Organisations team to back projects with $150,000 individual awards.Screen Ireland and Creative BC,, have unveiled the first recipients of the two originations’ co-production development fund.Five feature projects will receive Cad $150,000 each, taking the total initial funding round to Cad $750,000.Ireland and Canada have had a recent history of successful co-productions: Brooklyn was nominated for three Oscars and grossed $62m worldwide; Room won one Oscar from four nominations (for director Lenny Abrahamson) and grossed $35m globally; animation The Breadwinner was Oscar nominated; while Maudie premiered at Telluride in 2016 and won six prizes at the Canadian Screen Awards.Through the new fund,
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