2024 at a Glance
Funding 2024
- 4 new Animation Projects supported for production
- 15 new Irish Feature Films supported for production
- 6 new Creative Co-Production Projects supported for production
- 9 new TV Drama Projects supported for production
- 16 new Creative Documentary Projects supported for production
- €2.99m Average Production Budget for an Irish Feature Film
- 13% of Screen Ireland supported Project Production Budgets is Screen Ireland funding*
*figures are based on budget estimates at time of financial closing
- 63% of Screen Ireland supported Project Production Budgets is international finance
- 28 Irish & Irish co-production feature film releases; 23 releases were Screen Ireland-funded
- 23 Academy Award nominations in the last 10 years
Funding 2024
Funding for Screen Ireland comes directly from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. In 2024, the total amount of funding was €39.4m which is broken down to €34m in Capital and €5.4m in Current (overhead) funding.
Funding over the last 5 years is broken down as follows
| Year | Capital Funding | Current Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | € 27,550,000 | € 3,866,000 |
| 2021 | € 26,200,000 | € 3,890,000 |
| 2022 | € 32,150,000 | € 4,593,000 |
| 2023 | € 33,058,000 | € 4,888,000 |
| 2024 | € 34,058,000 | € 5,488,000 |
Budget & Spend
Screen Ireland Capital Funding
Screen Ireland allocates capital funding to project development, production, distribution, short films, training and industry support.
The Capital budget is augmented by monies allocated from recouped amounts. The following percentages were allocated as follows:
Budgeted Expenditure 2024
Actual Committed Spend/Outrun 2024
Project Data
Production & Development
Applications Assessed in 2024
This information relates to Projects that were assessed and decisions made between 1st January and 31st December 2024.
| DEVELOPMENT | Applications Assessed | Successful Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Animation Development | 30 | 18 |
| Documentary Development | 75 | 40 |
| Feature Film Development | 159 | 80 |
| Screenplay Development | 61 | 15 |
| TV Drama Development | 40 | 17 |
| Total | 365 | 170 |
| PRODUCTION | Applications Assessed | Successful Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Animation (Feature) | 1 | 1 |
| Animation (TV) | 13 | 11 |
| Completion Funding | 19 | 11 |
| Creative Co-Production | 17 | 8 |
| Documentary Feature | 33 | 15 |
| Documentary Series | 9 | 5 |
| Documentary Co-Production | 4 | 2 |
| Irish Feature Film | 51 | 27 |
| TV Drama | 16 | 14 |
| Total | 163 | 94 |
| DISTRIBUTION | Projects |
|---|---|
| Direct Distribution Awards | 15 |
| Distribution Support Awards | 2 |
| Total | 17 |
| SHORT FILM SCHEMES | Applications Assessed | Successful Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Shorts | 115 | 10 |
| Frameworks | 20 | 3 |
| Total | 135 | 13 |
Gender Statistics Overview
Development by Category
| Breakdown of Development Applications received | Total Dev. Applications | Irish Feature | % | Animation | % | Screenplay | % | Documentary | % | TV Drama | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications Received | 365 | 159* | 44% [1] | 30 | 8% | 61 | 17% | 75* | 21% | 40 | 11% |
| Projects w/ Female Writers | 137 | 59 | 37% [2] | 13 | 43% | 19 | 31% | 29 | 39% | 17 | 43% |
| Projects w/ Female Directors | 63 | 19 | 12% | 3 | 10% | 2 | 3% | 25 | 33% | 4 | 10% |
| Projects w/ Female Producers | 176 | 92 | 58% | 13 | 43% | 0 | 0% | 30 | 40% | 27 | 68% |
| Projects w. No Director (to be appointed) | 166 | 7 | 4% | 12 | 40% | 51 | 84% | 0 | 0% | 30 | 75% |
| Successful Applications | 168 | 78* | 46% [3] | 18 | 60% | 15 | 25% | 40* | 51% | 17 | 43% |
| Successful Projects w/ Female Writers (as % of successful applications) | 73 | 36 | 46% [4] | 9 | 50% | 6 | 40% | 13 | 33% | 9 | 53% |
| Successful Projects w/ Female Directors (as % of successful applications) | 31 | 14 | 18% | 1 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 33% | 3 | 18% |
| Successful Projects w/ Female Producers (as % of successful applications) | 99 | 46 | 59% | 10 | 56% | 0 | 0% | 30 | 75% | 13 | 76% |
| Successful Projects w/ No Director (to be appointed) | 69 | 37 | 47% | 7 | 39% | 13 | 87% | 0 | 0% | 12 | 71% |
Footnotes:
[1] Percentage of overall total Development applications received by category – i.e. 151 Development applications out of a total of 344 received (44%) were for Irish Feature Film Development and Additional Development (Feature Film) funding.
