Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. The agency's purpose is to promote the development of a sustainable film, animation and television production industry.
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Northern Ireland Screen website, URL accessed 24 November 2008
History
Northern Ireland Screen was established as the Northern Ireland Film Council in 1989, subsequently the Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission (1997).
The agency is funded jointly by the
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL), translated in Irish as and in Ulster-Scots as , was a devolved government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department was the Mi ...
,
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland's regional economic development agency. It is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department for the Economy (DfE). According to DETI's website it; "supports business growth and in ...
and the
UK Film Council
The UK Film Council (UKFC) was a non-departmental public body set up in 2000 to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It was constituted as a private company limited by guarantee, owned by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and ...
. The
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Irish: ''Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster-Scots: ''Airts Cooncil o Norlin Airlan'') is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964, as a successor to ...
have delegated the administration of Lottery funding for film in Northern Ireland to Northern Ireland Screen.
Northern Ireland Screen is responsible for the £12 million
Irish Language
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Broadcast Fund. The funds purpose is to provide for an increase in Irish-language broadcasting in Northern Ireland by the
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Northern Ireland Screen provides funding to a number of key projects relating to cinema in the region, including:
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. It was once the main
painting hall and includes a large indoor space. Now a film studio, originally created by film producer
'' in 2000. The building is currently on licence to Northern Ireland Screen, who have plans to offer it rent free to film makers. The Paint Hall was the location of the City of Ember in the 2008
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'', which debuted in April 2011.