More than 190 industry professionals attend the Media Networking Dinner at the Galway Film Fleadh, two further TV funding awards confirmed this year, and Alphapanda Film Marketing Workshop to take place next month.
Media Results - Irish Co-Development & TV Funding Success
Two further TV funding awards have been confirmed this year as well as eight Co-development awards that feature Irish companies either as lead applicants or partners. This is a fantastic result that represents a doubling of MEDIA Co-development funding awards for Irish companies since the 2022 results. MEDIA’s Co-development Funding award supports the co-development of fiction, animation, creative documentary for cinema, TV or digital platforms.
Commenting on the Irish results, Orla Clancy MEDIA Office Dublin said: “The most recent results show that Irish Film and television companies are continuing to collaborate successfully with companies from across Europe. Through these results alone, we can see co-development partners from France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Italy and Sweden. It is wonderful to see so many Irish beneficiaries as lead partners in the collaborations. This co-development scheme is also a fantastic way for small companies to work on a European level by being a minority partner on a project.”
Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile from MEDIA Office Galway added: “We are delighted to see Irish companies benefit from European Co-Development, a more challenging funding application than the previous Single Project Development scheme as European partners are required. This European collaboration is also evident in the TV & Online funding results which will see Gaeltacht company Telegael co-producing a 26x22’ Animated TV Series with Italy, Luxembourg and Germany; and Irish animation studio, Daily Madness, co-producing a 56x11’ TV Series with Belgium and France.”
Since the 2021 – 2027 Creative Europe programme started, €5.8 million has been awarded to Irish companies under the MEDIA strand. Read more here to find out which companies were successful.
Alphapanda Film Marketing Workshop, 14th - 15th September, Galway
A workshop dedicated to Marketing Strategy & Social Media for Independent Films from 14th to 15th September, Galway. This workshop is for producers and other film professionals interested in developing their marketing skills and in getting up-to-date with the latest digital marketing trends. To register for the workshop please email a short biography and a motivation statement regarding your reasons for attending the workshop to MEDIA Office Galway before September 1st. If you wish to avail of a one-to-one online meeting after the workshop please include a 1-2 page treatment of your project. Find out more here.
Open Industry Session - 2-5pm Thursday September 14th Galmont Hotel, Galway: Using recent case studies and a very hands-on approach the tutor Mathias Noschis will give a practical overview of strategic elements and social media techniques for independent films - both fiction and documentary. Register here for the Open Industry Session.
International Film Industry At Media Networking Dinner Galway
More than 190 Producers, Sales Agents, Distributors and Film Fund representatives attended the annual Creative Europe MEDIA Networking Dinner at the 35th Galway Film Fleadh in the Hardiman Hotel Meyrick on 13th July.
The Creative Europe MEDIA Networking Dinner marks the start of the Galway Film Fair which is the Film Market that runs alongside the Festival. The Galway Film Fair has been supported by MEDIA since 1996.
The key-note speaker for the occasion was Eurimages Executive Director, Susan Newman Baudais. In her key-note address she spoke about the value of co-production despite its many challenges and opportunities presented by a changing digital landscape.
The Galway Film Fair schedules over 750 meetings for Filmmakers who will have the opportunity to pitch projects to the world’s leading Film Financiers including BBC Films, Film 4, Bankside Films, Hanway Films, Magnolia Pictures, Altitude Film Entertainment and Toronto Film Festival, among others.
Visit the Creative Europe Desk Ireland website here to find out more about MEDIA news, events and funding calls.
