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INTRODUCTION                                                                      CREATIVE EUROPE DESK
                        Fund | Support | Connect                                                              IRELAND
The inaugural Creative Europe Programme          Creative Europe MEDIA supports                  Creative Europe Desk Ireland comprises         The MEDIA offices have a technical
(2014–2020) was the European Union               European film and audiovisual industries        three offices representing the MEDIA           assistance role in assisting applicants
support programme for the cultural and           in the development, distribution and            and Culture sub-programmes. The Co-            with applications for MEDIA support
creative sectors. Over a seven year period       promotion of their projects. MEDIA also         ordinator of Creative Europe Desk Ireland      and a networking role in facilitating
the EU invested ¤1.46 billion in the             offers opportunities to develop skills in       is Screen Ireland. The information office      European partnerships and co-production
audiovisual and culture sectors. A second        traditional and new media technologies as       for Culture is based in the Irish Arts         opportunities. We organise information
edition of the Creative Europe Programme         well as supporting European companies           Council. MEDIA has two specialist MEDIA        events on the Programme but also events
has been agreed for the period 2021–2027.        in targeting markets and networks within        information offices, one based in Dublin       to upskill and internationalise the sector
                                                 and beyond European borders.                    and one in Galway.                             and to facilitate networking on a European
The Creative Europe Programme combined                                                                                                          level.
two previous stand-alone programmes –            Since the first MEDIA Programme                 The MEDIA offices offer comprehensive
the Culture Programme supporting pan-            commenced in 1991 the Irish audiovisual         information on the European Union’s            The Creative Europe Desk MEDIA Office
European arts and cultural projects and          sector has received a total of almost ¤48       Creative     Europe     Programme        and   Galway serves as a regional MEDIA office
the MEDIA Programme supporting the               million in EU funding for the sector.           specifically the MEDIA sub- programme.         and also has a remit to provide information
European audiovisual sector.                                                                     We provide advice, support, and                and services as Gaeilge to the growing
                                                                                                 information on Creative Europe funding         Irish language audio-visual community.
                                                                                                 calls and applications for the audiovisual
                                                                                                 industries including film, television, video   For more information, check out the
    ¤6m MEDIA 1 (1990–1995)                                                                      games, festivals and markets.                  Creative Europe Desk Ireland website,
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    ¤8.2m MEDIA 2 (1996–2000)                                                                                                                   on social media.
    ¤9.5m MEDIA Plus (2001–2006)
    ¤11m MEDIA 2007 (2007–2013)
    ¤13m Creative Europe MEDIA (2014–2020)

Cover (clockwise from top): The Racer, Blinder Films; Wolfwalkers, Cartoon Saloon; Cuba’s Wild
Revolution, Crossing the Line; The Day Henry Met, Wiggleywoo; Sea Fever, Fantastic Films

