Funding

The full application procedure is outlined on our website here.

Screen Ireland will accept the first draft of a screenplay or you may also submit a 6-10 page treatment with 25 pages of the screenplay for consideration.

Yes, reader reports are available upon request by emailing shortsapplications@screenireland.ie with the details of the project.

A detailed explanation of Screen Ireland criteria can be found on this page of our website.

No, professional legal advise should always be taken. However a list of the minimum contractual requirements of Screen Ireland can be reviewed in the Development Funding Guidelines downloadable from the website.

Yes, anybody can apply for funding but will be required to have an Irish (ROI) registered company to receive any award of funding. In the case of Screenplay Development Funding, only Irish residents and citizens will be considered.

Yes, any Screen Ireland development funding awarded is in the form of a repayable loan. It is only repayable on the first day of principal photography of the project.

Anyone (including companies not resident in the State) in receipt of Screen Ireland Funding must provide an up to date tax clearance certificate. Further information of availing of a certificate can be found here.

In order to apply for completion funding, you must be able to provided a rough cut of the feature length film and comply with a number of legal requirements as legislated by Screen Ireland. Please consult this page, and further information can be downloaded from the Completion Funding Application Checklist also available on this page.

Yes, Screen IreIand production and completion funding is in the form of a repayable loan. Screen Ireland will expect to recoup pro rata and pari passu with any other equity investors and to receive an ongoing net profit share once recouped.

Applications for certification are made to the Revenue Commissioners who handle the administration of the scheme. For more information, see here.