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Brendan Gleeson 'At Swim Two Birds' awarded funding (Image courtesy of IFTA) |
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced the latest funding decisions in the twelfth round of the TV Broadcasting Scheme. Grants totaling €7,861,000 have been offered to support the production of 43 television projects, all exploring themes of Irish Culture, Heritage and Experience.
A variety of projects have been offered funding, 16 of which will be broadcast on commercial and community Television. 12 Irish language projects have been granted €2.3 million worth of offers and a further allocation of €680,000 has been allocated to two animated projects.
Projects that received offers of funding include Brendan Gleeson’s feature film ‘At Swim Two Birds’, which received a grant of €500,000; Cartoon Saloon’s animated feature ‘Song of the Sea’/‘Amhrán na Mara’, which was granted €500,000; ROSG’s ‘An Bronntanas’ which has been offered €700,000 and Abú Media Teo have been offered €400,000 for Irish language documentary ‘1916 Seachtar Anaithnid’ and €375,000 for bi-lingual drama ‘Oícheanta Sí’.
Speaking at the announcement, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Michael O’Keefe said “The Broadcasting Funding Scheme continues to be a major source of funding for both the broadcasting and independent television production sectors in Ireland. While documentary remains the most popular genre in terms of applications received, and the most successful in terms of funding offered, we are particularly pleased with the increase in the amount of projects funded in the Drama and Animation genres on this occasion. Once again the Scheme has awarded vital funding that will enable broadcasters and producers to make high quality programmes that will inform and entertain Irish viewers.”
The funding package was ratified by the Authority at its meeting on September 5th, following recommendations made by assessment panels of experts from the audiovisual sector and BAI Staff. A total of 98 applicants were received in this round requesting a total of €19,763,804.
Project Name (A-Z) |
Applicant |
Language |
Format |
Genre |
Broadcaster |
Up to a max of: |
Max % eligible |
1916 Seachtar Anaithnid |
Abú Media Teo |
Irish |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€400,000 |
55 |
A Criminal in my Life |
Red Pepper Productions |
Limited English |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TV3 |
€120,000 |
85 |
A Story With me in it |
Animo Television |
English |
Doc |
Adult/Media
Literacy |
RTÉ |
€200,000 |
80 |
Adoption Stories |
Sharon Lawless |
English |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TV3 |
€280,000 |
85 |
Agus Anois |
DCTV |
Bi-lingual |
Doc |
Arts/Culture |
DCTV |
€45,000 |
10 |
Amhrán Na Mara / Songof the Sea |
Cartoon Saloon |
Bi-lingual |
Anim |
Children's |
TG4 |
€500,000 |
10 |
An Bronntanas |
ROSG |
Irish |
Drama |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€725,000 |
26 |
An Chapaillín Chonamara |
Union Films Limited |
Irish |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€76,000 |
80 |
An Dubh ina Gheall |
Saoi Media |
Bi-lingual |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€100,000 |
80 |
At Swim Two Birds |
Parallel Films |
English |
Drama |
Arts/Culture |
TG4 |
€500,000 |
8 |
Babógbaby BB agus Bella |
Igloo Films Ltd |
Irish |
Anim |
Children's |
TG4 |
€180,000 |
85 |
Batmen - the Story of IrishCricket |
Motive Television |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
Setanta Sports |
€80,000 |
86 |
Bernard Dunne's Brod |
Club Independent Pictures |
Bi-lingual |
Ent |
Arts/Culture |
RTÉ |
€320,000 |
75 |
Bia Dúchais |
Marmalade Films |
Irish |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€165,000 |
85 |
Breith Agus Bás |
Tile Films |
Irish |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€85,000 |
75 |
DÉANTA IN ÉIRINN |
Dearg Films |
Irish |
Ent |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€100,000 |
85 |
Dhá Gharraí Mháire |
Stray Dog Films |
Irish |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€110,000 |
80 |
Fearaibh Fionntrá |
Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin |
Irish |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€105,000 |
85 |
Gentleman Jim |
Fastnet Films |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
Setanta Sports |
€80,000 |
85 |
Glaoch ón Tríu Reich |
Mind the Gap Films |
Bi-Lingual |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€120,000 |
85 |
Green is the Colour |
Treasure Entertainment |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
RTÉ |
€255,000 |
70 |
In Denial |
Fubar Ltd |
English |
Drama |
Contemporary |
TV3 |
€155,000 |
85 |
In Good Hands |
Gmarsh TV Productions |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
RTÉ |
€280,000 |
70 |
It's Not the Taking Part |
Midas Productions |
English |
Doc |
Contemporary |
Setanta Sports |
€200,000 |
85 |
Jump Boys |
Touchline Media |
Bi-lingual |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€90,000 |
80 |
Life's A Breeze |
Fastnet Films |
English |
Drama |
Contemporary |
Setanta Sports |
€420,000 |
21 |
Mairead Farrell
Doc |
Loopline Films |
Bi-lingual |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€100,000 |
85 |
Mission Titanic |
Tyrone Productions |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
UTV |
€43,000 |
80 |
Oícheanta Sí |
Abú Media Teo |
Bi-lingual |
Drama |
Arts/Culture |
TG4 |
€375,000 |
30 |
Páistí na Réabhlóide |
The Picturehouse |
Irish |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TG4 |
€30,000 |
43 |
Scup |
Stirling Film and TV |
Irish |
Drama |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€225,000 |
22 |
Tadhg Barry
Remembered |
Frameworks Films |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
Cork
Community TV |
€30,000 |
95 |
Tales from the Road |
Go Productions |
English |
Doc |
Contemporary |
Cork
Community TV |
€22,000 |
90 |
Tate nó Tat |
El Zorrero Films |
Irish |
Drama |
Arts/Culture |
TG4 |
€100,000 |
8 |
The Biggest Game in
Town |
Motive Television |
English |
Doc |
Contemporary
Society |
Setanta Sports |
€80,000 |
85 |
The Graves of the
Disappeared |
Tile Films |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
TV3 |
€198,000 |
85 |
The Park |
Midas Productions |
English |
Doc |
Science/Nature/
Environment |
TV3 |
€210,000 |
85 |
The Science Squad |
New Decade TV &
Film |
English |
Doc |
Science/Nature/
Environment |
RTÉ |
€60,000 |
27 |
The Tapestry |
DCTV |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
DCTV |
€120,000 |
85 |
The West’s Awake... |
Iris Productions
Limited |
Bi-lingual |
Doc |
Contemporary |
TG4 |
€77,000 |
75 |
Trivia - Series 2 |
Grand Pictures |
English |
Drama |
Contemporary
Society |
RTÉ |
€320,000 |
32 |
When the Game was
Ours |
Motive Television |
English |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
Setanta Sports |
€85,000 |
85 |
Wolfland |
Steadipix Productions |
Bi-lingual |
Doc |
History / Heritage |
RTÉ |
€40,000 |
35 |
The full list of the results are available here.
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