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MEDIA IN IRELAND                                                                          VIEW FROM THE WEST
MEDIA has been active in Ireland for          As the audiovisual sector here has                The Creative Europe Funding cycle           Galway Film Fair received annual funding
the last 30 years when the MEDIA Desk         changed and developed in this time, so too        2014–2020 coincided with a number           totalling ¤371,750 for the international
opened its doors first in Dublin with         has the type of funding that the MEDIA            of key developments in the cultural and     market at the Galway Film Fleadh.
Siobhan O’Donoghue at the helm. As a          programme offered. Funding for areas              creative sectors in the West of Ireland.    Gaeltacht company Abú Media was also a
link between the growing Irish sector and     such as Video Games and innovative                In 2014 Galway was awarded a UNESCO         co-beneficiary with an Austrian company
EU Funding, the Desk has been a support       business models have been introduced              City of Film designation; Halloween 2016    for a project supported under the TV
for many Irish companies as they navigate     alongside Producer Support, Festivals,            saw the celebration of Broadcaster TG4’s    Programming Scheme.
the challenging European funding process      Markets, Distribution and Training. The           20th birthday; the Western Regional
and become stronger companies in the          programme also provided indirect support          Audiovisual Producers (WRAP) Fund was       In addition to the direct funding received,
process.                                      by subsidising professional training and          launched in 2017; and in 2020 Galway        the West of Ireland benefited from Creative
                                              providing access to international markets         was European Capital of Culture albeit      Europe MEDIA training and market events
A key element in assisting Irish companies    at preferential rates through the Creative        virtually for the most part due to the      such as the hosting of MEDIA supported
grow and compete on a European level,         Europe MEDIA Stands.                              Covid-19 pandemic.                          Training Programme EAVE in Galway
the MEDIA programme has invested                                                                                                            in 2020 which included a special Irish/
almost ¤48 million in the Irish audiovisual   It has been a very strong seven years for         During this seven-year period, Creative     Croatian exchange and events organised
industry. In 2014, the MEDIA programme        the Irish audiovisual industry and we are         Europe MEDIA invested a total of            by MEDIA Office Galway including the
became part of the Creative Europe            honoured to be in a position to be able           ¤1,867,798 in the audiovisual and Video     annual MEDIA Co-Production Dinner at
Programme and has awarded ¤13 million         to help the industry tell their stories to        Games sectors in the West of Ireland.       the Galway Film Fleadh.
in direct funding to Irish companies across   audiences across the world. We look               ¤500,000 was invested in Gaeltacht
the Film, Documentary, Animation, TV          forward to the next Creative Europe               companies representing 3.8% of the total    The audio-visual sector in the West
and video games sectors within the last       programme and to supporting the Irish             Creative Europe MEDIA funding to Ireland.   continues to grow and flourish. We hope
seven years.                                  audiovisual sector for years to come.                                                         to build on this success in the forthcoming
                                                                                                The majority of funding received was        Creative Europe MEDIA Programme
Film and TV development has always been       Orla Clancy, MEDIA Office Dublin                  for the development of Film and TV          (2021–2027).
an important resource accounting for 58%                                                        projects and Video Games. 3 companies
of the funding awarded (¤7.5 million) with                                                      – Telegael Teo, Moetion Films and Soilsiú   Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile,
22 companies receiving Slate funding and                                                        Teo – received ¤585,000 in Slate Funding    Creative Europe Desk Ireland, MEDIA
39 companies awarded funding under the                                                          support. 7 companies – Magamedia            Office Galway
Single Project Funding scheme. Films such                                                       Teo, Soilsiú Teo, Aliceway/Bandit Films,
as The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Handsome                                                       Léirithe Rúnda, South Wind Blows, Lunar
Devil and Wolfwalkers were supported                                                            Pictures and Magpie 6 Media – received
alongside documentaries Mattress Men,                                                           ¤285,000 for the development of Single
School Life and Wild Ireland as well as                                                         projects. 4 companies – Tribal City
TV shows Dead Still, Acceptable Risk and                                                        Interactive, Isometric Dreams, Psychic
Becca’s Bunch.                                                                                  Games and Timeslip Software – received a
                                                                                                total of ¤566,077 for the development of
                                              Industry Breakfast EU Copyright Directive, 2019   6 Video games.                              MEDIA Co-production Dinner at Galway Film Fleadh

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FUNDING TO IRELAND
           2014–2020
                                                                           Distribution
                                                                          (All & Online)
                                                                            ¤219,761

                                        Markets & Festivals
                                       (includes Audience)
      Development                            ¤636,721
       ¤7,496,964

                                                                    Promotion
                           Training                                   Online
                          ¤1,423,985                                ¤534,406

                        TV                                    Since 2014, over ¤13 million has been
                                                              awarded to Irish companies through
                    ¤1,467,118                                Creative Europe MEDIA. This funding
                                                              has helped to grow and internationalise
                                                              the Irish audiovisual sector by not only
    Video Games                                               investing in the creation of international
     ¤1,224,356                                               projects through the Producer Support
                                                              Schemes but also by giving Irish
                                                              professionals access to International
                                                              markets and training. Irish films have
                                                              also been seen across Europe thanks to
                                                              Distribution support.
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Humanity Complex, Gambrinous                           Screen Leaders, Screen Ireland

Dead Still, Deadpan Pictures

Becca’s Bunch, JAM Media           The Winter Lake, Tailored Films   Emmy Award for The Farthest, Crossing the Line, 2018

Cork International Film Festival   Elaine Geraghty, Simteractive     Alva’s World, Kavaleer Productions                     Herself, Element Pictures (Distribution)

