STATISTICS 2019 STATISTICS 2019 Contents
2019 in Numbers 1 Funding 2019 3 Project Statistics 5 Cinema and Audiences 13
Co-Production Certification: New Projects Certified 17
Major Award Nominations and Wins in 2019 19
Major International Awards for Irish Talent on International Projects 23
International Festival and Market Support 2019 25
Marketing 27
Major International Film Festival Official Selections 2019 29
Screen Skills Ireland in Numbers 30
Industry Data: Projects availing of Section 481 Tax Incentive 35 2019 in Numbers
4.9m 30 12 7 Inhabitants Academy Award New Irish feature New co-production in Ireland nominations in the films supported feature films (ESTIMATED, CENTRAL last 10 years for production supported for STATISTICS OFFICE) production
10 5 12 €1.8m New documentary New animation Short films Average production films supported projects supported supported for budget for an Irish for production for production production feature film
13% 26 € 7.9 2 15.1m of Screen Ireland Irish & Irish Average ticket price Total admissions supported project co-production (EXCL. VAT) production budgets is feature film releases SOURCE: WIDE EYE SOURCE: WIDE EYE Screen Ireland funding MEDIA & COMSCORE MEDIA & COMSCORE
1.7% 78 537 84,703 National market Cinemas Cinema screens Cinema seats (est.) share SOURCE: SOURCE: WIDE EYE SOURCE: SOURCE: WIDE EYE MEDIA MEDIA & COMSCORE WIDE EYE MEDIA WIDE EYE MEDIA
FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 1 Funding 2019
Funding for Screen Funding over the last 5 years is broken down as follows: Ireland comes directly €20,040,000 from the Department €20m €18,022,000 €16,988,000 €3,840,000 of Arts, Heritage and €14,192,000 €3,820,000 €15m €14,471,000 €3,786,000 the Gaeltacht. In 2019 €2,760,000 €3,269,000 the total amount of €10m funding was €20.04m, €11,702,000 €11,202,000 €13,202,000 €14,202,000 €16,200,000 €5m which is broken down to €16.2m in Capital 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 and €3.84m in Current (overhead) funding. CAPITAL FUNDING CURRENT FUNDING
Screen Ireland Capital Funding Screen Ireland allocates capital funding to project is augmented by monies allocated from recouped development, production, distribution, short films, amounts. In 2019 the following percentages were training and industry support. The Capital budget allocated as follows:
BUDGETED EXPENDITURE 2019 ACTUAL OUTTURN 2019
TV Drama Production Funding Development TV Drama Development 9% 13% Production Funding 16% Documentary 9% Cinema Distribution Production Cinema Distribution Documentary 4% 6% 3% Production Short Film Schemes 3% Short Film Schemes Animation 3% 7% TV Production 5% Training 8% 5% Training Animation TV Production 5% 9% Creative 6% Co-Production Other Capital Funding Other Capital Funding 8% Creative Co-Production 40% 7% 34% Irish Fiction Production Irish Fiction Production
These figures are based on project committments made in 2019.
Screen Ireland Current Funding
Screen Ireland allocates current funding to the In 2019 the following percentages were allocated organisation overhead. as follows:
BUDGET 2019 ACTUAL OUTTURN 2019
Organisations, Subscriptions and Organisations, Research Subscriptions and Administration 1% Research Administration & & Overhead 1% Overhead 79% 75% Marketing, Festivals Marketing, Festivals and Promotion and Promotion 10% 15%
10% 9% Screen Training Ireland Screen Training Ireland Overhead Overhead
The outcome of expenditure under both headings is published annually in the Screen Ireland annual accounts.
2 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 3 Project Statistics
Applications Received in 2019
Not all applications are assessed within the year they are submitted. The table below relates to applications that were received by Screen Ireland’s online system between 1st January and 31st December 2019.
PRODUCTION Production Feature 45 Documentary 31 TV Drama 18 Creative Co-Production 16 Animation 15 Completion 6 Total 131
DEVELOPMENT Spotlight - New Writing 198 Project Development 138 TV Drama Development 60 Screenplay Development 51 Documentary Development 34 Animation Development 18 Luxembourg Female Filmmaker Scheme 5 Total 504
DISTRIBUTION Distribution Support 17 Direct Distribution 6 Total 23
SHORT FILM SCHEMES Focus Shorts 99 Real Shorts 18 Short Stories 42 Frameworks 19 Total 178
GRAND TOTAL 836
4 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 5 PROJECT STATISTICS
Applications Assessed in 2019 Budget Levels and Spend in Ireland by Category*
This information relates to projects that were assessed and decisions made between 1st January and 31st December 2019.
