Additional Feature Film Development Loans

About the Funding

This category is specifically for Development projects that are already in receipt of Screen Ireland funding under the Feature Film Development category. If you are submitting a new project, please see the guidelines for Feature Film Development Funding. If your project is in receipt of funding outside of the Feature Film Development category (e.g. Enhanced Development, Slate Funding, Creative Futures Slate Funding, TV Drama Development, Covid-19 schemes etc…) it is not eligible for this category unless a previous award was made under Feature Film Development. If you are unsure, please contact Development@screenireland.ie prior to making a submission.

After delivering and closing off the first stage of Feature Film Development with the Development and Business Affairs teams, any additional applications for Feature Film Development funding should be submitted under this category.  

The maximum amount available at any one time is €75,000. The maximum total amount that Screen Ireland can provide to any one project is €125,000. Any amount of development funding above €75,000 provided to a project must be matched by third party funding from other sources. Applicants should note that in light of the pressure on Screen Ireland resources, awards considerably less than the maximum are likely to be offered. 

Development funding is provided by Screen Ireland for the making of films predominantly in English or Irish, or a combination of the two. 

Initial stage Development funding is not a guarantee of further funding. Development funding is also not a guarantee of Production funding at a later stage.

Please ensure you have read the Screen Ireland Principles & Criteria before submitting an application for funding.

Who Can Apply

Additional Feature Film Development Loans are available to Irish producers (independent production companies registered in the Republic of Ireland which have an office and staff based in the Republic of Ireland) with a feature film project they wish to develop that is already in receipt of Screen Ireland Feature Film Development funding, clear access to the necessary rights in any material that is to be adapted for the screen, and an agreement with the screenwriter they wish to commission.

Application Requirements

• Logline
• Synopsis
• Latest draft of the script
• Writer/Director/Producer Notes
• Script Editor Notes
• Development Budget (The budget template on Screen Ireland's Applications Portal must be used)
• Evidence of Ownership of Rights

Making an Application

Applications can be made online using the 'Make an Application' button on this page. Applicants must consult the Development Funding guidelines prior to making an application. Applications which do not meet the criteria set out in these guidelines will automatically be deemed ineligible for consideration.

If you wish to make an application for funding by post, contact 091 561 398 for the relevant application form.

Please note that the application portal closes at 1pm on the day of the application deadline.

You can find the Development Funding Guidelines here.

This page was last updated on 16.02.26