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Northern Ireland Screen — Short Film Production Awards
Lottery-funded short film production for NI-resident individuals and companies — fiction, factual and VR.
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About this scheme
Northern Ireland Screen distributes National Lottery short film funding (via Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BFI NETWORK) to develop NI-resident creative talent through structured production awards.
Separate calls typically run for individual applicants and production companies across the year. Supports live-action fiction, factual and VR shorts, including standalone work and proof-of-concept projects depending on career stage.
Aims to progress talent from new and emerging toward industry-ready work. Production companies must be NI-based; individual awards have residency and experience criteria detailed in annual guidelines.
Eligibility
- Stages
- Production
- Formats
- Short, Documentary
- Experience
- Emerging
Deadlines
- Individual & company calls Typically two calls per year — confirm on NI Screen portal