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DEVELOPMENT                                                              Year
                                                                                               2014
                                                                                                      Company
                                                                                                      Samson Films
                                                                                                                                         Genre
                                                                                                                                         Drama
                                                                                               2014   Fastnet Films                      Drama
Creative Europe MEDIA provided                     SLATE DEVELOPMENT
                                                                                               2014   Subotica Ltd                       Drama
opportunities for film producers to develop        Support was available for the development
projects with the potential to circulate in        of Slates of 3–5 projects.                  2014   Cartoon Saloon                     Animation
the European Union and internationally.                                                        2014   Telegael Teoranta                  Animation / Drama
MEDIA also seeks to facilitate European            > A total of ¤5,346,964 was awarded
                                                                                               2014   Kavaleer                           Animation
and international co-productions.                    to 22 Irish companies between 2014–
                                                     2020.                                     2014   Crossing the Line                  Documentary
From 2014-2020 Creative Europe                                                                 2014   Brown Bag                          Animation
MEDIA provided Development support
                                                                                               2014   Treasure                           Drama
through Single Project and Slate
Funding supporting animation, creative                                                         2015   Element Pictures                   Drama
documentary, and fiction projects for                                                          2015   Jam Media                          Animation
cinema release, television broadcasting,
                                                                                               2016   Fantastic Film Ltd.                Drama
or digital distribution. Support was also
available for the development of narrative                                                     2016   Treasure Entertainment             Drama
Video Games.                                                                                   2016   Fastnet Films                      Drama
                                                                                               2016   Crossing the Line                  Documentary
                                                                                               2017   Element Pictures                   Drama

                                                   ‘Our long association with                  2017   Subotica Ltd                       Drama
                                                    Creative Europe has allowed                2017   Deadpan Pictures                   Drama
                                                    us to build a reputation not               2017   Moetion Films                      Animation
                                                    only as a creative generator               2018   Jam Media                          Animation
                                                    of distinctive, observational
                                                                                               2018   Green Pavilion                     Drama
                                                    documentaries but also as
                                                    reliable European coproducers              2018   Savage Productions                 Drama
                                                    who can bring insight and                  2019   Samson Films                       Drama
                                                    energy to a project. We are                2019   Film & Music Entertainment (IRE)   Drama
                                                    delighted to have Creative
                                                                                               2019   Wild Atlantic Pictures             Drama
                                                    Europe as partners in our new
                                                    initiatives – funding an Irish             2019   Underground Films                  Drama
                                                    company to confidently move                2020   Hell’s Kitchen                     Drama & Documentary
                                                    beyond the confines of our own             2020   Element Pictures                   Drama
                                                    borders and pools of finance.’
                                                                                               2020   Soilsiú                            Drama & Documentary
                      School Life, Soilsiú Films   Soilsiú Films
                                                                                               2020   Treasure Entertainment             Drama
                                                                                                                                                             Total: ¤5,346,964

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SINGLE PROJECT SUPPORT                                                     SINGLE PROJECT FUNDING TO IRISH COMPANIES 2014–2020
                                                                                Year   Company                      Project Title                Genre

