Funding Limits
Strand One - Local Film and TV Production Support
Film and Television projects with total budgets in excess of €1,000,000 will be able to apply for up to a maximum loan of €300,000.
Companies must be in receipt of a Screen Ireland production loan offer and have a spend (in the areas of Ireland outside a radius of 65km from the Dublin GPO) ratio of at least 2:1.
Screen Ireland can only provide up to 65% of the total budget for the project inclusive of Screen Ireland’s production loan.
Strand Two - Live Action Short Film Production Support
Companies must be in receipt of a Screen Ireland Focus Shorts production loan offer and will be able to apply for up to a maximum loan of €5,000 in relation to productions taking place outside the radius of 65km from the Dublin GPO.
Strand Three - Live Action International
Live Action Film and Television projects with a minimum Section 481 Eligible Expenditure of €5,000,000 will be able to apply for a maximum loan of up to €800,000 in relation to productions taking place outside the radius of 65km from the Dublin GPO.
Using Section 481 Eligible Expenditure, applicants must demonstrate a production spend leverage of at least 20:1.
Please note that we expect this to be a competitive fund and all applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to meet the strategic policy objectives of the Fund.
The Loan will be awarded based on a consideration of the total spend in the areas of Ireland outside a radius of 65km from the Dublin GPO which is the total of all local shooting and production expenses to include location fees, travel, accommodation, per diems, local suppliers and services, catering and salaries for local cast and crew.