The half-hour CG film is currently in production in Ireland, based on the only children’s book from the Pulitzer Prize winning author. Lucy O’Connell from ‘Song of the Sea’ lends her vocal talents as the daughter of Oscar-nominated Negga. 

AIM HIGH, the new entrant training scheme for aspiring TV producers, is back! Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Northern Ireland are looking for motivated, passionate storytellers to take part in this prestigious training scheme.
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The renowned actor and producer is taking the director’s seat for the first time, shooting in London and Jamaica over two months, and with cinematographer John Conroy and sound mixer Robert Flanagan on board.
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Feature film 'Trautmann', about the life of former Man City German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann has begun filming in Northern Ireland. Feature film Trautmann, about the life of former Man City German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann, has begun filming in Northern Ireland.
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The multi award-winning director has just arrived home from filming upcoming series ‘Inhumans’ in Hawaii for Marvel. During filming, she was awarded a BAFTA for her direction of BBC’s Happy Valley.
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Director General Dee Forbes has confirmed that following a competitive process, Savills has concluded the sale of just under 9 acres of land on its Donnybrook campus to Cairn Homes Plc. RTÉ have also confirmed the agreed sale price for the land has exceeded the guide price.
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With feature films such as ‘Love & Friendship’, ‘Moscow Never Sleeps’ and ‘Queen of Ireland’ under her belt, and RTÉ legal drama ‘Striking Out’, Holly availed of a bursary award from Screen Training Ireland to upskill in the area.
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Filmbase and Screen Training Ireland are pleased to launch In The Writers Room 2 with Matthew Carnahan Creator/Showrunner of Emmy award-winning Showtime series 'House of Lies'. This unique course aims to provide an introduction to Television Series Concept Development via an intensive project based programme. 
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"We are expanding significantly, hiring additional crew and starting new, exciting projects", said Robert Cullen, creative director, Boulder Media.
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Our latest interview series connecting the knowledge and advice of leading industry professionals with newcomers to film and television continues with another look at the logistics of casting.
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Blind Date is coming to TV3 this autumn, with Ireland's top funnyman Al Porter stepping into the role of mischievous matchmaker and we are looking for audience members to be a part of the new show.
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The latest building block of the acclaimed Harry Potter franchise will enter production around August and November 2017. The teenage actors are needed to play iconic leading characters such as Albus Dumbledore in their early years.

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The competition is a new collaboration which asks for videos of three minutes or less, which tell stories of love, lust, romance, loss and triumph. Each story must be about a real person and ten chosen submissions will be screened as part of the Kerry Film Festival which runs from October 19th-22nd 2017.
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The IFTA-winning animation from Vincent Gallagher is one of three projects nominated in the festival, which runs from June 20th-26th and is set to screen over 320 short films from over 100 countries.
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This one-year post is jointly funded by the Arts Council and the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC. Each year, Film and Screen Media at University College Cork hosts a Film Artist in Residence. The post is intended to provide a screenwriter with a unique opportunity to develop his/her practice in a university environment.
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Plus two special screenings in Dublin and Cork of Laura McGann's documentary. Laura McGann’s documentary 'Revolutions' will be released in Irish cinemas from 30th June with two special screenings taking place in Dublin and Cork over the opening weekend.

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'Talking to My Father', Sé Merry Doyle'ss documentary about Robin Walker, has been awarded the 2017 SAH Award for Film and Video by the Society of Architectural Historians. The SAH Award for Film and Video was established in 2013.

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