Annual Report Ráitis Airgeadais
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Annual Report Ráitis Airgeadais FOILSITHE AG/PUBLISHED BY Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board Queensgate, 23 Dock Road, Galway, Ireland Contents/Ábhair Tel +353 91 561 398, Fax +353 91 561 405 [email protected] www.irishfilmboard.ie AN PRÍOMHFHEIDHMEANNACH/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE JAMES HICKEY CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT 2016 ................................................................... 02 AN PRÍOMHFHEIDHMEANNACH/ TUARASCÁIL AN CHATHAOIRLIGH 2016 ................................................... 03 DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE TERESA McGRANE ANNUAL REPORT OF BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN .................... 06 BUSINESS AFFAIRS/CHÚRSAÍ GHNÓ Rialtóir Airgeadais/Financial Controller CELINE FORDE Bainisteoir Chúrsaí Gnó/Business Affairs Manager BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN’S CIAN McELHONE OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .......................................................................... 07 01 Feidhmeannach Chúrsaí Gnó/Business Affairs Executive AILEEN McCAULEY Cúntóir Feidhmeannach Gnó/ Business Executive Assistant JADE MURPHY FINANCE .................................................................................................................... 08 STATEMENT OF BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................ 08 LÉIRIÚCHÁIN, FORBARTHA 7 DÁILIÚCHÁIN/ PRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT & DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS ................................................... 09 Bainisteoirí Tionscadail/Project Managers REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL ....................................... 10 LESLEY McKIMM CELINE HADDAD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN/ DEARBHLA REGAN THE IRISH FILM BOARD YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016 ....................................... 12 Bainisteoir Léiriúcháin agus Dáiliúcháin/ Production & Distribution Manager NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .................................................................... 16 EMMA SCOTT Feidhmeannach Léiriúcháin agus Forbartha/ Production & Development Executive APPENDICES SARAH DILLON Comhordaitheoir Scéimeanna agus Iarratas/ 1. COMMITMENTS 2016 ................................................................................................. 29 Schemes & Applications Executive 2. OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS 2016 ....................................................................... 33 JILL McGREGOR Cúntóir Léiriúcháin agus Forbartha/ 3. DETAILS OF LOAN CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 37 Production & Development Assistant 4. PRINCIPLES & CRITERIA ........................................................................................... 38 JENNIFER SMYTH LÉIRIÚCHÁIN ISTEACH/ INWARD PRODUCTION BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS .......................... 42 Bainisteoir Léiriúcháin Isteach/Inward Production Manager STEVEN DAVENPORT Cúntóir Léiriúcháin Isteach/Inward Production Assistant CUSPÓIRÍ AGUS BEARTAIS BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN ........... 43 GRÁINNE KERNAN MARGAÍOCHTA/MARKETING Bainisteoir Margaíochta agus Cumarsáide/ AIRGEADAS ............................................................................................................... 44 Marketing and Communications Manager RÁITEAS I dTACA LE FREAGRACHTAÍ CHOMHALTAÍ BOIRD ........................................ 44 LOUISE RYAN Feidhmeannach Margaíochta/Marketing Executive RÁITEAS I dTACA LE RIALÚ INMHEÁNACH AIRGEADAIS ............................................ 45 MAGS O’SULLIVAN TUAIRISC AN ARD-REACHTAIRE CUNTAS AGUS CISTE .............................................. 46 RIARACHÁN/ADMINISTRATION RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN Cúntóir Feidhmiúcháin /Executive Assistant DON BHLIAIN DAR CHRÍOCH 31 NOLLAIG 2016 .......................................................... 48 NIAMH O’REILLY NÓTAÍ AG GABHBÁIL LEIS NA RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS ..................................................... 52 OILIÚINT/TRAINING Feidhmeannach Oiliúna: Cruthaitheacht 7 Cruthaitheacht Comhoibriú/Training Executive: AGUISÍNÍ Creativity & Creative Collaboration 1. CEANGALTAIS 2016 .................................................................................................... 66 GRÁINNE BENNETT 2. CEANGALTAIS GAN ÍOC 2016 ..................................................................................... 69 Feidhmeannach Oiliúna: Léiriúcháin agus Teicniúil/ Training Executive: Production and Technical 3. SONRAÍ NA gCOINNÍOLLACHA IASACHTA ............................................................... 