Case Studies Irish Projects

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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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This is Not a Murder Mystery; images courtesy Deadpan Pictures & Panenka

This is Not a Murder Mystery (2025)

Crime drama set in the 1930s about a group of young Surrealist artists, including Dali and Magritte, who are trapped in a lavish mansion with a serial killer on the loose.

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The Séance of Blake Manor; Spooky Doorway, Galway

The Séance of Blake Manor; Video game

A supernatural detective mystery game, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

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Eyes of Hellfire; Video game

Eyes of Hellfire from Gambrinous is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games.

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

The Necromancer’s Tale (2025); Video Game

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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Courts reporter Stephen Bourke leads a training session; image courtesy of Dublin Inquirer 2025.

YoCoJoin

YoCoJoin was an EU project funded under Creative Europe’s Cross Sector strand News Journalism partnerships from November 2024 to January 2025. The full title of the project was Empowering the Youth: Strengthening Local News Media Services Through the Youth Community Journalism Initiative.

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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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Hey Fuzzy Yellow; Treehouse Republic, Ireland

Hey Fuzzy Yellow (2024)

Hey Fuzzy Yellow is an animated pre-school TV series about a group of characters who teach kids independent thinking and self-expression through exploration.