No. of Total Spend in Average Screen Ireland PRODUCTION Applications Successful SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT Applications Successful New Projects Budget Ireland budget Funding % Employment Assessed Applications INITIATIVES Received Applications of Budget
Irish Production 39 21 LUXEMBOURG FEMALE 5 3 Irish Production 12 €21,842,249 €13,919,149 €1,820,178 28% Cast: 229 T V Animation Production 13 12 FILMMAKER SCHEME Crew: 386 Creative Co-Production 17 10 To co-develop a range of new Trainees: 51 Documentary Production 27 17 feature film projects written Extras: 2023 TV Drama Production 12 7 and/or directed by women and TV Drama Production 4 €24,293,556 €17,021,358 €6,073,389 7% Cast: 163 Total 108 67 encourage further co-production Crew: 292 opportunities between Trainees: 37 DEVELOPMENT Applications Successful Ireland and Luxembourg. Received Applications Extras: 2640 IRISH LANGUAGE KIDS TV 8 3 Co-Production 7 €24,463,454 €9,316,244 €3,494779 6% Cast: 30 Project Development 136 92 To develop a drama series of Crew: 165 Animation Development 14 11 between six and eight half hour Trainees: 17 Screenplay Development 51 11 episodes, in Irish, for Young People. Documentary Development 37 16 Extras: 313 POV 65 4 TV Drama Development 45 25 Animation (TV) 5 €15,418,135 €6,408,836 €3,083,627 7% Cast: 4 To support the development and Total 283 155 Crew: 55 production of low budget feature Trainees: 8 films, and to enable distinct Irish DISTRIBUTION Projects Extras: 1 female voices with a passion to Distribution Support 18 tell stories on the big screen. In Documentary 10 €4,749,511 €3,060,578 €474,951 21% Cast: 91 Direct Distribution 10 addition to supporting female Crew: 115 filmmaking talent, the POV Trainees: 19 SHORT FILM SCHEMES Applications Successful scheme is about creating Extras: 58 Received Applications opportunities for cast and crew. Total 38 €90,766,905 €49,726,165 €2,388,602 13% Cast: 517 Frameworks 15 4 SPOTLIGHT 198 15 Crew: 1013 Focus Shorts 96 4 Aimed at discovering and (awarded Trainees: 132 Real Shorts 19 4 developing fresh and exciting 2020) Extras: 5035 Short Stories 49 4 screenwriting talent in Ireland. See https://www.screenireland.ie/funding/short-film-schemes/focus-shorts The scheme is intended as an The total amount of inward investment leveraged in 2019 was €53,890,874 i.e. non-Irish sources. for details opportunity for new writers to develop a feature film screenplay, with guidance and mentorship * based on budget estimates at the time projects were closed from leading industry figures at the very beginning of their careers.
6 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 7 PROJECT STATISTICS
Details of Production funded in 2019
Public National/ Public National/ Production Service International SI Production Service International SI Title Company Television Locations Co-Production Funding Title Company Television Locations Co-Production Funding
ANIMATION TV DRAMA PRODUCTION Dorg Van Dango Cartoon Saloon Kilkenny IRL/Canada €250,000 Normal People Element Pictures BBC/RTÉ Dublin/Sligo Italy €600,000 Fantasy Ireland Igloo Animations RTÉ Dublin €220,000 Darklands Parallel Film Productions Virgin Media Dublin/Wicklow €350,000 The Lost Letter Igloo Films Dublin €150,000 The South Westerlies Deadpan Pictures Dublin/Cork/Norway €425,000 Ollie Ink and Light Dublin €175,000 Smother Treasure Entertainment BBC Studios/RTÉ Clare/Dublin €400,000 Alva & The Trolls Kavaleer Productions Dublin €300,000 DOCUMENTARY The Sheriff Below the Radar USA €100,000 IRISH PRODUCTION Citizen Europe Limerick/Poland/Finland/France/UK/ Herself Element Pictures BBC Dublin IRL/UK €750,000 (Once In a Lifetime) Underground Films Lithuania/Germany/Greece/Bulgaria €50,000 The Racer Blinder Films RTÉ/BAI Ireland/Luxembourg IRL/Luxembourg €900,000 Windmill Lane Animo TV Productions Dublin, Spain, UK €100,000 Boys From County Hell Blinder Films Ireland/Nth Ireland IRL/UK €550,000 Full Circle John Kelleher Media Longford, The Netherlands, UK €100,000 Dead Happy Playground Pictures RTÉ/BAI Dublin/Wicklow National €700,000 Dublin/Cork/USA/ Dating Amber Atomic 80 Kildare/Dublin National €750,000 Breaking Out Silver Moonbeam Productions Czech Republic/Slovakia €60,000 Mo Ghrá Buan Macalla TG4 Waterford National €300,000 Avenger Ghaoth Dobhair Rosg Gaoth Dobhair/Dublin/Conamara €82,500 Redemption of a Rogue Pale Rebel Productions Cavan/Meath National €50,000 Pure Grit Underground Films USA €125,000 Foscadh Magamedia TG4 Galway National €300,000 The 8th Gyre & Gimble Productions Dublin €150,000 Cutters World 2000 National €700,000 The Father of the Cyborgs Dot TV & Films Kerry/Clare/Dublin/USA €100,000 The Edge of Chaos New Stage Films Wicklow National €100,000 Tukdam Wildfire Films €110,000 Let the Wrong One In Workshed Films Dublin National €650,000 Puffin Rock Cartoon Saloon Kilkenny/Derry/China IRL/UK/China €300,000 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTARY Shooting the Mafia Lunar Pictures Italy €50,000 ADDITIONAL IRISH PRODUCTION London/Washington DC/ Float Like a Butterfly Samson Films Cork €30,000 A Dog Called Money Blinder Films Afghanistan/Kosovo €10,000 Sea Fever Fantastic Films Wicklow IRL/UK €50,000 Vivarium Fantastic Films Wicklow IRL/Belgium/Denmark €50,000 There may be a slight timing difference between project contracting and projects produced – this slight anomly is usually at the year end and corrects over time. Louth/Donegal/ Wildfire Samson Films Meath/Monaghan IRL/UK €85,400
CO-PRODUCTION The Other Lamb Subotica Wicklow IRL/Belgium €250,000 SPECIAL PRODUCTION INITIATIVES Death of a Ladies Man Port Pictures Galway/Canada IRL/Canada €250,000 My Salinger Year Parallel Film Productions Canada/USA IRL/Canada €200,000 Shadows Feline Films Wicklow/Italy IRL/Italy €250,000 In 2018/2019 Screen Ireland and RTÉ collaborated on a Comedy Initiative. Four Unoffical projects were produced from this initiative Bump, Dad, Hardy and Headcases. Wild Mountain Thyme Port Pictures Mayo Co-Production €280,000 I Never Cry MK1 Productions Dublin/Poland IRL/Poland €125,000 Stranger With a Camera Swords Street Films Dublin/Belfast IRL/UK €200,000 In 2019 Screen Ireland collaborated with TG4 and BAI on Cine4. Cine4 are feature films in the Irish language. This is a multi-annual 5 year initiative of which 2019 is the ADDITIONAL CO-PRODUCTION second year. Applications for both development and production are managed by TG4. The Castle Samson Films Dublin/Lithuania IRL/Lithuania €75,000 In 2019 we committed to 5 projects in development and both Foscadh and Mo Ghrá Sweetness In the Belly Parallel Film Productions Dublin/Ethiopia IRL/Canada €50,000 Bhuan were produced.
8 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 9 PROJECT STATISTICS
Gender Statistics 2019 PRODUCTION APPLICATION BREAKDOWN 2019 based on projects assessed in 2019 Irish TV Animation Creative Co- Documentary TV Drama Production Production % Production % Production % Production % Production % Totals %
Total Applications DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS ASSESSED IN 2019 Received 39 13 17 27 12 108 2019 Project Animation Screenplay Documentary TV Drama Development of which: Development % Development % Development % Development % Development % Totals % Projects with Female Writers 11 28% 7 54% 5 29% 11 41% 7 58% 41 38% Total Applications Projects with Received 136 14 51 37 45 283 Female Directors 9 23% 4 31% 2 12% 5 19% 3 25% 23 21% of which: Projects with Projects with Female Producers 24 62% 10 77% 11 65% 5 19% 10 83% 60 56% Female Writers 43 32% 3 21% 15 29% 12 32% 19 42% 92 33% Projects with Female Directors 25 18% 5 36% 7 14% 10 27% 5 11% 52 18% ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN Projects with 2019 Female Producers 77 57% 10 71% N/A N/A 16 43% 29 64% 132 47% Irish TV Animation Creative Co- Documentary TV Drama Production Production % Production % Production % Production % Production % Totals %
Successful Applications 21 54% 12 92% 10 59% 17 63% 7 58% 67 62% SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS IN 2019 of which: 2019 Project Animation Screenplay Documentary TV Drama Development Successful Projects Development % Development % Development % Development % Development % Totals % with Female Writers 6 29% 7 58% 4 40% 7 41% 5 71% 29 43%
Total Successful Projects Successful with Female Applications 92 68% 11 79% 11 22% 16 43% 25 56% 155 55% Directors 6 29% 4 33% 2 20% 4 24% 2 29% 18 27% of which: Successful Projects Successful Projects with Female with Female Writers 33 36% 2 18% 7 64% 6 38% 9 36% 57 37% Producers 11 52% 10 83% 7 70% 11 65% 7 100% 46 69% Successful Projects with Female Directors 22 24% 4 36% 4 36% 6 38% 2 8% 38 25% PROJECTS PRODUCED IN 2019 FOR MARKET IN 2020
