The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has today announced funding of approximately €9m for TV programming in the third round of Sound & Vision, the Broadcasting Funding Scheme.
131 television applications were received from the sector, an increase of 10% from the previous round. Following the extensive assessment process, 44 of the submissions have been awarded funding. €4.7 million or 52% of the overall allocation is to be awarded to projects in the documentary genre. The remaining funding went to a variety of other genres including childrens’, entertainment, education and drama projects. Irish language and bi-lingual programmes accounted for 17 projects, representing approximately one third of the total financial allocation.
Commenting on the announcement, Chief Executive of the BCI, Michael O’Keeffe, said: “We are delighted to offer funding of €8.99m in this, the television element of the third round of Sound & Vision. The BCI is confident that this latest allocation will continue to enhance the quality of programmes available to Irish television viewers. Sound & Vision has now become a recognised and credible source of support for programme making. Consequently we are seeing increased competition for funding in the television production sector.”
The funding awards were approved at a meeting of the Commission on 20th March last, following consideration of the recommendations made by 12 assessment panels. The assessment panels comprised BCI staff members, external experts from the television sector and subject experts from the relevant thematic areas.
The BCI will now begin the process of contract negotiations with all successful applicants.
Recipients are:
Holywood Films / Michael Beattie Media for 'Tailwind' €90,000 (41% of total budget)
Blast Films for 'Hunger' €300,000 (13% of total budget)
Channel 6 for 'Cois Farraige' €130,000 (43% of total budget)
The Media Co-op/Near FM for 'Northside Today/Focus On' €150,000 (71% of total budget)
Dave Byrne for 'Funky Junk' €80,000 (49% of total budget)
Bradóg Youth for 'The Gist' €40,000 (43% of total budget)
Youthreach for 'Changing Faces' €19,000 (95% of total budget)
Crossing the Line Films for 'Wild Journeys' €500,000 (50% of total budget)
Kavaleer Productions Ltd for 'Garth' €450,000 (12% of total budget)
Tile Films for 'Cromwell in Ireland' €380,000 (67% of total budget)
Forefront Productions for 'The Reel Deal' €170,000 (63% of total budget)
Venus Film and Television Productions for 'Alarm' €155,000 (11% of total budget)
Midas Productions for 'Ballad of Pat McCabe' €150,000 (83% of total budget)
Orsuco Ltd for 'The legend of Vincent O'Brien' €100,000 (69% of total budget)
RTÉ Television for 'Dalymount Park - Home of Irish Soccer' €40,000 (65% of total budget)
NALA for 'The Workshop' €500,000 (34% of total budget)
Samson Films for 'Eden' €500,000 (28% of total budget)
RTÉ Television for 'An Ancient Vision' €400,000 (34% of total budget)
Mint Productions for 'Going the Distance' €280,000 (66% of total budget)
Athena Media for 'Winning Women' €260,000 (68% of total budget)
Prime Productions for 'A Special Determination' €240,000 (63% of total budget)
GMTV Productions for 'Vignettes' €110,000 (68% of total budget)
Nappertandy Productions Ltd for 'Himself - Life & Times of Christy O'Connor Sr' €42,500 (61% of total budget)
Telegael Teo for 'Aifric' €800,000 (28% of total budget)
Nemeton Teo for 'Gaelic Games' €300,000 (45% of total budget)
Stirling Films for ‘Trad Trials’ €220,000 (30% of total budget)
Stirling Films for ‘Na Bailitheoiri Ceoil’ €160,000 (54% of total budget)
Hummingbird Productions Ltd for ‘Cairdeas na hbFidleiri agus Coirmcheol Ceilurtha’ €160,000 (56% of total budget)
Blinder Films Ltd for ‘Striapaigh’ €155,000 (76% of total budget)
Scán Scún Teo for ‘Cladaigh Chonamara’ €150,000 (57% of total budget)
Fastnet Films for ‘Troid Fuilteach’ €130,000 (68% of total budget)
Besom Productions / Inis Films Ltd for ‘Hair/Gruaig’ €120,000 (48% of total budget)
Loopline Films for ‘The Quiet Man - Idir Dha Thine Bhealtaine’ €120,000 (38% of total budget)
Igloo for ‘The Monsignor’ €115,000 (52% of total budget)
Black Rock Pictures ‘Ernie O'Malley’ €110,000 (67% of total budget)
Camel Productions Ltd for ‘Ghosts along the blind road’ €100,000 (49% of total budget)
FM Media for ‘In search of Granuaile’ €100,000 (77% of total budget)
New Decade TV and Film ltd for ‘The Godfather of Irish Comedy - Niall Toibin’ €90,000 (72% of total budget)
Woodend Films Teo for ‘Lucht na Naomhóg’ €55,000 (72% of total budget)
Fastnet Films for ‘Kisses’ €330,000 (24% of total budget)
Praxis for ‘The Bureau’ €250,000 (38% of total budget)
Peer Pressure Productions Ltd for ‘Nobody knows ....Jarleth Regan’ €150,000 (75% of total budget)
Mixed Bag Media for ‘Grass Roots’ €150,000 (79% of total budget)
Paradise Pictures for ‘Diaries’ €140,000 (41% of total budget)
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