Irish Language Broadcast Fund announces funding decisions for 2020
Date Posted: November 5, 2020
Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) is delighted to announce its latest funding decisions for 2020. Funding was awarded across a wide genre of TV and online content with a total of 16 projects receiving funding.
The aims of the ILBF are to promote the production and broadcast of quality Irish language content for an audience in Northern Ireland and beyond and to help grow the Irish language production sector in Northern Ireland. Some of the funded projects in the second funding round of 2020 include:
In Macha Media’s factual entertainment series Buachaillí ón Éirne we’ll see old friends Cormac Ó hAdhmaill and Antaine Ó Donnaile undertake a kayaking adventure which will be challenging, inspiring and more than one hundred miles long.
For young audiences Paper Owl Films will explore the almost forgotten story of Lí Ban, brought to life in a contemporary mixed-media retelling aimed to captivate the 8-12 year old age category on TG4. The magic continues with Dee Dee The Little Sorceress, a reversioned animation from Zoogon where young children will be introduced to cheerful Dee Dee who has found a magic book of spells in the back of a cupboard and An tSnáthaid Mhór will bring Máire Zepf’s popular book series Rita to life.
Ar an Sliabh, a factual entertainment series from Strident Media will introduce us to the lives and tales of the people living in or near the mountains in contemporary Ireland and will air on both BBC and RTÉ. The company was also awarded funding for an international co-production with Heidefilm called Caoire, which will air on TG4. This delightful programme will explore how the mighty sheep has been responsible for the advancement of human civilisation and will introduce us to sheep from across the globe.
Below the Radar’s An Focal Scoir returns to BBC NI for a fifth series with in-depth studio discussion, analysis and debates. Once again, they’ll be shining a light on some of the issues, challenges and dilemmas facing home and families across Ireland.
Former President Mary McAleese will explore the impact of partition on ordinary lives and communities, a century after the creation of Northern Ireland in feature documentary Críochdheighilt le Mary McAleese which will be produced by DoubleBand Films.
Presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin will embark on a quest to unearth answers to enigmas and mysteries surrounding her late grandfather, one of Ireland’s most important cultural icons, Seán Ó Riada , a Táin Media production for TG4.
For BBC NI, Sonas Productions’ Ar Scáth an Cheoil will showcase a series of music that combines the most significant traditional and folk music archive along with live performances from top folk and traditional artists.
Red Shoe Productions’ Gradam Ceoil will also return to our screens celebrating the very best of traditional music and song from across the globe through their annual televised awards ceremony on TG4.
Raidió Fáilte has been awarded funding to continue their successful training and broadcasting scheme.
Is mian leis an Chiste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge (CCG), Scáileán Thuaisceart Éireann a chinntí maoinithe is déanaí do 2020 a fhógairt. Bronnadh maoiniú ar 16 tionscadal ar fad ina bhfuil éagsúlacht bhreá seánraí teilifíse agus ábhar ar líne.
Is é a chuireann an CCG roimhe, maoiniú a chur ar fáil le hábhar Gaeilge ar ardchaighdeán a léiriú agus a chraoladh do lucht féachana i dTuaisceart na hÉireann agus níos faide i gcéin agus lena chinntiú go gcuirfear fás faoin earnáil léiriúcháin Ghaeilge i dTuaisceart na hÉireann.
I gclár siamsaíocht fhíorásach Macha Media Buachaillí ón Éirne leanfaidh muid sean chairde Cormac Ó hAdhmaill agus Antaine Ó Donnaile agus iad ag tabhairt faoi eachtra cadhcáil a bhéas dúshlánach, spreagúil agus thar céad míle ar fhad.
Don lucht féachana óg inseoidh Paper Owl Films an scéal bealoidis Lí Ban tríd beochan nua aimseartha meáin mheasctha a bhéas díríthe ar phaistí idir 8-12 bliain ar TG4. Is clár draíochtúil eile a bhéas i Dee Dee The Little Sorceress le Zoogon áit a gcasfaidh paistí ar cailín ghealgháireach Dee Dee a thagann trasna leabhar draíochta i gcófra agus bheirfidh An tSnáthaid Mhór leabhair aitheanta Máire Zepf Rita chuig scáileáin ar fud na tíre chomh maith.
Sa chlár siamsaíocht fhíorásach Ar an Sliabh le Strident Media cuirfidh muid aithne ar na daoine a gcónaíonn in aice leis na cnoic in Éirinn comhaimseartha agus cloiseann muid scéaltaí s’acu. Beidh an clár seo le féiceál ar BBC agus TG4. Chomh maith leis seo fuair an chomhlacht maoiniú le leiriú idirnáisiúnta a dhéanamh le ‘Heidefilm’ darbh ainm Caoire a bhéas a chraoladh ar TG4. Déanfaidh an chlár álainn seo fiosrúcháin ar chaoirigh agus an tábhacht a bhain leo i ndul chun cinn sibhialtacht daonna agus casfaidh muid le caoirigh éagsúla ar fud fad an domhan.
Beidh An Focal Scoir le Below The Radar ar ais ar BBC NI don chuigiú sraith le plé stiúideo, anailís agus díospóireacht ar thopicí tábhachtacha. Beidh siad ag plé na dúshláin, fadhbanna agus saincheisteanna a bhéas teaghlaigh na tíre seo ag tabhairt aghaidh orthu.
Beidh an Iar Uachtarán Máire Mhic Giolla Íosa ag fáil amach faoin tionchar atá ag críochdheighilt ar ghnáth daoine céad bliain ó chruthaíodh Tuaisceart Éireann sa chlár faisnéise Críochdheighilt le Mary McAleese a bhéas a léiriú ag DoubleBand Films.
Rachaidh an craoltóir Doireann Ní Ghlacáin ar thuras ag lorg freagraí faoi na mistéir a bhain lena sheanathair nach maireann, fear a bhí mar cheannrodaí cultúrtha i stair na hÉireann, Seán Ó Riada – leiriú de chuid Táin Media de TG4.
Cuirfidh Ar Scáth an Cheoil le Sonas Productions lucht féachana BBC NI faoi gheasa le sraith cheoil a thabharfaidh cartlann den cheol traidisiúnta is súntasaigh chun scáileán chomh maith le taispeántais beo ó scoith na gceoltóirí tradisiúnta agus tíre.
Beidh Gradam Ceoil le Red Shoe Productions ar ais ar ár scáileáin chomh maith agus iad ag déanamh ceiliúradh ar an cheol traidisiúnta agus na hamhráin is fearr atá ar fáil fud fad an domhan tríd an searmanas bronnta bliantúil ar TG4.
Bronnadh maoiniú ar Raidió Fáilte fosta le leanacht leis an scéim traenála agus craoltóireachta rathúil atá ar bun acu.