Successful Projects Projects with Projects with Projects with Projects with with Female No Of a Female a Female a Female a Female Producers 53 58% 8 73% N/A N/A 8 50% 16 64% 85 55% Projects Producer % Writer % Director % Protagonist
Feature Irish Production 12 8 67% 5 42% 4 33% 6 50% TV Drama 4 4 100% 3 75% 0 0% 2 50% TV Animation 5 3 60% 1 20% 2 40% 1 20% Documentary 8 5 63% 3 38% 3 38% 1 13% Creative Co Production 6 6 100% 2 33% 1 17% 5 83% Shorts 14 6 43% 7 50% 8 57% 8 57% Special Schemes 4 4 100% 2 50% 2 50% 3 75% Total 53 36 68% 23 43% 20 38% 26 49%
10 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 11 Cinema Audiences
Theatrical Film Releases 2019
TOP 20 THEATRICAL FILM RELEASES 2019 Release Primary Irish Rank Title Dist Date Territory Gross of Origin Box Office
1 Lion King, The Disney 19/07/2019 USA €6,542,807 2 Avengers: Endgame Disney 26/04/2019 USA €6,416,379 3 Joker Warner 04/10/2019 USA €6,353,905 4 Toy Story 4 Disney 21/06/2019 USA €5,992,925 5 Frozen 2 Disney 22/11/2019 USA €4,897,513 6 Spider-Man: Far From Home Sony 05/07/2019 USA €3,357,790 7 Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Disney 20/12/2019 USA €3,011,997 8 Downton Abbey Universal 13/09/2019 UK €2,969,058 9 Captain Marvel Disney 08/03/2019 USA €2,836,552 10 Aladdin Disney 24/05/2019 USA €2,626,682 11 Dumbo Disney 29/03/2019 USA €2,421,566 12 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Sony 16/08/2019 USA €2,388,067 13 Jumanji: The Next Level Sony 13/12/2019 USA €2,206,027 14 Lego Movie 2, The Warner 08/02/2019 USA €2,155,695 15 Secret Life Of Pets 2, The Universal 24/05/2019 USA €2,020,558 16 Rocketman Paramount 24/05/2019 USA €1,828,951 17 Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw Universal 02/08/2019 USA €1,750,018 18 How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Universal 01/02/2019 USA €1,683,393 19 It: Chapter Two Warner 06/09/2019 USA €1,659,825 20 Instant Family Paramount 15/02/2019 USA €1,549,815 Source: Comscore
12 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 13 CINEMA AUDIENCES
BOX OFFICE: IRISH THEATRICAL RELEASES (at time of print)
Title Release Date Distributor Irish Box Office Worldwide Box Office
The Favourite 01/01/2019 Element/Fox €1,091,825 $95,918,706 Greta 19/04/2019 Universal €252,430 $18,653,107 The Hole In The Ground 01/03/2019 Wildcard €200,485 $3,373,474 Extra Ordinary 13/09/2019 Wildcard €119,601 $223,898 The Man Who Wanted To Fly 29/03/2019 Direct Distribution €57,307 $12,781 The Last Right 06/12/2019 Eone €53,424 $167,798 Dark Lies The Island 18/10/2019 Breakout €40,107 $17,188 Float Like A Butterfly 10/05/2019 Eclipse €39,588 $99,546 Gaza 09/08/2019 Wildcard €39,197 $74,968 Animals 09/08/2019 Breakout €30,000 $489,198 Papi Chulo 07/06/2019 Eclipse €21,161 $99,546 Metal Heart 28/06/2019 Breakout €16,012 $7,582 Vita & Virginia 05/07/2019 Wildcard €15,094 $793,439 The Camino Voyage* 23/11/2018 Eclipse €14,058 $7,291 Never Grow Old 23/08/2019 Wildcard €13,285 $106,796 An Engineer Imagines 01/03/2019 Direct Distribution €12,215 $4,962 Land Without God 18/10/2019 Eclipse €8,335 $3,205 Losing Alaska 04/10/2019 Direct Distribution €7,568 $2,974 A Dog Called Money 22/11/2019 Breakout €6,963 $41,220 Prisoners Of The Moon 28/06/2019 Eclipse €4,327 N/A Best Before Death 04/10/2019 Direct Distribution €3,726 N/A Cellar Door 25/01/2019 Direct Distribution €2,665 $2,156 Shooting The Mafia 27/11/2019 Direct Distribution €2,308 $33,547 Don’t Go 12/04/2019 Direct Distribution €2,165 N/A Dirty God 07/06/2019 Modern Films €355 $204,591 Keepers Of The Flame 14/12/2018 Eclipse €128 $1,363 * €43,555 in 2018 Source: Comscore Source: Box Office Mojo
14 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 15 Co-Production Certification Screen Ireland acts as competent authority for the certification of official co-productions. The Irish Government has entered into official co-production arrangements with Australia, New Zealand, Luxembourg, South Africa and Canada, and is also a party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production
New Projects Certified
Project Irish Production Company Co-Production Treaty Co-Producer Countries
The Other Lamb Subotica European Convention Belgium Owned Element Pictures European Convention UK I Never Cry MK1 Productions European Convention Poland The Racer Blinder Films European Convention Luxembourg, Belgium Boys from County Hell Blinder Films European Convention UK Soldiers of Fortune Subotica South African Treaty South Africa Dead Still Deadpan Pictures Canadian Treaty Canada Death of a Ladies Man Port Pictures Canadian Treaty Canada Dorg Van Dango Cartoon Saloon Canadian Treaty Canada French Exit Blinder Films Canadian Treaty Canada My Salinger Year Parallel Canadian Treaty Canada Tailored Films Canadian Treaty Canada