Support was available for the development                                       2014   Soilsiú Teoranta             School Life                  Documentary
of Animation, Drama, and Creative                                               2014   Magamedia Teoranta           Leaning into the wind        Documentary
Documentaries under the Single project                                          2014   Planet Korda                 Butterfly City               Documentary
strand.
                                              ‘We were absolutely delighted     2014   Screenworks Ltd              Undercard                    Drama
> A total of ¤2,150,000 was awarded to        to receive Single Project         2014   Zanita Associates Ltd        The Blue Flower              Drama
  39 Irish companies for 46 projects.         Development funding from          2014   Aliceway Ltd                 Rare Earth                   Drama
                                              Creative Europe! This is our      2014   Savage Productions           Why the Dogs had to Die      Drama
                                              first time ever receiving the            Grand Pictures D (aka
                                              single project award though       2014                                Breakfast at the New Yorker Drama
                                                                                       Deadpan)
                                              we’d applied for it before. The          CR Entertainment (Beactive
                                                                                2014                                Get Happy                    Drama
                                              application process wasn’t too           Int)
                                              difficult - it’s just important   2014   Fantastic Film Ltd           Sea Fever                    Drama
                                              to understand what Creative       2014   Newgrange Pictures Ltd       Playdate                     Drama
                                              Europe are looking to fund.’      2015   Igloo Films Ltd              The Boy in the Bubble        Animation
                                                                                2015   El Zorrero Films             Mattress Men                 Documentary
                                              Julianne Ford & Ruth Treacy,
                                              Tailored Films                    2015   Blacksheep                   The End of Romance           Drama
                                                                                2015   Fantastic Film Ltd           Vivarium                     Drama
                                                                                2015   Footnote Productions         The Traveller’s Daughter     Drama
                                                                                2015   Whackala                     Slow                         Documentary
                                                                                2016   Zanzibar Films               Less Than Human              Documentary
                                                                                2016   Wide Eye Films               Don’t Let Go                 Drama
                                                                                2016   Light Cube Ltd               Jelly Pixels                 Animation
                                                                                2016   Monster Entertainment        Hunted                       Animation
                                                                                2016   Léirithe Rúnda               Farewell to Music            Documentary
                                                                                2017   Igloo Films Ltd              Peek Zoo                     Animation
                                                                                                                    I’ve Got a Time Travelling
                                                                                2017   Treehouse Republic                                        Animation
                                                                                                                    Monkey on My Back
                                                                                2017   Kite Entertainment           Brain Freeze XL              Animation
                                                                                                                    Old Friend - New Master:
                                                                                2017   Gambit Pictures              Will China Save Europe’s     Documentary
Julianne Ford & Ruth Treacy, Tailored Films
                                                                                                                    Piano industry
                                                                                                                    The Pervert’s Guide to the
                                                                                2017   Blinder Films                                             Documentary
                                                                                                                    Twenty First Century

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2017   Tailored Films                Winter Lake                  Drama
2017   Merlin Films                  Halfway House                Drama
2017   Lightcube Ltd.                Emotional Weather Station    Animation
2018   Wiggly Woo                    Scribe                       Animation
2018   Cartoon Saloon                Silly Sundays                Animation
                                     That They May Face the
2018   South Wind Blows                                           Drama
                                     Rising Sun
2019   Tailored films                Black Unicorn                Drama
2019   Tiger Darling Productions     The Sparrow                  Drama
                                     Ebony Smart & The Book of
2019   Ripple World Pictures                                   Drama
                                     Learning
2019   Light Cube Ltd.               Play it Again                Animation
2019   Ink and light                 Stories from Backwoods       Animation          Sea Fever, Fantastic Films

2019   Wide Eye Media                That’s Alright Mama          Fiction
2020   El Zorrero Films              Piece                        Animation
2020   Planet Korda Pictures         Mother’s Little Secret       Documentary
                                     The Northwest Scourge
2020   Fastnet Films                                              Fiction
                                     (El Azote Noroccidente)
2020   Lunar Pictures                Dad’s Red Dress              Fiction
2020   Dream Logic Animation Studios The Ghastly Ghoul            Animation
2020   Roundstone Media              Young Pirate Queen           Fiction
2020   Magpie 6 Media                The Wee Littles              Animation
                                                                 Total: ¤2,150,000

                                                 ‘It’s incredible news that          Slán Leis an gCeol (Farewell to Music), Léirithe Rúnda

                                              Creative Europe is funding
                                              the development of the TV
                                         series, Young Pirate Queen. We
                                           can’t wait to start working on
                                            bringing the adventures of a
                                           Young Grace O’Malley to Irish
                                           and international TV screens.’

                                                                Triona Campbell,
                                                               Roundstone Media      Peek Zoo, Igloo Films                                    Mattress Men, El Zorrero Films

