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15.04.2026
Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2026
Applications are open for the annual portfolio of new talent from the UK and Ireland.
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15.04.2026
Galway Film Fair Pitching Competition
Provides screenwriters at any stage of their career with an opportunity to pitch their projects in an open industry forum.
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15.04.2026
BBC Comedy Collective
Bursary scheme offers 10 places each year to mid-level comedy creatives.
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01.04.2026
2026 Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Contest
Shore Scripts is seeking emerging feature screenwriting talent across all genres. Over the past fifteen years, the organisation has built an extensive network of industry relationships, leading to millions of dollars in spec script sales, hundreds of writers securing representation, and multiple films being produced. These include The Assessment, starring Alicia…
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01.04.2026
Phelim Donlon Playwright’s Bursary & Residency
Offers one playwright the space, support, and financial backing to develop a brand-new work.
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01.04.2026
dlr Emerging Artist Bursaries 2026
Supports individual emerging artists from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to develop and further their practice.
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01.04.2026
EYNA Microbursaries
EYNA (Early Years Network for the Arts) are offering three microbursaries of €150 each. To be eligible you must be: based in Ireland, developing/researching/creating a piece for early years audiences, and a member of the EYNA network (if not, you can register at the link below) Each successful recipient…
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06.03.2026
Oíche na nAmadán – A Scratch Night in Project Arts Centre
Drama, dance or anything you’d like to put in front of an audience, send us your ideas! Have an old screenplay you’d like to interrogate? A dance piece you’d like to try bring to life? For successful applicants, Na Cleasaithe and Dic Walsh will be providing support in terms of actors,…
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