[2] Percentage of total Irish Feature Film Development and Additional Development (Irish Feature Film) Applications received that had a Female Writer attached – 52 Irish Feature Film Development Applications out of a total of 139 (34%) had a Female Writer.
[3] Percentage of total Irish Feature Film Development and Additional Development (Irish Feature Film) Applications received that were successful for Development funding; 77 Irish Feature Film Development and Additional (Irish Feature Film) Development applications out of a total of 151 received were successful for funding – i.e. Irish Feature Film Development and Additional (Irish Feature Film) Development Applications have a combined success rate of 51%.
[4] Percentage of successful Irish Feature Film Development and Additional Development (Irish Feature Film) applications with a Female Writer attached – i.e. 27 out of 77 successful Irish Feature Film Development and Additional Development (Irish Feature Film) applications (35%) had a Female Writer signed to the project.
Note: the same project can be included in more than one figure – e.g. if there is a female writer and a female director, it will be included in both ‘Projects w/ Female Writers’ and ‘Projects w/ Female Directors’ lines.
Therefore, the totals will not match the category totals.
Production by Category
| Breakdown of Production Applications received | Production Totals | Irish Feature | % | Anim. Feature | % | Anim. (TV) | % | Creative Co-Pro. | % | Doc. Feature | % | Doc. Co-Pro | % | Doc. Series | % | TV Drama | % | Completion Funding | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications Received | 163 | 50 | 31% [5] | 1 | 0.60% | 13 | 8% | 18 | 11% | 33 | 20% | 4 | 2% | 9 | 6% | 16 | 10% | 19 | 12% |
| Projects w/ Female Writers | 46 | 15 | 30% [6] | 1 | 100% | 4 | 31% | 7 | 39% | 6 | 18% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 33% | 8 | 50% | 2 | 11% |
| Projects w/ Female Directors | 42 | 16 | 32% | 1 | 100% | 6 | 46% | 4 | 22% | 7 | 21% | 1 | 25% | 2 | 22% | 5 | 31% | 0 | 0% |
| Projects w/ Female Producers | 112 | 36 | 72% | 1 | 100% | 8 | 62% | 17 | 94% | 19 | 58% | 2 | 50% | 6 | 66% | 14 | 88% | 9 | 47% |
| Successful Applications | 94 | 26 | 52% [7] | 1 | 100% | 11 | 85% | 9 | 50% | 15 | 45% | 2 | 50% | 5 | 56% | 14 | 88% | 11 | 58% |
| Successful Projects w/ Female Writers (as % of successful applications) | 28 | 9 | 38% [8] | 1 | 100% | 4 | 36% | 4 | 44% | 3 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 20% | 6 | 43% | 0 | 0% |
| Successful Projects w/ Female Directors (as % of successful applications) | 26 | 9 | 35% | 1 | 100% | 5 | 45% | 2 | 22% | 3 | 20% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 20% | 4 | 29% | 0 | 0% |
| Successful Projects w/ Female Producers (as % of successful applications) | 70 | 20 | 775 | 1 | 100% | 7 | 64% | 9 | 100% | 11 | 73% | 1 | 50% | 4 | 80% | 12 | 86% | 5 | 45% |
Footenotes:
[5] Percentage of overall total Production applications received by category – i.e. 50 Production applications out of a total of 163 received (31%) were for Irish Feature Film Production funding.
[6] Percentage of total Irish Feature Film Production Applications received that had a Female Writer attached – 15 applications out of a total of 50 Irish Feature Film Production Applications received (30%) had a Female Writer.