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VIDEO GAMES                                                                                                      TELEVISION
Support was available for the development   > A total of ¤1,224,356 was awarded to                  Support was available to Independent                              > 6 Irish companies received ¤1,467,118
of narrative Video Games.                     8 Irish companies to develop 11 video                 production companies to produce fiction,                            for 9 TV projects from 2014–2020.
                                              games.                                                creative documentaries, or animated
                                                                                                    programmes that had the potential to
Year          Company                               Project Title                                   circulate within the European Union and
2014          Story Toys Ltd                        CLIKS                                           beyond.
2015          Tribal City Interactive Ltd           Runes of Aran
2017          Pewter Games Studio Ltd.              Athanasia
2017          Tribal City Entertainment             Tír Annan
2018          Gambrinous Limited                    Cardpocalypse
2018          Isometric Dreams                      Sunken Spectre                                  Year          Company                                          Project Title
2018          Simteractive Limited                  Designer Life                                   2014          Wiggley Woo                                      The Day Henry Met
2019          Timeslip Softworks                    And Prometheus Wept                             2015          Planet Korda                                     Butterfly City
2019          Psychic Games                         The Necromancer                                 2016          Jam Media Ltd                                    Becca’s Bunch
2020          Isometric Dreams (Spooky Doorway)     Song of the Seasons                             2016          Crossing the Line Ltd.                           Cuba’s Wild Revolution
2020          Gambrinous                            The Humanity Complex                            2018          Kavaleer Productions Ltd.                        Circle Square
                                                                         Total: ¤1,224,356          2018          Crossing the Line Ltd.                           Big Bend – America’s Wildest Frontier
                                                                                                    2019          Gambit Pictures Ltd                              Piano Dreams
     ‘The Creative Europe MEDIA                                                                     2019          Crossing the Line                                Transylvania’s Wild Side
     Fund has allowed our studio                                                                    2020          Wiggleywoo                                       Farmer Mo
    to expand both its vision and                                                                                                                                                             Total: ¤1,467,118
 potential. The financial support
 it has provided has given us the                                                                                                                                    ‘MEDIA funding has allowed
     freedom to explore new and
                                                                                                                                                                      us to develop ideas and
           bolder ideas matching
                                                                                                                                                                      produce films to the highest
    our aspirations and has given
                                                                                                                                                                      international standards. It
   us the chance to work with the
                                                                                                                                                                      has really helped elevate the
     people we need to bring our
                                                                                                                                                                      quality of our work which has
              concepts to reality.’
                                                                                                                                                                      in turn spurred us on to even
     Paul Conway, CEO & Artist, Isometric                                                                                                                             bigger and better projects.’
              Dreams /Spooky Doorway        Song of the Seasons, Isometric Dreams /Spooky Doorway

                                                                                                                                                                      John Murray,
                                                                                                    Wild Ireland: The Edge of the World, Crossing The Line Films      Crossing the Line Films

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TRAINING                                                  EUROPEAN TRAINING COURSES
                                                                                        Since 2014, over 55 Irish professionals     Training Programmes are invaluable
                                                                                        have participated in Creative Europe        in upskilling European audiovisual
EUROPEAN TRAINING                             > Screen Skills Ireland has received      MEDIA Training courses assisted by          professionals. Networking with European
PROVIDERS                                       ¤1,423,985 from Creative Europe for     Screen Skills Ireland’s Bursary scheme      peers in a supportive environment is
MEDIA’s Training funding Scheme                 the Screen Leaders and VFX: Script to   that contributes towards the costs of       also a major benefit in taking part in
supports activities aimed at increasing         Screen training programmes.             attending. These include programmes         these training programmes. Producer
the skills and networking capabilities of                                               from Training providers such as EAVE,       training programmes such as EAVE
professionals in the audiovisual sector.                                                ACE Producers, Erich Pommer Institut,       allow participants to meet potential co-
Grants are offered to European training       ‘Among the incredible                     LIM Less is More, Eurodoc and Torino Film   producers and form long-lasting creative
providers to enable them to deliver           achievements of the                       Lab among others.                           and business partnerships.
high-level training activities to upskill     participating companies are
professionals at various stages of their
                                              over 20 total Oscar nominations,
careers.
                                              more than 15 Golden Globes
                                              nominations, 10 Emmy
Creative Europe MEDIA supports more
than 50 high-level pan-European Training      nominations and countless
initiatives each year. Improving the skills   international festival prizes,
of talented European professionals is a       awards and recognitions. This
core objective of the MEDIA programme.        has been made possible thanks
Training courses differ in costs, format,     to funding from Creative Europe
length and target group and take place        MEDIA, which has been integral
online and at various sites all over Europe   to the continued success of the
and beyond.                                   Screen Leaders programme.’
                                              Teresa McGrane, Deputy Chief
                                              Executive, Screen Ireland

