Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

⏰ Applications for the Eirmersive Immersive Futures workshop taking place in Limerick close this Monday, 22nd April! This full-day workshop will give you insights into how emerging tools, including AI (Artificial Intelligence), Immersive Technologies (VR/AR/MR) and Virtual Production, can become part of your workflow. Learn more & apply 👇

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to announce increases to the budget and award thresholds for the agency's Fiction: Irish Production fund. The updated Production Funding Guidelines for 2024 have now been published on the Screen Ireland website and relevant funding pages. 📅 REMINDER: Due to these changes, the April deadline for Production Funding and Distribution Funding has been extended to Tuesday, 30th April at 1pm.

Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate the creative teams behind The Damned and Kneecap on their Official Selection to this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Both films will screen in the Spotlight Narrative strand, for their World and New York Premieres respectively. #ForTheStorymakers

Important note to Screen Ireland applicants: the 2024 April deadline for Production Funding has been extended to Tuesday, 30th April at 1pm. 📅 This deadline change is due to updates to Screen Ireland Production Funding Guidelines, which will be published early next week. All communications on updates to funding procedures will be made via the Screen Ireland website, our Irish Industry Newsletter, and our social media platforms.

📣 The deadline to apply to Docs Ireland Marketplace is next Friday, 19th April. The only marketplace dedicated to documentary on the island of Ireland, Docs Ireland provides an outlet for filmmakers to pitch their project through carefully matched meetings organised by the festival’s industry team. Get your application in now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ej26ppnE

🎞 Screen Ireland & MediaXchange are delighted to present this lecture series with Joerg Bachmaier. Essential for screen professionals interested in developing key skills to navigate the complexities of virtual production. Learn more & apply ▶ bit.ly/3Ua75At 

"Following on from major festival success earlier this year at Sundance and the Berlinale, it marks yet another step in Irish film’s remarkable journey and its global impact around the world." - Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate the creative teams and production companies behind the five Irish films announced to receive their World Premiere at the 2024 Festival de Cannes. Two of these projects are proudly supported by Screen Ireland - Ali Abassi's The Apprentice, produced by Tailored Films Ltd, and Ariane Labed's September Says, produced by Element Pictures Group. #irishfilm #forthestorymakers

We still have a few remaining placements for the Creative Thinking Techniques course starting this Thursday, 11th April. Essential for creative screen professionals of all levels seeking inspiration for their next project. Learn more & apply ▶ bit.ly/3rUO2vp

Five stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate the IFTA (Irish Film & Television Academy) Rising Star Award nominees: actors Agnes O’Casey, Alison Oliver, Siobhán Cullen, Kwaku Fortune, and writer/director Ian Hunt-Duffy. #irishstorymakers

📃 Are you a screenwriter interested in learning about best practice for discussing sensitive content & intimate scenes in a writers room environment? Join intimacy coordinator Róisín O'Donovan (Foundation, Vikings: Valhalla, The Wonder) for this seminar on Wednesday, 24th April. Learn more & apply ▶ bit.ly/3vz4dUo