[7] Percentage of total Irish Feature Film Production Applications received that were successful for Production funding – i.e. Irish Feature Film Production Applications have a success rate of 52%.
[8] Percentage of successful Irish Feature Film Production applications with a Female Writer attached – i.e. 9 out of 26 successful Irish Feature Film Production applications (35%) had a Female Writer signed to the project.
Note: the same project can be included in more than one figure – e.g. if there is a female writer and a female director, it will be included in both ‘Projects w/ Female Writers’ and ‘Projects w/ Female Directors’ lines. Therefore, the totals will not match the category totals.
Project Funding Data
Production Funding Activity
| Category | No. of Projects | Total Global Budget | Average Global Budget | Screen Ireland Funding | Screen Ireland Funding % Global Budget | Estimated Spend in Ireland | International Finance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animation | 4 | € 15,053,969 | € 3,763,492 | € 1,400,000 | 9% | € 5,786,139 | € 9,568,415 |
| Creative Co-Production | 6 | € 37,004,371 | € 6,167,395 | € 2,282,350 | 6% | € 8,938,550 | € 31,222,400 |
| Documentary | 16 | € 7,440,039 | € 465,002 | € 2,665,027 | 36% | € 4,974,357 | € 1,809,121 |
| Irish Production | 15 | € 49,897,386 | € 3,326,492 | € 10,898,637 | 22% | € 31,908,375 | € 22,694,572 |
| TV Drama | 9 | € 69,154,902 | € 7,683,878 | € 6,139,650 | 9% | € 36,850,310 | € 46,126,072 |
| Total | 50 | € 178,550,667 | € 3,571,013 | € 23,385,664 | € 88,457,731 | € 111,420,580 |
| IRISH PRODUCTION (FEATURE FILM) |
Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardskin Jasper/Love is Mad | € 50,000 | Cluster Fox Films |
| TRAD | € 100,000 | Monto Movies |
| All You Need is Death | € 70,000 | Screenworks |
| King Frankie | € 100,000 | Banjoman Film + Media |
| FEED | € 950,000 | Ripple World Pictures |
| One Night Only | € 950,000 | Wide Eye Films |
| 500 Miles | € 1,000,000 | Port Pictures |
| Saipan | € 1,050,000 | Wild Atlantic Pictures |
| Power Ballad | € 950,000 | Rubicon Films |
| Restoration of Grayson Manor | € 935,000 | Fantastic Films |
| Báite | € 500,000 | Danú Media |
|
Sunphlowers |
€ 259,037 |
Princess Pictures, |
| Bmedia Film & Television | ||
| Fran the Man | € 750,000 | Forty Foot Pictures |
| Julián | € 975,000 | Cartoon Saloon |
| Éirú | € 150,000 | Cartoon Saloon |
| CREATIVE CO-PRODUCTION | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| Re-Creation | € 250,000 | Hell’s Kitchen |
| Sharp Corner | € 150,000 | Kobalt Films |
| Gorky Resort | € 250,000 | Samson Films |
| Father, Mother, Brother, Sister | € 300,000 | Haily Mary Pictures |
| Whitetail | € 350,000 | Keeper Pictures |
| Learning to Breathe Underwater | € 350,000 | Wildcard |
| ANIMATION | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| Fia’s Fairies (Series 2) | € 200,000 | Little Moon Animation |
| Beddy Byes | € 300,000 | Jam Media |
| Puffin Rock (Series 3) | € 300,000 | Cartoon Saloon |
| Maddie & Triggs | € 300,000 | Turnip & Duck |
| DOCUMENTARY | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| The Song Cycle | € 49,945 | The Story Works |
| This is a Prison | € 50,000 | Bread & Circus |
| Jackie & Coco | € 30,000 | Atom Films |
| Testimony | € 225,000 | Underground Films |
| The Wild Geeze – A Love Story | € 195,000 | New Decade TV |
| Dancing in Corsica | € 56,000 | Planet Korda Pictures |
| Stolen Lives | € 126,000 | Bang Bang Teoranta |
| Behind the Green Curtain | € 255,000 | Soilsiú Teoranta |
| Lesbian Lines | € 298,874 | Keeper Pictures |
| Shoal | € 260,000 | Plainsong |
| This is a Quiet Love | € 281,720 | Curious North Productions |
| Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story | € 275,000 | SOS Productions |
| Beyond the Fold | € 70,000 | Little Rose Films |
| Born That Way | € 175,000 | Curious Dog Films |
| Freagairt na Gairme | € 67,488 | Red Pepper Productions |
| In Time: Dónal Lunny | € 250,000 | South Wind Blows |
| TV DRAMA | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| Dead and Buried | € 680,000 | Vico Picture and Sound |