                                                                                        Screen Leaders, Group Photo

                                                                                                                                    ‘I think any of the Creative
                                                                                                                                    Europe MEDIA training courses
                                                                                                                                    are a great start for young
                                                                                                                                    people because you learn a
                                                                                                                                    lot and you start to create a
                                                                                                                                    network of people who can help
                                                                                                                                    you down the road when you’re
                                                                                                                                    trying to get your films made.’
                                                                                        Screen Leaders                              Andrew Lowe, Element Pictures
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DISTRIBUTION
MEDIA supports the distribution and           a total of ¤145,161 under the Automatic
broadcasting of fiction, documentary,         Distribution Scheme. The aim of the
animation, and interactive programmes         automatic support scheme is to support
as well as European films on-line, in movie   the wider transnational distribution of
theatres, and on television. Financial        recent European films by providing funds
support is available to European Cinema       to Distributors, based upon their market
distributors for the distribution of non-     performance, for further investment in
national European films under two support     new non-national European films.
mechanisms:
                                              The scheme also aims to encourage
1. Selective Scheme. Irish distribution       the development of links between the
companies have received funding to            production and distribution sectors thus
distribute non-national European Films.       improving the competitive position of
Access Cinema, Wildcard Distribution          non-national European films and the
and Element Distribution have received        competitiveness of European companies.
¤74,600 since 2014
                                              European Distributors received support
2. Automatic Scheme. Curzon Film              to distribute Irish Films across Europe
World, Soda Pictures, Entertainment Film      including: Float like a Butterfly; Katie;
Distributors, Metrodome Distribution,         Without a Name; The Killing of a Sacred
Wiserealm, Element Distribution and           Deer, Herself, The Breadwinner and Halal
Magnetes Pictures Ireland have received       Daddy.
                                                                                          Float Like a Butterfly, Samson Films (Sales Agents Support)

                                              ‘In recent years, access>CINEMA
                                               has successfully applied to
                                               MEDIA for Cinema Distribution
                                               support under their Selective
                                               Scheme. This has allowed us to
                                               act as the Irish distributor for a
                                               number of European titles.’

                                              Maeve Cooke, Director,
                                              access>CINEMA

                                                                                          Halal Daddy (Distribution Support)                      The Breadwinner, Cartoon Saloon

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PROMOTION OF ONLINE                                                                                  FILM FESTIVALS
              WORKS
                                        This scheme supported the promotion
                                        of European Audiovisual works online by
                                        supporting European VOD services and
                                        online tools.
        ‘We are really thankful to
   Creative Europe for believing        The scheme focussed on Innovative
 in our vision. We are excited to       strategies for distribution and promotion
build the Movie Voyage platform         of European audiovisual works, including
  which will help fans find great       audience development initiatives focusing
       European films. Europe is        on innovative and participatory strategies
   competing for audiences with         reaching out to wider audiences with
  the heavily funded Hollywood          European films.
 industry. Our role is to help the
                                        > We Love Cinema / Usheru received
    European film industry make
                                          ¤194,520 for their Eurofilm Platform
  data-led distribution choices.’
                                          in 2019; and ¤339,886 in 2020 for
     Oliver Fegan, Co-founder, usheru     Eurofilm 2.0 (Movie Voyage).

                                                                                     Cork International Film Festival 2019, Opening Gala

                                                                                     Each year MEDIA supported over 100
                                                                                     European Film Festivals notable for their
                                                                                     particularly rich and varied programme                ‘Thanks to Creative Europe
                                                                                     of European films, their efforts to engage             MEDIA’s support, Cork
                                                                                     with the general public, and their activities          International Film Festival
                                                                                     involving professionals in large numbers.
                                                                                                                                            has been able to grow and
                                                                                                                                            develop, showcasing the largest
                                                                                     Audience development initiatives were
                                                                                                                                            programme of European
                                                                                     encouraged to stimulate interest in and
                                                                                     increase access to European audiovisual                features and short films in
                                                                                     works particularly for young audiences.                Ireland, and facilitating pan-
                                                                                                                                            European conversations amongst
                                                                                     > 2018 – 2020, Cork Film Festival                      filmmakers and Irish audiences.’
                                                                                       received ¤165,000 from Creative
The Usheru Team                                                                        Europe.                                             Fiona Clark, Festival Director and CEO
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MARKETS

