Slate Funding Success for Irish Companies
Congratulations to the five Irish companies who received MEDIA Slate Funding awards this year!
The last round of MEDIA Slate Funding in 2023 has proved to be successful for five Irish companies who applied for this scheme. Slate Development funding increases the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop international projects and supports European and international co-production.
Support is given to independent European production companies to develop a slate of three to five audiovisual works in fiction, animation, and creative documentary. Applicants may add a short film by emerging talent to their slate.
The five Irish companies who received Slate Funding this year are:
- Tailored Films
- Jam Media
- Keeper Pictures
- Dream Logic
- Wild Atlantic Pictures
Want to find out more about the benefits of Slate Development funding? Read quotes below from some of the successful Irish companies on how this Slate funding can build capacity, support talent and enable collaborations.
The next Slate Funding call is due to open in autumn 2024. We will host an Information webinar after the call has been published.
Benefits of Slate Development Funding
Want to find out more about the benefits of Slate Development funding? Read quotes from some of the successful Irish companies below on how this source funding can build capacity, support talent and enable collaborations.
The next Slate Funding call is due to open in autumn 2024.
Receiving Creative Europe’s MEDIA slate funding for the second time, following our first successful application in 2021, is a significant endorsement of the belief in our vision for the span of projects across our growing slate. Receiving the award led to a period of exponential growth for our company that we continue to reap the rewards of. This support empowers us to expand our reach, build our capacity, and strengthen our team, enabling us to be both ambitious and agile in the development of our film and TV projects while simultaneously attracting interest from international co-production opportunities and brand new networks to collaborate with in the future. With an exciting mix of projects coming up including Mondegreen by acclaimed director George Kane and Harmony by talented writer Cara Loftus, this funding allows us to shine a spotlight on Ireland's original voices and create meaningful, artful stories for global audiences. We're so proud to be part of a programme that ensures this level of sustainability for European production companies, helping us reach new heights in our creative goals. This prestigious award provides huge augmentation to our company and we are so grateful for the continued encouragement from Creative Europe. Tailored Films
Keeper Pictures are thrilled to have been awarded Creative Europe’s MEDIA slate funding again, it’s a real endorsement of our vision, our team, the talent we are working with and our slate of feature film & television drama projects. Slate funding will help support the continued growth of our team, and help us build our reach and our capacity, and it gives us the resources to be nimble, ambitious and progressive on our slate of projects which include reaching into new genres & partnerships. We love being a home and creative partner for entertaining, meaningful stories from brilliant original voices across both film and TV, and this support from Creative Europe enables us to continue to amplify voices and ensure that we can get the best out of our productions as they come to life, and to make them stories that last for audiences everywhere. Keeper Pictures
Our team at Wild Atlantic Pictures are delighted to have been awarded Creative Europe MEDIA Slate Funding. This vital support will allow us to continue working alongside our slate of brilliant European writers, ensuring their stories are heard and realised to the highest degree. We're excited to bring these unique voices to screen, and are enormously grateful to Creative Europe for their endorsement. Wild Atlantic Pictures