| Saor Sin Ó Olc | € 600,000 | Fíbín Media |
| This is Not a Murder Mystery | € 150,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Corked | € 550,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Obituary (Season 2) | € 750,000 | Magamedia Teoranta |
| Showkids | € 440,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Video Nasty | € 650,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Mix Tape | € 750,000 | Subotica |
| The Gone (Season 2) | € 650,000 | Keeper Pictures |
| NATIONWIDE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION FUNDING | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| Whitetail | € 300,000 | Keeper Pictures |
| Restoration of Grayson Manor | € 300,000 | Fantastic Films |
| Video | € 300,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Báite | € 300,000 | Danu Media |
| Julián | € 300,000 | Cartoon Saloon |
| Puffin Rock (Season 3) | € 300,000 | Cartoon Saloon |
| Saipan | € 300,000 | Wild Atlantic Pictures |
| Obituary (Season 2) | € 300,000 | Magamedia |
| This is Not a Murder Mystery | € 300,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Learning to Breathe Underwater | € 300,000 | Wildcard |
| Feed | € 300,000 | Ripple World |
| One Night Only | € 300,000 | Wide Eye Films |
| 4 Kids Walk into a Bank | € 271,292 | Wild Atlantic Pictures |
| SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION FUNDING | Category | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetail | Creative Co-Production | € 9,927 | Keeper Pictures |
| Learning to Breathe Underwater | Creative Co-Production | € 22,615 | Wildcard |
| Restoration of Grayson Manor | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 11,375 | Fantastic Films |
| FEED | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 2,575 | Ripple World Pictures |
| 500 Miles | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 24,600 | Port Pictures |
| One Night Only | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 138,292 | Wide Eye Films |
| Showkids | TV Drama | € 9,360 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Video Nasty | TV Drama | € 11,635 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Mix Tape | TV Drama | € 21,430 | Subotica |
| Dead and Buried | TV Drama | € 13,370 | Vico Picture and Sound |
| The Hardacres | TV Drama | € 3,839 | Newgrange Pictures |
| The Gone (Season 2) | TV Drama | € 202 | Keeper Pictures |
| Obituary (Season 2) | TV Drama | € 16,999 | Megamedia Teoranta |
| Corked | TV Drama | € 9,937 | Deadpan Pictures |
| SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR FUNDING | Category | Screen Ireland Funding | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father, Mother, Sister, Brother | Creative Co-Production | € 3,000 | Hail Mary Pictures |
| Whitetail | Creative Co-Production | € 5,000 | Keeper Pictures |
| Learning to Breathe Underwater | Creative Co-Production | € 5,000 | Wildcard |
| Breeder | Focus Short Film | € 500 | Fantastic Films |
| Restoration of Grayson Manor | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Fantastic Films |
| Báite | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Danú Media |
| Sunphlowers | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Princess Pictures, Bmedia Film & Television |
| Power Ballad | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Rubicon Films |
| Fran the Man | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Forty Foot Pictures |
| Saipan | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Wild Atlantic Pictures |
| FEED | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Ripple World Pictures |
| 500 Miles | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Port Pictures |
| One Night Only | Irish Production (Feature Film) | € 5,000 | Wild Eye Films |
| Puffin Rock (Season 3) | TV Animation | € 5,000 | Cartoon Saloon |
| Small Town, Big Story | TV Drama | € 3,000 | STBS Productions |
| Dead and Buried | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Vico Picture and Sound |
| ShowKids | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Mix Tape | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Subotica |
