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.

See all projects funded by Creative Europe on the European Commission’s website.

Filter by

MEDIA

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.

MEDIA

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.

MEDIA

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.

MEDIA

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.

Culture

The chancery of Queen Jelena Gruba, Bobovac castle, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3D reconstruction, render

SHELeadersVR (2022 - 2025)

This project will focus on female historical characters in the Western Balkans and allow users to time travel through Virtual and Augmented Reality.

MEDIA

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.

Culture

Revelland (2022)

Revelland is a collaborative European network aimed at making live music performances more accessible and interesting for people with disabilities, without separating them from the rest of the audience.

Cross Sector

Musika Peripherika

Musika Peripherika: The New Crossroads of Music & Film in the 21st Century is a music artist-centric project offering European bands and artists the opportunity to get rights coaching and be featured in professionally filmed interviews and performance sessions.

Culture

ULYSSES European Odyssey (2021 - 2024)

ULYSSES European Odyssey is an epic project across 18 cities in 16 countries, producing artistic responses in public spaces to social and cultural themes identified in the 18 episodes of James Joyce’s novel, Ulysses.

Culture

phōnē (2021 - 2025)

phōnē will be the first ever major international collaboration between theatres working for minority languages. It will connect people who belong to a language minority in their countries with European values across language and cultural borders.

Culture

BABEL workshop, Breda, Netherlands; BRIK Festival June 2023; image Hans Gerritsen.

BABEL (2022 - 2026)

BABEL will investigate the opportunities given by artistic languages to create high-quality shows for children, overcoming the barrier of languages to foster intercultural and intergenerational dialogue in the Performing Arts for Young Audiences.

Culture

The Syncromesh Project (2022)

This project will introduce early career performing arts professionals both to the potential of audio drama and to the creative potential of international collaboration.