Case studies

Be inspired by projects funded by Creative Europe that feature Irish partners! Across the funding strands, you will find compelling stories, innovative projects and creative partnerships.

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Once Upon a Time in a Cinema (2026)

Feature film drama exploring community, courage, and resilience during crisis inspired by writer-director David Gleeson’s childhood memories of growing up in rural Ireland.

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Mortina; image courtesy Cartobaleno (Italy) and Treehouse Republic (Ireland)

Mortina (2026)

Mortina is a 2D animated TV series for ages 5-8 and is based on an internationally successful book series illustrated by Barbara Cantini. An Italian-Irish co-production. Funded in 2025 and TX January 2026.

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Cork International Film Festival (2021 - 2026)

Cork International Film Festival is a celebration of cinema, running annually for eight days in November.

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Celtic Utopia documentary; MDEMC Sweden and Plainsong Films Ireland. Image courtesy MDEMC.

Celtic Utopia / Útóipe Cheilteach (2026)

Celtic Utopia is a feature documentary. After 100 years of independence, a bold new wave of young Irish artists redefine folk music and reflect over the impact of their colonial history.

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Hidden Assets 3; image courtesy Soho Moon

Hidden Assets 3 (2025)

When investigative reporter Olatz Alzola and her family are brutally murdered in Bilbao, DS Claire Wallace is drawn into a case that links their killings to a CAB raid in Ireland that ended in tragedy.

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Obituary Season 2 (2025)

Obituary tells the story of an obituarist who turns to murder when her work dries up. The RTÉ and Hulu show follows the exploits of Elvira, Bodkin and The Dry star Siobhán Cullen, an obituary writer on a smalltown newspaper who turns to murder to drum up business.

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The Necromancer's Tale (Seance); Psychic Software, Galway

The Necromancer’s Tale (2025)

The Necromancer’s Tale from Psychic Software, Galway is a narrative-driven top down story-rich gothic RPG with an isometric viewpoint. Available on the Steam Platform from July 2025.

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Re-creation (2025)

In a fictitious trial, twelve members of a jury must decide whether British journalist Ian Bailey is guilty of the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier in 1996.

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Goat Girl (2024); from Daily Madness, Ireland

Goat Girl (2025)

Goat Girl from Daily Madness (TV film) is a quirky coming-of-age comedy about Gigi, a pre-teen raised by goats, facing her biggest challenge: school!

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Sanatorium still. Copyright credit: Venom Films

Sanatorium (2025)

Sanatorium is a feature documentary from Irish company Venom Films in co-production with Ukrainian company, 2332. Despite the war, treatments continue at Kuyalnik Sanatorium in southern Ukraine where a small group searches for love, healing, and happiness.

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Kino Games: Attracting Gaming Communities to Cinemas (2024 - 2027)

Kino Games will develop gaming events in cinemas to bring recurrent communities of casual gamers back to the cinemas to play and to watch films.

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The Boy That Never Was (2024)

This 4-part thriller series was produced by Subotica Films. First broadcast on Sunday 1st September on RTÉ One and on RTE Player. Based on the Karen Perry book.