| Obituary (Season 2) | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Magamedia Teoranta |
| The Gone (Season 2) | TV Drama | € 3,000 | Keeper Pictures |
| Saor Sin Ó Olc | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Fíbín Media |
| Video Nasty | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| This is Not a Murder Mystery | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
| Corked | TV Drama | € 5,000 | Deadpan Pictures |
Contracted for sustainability in 2025 but produced in 2024
Audience & Box Office
Audience
Total Admissions: 11,626,831
Total Gross Box Office: € 102,247,179
Average Ticket Price: € 8.79
Irish Films at the Box Office*
| Title | Distributor |
|---|---|
| A Greyhound Of A Girl | Spirit Entertainment |
| All You Need Is Death | Blufinch |
| Baltimore | Icon/Eclipse Pictures |
| Chasing The Light | Eclipse Pictures |
| Don’t Forget to Remember | Motherland |
| Double Blind | Wildcard |
| Eat/Sleep/Cheer/Repeat | Marmalade |
| Freud’s Last Session | Vertigo UK |
| Housewife of the Year | Wildcard |
| Kathleen is Here | Break Out Pictures |
| King Frankie | Wildcard |
| Kiss The Future | Fifth Season |
| Kneecap | Curzon/Wildcard |
| Mrs. Robinson | Break Out Pictures |
| Much Ado About Dying | Cosmic Cat |
| Notes From Sheepland | Eclipse Pictures |
| Oddity | Wildcard |
| One Night in Millstreet | Break Out Pictures |
| Perennial Light | Independent |
| RANSOM ’79 | Break Out Pictures |
| Small Things Like These | Lionsgate |
| Swing Bout | Orion Productions |
| That They May Face the Rising Sun | Conic/Break Out Pictures |
| The Apprentice | Studiocanal |
| The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh | Kaleidoscope |
| The Problem With People | Kaleidoscope |
| The Sparrow | Eclipse |
| Twig | Wildcard |
Source: ComScore, Pearl & Dean
Box Office Top 10
| Rank | Title | Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inside Out 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Despicable Me 4 | Universal |
| 3 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Disney |
| 4 | Wicked | Universal |
| 5 | Gladiator II | Paramount |
| 6 | Dune: Part II | Warner |
| 7 | It Ends With Us | Sony |
| 8 | Paddington in Peru | Studiocanal |
| 9 | Moana 2 | Disney |
| 10 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Warner |
Source: ComScore, Pearl & Dean
Co-Pro Certs
Co-Production Certification
The Irish Government has entered into official co-production arrangements with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Luxembourg and France.
Ireland is also a party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production.
Fís Éireann Screen Ireland is the competent authority in Ireland and is responsible for issuing provisional and final co-production approval.
European Convention
| Project Title | Irish Production Company | Co-Producing Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Julián | Cartoon Saloon | Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, Denmark |
| The Apprentice | Tailored Films | Ireland, Canada, Denmark |
| 500 Miles | Port Pictures | Ireland, UK |
| Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story | SOS Productions | Ireland, UK |
| Feed | Ripple World Pictures | Ireland, UK |
| Gorky Resort | Samson Films | Poland, Ireland |
| Learning to Breathe Underwater | Wildcard | Ireland, UK, The Netherlands |
| Saipan | Wild Atlantic Pictures | Ireland, UK |
| Three Quick Breaths | Hail Mary Pictures | Ireland, UK |
| Whitetail | Keeper Pictures | Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium |
Canadian Convention
| Project Title | Irish Production Company | Co-Producing Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Corked | Deadpan Pictures | Ireland, Canada |
| Julián | Cartoon Saloon | Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, Denmark |
| The Apprentice | Tailored Films | Ireland, Canada, Denmark |
| Whistles | Wilterlin Sixteen | Ireland, Canada |
New Zealand Convention
| Project Title | Irish Production Company | Co-Producing Countries |
|---|---|---|
| The Gone (Season 2) | Keeper Pictures | Ireland, New Zealand |
Australian Convention
