Screen Ireland's Production Slate for 2023 - Feature Film, TV Drama, Animation, Documentary and Shorts
Posted: 1st February 2023
Yesterday, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland – the national agency for the Irish film, television drama, animation, and documentary industry – was delighted to launch its slate of productions coming to audiences and international markets this year.
Encompassing live action and animated feature films, thought-provoking documentary, TV animation for young audiences, as well as TV drama – the 2023 Production Slate contains 44 projects crossing a multitude of genres and target audiences (9 feature films, 3 animation series, 8 TV dramas, 13 documentaries and 7 short films).
John Carney’s Flora and Son will be released to audiences this year. This is the writer/director’s first film since the audience hit Sing Street and stars Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jack Reynor. It was picked by Apple TV after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this month. John Carney was at the Slate launch, along with the film’s star Eve Hewson. John Carney said:
“It’s beautiful to see a small Island nation come up against the giant of Hollywood through years of seeding and financing talent. To see our actors, directors, writers and producers accepted and celebrated overseas in numerous festivals, theatres, and awards, is a testament to arts funding, and would be next to impossible without support and cultivation of talent. In the film business particularly, be wary of anyone who tells you they’ve done it on their own. It’s an art form that is simply impossible without generous support.”
Also in attendance was actor Charlene McKenna who stars in Clean Sweep, a crime thriller TV series set to premiere on RTÉ later this year. The actress also discussed her voice role in animated feature film A Greyhound of a Girl, based on the short story from Roddy Doyle, which will premiere at the Berlinale Film Festival next month.
Documentary highlights in the Slate include Gar O’Rourke’s Ukraine-set Sanatorium, while upcoming animated TV series include new episodes of Atom Town, a STEM educational children’s series based on the Periodic Table.
For the full 2023 Production Slate Catalogue, please click here.