Not to be confused with Screen Ireland. Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for

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. The agency's purpose is to promote the development of a sustainable film, animation and television production industry.About Us > Overview
Northern Ireland Screen website, URL accessed 24 November 2008

History

Northern Ireland Screen was established as the Northern Ireland Film Council in 1989, subsequently the Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission (1997). The agency is funded jointly by the

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and the

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. The

Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Irish language, Irish: ''Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster Scots language, Ulster-Scots: ''Airts Cooncil o Norlin Airlan'') is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It ...

have delegated the administration of Lottery funding for film in Northern Ireland to Northern Ireland Screen. Northern Ireland Screen is responsible for the £12 million

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Broadcast Fund. The funds purpose is to provide for an increase in Irish-language broadcasting in Northern Ireland by the

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and

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Notable projects

Northern Ireland Screen provides funding to a number of key projects relating to cinema in the region, including: *

Belfast Film Festival The Belfast Film Festival (BFF) is an annual film festival in Northern Ireland with an attendance over 25,000. In 2022, it launched its International Competition program. BFF includes the Docs Ireland international documentary festival, as well ...

* CineMagic Film Festival * Foyle Film Festival * Queen's Film Theatre NIS has also participated in the digitising project

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The Paint Hall

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painting hall and includes a large indoor space. Now a film studio, originally created by film producer Jo Gilbert, it was the location for the filming of

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's '' Puckoon'' in 2000. The building is currently on licence to Northern Ireland Screen, who have plans to offer it rent free to film makers. The Paint Hall was the location of the City of Ember in the 2008 film of the same name. Starting in 2010 it was used as the main studio for the

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'', which debuted in April 2011.

References

External links

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NI Digital Film Archive
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History

Notable projects

The Paint Hall

See also

References

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