73 SORCHA LOUGHNANE 4. PRIONSABAIL & CRITÉIR .......................................................................................... 74 Comhordaitheoir Oiliúna/Training Co-Ordinator EMER MacAVIN Feidhmeannach Airgeadais/Finance Executive SUSANNE CASSELLS FEATURE FILMS/FADSCANNÁIN 1993 - 2016 ............................................ 77 Feidhmeannach Cumarsáid/ Communications Executive CRÍONA SEXTON THE YOUNG OFFENDERS SONG OF GRANITE 02 03 Chairperson’s Report 2016 Tuarascáil an Chathaoirligh 2016 Building on the phenomenal success of 2015, 2016 proved ANIMATION GROWTH Ag cur leis an tsár-rath a bhí ann sa bhliain 2015, bliain a bhí MÉADÚ NA SCANNÁN BEOCHANA to be a blockbuster year for the Irish film, TV drama and rathúil as cuimse ab ea 2016 do thionscal na scannán, do animation industry. As Irish films such asRoom and Brooklyn 2016 was a special year for the Irish animation industry with the thionscal na drámaíochta teilifíse agus don tionscal beochana in Bliain ar leith a bhí sa bhliain 2016 do thionscal na scannán excelled on the international stage, receiving global critical and launch of Lighthouse Studios, and Irish animation companies Éirinn. De réir mar a d’éirigh thar barr le scannáin Éireannacha beochana in Éirinn toisc gur lainseáladh Lighthouse Studios, commercial acclaim, home-grown titles such as Peter Foott’s such as Brown Bag Films and Jam Media producing screen ar nós Room agus Brooklyn ar an stáitse idirnáisiúnta agus agus gur chuir comhlachtaí beochana Éireannacha ar nós The Young Offenders and Darren Thornton’s A Date for Mad content for major international channels such as Disney and ardmholadh criticiúil agus trachtála domhanda á fháil acu, bhí Brown Bag Films agus Jam Media ábhar scáileáin ar fáil do Mary told uniquely Irish stories that became major box offices the BBC. Cartoon Forum — one of the world’s leading pitching teidil ón tír seo ar nós The Young Offenders le Peter Foott agus mhórchainéil idirnáisiúnta ar nós Disney agus an BBC. Leag hits with local audiences. The unparalleled success of 2016 is and co-pro forum for animation — placed a special focus on A Date for Mad Mary le Darren Thornton a d’inis scéalta uathúla Cartoon Forum – ceann de na príomhfhóraim dhomhanda le the result of years of investment and support in Irish creative Ireland in 2016, reinforcing the high regard which is placed on Éireannacha a raibh an-ráchairt leo sna pictiúrlanna do lucht haghaidh pitseáil agus comhléiriúchán – fócas speisialta ar filmmaking talent. the Irish animation sector by the international industry. Boulder féachana áitiúla. Is mar thoradh ar na blianta infheistíochta agus Éirinn sa bhliain 2016, rud a chuir leis an ard-mheas a léiríonn Media is also set for growth having been purchased by major tacaíochta do thalann cruthaitheach scannánaíochta Éireannach an tionscal idirnáisiúnta d’earnáil na beochana in Éirinn. Tá a thagann an rath seo nár tharla ariamh go dtí seo. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS international company Hasbro this year. méadú i ndán freisin do Boulder Media ó cheannaigh an mhórchomhlacht idirnáisiúnta, Hasbró, an gnó i rith na bliana. 2016 began with a total of nine Academy Award® nominations RECORD BREAKING PRODUCTION ACTIVITY GRADAIM AGUS ÉACHTAÍ for Irish film and the Best Picture category saw not one but GNÍOMHAÍOCHT LÉIRIÚCHÁIN two Irish films Room( and Brooklyn) competing for the coveted In 2016, the IFB funded fifteen feature films, six creative Thosaigh an bhliain 2016 le iomlán de naoi ainmniúchán NÍOS FEARR NÁ RIAMH accolade, with Benjamin Cleary taking home the Oscar for Best co-productions, seven TV animation projects and eleven do Ghradaim Academy® do scannáin Éireannacha agus Short Film for Stutterer. IFB-funded films such asThe Lobster feature documentaries. sa chatagóir don Scannán is Fearr bhí ní díreach scannán Le linn 2016 thug BSÉ/IFB maoiniú do chúig príomhscannán and Love & Friendship soared to the top of the US Indies box amháin ó Éirinn ach dhá cheann (Room agus Brooklyn) san déag, sé chomhléiriúchán cruthaitheach, seacht dtionscnamh Ireland experienced a record breaking €250 million production office charts and no less than eight Irish titles competed at the iomaíocht don ghradam inmhianaithe sin, agus Duais Oscar beochana agus aon phríomhscannán faisnéise déag. spend in 2016 in film, animation and TV drama, with Toronto International Film Festival. Irish documentaries It’s Not don Ghearrscannán is Fearr buaite ag Benjamin Cleary don production spread across the whole of Ireland with filming Bhí caiteachas thar na bearta de €250 milliún ar chúrsaí Yet Dark and In Loco Parentis (now called School Life) were scannán Stutterer. Bhain scannáin a raibh maoiniú acu ó BSÉ/ taking place in Cork (Maze and Michael Inside), Louth (Kissing léiriúcháin in Éirinn in earnáil na scannán, na beochana agus also both selected for the Sundance Film Festival. IFB ar nós The Lobster agus Love and Friendship buaicphointí Candice), Galway (Black ’47 and Song of Granite), Sligo (Halal i ndrámaíocht teilifíse, agus léiriúcháin scaipthe ar fud na