Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Screen Ireland gets a 52% budget boost for 2021, Ovation TV picks up four Canadian series, Fremantle will distribute “Day Zero” and All3Media sells “Roadkill” in key territories.Catherine Martin, Ireland’s minister for tourism, culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media, has announced a €9 million ($10.56 million) increase in funding to Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, the national development agency for film, television and animation industries.
It’s the largest funding award the agency has ever received, and a direct result of the impact COVID-19 has had on the region’s audiovisual industry.The agency’s capital budget now sits at €26.2 million ($30.75 million) for 2021, an increase of 52% from its 2020.
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