IFB Funding Programme | Production Funding

Industry Event

9 January 2015

Submission Deadline:

9 January 2015

Funding for development, production and distribution is provided from grant-in-aid made available annually to Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB) by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for capital funding purposes.

http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/funding

See Development Funding Details and Deadlines below.

B. PRODUCTION

1. Fiction

BSÉ/IFB provides funding for the production of live-action and animated feature films, high-quality television drama and animated series (but not documentaries, for which see point 2, below) across these distinct categories:

Irish Film Production
Films (live-action and animated features) and in certain limited circumstances high-quality television drama (including English- and Irish-language drama) originated and creatively led by Irish talents - directors, writers, producers. The content will generally express Irish culture in some way, and the practical management will be primarily in Irish hands.

Creative Co-production
Films originated outside Ireland in which an Irish producer is involved as a creative collaborator and provider of a minority of the finance needed. The film must be structured as an official or recognised co-production creatively driven with significant production activity in Ireland. In certain cases, there will be a commitment by a funding body in the principal producer's country to provide reciprocal support for an Irish film.

International Production
Feature films and TV drama originating and principally managed from outside Ireland which use Ireland as a location and involve Irish creative elements, with local services provided by an Irish-based producer.

Animation TV Production

Animated TV series originated and creatively led by Irish talents - directors, writers, producers, animators - the content of which will generally (but not invariably) express Irish culture in some way, and the practical management of which is primarily in Irish hands.

2. Documentary

Funding to enable the production of documentary films, with a clear emphasis on feature-length creative documentaries capable of reaching an international audience through theatrical and festival exposure.

3. Completion

Funding to enable the completion of a fiction, animation or documentary film (but not a TV drama or short film) which has reached post-production stage or later without BSÉ/IFB support, shows great promise and is in need of further funding.

4. Short Films

BSÉ/IFB currently has four schemes for the production of short films:

    Signatures (live-action, max. 12 minutes)
    Frameworks (animation, 5-6 minutes)
    Reality Bites (documentary, max. 12 minutes)
    Gearrscannán (live-action, up to 8 minutes, in the Irish language)

Note: short films for schemes other than Gearrscannán may be made in the Irish or English language.

Applications should be made on-line by registering with the BSÉ/IFB Online Application System. Should you encounter any issues, please consult the FAQ Section. If you wish to make an application for funding by post, contact 091 561 398 for the relevant application form.

Application Deadlines

Applications are accepted on the deadlines below unless otherwise stated, and decisions will generally be reached within 6-8 weeks of the submission deadline. The online system will close at 1pm on the day of the deadline. We strongly recommend that applicants allow ample time to prepare, upload and submit an application as incomplete applications will not be accepted once the deadline has passed. Please note that you must consult with a BSÉ/IFB Project Manager prior to making an application.

Contact details for the BSÉ/IFB's Project Managers:

Rory Gilmartin: rory.gilmartin@irishfilmboard.ie

Mary Callery: mary.callery@irishfilmboard.ie

Keith Potter: keith.potter@irishfilmboard.ie