                                                                                              MEDIA Umbrella Stand

                                                                                              Attending European markets is vital for     ‘Over the years we have
                                                                                              Irish independent producers to source        regularly attended Berlinale
                                                     Galway Film Fair at Galway Film Fleadh   European financing and distribution and      and Marché du Film Cannes
                                                                                              to build partnerships and networks.
                                                                                                                                           among others as it’s incredibly
The Access to Markets scheme supports        ‘The funding and investment
                                                                                                                                           important to connect with your
organisations that propose events and         provided by the Creative                        Creative Europe MEDIA provides an
activities designed to promote European                                                       umbrella stand for European professionals    peers in the industry. Being
                                              Europe MEDIA programme has
Audiovisual works and facilitate access to    enabled the Galway Film Fair to                 at major audiovisual markets such as MIP     in the EU and able to avail
markets for Professionals.                    grow and achieve multifarious                   TV, MIPCOM, Series Mania, Annecy MIFA,       of MEDIA-led networks and
                                                                                              Cannes Film Festival and the Berlinale.      markets is not something to
                                              successes through the provision
> Galway Film Fair at Galway Film                                                             Visit Media-Stands.eu for information on     take for granted - we have
                                              of an invaluable Marketplace,
  Fleadh has received funding totalling                                                       how to access preferential rates through     made invaluable partnerships
                                              seminars and industry events,
  ¤371,750 in Creative Europe since                                                           MEDIA stands for upcoming markets.
                                              running alongside a vibrant film                                                             and friendships over the years
  2014. In 2017, Irish company Park
                                              festival, allowing for a critical                                                            through these events.’
  Films were awarded ¤40,000 for                                                              Creative Europe also directly supported
  Rangle, a digital platform with a           mass of industry professionals                  special interest and thematic markets
  mobile app that connects productions        supporting, promoting                           such as CARTOON Forum, IDFA                 Sarah Gunne, Treasure Entertainment
  with crews.                                 and showcasing European                         Documentary Forum and the Berlinale
                                              Audiovisual works.’                             Co-Production Market. Creative Europe
                                                                                              also supported database and online tools
                                             Miriam Allen,                                    such as Cineuropa and Cinando.
                                             CEO Galway Film Fleadh

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AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT                                                                     CO-PRODUCTION FUNDS
One of the priorities of the Creative Europe
Programme was to promote audience
development and increase access to                                                      Creative Europe supported organisations     were Torino Film Lab World Production
European audiovisual works. Support was                                                 that helped European and international      & Distribution Fund, World Cinema Fund
available for projects to promote Film                                                  co-production partners to meet or provide   Europe, IDFA Bertha Fund Europe, HBF+
Literacy, Film Education and Audience                                                   them with access to international co-       Europe, ACM Distribution.
Development events.                                                                     production funds. Supported beneficiaries

In 2014, Fís na Mílaoise Teo received
¤59,960 for ‘North by Northwest – Films
on the Fringe.’ With partners in Finland,
Iceland, Scotland and Norway this Irish-
led project was designed to bring the best
of European cinema to remote regions in
these territories.

The Irish Film Institute were a minority
partner in the European Framework                       ‘The IFI was delighted to
for Film Education Project with British            participate in the Framework
Film Institute Royal Charter which were               for Film Education Project,
awarded support under the Film Literacy             initiated by BFI in 2015. This
strand.                                                was a real chance to learn
                                                    from longer established film
                                                     education programmes, but
                                                also to engage with the deeper
                                                  questions concerning film and
                                               film culture, and its place within
                                                    our respective societies and
                                                education sectors. It is through
                                                  these shared projects that we
                                                     can progress our own ideas
                                               within the much broader context
                                                                of wider Europe.’

                                                Alicia McGivern, Head of Education,
                                                                 Irish Film Institute

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EXHIBITION                                                         EUROPA CINEMAS IRELAND
EUROPA CINEMAS                                 ‘In 2004, access>CINEMA
Supported by the MEDIA Programme,               became the first mini-network
Europa Cinemas is a film theatre network        of part-time venues showing
whose objective is to provide operational       cultural cinema to be accepted                      Regional Cultural Centre,
and financial support to cinemas that                                                                  Letterkenny
                                                as a member of Europa Cinemas.
screen a significant number of European
                                                The support received from
non-national films.
                                                Europa Cinemas is crucial in                                   Abbey Centre
There are 25 cinemas and film clubs aligned     allowing part-time cinema                               Sligo Film Society
to the Europa Cinemas network including         exhibitors to develop and extend
the Irish Film Institute, Lighthouse Cinema,    the programming of European
Palás Cinema, Triskel Arts Centre, and 21       cinema in their localities.’
access>CINEMA members.
                                               Maeve Cooke, Director,               Westport Film Club                                                          Solstice Arts Centre
                                               access>CINEMA

