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Irish Film Board Inks Documentary deal with BBC
23 Nov 2011 : By Ciara Drohan
Knuckle
The Irish Film Board has signed a deal with the BBC to co-produce five documentaries in the next twelve months with the broadcaster as part of ‘Storyville’, a BBC initiative which showcases international documentaries.

The documentaries will be financed by both parties, with the Irish Film Board being a minority financier. The documentaries will be UK led but include Irish talent in key roles in the production whilst the BBC in return will then be partners on several Irish-led documentaries.

Commenting on the new initiative Alan Maher of the Irish Film Board said, “The last four years have seen a marked increase in the success of feature Irish documentaries both internationally and at home with local audiences. Particularly successful projects include ‘His & Hers’ which premiered at Sundance and became a local box office hit, as well as ‘Waveriders’, ‘Colony’, ‘Knuckle’ and ‘The Pipe’. However, the industry needs to remain ambitious in terms of growing opportunities for both co-production finance and international opportunities for our key creative talent and we believe that this new partnership with ‘Storyville’ will achieve both of these aims.

The BBC and IFB have worked together previously on ‘Storyville’ documentaries including ‘Knuckle’ by Ian Palmer, about bare knuckle fist fighting and ‘Horses’, a documentary about racehorses by Liz Mermin (Team Qatar, Shot in Bombay).



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