The fund aims to promote the production and broadcast of quality Irish language content for an audience in Northern Ireland and beyond.
It also aims to grow the Irish language production section in Northern Ireland and finances around 60 hours of content annually, in a variety of genres.
Funded projects are broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland, TG4 and RTÉ as well as various digital platforms. The ILBF also provides funding for a range of training initiatives for Irish speakers currently working or aspiring to work in the production sector in Northern Ireland.
Funding criteria:
- The minimum Irish language content requirement is 75% of the spoken word
- Evidence of match funding, and if appropriate, evidence that the project is additional to current programming levels of the broadcaster must be provided
All funding applications will be considered by the ILBF Investment Committee which will have due consideration for the following:
- That the project complies satisfactorily with the priorities set
- The quality of the proposal and audience appeal
- Value for money/maximising ILBF resource
- Accessibility within the broadcaster’s schedule/maximising audience access
Contribution to the development of the Irish language independent production sector in NI; whether through employment of production personnel fluent in Irish, promoting co-production and/or co-broadcasting or incorporating training and development elements into the proposal.
Visit www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk for further information
