Screen Ireland has announced the successful applicants for funding for the first quarter of 2019 for fiction, animation, and documentary. Projects are given funding at development, production and distribution stages.

1st Quarter

Development

Project Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
Starlight Alan Brennan Alan Brennan Marcie Films/Cowtown Pictures €24,800
Bi Bi Baby John Butler John Butler Treasure Entertainment €37,000
L.O.L.A Andrew Legge Angeli MacFarlane, Andrew Legge Cowtown Pictures €17,500
Four Mothers Darren Thornton Darren Thornton, Colin Thornton Port Pictures Ltd. €35,950
Heron Island Carmel Winters Carmel Winters World 2000 €27,800
The Wurzburg Effect Alex Fegan Alex Fegan Kennedy Films €26,900
Famine Gerard Barrett Gerard Barrett Blank Page Productions €24,670
Young Skins Gavin Scott Whitfield Eugene O’Brien Blinder Films €23,800
The Sparrow Michael Kinirons Michael Kinirons Tiger Darling Films €23,600
The Smaller I Am Saela Davis, Anna Rose Holmer Shane Crowley Sixty Six Pictures €20,100
The Cancer Bus Kelly Warburton Savage Productions €19,300
In/Visible Fran Harris Vico Films €18,300
Monto David Turpin Tailored Films €15,300
Crooked Steve Kenny Steve Kenny Forty Foot Pictures €8,100

Animation Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
Ghost Town Alan Foley Alan Foley Dear Will €20,000
Piece Alan Holly Alan Holly And Maps and Plans €25,000

Documentary Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
The Blue Hole Laura McGann Motive Films €15,000

Screenplay Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
Lambs Mike Cockayne Mike Cockayne, Vince Cleghorne Hardy Films €16,000
Haul Rebecca Daly Rebecca Daly €12,000
A High Place Rebecca Daly Rebecca Daly, Glenn Montgomery €16,000
My Refugee Leticia Agudo Leticia Agudo Whackala €12,000

New Writing Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award

International Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award

International Television Drama Development

Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
Caherduin Gary Duggan 925 Productions €27,400
The Year of the Beast Brian Kirk Matt Charman Parallel Films €50,000
Spartacus Rising Mary Kate O’Flanagan, Gavin Ryan Treasure Entertainment €38,000
Darkened Room Tamara Maloney, Maeve McQuillan Blinder Films €27,900
ZOM-B Robin Hill Fantastic Films €23,652

Distribution

  • Direct Distribution

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
    Cellar Door Viko Nikci Samson Films €12,500
    An Engineer Imagines Marcus Robinson Igloo Productions €12,500
    The Man Who Wanted to Fly Frank Shouldice Loosehorse Ltd. €15,000
    Don’t Go David Gleeson Wide Eye Films Ltd. €12,500
  • Distribution Support

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
    The Hole in the Ground Lee Cronin Wildcard Distribution €75,000

Production

  • Fiction Irish Production

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
    Herself Phyllida Lloyd Clare Dunne, Malcolm Campbell Element Pictures €750,000
    L.O.L.A Andrew Legge Angeli MacFarlane, Andrew Legge Cowtown Pictures €Unquantified Offer of Support
    The Restoration of Grayson Manor Glenn McQuaid Glenn McQuaid Fantastic Films €Unquantified Offer of Support
    The Night I got Shot by Santa Michael Lennox Ronan Blaney Calico Pictures €Unquantified Offer of Support
    TWIG Marian Quinn Marian Quinn Metropolitan Films International Ltd. €Unquantified Offer of Support
    Boys from County Hell Chris Baugh Chris Baugh Blinder Films €550,000
  • Fiction Creative Co-Production

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
    I Never Cry Piotrek Domalewski Piotrek Domalewski Mk1 Productions €125,000
    Kensuke’s Kingdom Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle Frank Cottrell Boyce, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo Brennus Film Productions €250,000
  • Animation Television Production

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
    Freddy Buttons Graham Holbrook Shane Perez, Fiona Dillon, Alan Keane Treehouse Republic €Unquantified Offer of Support
    Ollie Anton Setola Ink And Light €175,000
  • Documentary Production

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
    Stokely Kim Bartley Kim Bartley Underground Films Limited €Unquantified Offer of Support
    Screamers Ciaran Cassidy Ciaran Cassidy Cowtown Pictures €Unquantified Offer of Support
  • Completion

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
  • Fiction: Live Action International Production

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
  • Additional Production

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
  • Cine4

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
  • POV: Production & Training Scheme for Female Talent

    Project Director Writer Production Company Funding Award
Source: https://www.screenireland.ie/funding/funding-decisions
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