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.
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
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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 |
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Distribution Support
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production Company |
Funding Award |
| The Hole in the Ground |
Lee Cronin |
|
Wildcard Distribution |
€75,000 |
Production
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Completion
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production Company |
Funding Award |
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Fiction: Live Action International Production
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production Company |
Funding Award |
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Additional Production
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production Company |
Funding Award |
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Cine4
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production Company |
Funding Award |
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POV: Production & Training Scheme for Female Talent
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production Company |
Funding Award |
Source: https://www.screenireland.ie/funding/funding-decisions
