{"id":91179,"date":"2018-08-07T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T11:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=91179"},"modified":"2019-07-01T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:48:04","slug":"celtic-broadcasters-launch-international-production-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2018-2\/celtic-broadcasters-launch-international-production-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Broadcasters Launch International Production Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>\u2018Celtic International Fund\u2019<\/strong> will run an annual joint-commissioning round between the indigenous Celtic language television broadcasters and funders of Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>It has been set up by <strong>BBC ALBA<\/strong> (with funding from <strong>MG ALBA<\/strong>), <strong>S4C<\/strong>, <strong>TG4<\/strong> and <strong>Northern Ireland Screen<\/strong>\u2019s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (<strong>ILBF<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the <strong>Celtic International Fund<\/strong> is to promote co-development and then co-production through Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish, and to encourage a broader European and worldwide internationalisation of productions which are originally conceived in those Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Celtic International Fund<\/strong> will provide film-makers with an opportunity to co-develop and co-produce distinctive, ambitious works to enrich primetime programme schedules, to have a national impact with audiences in the territories of Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland and seek to reach audiences worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The initial call-out encompasses three genres &#8211; Factual, Drama and Animation.\u00a0 All successful projects will undergo a development phase where funding will be provided to both develop ideas and the co-production framework, which must have a production element in Scotland, Wales and either Ireland, or Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Celtic International Fund<\/strong> will be administered by a joint commissioning team drawn from the Celtic language broadcasters and funders who are partners in the scheme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TG4<\/strong> Director General, <strong>Alan Esslemont<\/strong>, welcomed the new co-production initiative:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a media landscape dominated by high production values, driven by international giants with deep pockets, it is more and more important that <strong>TG4<\/strong> creates an environment for Irish independent companies where quality Irish ideas can flourish in the international market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing and internationalising the creative economy in Ireland is a key component of <strong>TG4<\/strong>\u2019s recently launched 5 Year Strategy.\u00a0 It\u2019s not correct to think that international co-production can only be achieved with English language partners like the UK and the US.\u00a0 This new Celtic partnership, combined with recent EBU initiatives on European co-production, means that <strong>TG4<\/strong> will become an important partner in European and worldwide programme markets allowing us to bring higher quality programmes to our viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>TG4<\/strong> also recently signed a co-production agreement with Korean broadcaster, <strong>JTV<\/strong>, opening up access to broadcast funds in Korea and is at present engaged with <strong>S4C<\/strong> and <strong>JTV<\/strong> in a co-produced factual series, with further co-productions planned for 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Celtic International Fund\u2019 will run an annual joint-commissioning round between the indigenous Celtic language television broadcasters and funders of Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland. 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