| Project Title | Irish Production Company | Co-Producing Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Kung Fu Deadly | Spellmaker Productions | Ireland, Australia |
| Chasing Millions | Mammoth Films | Ireland, Australia |
Awards & Nominations
Awards & Nominations 2024
European Film Awards
Kneecap
Nominee - European University Film Award
Nominee – European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI, Rich Peppiatt
Critics Choice Awards
Kneecap
Nominee – Best Foreign Language Film
British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs)
Bring Them Down
Winner – Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director), Christopher Andrews
Nominee – Breakthrough Producer, Jacob Swan Hyam
Kneecap
Winner – Best British Independent Film
Winner – Best Debut Screenwriter, Rich Peppiatt
Winner – Best Joint Lead Performance, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh
Winner – Best Casting, Carla Stronge
Winner – Best Editing, Julian Ulrichs and Chris Gill
Winner – Best Music Supervision, Gary Welch and Jeanette Rehnstrom
Winner – Best Original Music, Michael "Mikey J" Asante
Nominee – Best Director, Rich Peppiatt
Nominee – Best Debut Director, Rich Peppiatt
Nominee – Best Screenplay, Rich Peppiatt
Nominee – Best Cinematography, Ryan Kernaghan
Nominee – Best Costume Design, Zjena Glamocanin
Nominee – Best Production Design, Nicola Moroney
Nominee – Best Sound, Louise Burton, Brendan Rehill, Aza Hand, and Chris Woodcock
Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
Small Things Like These
Winner - Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance, Emily Watson
BFI London Film Festival
Four Mothers
Winner – Audience Award
CPH:DOX
The Flats
Winner – DOX:AWARD
Sundance Film Festival
Kneecap
Winner – NEXT Audience Award
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh
Winner – Best Film Awards, Juniors Competition
Sundance Film Festival
Kneecap, 2024 NEXT Official Selection
Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
Small Things Like These, 2024 Official Selection
South by Southwest (SXSW)
Kneecap, 2024 Official Selection
CPH:DOX
The Flats, 2024 Official Selection
Housewife of the Year, 2024 Official Selection
Hot Docs
So This Is Christmas, 2024 Official Selection
Tribeca Film Festival
The Damned, 2024 Official Selection
Kneecap, 2024 Official Selection
Cannes Film Festival
The Apprentice, 2024 Official Competition
September Says, 2024 Directors’ Fortnight Official Selection
Sheffield DocFest
The Flats, 2024 Official Selection
Telluride Film Festival
The Apprentice, 2024 Official Selection
The End, 2024 Official Selection
Locarno Film Festival
Fréwaka, 2024 Official Selection
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story, 2024 Official Selection
Bring Them Down, 2024 Official Selection
Sharp Corner, 2024 Official Selection
The End, 2024 Official Selection
BFI London Film Festival
Bring Them Down, 2024 Official Selection
Four Mothers, 2024 Official Selection
Fréwaka, 2024 Official Selection
The Apprentice, 2024 Official Selection
September Says, 2024 Official Selection
The End, 2024 Official Selection
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
A Want in Her, 2024 Official Selection
The Flats, 2024 Official Selection
Screen Skills
Screen Skills in Numbers
- 54 skills development programmes delivered directly
- 1,450 total number of attendees
- 9 masterclasses delivered with 900 total attendees
- 20 organisations funded by the Skills Development Funding Scheme
- 46 Bursary Awards awarded [21 male awardees, 24 female awardees, & 1 non-binary awardee]
- 27 organisations funded by the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme
- 50 Section 481 Skills Development Plans with 460 number of Skills Development Participants supported through Structured Work-Based Learning.
- 16,990 SafetoCreate Certificates completed in 4 languages – English, Irish, Brazilian Portuguese and Polish:
- Addressing Unconscious Bias Basic Awareness: 6,638 Certificates completed
- Tackling Bullying and Harassment at Work: 5,812 Certificates completed
- Being an Active Bystander in the Arts and Creative Sectors: 4,540 Certificates completed.
