We will accelerate equal opportunities for all and promote an inclusive workplace culture.
Targets
Screen Ireland will strive to give voice to the full diversity of Irish cultural life. It is vitally important that we represent a contemporary Ireland with all of its uniqueness, originality of voice and cultural diversity. We aim to provide a breadth of storytelling and serve a wide range of audiences ensuring there are fair and authentic representations on-screen and behind the camera. This will contribute to creative excellence and support industry sustainability as we encourage open access and opportunities for all.
We acknowledge that there is more to be done and we are striving to ensure that these principles become embedded at all levels of our industry.
Screen Ireland will provide continuous support to new, diverse and evolving industry talent in addition to established creative voices. Skills and lifelong learning will continue to be a major focus of the evolution of our industry to drive creative excellence, enable growth and ensure long-term sustainability. The ambition for the recently established National Talent Academies is to drive greater talent evolution at all levels whilst maintaining a constant discovery remit in finding new career access points to the industry.
Building on the success of regional development supports to date, we will champion a national approach to regional production support and promotion, co-ordinating a cohesive set of supports and development opportunities.
Key Actions – Screen Ireland Operations
- Screen Ireland will work with the newly established NationalTalent Academies, crew hubs, industry and key communitygroups to evolve next generation talent.
- Continue to support ongoing professional developmentopportunities for all staff, encouraging learning and developmentat all levels.
- Provide training and resources to deliver on diversity, equity andinclusion policy and targets.
- Build internal cross-departmental policy groups to provide openaccess to all staff and encourage open dialogue on key priorities.
- Develop a digital platform to capture workforce data, supportingthe principles of diversity, equity and inclusivity.
- Build stronger links between Screen Ireland, industry andeducation to establish more structured and certified work-basedlearning programmes, at new entrant and senior careerprogression levels.
Key Actions – Supporting the Screen Industry
- Convene an Industry Working Group on diversity, equity and inclusion to work together as an industry to build a more inclusive sector.
- Invest in and deliver appropriate professional development programmes and initiatives including the Section 481 skills development plans.
- Require production companies in receipt of Screen Ireland funding to have diversity, equity and inclusion policies and ensure access to all on productions.
- Launch a Schools Outreach programme developing a strong schools network to help attract new talent and audiences from a diverse and nationwide base.
- Create a marketing and communications campaign to promote the depth and breadth of career opportunities that exist within Irish creative screen industries.
- Develop best practice for work placements and empower stakeholders to expand short-film making initiatives for emerging talent across documentary, live-action and animation.
- Work with industry to develop national talent development and inclusion initiatives and provide a dedicated fund to support more access programmes.