6 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 17 Major Award Nominations and Wins in 2019
Major Award Ceremonies
Academy Awards
THE FAVOURITE (10 Academy Award nominations) Winner Best Actress (Olivia Coleman) Nominee Best Original Screenplay Nominee Best Production Design Nominee Best Costume Design Nominee Best Picture of the Year Nominee Best Director Nominee x 2 Best Supporting Actress Nominee Best Cinematography Nominee Best Film Editing LATE AFTERNOON Nominee Best Animated Short BAFTA Awards THE FAVOURITE (12 BAFTA nominations) Winner Best Film Winner Outstanding British Film Winner Best Original Screenplay Winner Best Production Design Winner Best Costume Design Winner Best Make-up and Hair Nominee Best Editing Nominee Best Director Nominee x 2 Best Supporting Actress Nominee Best Actress, Nominee Nominee Best Cinematography British Independent Film Awards ANIMALS Winner Best Debut Screenwriter DIRTY GOD Nominee Best Actress Nominee Best Supporting Actor Nominee Most Promising Newcomer Nominee Best Make Up & Hair Design
18 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 19 MAJOR AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS IN 2019 Emmy Awards THE DRUMMER AND THE KEEPER Winner Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, Gasparilla International Film Festival ANGELA’S CHRISTMAS Nominee Best Performer in an Animated Program (Ruth Negga) EXTRA ORDINARY Nominee Best Sound Mixing for an Animated Program Winner Best Irish Feature Film, Galway Film Fleadh Nominee Best Writing for an Animated Program Winner Suil Eile Award, Irish Film Festival London Winner Audience Award, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival European Film Awards Winner Audience Award, Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival Winner Audience Award and Méliès d’Argent Award for Best European Feature-length Film THE FAVOURITE Fantastic Trieste Science + Fiction Festival Winner European Cinematographer Winner Genre, Nocturno Nuove Visioni Award Winner European Comedy Winner Stars’ Web Critics Award for Best First Feature Film Winner European Costume Designer Winner European Director FINKY Winner European Editor Winner Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature (Cathal Watters (DOP), Galway Film Fleadh Winner European Film GAZA Winner European Hair & Makeup Artist Winner Dublin Film Critics Award for Best Documentary, Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Nominee EFA People’s Choice Award for Best European Film Winner Honourable Mention for Best Documentary, Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival THE BREADWINNER Winner Pull Focus Award for Feature Documentary, Belfast Film Festival Nominee EFA People’s Choice Award for Best European Film Winner Best Feature Documentary, Disappear Here Film Festival Winner Damslab Mention for Feature Documentary, Terra di Tuttu Film Festival Golden Globes Winner Human Rights Competition Special Mention Uruguay International Film Festival THE FAVOURITE GRETA Winner Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Olivia Coleman) Winner Dublin Film Critics Award for Best Irish Film, Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Nominee x 2 Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Musical or Comedy THE HOLE IN THE GROUND Nominee Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture Winner Jury Prize for Best Film Fant, Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival Nominee Best Screenplay THE LAST RIGHT Other International Awards Winner Audience Award for Best Film, Cork International Film Festival A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU METAL HEART Winner Audience Award World Cinema, Independent Mill Valley Film Festival Winner Breakthrough Award, Newport Beach Film Festival Winner George Byrne Maverick (Hugh O’Conor), Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival ABE’S STORY Winner Best Animated Sequence in a Short Film , Galway Film Fleadh PAPI CHULO Winner Best Feature Film, Newport Beach Film Festival BAINNE Winner Short Film Award for Best First Short Drama, Galway Film Fleadh ROSIE Winner Breakthrough Award Newport Beach