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Hot Spots: Screen Ireland CEO Désirée Finnegan Talks Plans To Build Upon Critical & Commercial Success Of Irish Film
It’s been 31 years since Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) was re-established by the now President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. In those years, the government has continued to give strong support to the screen sectors, with the country offering an attractive 32% tax incentive on eligible spend for film and television production.
In those years, the government has continued to give strong support to the screen sectors, with the country offering an attractive 32% tax incentive on eligible spend for film and television production. Screen Ireland CEO Désirée Finnegan, who has been heading up the national funding organization since 2019, tells Deadline what is driving the sector’s growth and how the company plans to continue to build on the critical and commercial success of the Irish film, television and animation industry. We also have several bilateral co-production agreements with other territories including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Luxembourg, and most recently France, which we are highlighting at this year’s Marché du Film.
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