ANNUAL REPORT RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS 2011 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/ PREAMBLE .................................................................................................................................. 2 CHIEF EXECUTIVE RÉAMHRÁ ...................................................................................................................................... 3 JAMES HICKEY BUSINESS AFFAIRS/CHÚRSAÍ GHNÓ ANNUAL REPORT OF BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN............... 6 Ceannasaí Chúrsaí Gnó/Head of Business Affairs TERESA McGRANE Rialtóir Airgeadais/Financial Controller BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉireann’s CELINE FORDE OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ........................................................................................ 7 Feidhmeannach Cúrsaí Tionscail/ 01 Comhordaitheoir Chúrsaí Gnó agus Dlí/ FINANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Business and Legal Affairs Co-Ordinator AILEEN McCAULEY STATEMENT OF BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES ...................................................................... 9 Comhordaitheoir Cúntas/Accounts Co-ordinator STATEMENT OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL ........................................................ 10 SUZANNE KEANE (Part-time) REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL ....................................... 11 ACCOUNTING POLICIES ................................................................................................................. 12 PROJECT MANAGERS/ BAINISTEOIRÍ TIONSCADAIL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN/ RORY GILMARTIN THE IRISH FILM BOARD YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011 ...................................... 13 KEITH POTTER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .......................................................................... 17 MARY CALLERY LÉIRIÚCHÁIN 7 FORBARTHA/ APPENDICES PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT 1. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS 2011 ............................................................................................. 25 Feidhmeannach Léiriúcháin/ 2. OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS 2011 ................................................................................ 29 Production Executive EMMA SCOTT 3. DETAILS OF LOAN CONDITIONS ........................................................................................... 32 Comhordaitheoir Léiriúcháin agus Forbartha/ 4. PRINCIPLES & CRITERIA ......................................................................................................... 33 Production & Development Co-ordinator 5. LOCATION SERVICES ................................................................................................................. 36 SARAH DILLON Comhordaitheoir Iarratas agus Scéimeanna/ Applications & Schemes Co-ordinator BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS ................... 37 JILL McGREGOR CUSPÓIRÍ AGUS BEARTAIS BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN ... 38 MARGAÍOCHTA/MARKETING Feidhmeannach Margaíochta agus Cumarsáide/ Marketing and Communications Executive AIRGEADAS .................................................................................................................................. 39 LOUISE RYAN RÁITEAS AR DHUALGAIS CHOMHALTAÍ AN BHOIRD ................................................. 40 RÁITEAS FAOI CHÓRAS RIALAITHE INMHEÁNAIGH AIRGEADAIS .................... 41 COIMISIÚN SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN/ IRISH FILM COMMISSION TUAIRISC AN ARD-REACHTAIRE CUNTAS AGUS CISTE ............................................. 42 Coimisinéir Scannán/Film Commissioner BEARTAIS CHUNTASAÍOCHTA .................................................................................................. 43 NAOISE BARRY RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS BORD SCANNÁN NA hÉIREANN Leas-Coimisinéir Scannán/ DON BHLIAIN DAR CHRÍOCH 31 NOLLAIG 2011 ............................................................... 44 Deputy Film Commissioner MAGS O’SullIVAN NÓTAÍ AG GABHBÁIL LEIS NA RÁITIS AIRGEADAIS ................................................... 48 RIARACHÁN/ADMINISTRATION AGUISÍNÍ Cúntóir Pearsanta ag an bPríomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin/PA to CEO 1. TIOMANTAIS CHAIPITIL 2011 ............................................................................................... 56 NIAMH O’ReILLY 2. TIOMANTAIS GAN ÍOC 2011 .................................................................................................... 60 3. SONRAÍ NA GCOINNÍOLLACHA IASACHTA ................................................................... 