Film Festival THE BIRD AND THE WHALE Winner Winner, Best Feature Film, Irish Film Festival, London Winner Best Design and Art Direction, Irish Animation Awards Winner Best Animation, Irish Animation Awards SHOOTING THE MAFIA Winner Best Documentary Award - International Competition, Batumi International ArtHouse Film THE BREADWINNER Festival Winner Best Irish Feature Film or Special, Irish Animation Awards THE SILVER BRANCH BREAKING OUT Winner Award for Cinematography Salem Film Festival Winner Best Irish Documentary, Galway Film Fleadh VIVARIUM DARK LIES THE ISLAND Winner Cannes Film Festival, Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Winner Audience Choice Best Feature Film, Dingle International Film Festival Winner Best Actress (Imogen Poots), Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival DIRTY GOD THE WIREMEN Winner Best Film, Best Director, Best Music and Best Editing, Nederlands Film Festival Winner Best Animated Short Film, Irish Animation Awards
0 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 21 Major International Awards for Irish Talent on International Projects
Golden Globes
CATRIONA BALFE Nominee Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama (Outlander) BAFTA Awards FIONA SHAW Winner Best Supporting Actress (Killing Eve) BARRY KEOGHAN Nominee EE Rising Star Award JESSIE BUCKLEY Nominee EE Rising Star Award BIFA JESSIE BUCKLEY Nominee Best Actress (Wild Rose) Dublin International Film Festival JESSIE BUCKLEY Winner Best Actress (Wild Rose) Galway Film Fleadh LOLA PETTICREW Winner Bingham Ray New Talent Award (A Bump Along the Way)
22 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 23 International Festival and Market Support 2019
14 3 Publicity Funding Awards for Irish Films at major European Film Promotion (EFP) Talent Promotion A-list international festivals Schemes had representation from Irish Talent with support from Screen Ireland: 9 • Aisling Franciosi - Shooting Star at the Berlinale Irish Film Festival Funding Sponsorships • Cormac Fox, Producer on the Move, Cannes Film Festival 9 • Rialto - EFP Focus on Europe at Busan, Korea International Irish Film Festival Publicity Funding Awards 3 Irish films eceivedr support from EFP Film 6 Sales Support Screen Ireland Exhibition Stands Representing Ireland at Major Film and TV Markets (Cannes 2 Market, Berlinale/EFM, Series Mania, MIPCOM, Award Ceremony Sponsorships MIPTV, TIFF with EFP) (Shark Awards, Student Media Awards) 4 110 Market Sponsorships for Irish Talent were screenings of Screen Ireland funded projects supported by Screen Ireland (Sheffield DocFest, at Irish Film Festivals in 2019 Rotterdam Lab, EFM Co-production Market, Content London) 2 international festival programmer showcases 3 International Film Festival Spotlights on Ireland 3 and the Irish Film Industry in partnership with Irish Festival Short Film Showcase Screenings Screen Ireland: • USA, Newport Film Festival, Irish Film Spotlight • Estonia, Black Nights Film Festival, Irish Industry Focus • Italy Torino Short Film Market, Irish Focus
24 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 25 Marketing
4 Promotional Trailers showcasing Irish film were produced 1 Gold Award at the prestigious UK Transform Awards for Best Brand Transformation in the Public Sector 5 7,700 Followers on Twitter 16,000 Followers on Facebook 7,000 Followers on Instagram 100 Archive Screen Ireland 2019 Print Campaign was selected for the 100 Archive which charts the past, present and future of Irish design by publishing 100 notable communication design projects, selected each year following an open call.
6 ÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 27 Major International Film Festival Official Selections 2019
Sundance Film Festival London Film Festival SHOOTING THE MAFIA ROSE PLAYS JULIE GAZA - OUT OF THE ORDINARY Sutherland Award for First Feature Competition HOLE IN THE GROUND VIVARIUM DIRTY GOD RIALTO ANIMALS Edinburgh Film Festival Festival de Cannes A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU VIVARIUM SHE MISSING Semaine de la Critique, Critic’s Week Grand Prize, Nominee Sheffield A DOG CALLED MONEY Venice Film Festival RIALTO CPHDox Venice Horizons Award Nominee for Best Film, ALL IS RUIN ONCE AGAIN Queer Lion Nominee A DOG CALLED MONEY GLIMPSE Hot Docs Toronto Film Festival CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE SEA FEVER CALM WITH HORSES FOLKLAND SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY Short Films THE OTHER LAMB LATE AFTERNOON Berlinale Academy Award Nomination Best Animated Short SHOOTING THE MAFIA Film A DOG CALLED MONEY REALITY BABY Tribeca Film Festival (Selected) SXSW THE BIRD AND THE WHALE EXTRA ORDINARY Anima Mundi (Selected) Grand Jury Award Nominee for Narrative Feature THE WIREMEN Aspen Shortfest, LA Shortfest (Selected) Tribeca Film Festival FRIDA THINK REALITY BABY (short) Palm Springs International Shorts Festival (Selected) Rotterdam THE OVERCOAT DIRTY GOD (opening film) Animafest Zagreb (Selected)
