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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That They May Face the Rising Sun; director Pat Collins; South Wind Blows

That They May Face the Rising Sun (2024)

That They May Face the Rising Sun was produced by South Wind Blows (Ireland), Harvest Films (Ireland), and Cyprus Avenue Films (Northern Ireland). This adaptation of John McGahern's novel is directed by Pat Collins who co-wrote the screenplay with Eamon Little.

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Louise Lives Large (2024)

Thirteen-year-old cancer survivor Louise creates her 'Live Large List' to experience everything she missed out on while sick. Louise makes an unlikely partner-in-crime, school loner Jess. With Jess, Louise starts to tackle her list, one item at a time.

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Northern Lights, TV drama; Deadpan Pictures.

Northern Lights (2023)

Northern Lights tells the story of two grieving strangers whose worlds collide on a rainy night in Dublin. The series is a an intimate, funny, and realistic depiction of modern-day Dubliners, living, loving, grieving, and fighting back.

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So This is Christmas (2023)

A heartening and emotional journey with five ordinary characters as they navigate personal dilemmas triggered by Christmas. Amid their everyday lives and struggles, we discover stories of extraordinary resilience and humble bravery.

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Hidden Assets TV series, 2023; Saffron Pictures.

Hidden Assets (Season 2, 2023)

Season 2: Claire (Nora-Jane Noone), the new lead Detective Sergeant within Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) faces a sudden challenge – a coordinated cyber-attack targeting CAB and the Belgian Counter-Terrorist Unit (CTU), with a connection to the Bibi Brannigan case.

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Silly Sundays (2023)

SILLY SUNDAYS is set in a colourful coastal village and is an upbeat, charming show about an extended Irish family in a welcoming community. Silly Sundays offers a view of modern Irish diversity both on-screen and throughout the production.

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The Ghastly Ghoul (2022)

Every year, the monsters from Halloween Town come to Earth to trick or treat for one glorious night of mischief before the gateway back to their world closes again. This is the story of Gary, a cute little monster that doesn’t believe he’s scary enough and so he disguises himself as The Ghastly Ghoul.

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Young Plato (2022)

An observational documentary set in post conflict Belfast’s Ardoyne where a marginalised working class community has been plagued by poverty and a portrait of headmaster, Kevin McArevey, and his visionary team who empower primary school children in their school.

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The Wee Littles (2022)

Magpie 6 Media’s preschool series show follows the adventures of a Wee Little family, living, loving, and sharing in a great big world. The Wee Littles’ stories are about how they handle being very small in a very big world using their own inventive flair. Tx RTEJr 21 November 2022.

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Wolfwalkers (2020)

A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumoured to transform into wolves by night.

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The Favourite (2018)

Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper.

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The Farthest (2017)

The Farthest is a feature documentary that tells the captivating tales of the people and events behind one of humanity’s greatest achievements in exploration: NASA’s Voyager mission, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this August.