Completed from 2024:
- Microaggression Awareness for Film Professionals
- Building Safe Spaces on Set
- Enhancing Ethnic Minority & Engagement in Film and TV
- Wellbeing Co-Ordination Course in Partnership with UCC
25 mentor and mentee pairings
Pathways Programme, Live Action & Animati
80 participants, 26 projects
National Talent & Crew Academies
103 skills programmes delivered through the National Talent Academies with 1697 participants
*roadshows, networking events, attendees at conferences/expos, individual work placements not included
Crew and Services Database
1,770 registrations to date (January 2025):
- 28 production companies
- 24 facilities & services
Animation Framework
- 81 roles across
- 7 departments
- 5 competency areas covering
- 26 topics (Core, Creative, Technical, Leadership, Personal Development)
- 8 levels (New Entrant, Trainee, Experienced, Expert, Leadership/Head of Department)
Accredited Work-Based Courses/Programmes:
1. BA (Hons) in Screen Industry Practice by Recognition of Prior Learning, with TU Dublin (launched December 2024)
2. Portfolio Preparation Module [for those interested in applying to the BA (Hons) in Screen Industry Practice] (13 participants in December 2024)
3. Certificate in Professional Production Practice (Level 7, 15 ECTS) with TU Dublin (validated and draft outline issued to key stakeholders for feedback)
4. Certificate in Supervisory Skills for the Screen Industry (Level 8 ECTS) with TU Dublin (validated and issued to key stakeholders for feedback)
Skills Development Plan
All applications to the Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, and the Gaeltacht (“the Department”) for a Section 481 Certificate must include a Skills Development Plan.
For all projects with eligible expenditure in excess of €2million, a copy of the Skills Development Plan is submitted to Screen Ireland for approval.
50 Total number of projects approved and in production in 2024
460 Total number of skills participants
Number of Productions 2021 – 2024
Number of Skills Participants 2021 – 2024
Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives (Overall)
Skills Participants Gender Breakdown
| Overall Gender Breakdown | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 164 | 47% |
| Female | 185 | 53% |
| Prefer Not to Say | 1 | <1% |
| Unspecified | - | - |
| Live Action Gender Breakdown | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 144 | 47% |
| Female | 165 | 53% |
| Unspecified | 1 | <1% |
| Prefer Not to Say | - | - |
| Animation Gender Breakdown | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 20 | 50% |
| Female | 20 | 50% |
| Unspecified | - | - |
| Prefer Not to Say | - | - |
| New Entrant | % | Trainee | % | Upskiller | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 39 | 49% | 114 | 49% | 11 | 38% |
| Female | 40 | 50% | 120 | 51% | 25 | 62% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 1% | - | - | - | - |
| New Entrant | % | Trainee | % | Upskiller | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 33 | 50% | 101 | 48% | 10 | 29% |
| Female | 32 | 49% | 108 | 52% | 25 | 71% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 1% | - | - | - | - |
| New Entrant | % | Trainee | % | Upskiller | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 6 | 43% | 13 | 52% | 1 | 100% |
| Female | 8 | 57% | 12 | 48% | - | - |
| Unspecified | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives (Live Action)
Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives (Animation)
Sustainability Initiatives Uptake (Overall)
Sustainability Initiatives Uptake (Live Action)
Sustainability Initiatives Uptake (Animation)
Eligible Spend
Industry Data 2024
These figures are derived from Screen Ireland-funded projects and projects availing of Section 481 with budgets* in excess of €2mil. This estimate represents the majority of activity in the Irish audio-visual sector, however the figure for Documentary may be understated.
| Sum of Eligible Spend | % of Eligible Spend | Projects | % of Overall Total Projects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documentary | € 9,790,272 | 2.27% | 16 | 21% |
| Film Incoming | € 51,485,164 | 11.94% | 15 | 19% |
| Film Indigenous | € 30,994,481 | 7.19% | 13 | 17% |
| Incoming Animation | € 24,070,595 | 5.58% | 6 | 8% |
| Local Animation | € 10,467,261 | 2.43% | 5 | 6% |
| TV Drama Incoming | € 245,982,761 | 57.05% | 11 | 14% |
| TV Drama Indigenous | € 58,383,841 | 13.54% | 12 | 15% |
| Grand Total | € 431,174,375 | 78 |
Project Data
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