                                                                                                                                                                  Draíocht Arts Centre
                                                                                                                                                                    Irish Film Institute
                                                                                      Galway Film Society                                                           Light House Cinema
                                                                                                    Pálás                                                          Pavilion Theatre
                                                                                                                                                                  Mermaid Arts Centre
                                                                                                                                                                  Dunamaise Arts Centre
                                                                                                                                                                 Riverbank Arts Centre
                                                                                   The Source Arts Centre                                                       VISUAL, Carlow
                                                                                   Tipperary Excel
                                                                                                                                                               St Michael’s Theatre

                                                                                                                                                         Garter Lane Arts Centre
                                                                                                                                                       Waterfordfilmforall

                                                                                   Sulan Film Society                               Triskel Christchurch

                                                                                        Cinemax, Bantry                   Clonakilty Film Club

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CROSS SECTORAL STRAND                                                                               NEW PROGRAMME
The Cross sectoral strand of the Creative   In 2018, Maynooth University received        CREATIVE EUROPE 2021-2027
Europe programme, in addition to            ¤399,294 for its IGNITE Design Thinking      The new Creative Europe programme
establishing a Guarantee Facility for the   & Making in the Arts & Science. IGNITE       will run from 2021–2027. The new
cultural and creative sectors, included     unites academic institutions and creative    Creative Europe programme recognises
a number of Transnational policy co-        industry partners from three countries to    that Europe’s rich cultural heritage and
operation activities designed to support    create an open-source, online course to be   dynamic cultural and creative sectors
the exchange of experiences and know-       delivered via the #dariahTeach platform.     contribute to European identity and
how relating to new business and                                                         Europe’s future. The cultural and creative
management models.                          From April 2018 to July 2020, the            sectors strongly shape daily life of the
                                            IGNITE project developed a 20 ECTS           Union’s citizens and fully contribute to
In 2017, the European Commission            course entitled ‘Design Thinking &           the Union’s economies, generating jobs
launched a ¤1.5 million experimental        Making in the Arts and Sciences’,            and growth, whilst promoting European
call for proposals to design innovative     divided into 5 ECTS units which can be       excellence on the world stage.
interdisciplinary modules for Master        taken together or independently to be
degrees, combining arts and ICT with        taught within Masters programmes at          The budget for the period has increased      The overarching objectives of the
entrepreneurial skills and business         Aarhus (Denmark) and Maastricht (The         to approximately ¤2.5 billion for 2021-      Programme have been renewed so as to
exposure.                                   Netherlands) Universities.                   2027 reflecting the European Union’s         safeguard, develop and promote European
                                                                                         recognition of their essential role in the   cooperation on cultural and linguistic
                                                                                         Union.                                       diversity and heritage, to preserve
                                                                                                                                      cultural heritage as well as to increase
                                                                                         For many years European support to           the competitiveness and the economic
                                                                                         culture and the audiovisual sectors has      potential of the cultural and creative
                                                                                         been provided through various funding        sectors, in particular the audiovisual
                                                                                         programmes and most recently through         industry.
                                                                                         the Creative Europe programme 2014-
                                                                                         2020. The new Creative Europe builds         The structure of the Programme will cover
                                                                                         upon this experience and sets out to         three strands:
                                                                                         continue its success. Via a reinforced       > MEDIA covers the audiovisual sector.
                                                                                         budget, Creative Europe will further         > CULTURE covers cultural and creative
                                                                                         strengthen the competitiveness of the           sectors.
                                                                                         cultural and creative sectors at the         > CROSS SECTORAL strand covers
                                                                                         European and global level.                      activities across all cultural and
                                                                                                                                         creative sectors and includes for the
                                                                                                                                         first time dedicated support to news
                                                                                                                                         media.

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Orla Clancy

Creative Europe Desk Ireland -
    MEDIA Office Dublin
    14-16 Lord Edward St.
           Dublin 2
     Tel: +353 1 6791856
orla@creativeeuropeireland.eu

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     MEDIA Office Galway
   An Chuasnóg, An Spidéal,
        Co. na Gaillimhe
      Tel: +353 91 353491
eibhlin@creativeeuropeireland.eu

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