Northern Ireland Screen

Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen

Logo of Northern Ireland Screen
Formation 1997
Type Non-departmental public body
Headquarters Belfast, Northern Ireland
Chief Executive Richard Williams
Website www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk

Northern Ireland Screen (Irish: Scáileáin Thuaisceart Éireann) is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland. The agency's purpose is to promote the development of a sustainable film, animation and television production industry.[1]

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History

Northern Ireland Screen was established as the Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission in 1997.

The agency is funded jointly by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Invest Northern Ireland and the UK Film Council. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland have delegated the administration of Lottery funding for film in Northern Ireland to Northern Ireland Screen.[2]

Northern Ireland Screen is responsible for the £12 million Irish Language Broadcast Fund. The funds purpose is to provide for an increase in Irish language broadcasting in Northern Ireland by the BBC and TG4.[3]

Notable projects

Northern Ireland Screen provides funding to a number of key projects relating to cinema in the region, including:[4]

The Paint Hall

"The Paint Hall" is a historic building in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast. It was once the main Harland and Wolff painting hall and includes a large indoor space. The building is currently on licence to Northern Ireland Screen who have plans to offer it rent free to film makers.[5] The Paint Hall was the location of the City of Ember in the 2008 film of the same name.[6]. Starting in 2010 it was used as the main studio for the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which debuted in April 2011.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ About Us > Overview Northern Ireland Screen website, URL accessed 24th November 2008
  2. ^ About Us > Overview Northern Ireland Screen website, URL accessed 24th November 2008
  3. ^ Irish Language Broadcast Fund Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure website, URL accessed 24th November 2008
  4. ^ Northern Ireland Screen. "Film Festivals & Cultural Cinema". http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/sections/48/film-festivals-cultural-cinema.aspx. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 
  5. ^ Film Faciltiy at Titanic Quarter.. The Paint Hall, Titanic Quarter Development website. Accessed December 2008.
  6. ^ "Robbins' role in City of Ember". BBC. 2007-07-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6898938.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 



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