61 4. PRIONSABAIL & CRITÉIR ........................................................................................................ 62 5. SEIRBHÍSÍ SUÍMH ........................................................................................................................ 65 FEATURE FILMS/FADSCANNÁIN 1993 - 2011 .......................................... 66 WHAT RICHARD DID SHADOW DANCER 02 03 PrEAMBLE RÉAMHRÁ INTRODUCTION / HIGHLIGHTS RÉAMHRÁ / BUAICPHOINTÍ MAOINIÚ In 2011 the IFB received a total of €18.43 million of government 011 was a difficult year in economic terms for Ireland, funding which was a 4.4% reduction from 2010. Even with the liain deacair d’Éirinn ab ea 2011 ó thaobh an gheilleagair Cuid lárnach den tionscal ábhar closamhairc ar fad is ea an however, the audiovisual sector delivered positive results reduction, Irish creative talent continued to receive support de, ach ina ainneoin sin d’éirigh leis an earnáil chlosamhairc tacaíocht a fhaightear ó Rialtas na hÉireann le mhaoiniú a chuirtear 2 including job creation, spend on local goods and services with 13 Irish features, two television series, five creative B torthaí dearfacha a bhaint amach ina measc cruthú post, ar fáil trí Bhord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB). and increased exports. The Irish film industry continued to leave co-productions, five animated projects and 16 documentaries caiteachas ar tháirgí agus ar sheirbhísí áitiúla agus méadú ar earraí its mark on the international stage with noted nominations, critical with theatrical ambitions going into production during the year. easpórtála. Tá a rian á fhágáil i gcónaí ag tionscal na scannán ar an Sa bhliain 2011 fuair an IFB maoiniú iomlán de €18.43 milliún ón acclaim and official selections at A-list festivals. stáitse idirnáisiúnta le hainmniúcháin tábhachtacha, ardmholadh ó rialtas, laghdú de 4.4% ó 2010. Fiú agus an laghdú sin san INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION léirmheastóirí agus roghnúcháin oifigiúla ag féiltí príomhliostaithe. áireamh, lean talann cruthaitheach in Éirinn ar aghaidh ag fáil The Irish short film The Crush became the 7th Academy Award tacaíochta agus cuireadh tús i rith na bliana le léiriúcháin ar nominated Irish short since 2002 and Irish projects were selected In 2011 Section 481, the tax incentive for film and television was Fuair an gearrscannán Éireannach The Crush ainmniúchán le 13 príomhscannán, dhá shraith teilifíse, cúig comhléiriúchán for some of the world’s most renowned festivals including Berlin, extended until 2015 and in the later part of the year the IFB’s haghaidh Gradam Academy, an seachtú gearrscannán a fuair cruthaitheach, cúig tionscnamh beochana agus 16 scannán Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca and Cannes where Rebecca Daly’s International Fund was implemented, both of which increased an t-ainmniúchán sin ó 2002 i leith agus roghnaíodh tionscnaimh faisnéise agus súil acu ar thaispeáintí amharclainne. debut feature The Other Side Of Sleep was selected for the Ireland’s competitive position as an international film and Éireannacha i gcomhair cuid de na Féiltí is clúití ar domhan ina prestigious Directors Fortnight and This Must Be The Place was television destination. measc Berlin, Sundance, Toronto Tribeca agus Cannes, áit ar LÉIRIÚCHÁIN IDIRNÁISIÚNTA in official competition. roghnaíodh an chéad phríomhscannán de chuid Rebecca Daly, The The year started with the Oscar nominated feature Albert Nobbs Other Side Of Sleep, do Choicíos gradamúil na Stiúrthóirí, agus áit Le linn 2011 cuireadh síneadh le hAlt 481, an spreagadh cánach do The Guard had an extraordinary year. Following its world completing its filming in Ireland with an Irish spend of €4.4m ina raibhThis Must Be The Place go hoifigiúil san iomaíocht. thionscal na scannán agus na teilifíse, go dtí 2015 agus níos deanaí premiere at Sundance it was selected for numerous prestigious and continued with the filming of the first major Bollywood sa bhliain tugadh feidhm do Chiste Idirnáisiúnta BSÉ/IFB. Chuir festivals including Berlin, Edinburgh and Tribeca and was blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger contributing €2.1m to the economy Bliain dochreidthe a bhí ag The Guard. Tar éis a chéadthaispeáint an dá ghníomh sin go mór le seasamh iomaíoch na hÉireann go phenomenally well received when it was released in Irish and Titanic: Blood And Steel, a big budget television period dhomhanda ag Sundance roghnaíodh é le haghaidh go leor féiltí hidirnáisiúnta mar ionad le scannáin agus cláir teilifíse a dhéanamh. cinemas. It became the most successful independent Irish film in drama which had an Irish budget of €12m. The IFB hosted a iomráiteacha ina measc Berlin, Edinburgh agus Tribeca agus Irish box office history. large delegation of UK television drama producers in Ireland in cuireadh fáilte iontach roimhe nuair a eisíodh é do phictiúrlanna in Nuair a thosaigh an bhliain bhí críoch á chur leis an scannánaíocht September, resulting