28 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 29 Screen Skills Ireland in Numbers
S481 Skills Development Plan Statistics
43 Total number of productions 21 Live action productions 78 1309 59% 22 Courses Developed Places Female Animation/VFX productions and Delivered Allocated Participants 453 Total number of skills participants 286 Number of live action skills participants 41% 49 29 (239 currently tracked) Male Industry Bursary Awards for 167 Participants Masterclasses International Skills Number of animation/VFX participants Development (140 currently tracked)
43 7 S481 Skills Shadow Directing Development Opportunities Applications Approved*
For more details see Screen Skills Ireland: A Year in Review 2019 www.screenskillsireland.ie
30 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 31 SCREEN SKILLS IRELAND IN NUMBERS
LIVE ACTION DEPARTMENTS ANIMATION & VFX DEPARTMENTS LIVE ACTION GENDER BREAKDOWN ANIMATION & VFX GENDER BREAKDOWN Skills Skills Department Participants % Department Participants %
Accounts 15 6.3% Accounts 3 2.1% 49.0% 117 Female AD 32 13.4% Animation 12 8.6% 47.9% 67 Female Art 24 10.0% Art 3 2.1% 0.8% 2 Not Specified Camera 19 7.9% Art Direction 3 2.1% 3.6% 5 Not Specified Construction 15 6.3% Backgrounds 5 3.6% 50.2% 120 Male Continuity 2 0.8% CG 20 14.3% 48.6% 68 Male Costume 16 6.7% Clean Animation 5 3.6% Editing 1 0.4% Compositing 1 0.7% Floor Management 2 0.8% Design 5 3.6% Grip 1 0.4% Directing 3 2.1% Hair 2 0.8% Editing 6 4.3% Lighting 2 0.8% Engineering 1 0.7% Locations 15 6.3% FX 1 0.7% LIVE ACTION GRADES ANIMATION & VFX GRADES Make Up 1 0.4% HR 1 0.7% Modelmaking 6 2.5% IT 3 2.1% Post Production 2 0.8% Layout 4 2.9% 22.2% 53 Upskiller Post Sound 2 0.8% Posing 2 1.4% 5 7.1% 80 Upskiller Production 41 17.2% Post Production 6 4.3% Props 24 10.0% Post Sound 1 0.7% 14.2% 34 New Entrant 3.6% 5 New Entrant Script Editing 1 0.4% Production 31 22.1% 39.3% 55 Trainee Set Decorating 3 1.3% Rigging & Builds 3 2.1% SFX 1 0.4% Scene Planning 1 0.7% 63.6% 152 Trainee Shadow Directing 3 1.3% Subtitling 1 0.7% Sound 6 2.5% Sound 6 4.3% VFX 3 1.3% Storyboard 3 2.1% Total 239 VFX 5 3.6% Unspecified 5 3.6% Total 140 LIVE ACTION COUNTIES ANIMATION & VFX COUNTIES
82 Dublin 34.3% 6.7% 16 Galway 0.4% 1 Kildare
13.8% 33 Limerick 47 Unspecified 33.6% 28.6% 40 Dublin 0.8% 2 Louth 6.7% 16 Mayo 0.4% 1 Sligo 1.3% 3 Tipperary 1 Donegal 0.4% 0.4% 1 Westmeath 33 Kilkenny 23.6% 14.3% 20 Galway 4 Cork 1.7% 4.2% 10 Wicklow 17 Clare 7.1% 21.8% 52 Unspecified
32 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 33 Industry Data: Projects Availing of Section 481 Tax Incentive
TRENDS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Amount of S481 Projects 66 76 85 72 124 Total Value of S481 Projects €206,335,932 €636,746,040 €590,630,506 €263,740,999 €760,838,981 S481 Raised €113,733,165 €258,239,125 €286,398,839 Not available Not available Irish Expenditure €118,618,238 €264,829,803 €292,286,854 €136,708,678 €357,615,025 Labour €64,967,670 €140,036,341 €178,229,283 €76,614,976 €235,114,638 Goods and Services €53,417,518 €124,796,403 €115,533,375 €60,093,702 €122,500,386 Tax Credit Claimed €42,030,058 €110,754,735
AMOUNT OF S481 PROJECTS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local 3 7 7 Not Available 11 Animation Incoming 8 8 12 Not Available 28 Animation Total 11 15 19 10 39 Film Local 13 11 11 Not Available 19 Film Incoming 9 6 6 Not Available 19 Film Total 22 17 17 26 38 TV Drama Local 11 9 8 Not Available 11 TV Drama Incoming 2 10 9 Not Available 10 TV Drama Total 13 19 17 14 21 Documentary* 20 25 32 22 26
