now open, receiving applications until noon on Friday 11 May. The BFI Doc Society Fund aims to develop storytellers from all parts of the country and all […]

Read More

27
Apr

Women in TV and Film Network launches in Northern Ireland

27/04/18

National campaigning organisation, Women in Film and TV UK (WFTV), has now launched a Northern Ireland network WFTV NI which will be chaired by Jannine Waddell, Managing Director of Waddell Media. WFTV is […]

Read More

24
Apr

WFTV Northern Ireland Event: Meet the Funders

24/04/18

  Women in Film and Television is set to host a funding event titled ‘Meet the Funders’ on Monday 14 May from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Film Studio, Queen’s University Belfast. Development funding […]

Read More

28
Mar

RTS NI announces winners of Student Television Award 2018

28/03/18

The Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) Student Television Awards Winners were announced last week in Belfast at an awards ceremony hosted by TV presenter Judith Hill, with the Joe McKinney memorial […]

Read More

28
Mar

Applications now open for BAFTA’s new talent schemes

28/03/18

If you’re looking to take your next step in your film, games or TV career, you can now apply for one of BAFTA’s new talent schemes. Whether you’re studying or actively working in […]

Read More

22
Mar

Craft & Technical Skills 2018

22/03/18

Northern Ireland screen is running a skills development scheme, Craft & Technical Skills 2018, which will provide training opportunities in varied roles in the film and television industry between April 2018 – March […]

Read More

© 2024 Northern Ireland Screen. All Rights Reserved