Wicklow filmmakers urged to apply for €247,000 Arts Council fund

The Authored Works programme aims to provide film artists with the creative and editorial freedom to make a feature-length authored cultural film work from a strong artistic point of view.

One film will be supported in 2024, with a total fund of up to €247,500 made available to the successful applicant.

This includes a production budget of €230,000 and further exhibition support of €17,500, which will be made available following the completion of the film and on submission of an exhibition strategy to be approved by the Arts Council. Only films that can be made within this budget will be considered.

The film must be completed to premiere at the Irish Film Institute, The Arts Council’s exhibition partner, at an agreed date in 2026.

Applicants can apply online via artscouncil.ie, before the deadline on Thursday, June 6, at 5.30 p.m., and will be notified in July if they have been shortlisted.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to discuss the details of their proposals with the selection panel, which is expected to be convened in July 2024.

Successful projects will be required to provide at least one Digital Cinema Print (DCP) for deposit in the IFI Archive as part of Authored Works' delivery requirements. This should be provided for within the budget of the application.