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| Formation | 1997 |
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| Type | Non-departmental public body |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Chief Executive | Richard Williams |
| Website | www |
Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency forNorthern Ireland. The agency's purpose is to promote the development of a sustainable film, animation and television production industry.[1]
Northern Ireland Screen was established as theNorthern Ireland Film Council in 1989, subsequently theNorthern Ireland Film & Television Commission (1997).
The agency is funded jointly by theDepartment of Culture, Arts and Leisure,Invest Northern Ireland and theUK Film Council. TheArts Council of Northern Ireland have delegated the administration of Lottery funding for film in Northern Ireland to Northern Ireland Screen.[1]
Northern Ireland Screen is responsible for the £12 millionIrish Language Broadcast Fund. The funds purpose is to provide for an increase in Irish-language broadcasting in Northern Ireland by theBBC andTG4.[2]
Northern Ireland Screen provides funding to a number of key projects relating to cinema in the region, including:[3]
NIS has also participated in the digitising projectUnlocking Film Heritage.
"The Paint Hall" is a historic building inTitanic Quarter, Belfast. It was once the mainHarland and Wolff painting hall and includes a large indoor space. Now a film studio, originally created by film producerJo Gilbert,[4] it was the location for the filming ofSpike Milligan'sPuckoon in 2000. The building is currently on licence to Northern Ireland Screen, who have plans to offer it rent free to film makers.[5] The Paint Hall was the location of the City of Ember in the 2008film of the same name.[6] Starting in 2010 it was used as the main studio for theHBO fantasy seriesGame of Thrones, which debuted in April 2011.
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