TOTAL VALUE OF S481 PROJECTS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local €10,650,099 €18,712,269 €16,090,697 Not Available €69,650,733 Animation Incoming €38,933,590 €62,942,947 €92,452,633 Not Available €302,749,766 Animation Total €49,583,689 €81,655,216 €108,543,330 €56,718,812 €372,400,499 Film Local €20,515,047 €25,243,274 €33,484,565 €13,866,374 €36,669,062 Film Incoming €53,679,036 €202,888,465 €79,099,444 €79,768,327 €114,456,344 Film Total €74,194,083 €228,131,739 €112,584,009 €93,634,701 €151,125,406 TV Drama Local €26,044,645 €30,082,899 €12,536,686 €19,577,882 €43,537,137 TV Drama Incoming €45,627,754 €282,641,122 €337,727,439 €82,194,111 €176,521,515 TV Drama Total €71,672,399 €312,724,021 €350,264,125 €101,771,993 €220,058,652 Documentary* €10,885,761 €14,235,064 €19,239,042 €11,615,493 €17,254,424
SECTION 481 RAISED 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local €6,661,376 €8,219,128 €8,149,201 Not Available Not Available Animation Incoming €13,512,726 €23,277,094 €46,451,034 Not Available Not Available Animation Total €20,174,102 €31,496,222 €54,600,235 Not Available Not Available Film Local €12,403,507 €14,045,658 €19,874,080 Not Available Not Available Film Incoming €20,495,329 €20,440,809 €33,559,225 Not Available Not Available Film Total €32,898,836 €34,486,467 €53,433,305 Not Available Not Available TV Drama Local €20,835,713 €21,541,068 €10,029,351 Not Available Not Available TV Drama Incoming €31,758,819 €159,593,375 €155,787,016 Not Available Not Available TV Drama Total €52,594,532 €181,134,443 €165,816,367 Not Available Not Available *Documentary €8,065,695 €11,121,993 €12,548,932 Not Available Not Available
34 FÍS ÉIREANN/SCREEN IRELAND STATISTICS 2019 35 IRISH EXPENDITURE 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local €7,076,047 €8,722,559 €10,220,614 Not Available €20,515,107 Animation Incoming €13,676,662 €23,277,094 €46,451,014 Not Available €158,186,503 Animation Total €20,752,709 €31,999,653 €56,671,628 €20,437,053 €178,701,610 Film Local €13,359,548 €14,715,171 €20,668,717 €11,096,054 €23,230,676 Film Incoming €20,662,962 €20,440,809 €33,586,806 €26,037,502 €50,808,886 Film Total €34,022,510 €35,155,980 €54,255,523 €37,133,556 €74,039,562 TV Drama Local €23,124,451 €24,305,355 €11,625,922 €17,419,004 €40,215,237 TV Drama Incoming €31,758,819 €160,835,070 €155,791,688 €53,080,515 €52,267,747 TV Drama Total €54,883,270 €185,140,425 €167,417,610 €70,499,519 €92,482,984 Documentary* €8,959,749 €12,533,745 €13,942,093 €8,638,550 €12,390,869
LABOUR EXPENDITURE 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local €3,026,189 €6,024,865 €5,995,580 €11,053,240 €13,216,109 Animation Incoming €7,344,783 €13,734,944 €32,212,078 Not Available €117,123,108 Animation Total €10,370,972 €19,759,809 €38,207,658 Not Available €130,339,217 Film Local €6,198,838 €7,615,118 €10,794,136 €6,279,289 €13,131,388 Film Incoming €10,451,537 €8,344,365 €16,611,151 €14,173,284 €31,342,753 Film Total €16,650,375 €15,959,483 €27,405,287 €20,452,573 €44,474,141 TV Drama Local €13,547,340 €12,055,419 €5,544,773 €11,147,397 €23,110,539 TV Drama Incoming €20,126,309 €86,118,961 €99,450,682 €29,277,467 €29,811,989 TV Drama Total €33,673,649 €98,174,380 €104,995,455 €40,424,864 €52,922,528 Documentary* €4,272,674 €6,142,669 €7,620,883 €4,684,299 €7,378,752
GOODS & SERVICES EXPENDITURE 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local €3,847,164 €2,647,942 €4,270,033 Not Available €7,298,998 Animation Incoming €6,331,879 €9,554,730 €14,386,601 Not Available €41,063,394 Animation Total €10,179,043 €12,202,672 €18,656,634 €9,383,813 €48,362,392 Film Local €7,166,410 €7,077,980 €10,779,634 €4,816,765 €10,099,288 Film Incoming €10,362,289 €12,108,180 €16,975,655 €11,864,218 €19,466,133 Film Total €17,528,699 €19,186,160 €27,755,289 €16,680,983 €29,565,421 TV Drama Local €9,452,025 €12,336,047 €6,329,065 €6,271,607 €17,104,698 TV Drama Incoming €11,632,510 €74,700,678 €56,350,806 €23,803,048 €22,455,758 TV Drama Total €21,084,535 €87,036,725 €62,679,871 €30,074,655 €39,560,456 Documentary* €4,625,241 €6,370,846 €6,441,581 €3,954,251 €5,012,117
TAX CREDIT CLAIMED 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Animation Local Not Available €5,242,915 Animation Incoming Not Available €51,497,128 Animation Total €6,541,105 €56,740,043 Film Local €3,214,436 €6,559,050 Film Incoming Not Available €7,830,348 €16,082,538 Film Total €11,044,785 €22,641,587 TV Drama Local €4,918,838 €11,086,615 TV Drama Incoming €16,960,293 €16,624,591 TV Drama Total €21,879,131 €27,711,206 Documentary* €2,565,037 €3,661,899
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