Creative Europe shares Irish MEDIA Funding for 2022
Posted: 19th May 2023
Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate the Irish companies who have been successful in securing MEDIA funding from Creative Europe over this past year. The Irish MEDIA Office shared this week that six Irish companies received over €1.3 million in Slate Funding awards in 2022, indicating that Irish companies can successfully compete for funding with their European counterparts. In addition, six Irish video game applicants were successful in securing MEDIA funding.
Orla Clancy, MEDIA Office Dublin welcomed the results and said:
As we can see in the results so far, Irish companies have benefited greatly from the increased budget and funding opportunities of the new Creative Europe programme. Slate funding awards for Irish companies are as strong as they’ve ever been. This funding is a game changer for many companies, so we are delighted to see the Irish companies doing so well. It’s also very encouraging to see the video games sector embracing the Creative Europe funding with all six applicants receiving funding this year. We look forward to more strong results as the programme continues."
Commenting on the Irish results, Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile from MEDIA Office Galway said:
We are delighted that companies in the West of Ireland continue to benefit from Creative Europe MEDIA with development support awarded to an animation studio and a video games company. The market at the Galway Film Fleadh has also been supported a testament to its important role in facilitating networking, financing and co-production opportunities in Europe and beyond."
The six companies to secure Slate Funding in 2022 were:
- Brightside Pictures (Wild Atlantic Pictures) - Recent projects include Evil Dead Rise, The Pope's Exorcist and Cocaine Bear.
- Keeper Pictures (formerly Blinder Films) - Recent projects include The Gone, Sunlight and Mr Malcolm's List.
- Moetion Films - Recent projects include Two by Two: Overboard! and Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights.
- Plainsong Films - Recent projects include The Buddhists of Beara, Mrs Robinson and To The Moon.
- Subotica - Recent projects include Aisha, Joyride and North Sea Connection.
- Treasure Entertainment - Recent projects include Flora and Son, Smother and Kathleen Was Here.
In addition, six video game titles received €850,000 of funding:
- Dreamfeel | Game title; SZeance
- Gambrinous | Game title; The Hellfire Club
- Isometric Dreams | Game title; Eldritch House
- Mystic Systems Games | Game title; Rascal Planet
- Psychic Games | Game title; War on Wheels
- Viridian Software | Game title; Project Eden
Treehouse Republic received €140,000 in funding for the animation project Hey Fuzzy Yellow, while a total of €252,039 was invested in the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Galway Film Fair.
We are delighted for the successful companies and projects and to see sustained funding in development of creative Irish stories.
Find out more about the projects on Creative Europe's website.