About the Funding
This funding enables Irish filmmakers to complete a live-action, animated or documentary feature film (but not a TV drama or documentary series) which has reached post-production stage or later (rough cut stage) without Screen Ireland support, shows great theatrical promise and is in need of further funding.
Projects must be owned, originated and creatively led by Irish talent - directors, writers, producers. Their content will generally express Irish culture in some way, and their practical management will be primarily in Irish hands. Films that have screened outside of festival premieres and cast and crew and press events are ineligible.
Funding is available up to €100,000 for live-action or animated feature films and up to €50,000 for feature documentaries to enable completion and delivery of the project to top class industry standards. A detailed budget listing the costs to complete must be submitted with any application.
Please ensure you have read the Screen Ireland Principles & Criteria before submitting an application for funding.
Important Notes
Assessment of applications for Screen Ireland Completion funding is rigorous, with approval given only in cases where the material shot is considered viable for commercial exploitation and/or substantial festival success, is of exceptional quality – and where management of the production and its financing to date is transparent and clearly professional.
Emphasis is placed on projects that have garnered strong interest from world sales agents, distributors and/or international festivals. Applications should detail marketing plans and also the exploitation strategy from any attached/prospective market partners.
Screen Ireland investment is recoupable, and should be referenced in a recoupment schedule, to be approved by Screen Ireland’s business affairs department.
Projects must have had adequate production insurances in place for the entire production period and provide proof of ability to attain and cost E&O.
Screen Ireland Completion funding is generally provided during the remaining stages of production in accordance with an agreed cash flow. Before starting to fund, Screen Ireland will need to review a full cost report. Screen Ireland will also need to be satisfied that any other parties' material interests in the project have been declared by the producer, and that any other financiers who have invested in the project have agreed the terms on which Screen Ireland’s Completion funding will be provided.
Who Can Apply
Completion funding is available to Irish producers (independent production companies registered in the Republic of Ireland with an office and staff based in the Republic of Ireland). Funding is available for live-action, animated feature, or feature documentary projects. Clear access to the necessary rights in any material that has been adapted for the screen, full agreements in place with the screenwriter, director and all cast and crew, and evidence of production insurance and location clearances must be obtained before an application is submitted. Please note that funding is not available to assist the completion of projects that have not finished Principal Photography.
How to Apply
Applicants must consult the Completion Funding Checklist and Production Funding Guidelines 2024 in advance of making a submission. Applications which do not meet the criteria set out in these guidelines will automatically be deemed ineligible for consideration. Please read these guidelines carefully before each submission as they are updated regularly.
If this is an application for a project that is currently in development with Screen Ireland, please contact the relevant Project Manager before submitting. If this is an application for a new project, please submit directly through the online application portal.
Production Application Deadlines for 2024
- Friday 16th February 2024 at 1pm
- Tuesday 30th April at 1pm
- Friday 14th June at 1pm
- Friday 16th August at 1pm
- Friday 18th October at 1pm
- Friday 13th December at 1pm
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This page was last updated on 12.04.24.