麻豆约拍 Comedy Script Partnership Project: Northern Ireland

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The 麻豆约拍 Comedy Script Partnership Project is a focussed development model to help us accelerate scripted comedy collaborations in targeted parts of the UK. The aim is to encourage indies based outside of London to strengthen their pitches by collaborating with an experienced comedy producer from the outset. Ensuring these partnerships are in place early in the process means we can activate funded developments more quickly.

Our first round of the partnership project is in Northern Ireland, so we can accelerate comedy made in and portraying the Nation.

We are inviting Northern Ireland indies to partner with an experienced company, executive producer or script executive with a significant track record in delivering returnable scripted comedy to broadcast standard.

We are committing to fund script developments from a minimum of three of these partnerships. At least one of these will then be given enhanced levels of funding, with the aim of piloting the script.

The budgets for each project will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

What do I need to be able to apply?

Your company will have a base in Northern Ireland.
You will have identified a development partner - either a co-producing company or an individual executive producer or script executive.
This partner must have a significant track record in developing scripted comedy. The partner does not have to be based in Northern Ireland.
Your company must be able to demonstrate a commitment or ambition to developing scripted comedy.

How do I apply?

This project was open for submissions from Monday 19 June - Friday 1 September.

Then what happens?

After assessing the partnership submissions we will short-list a small group to be briefed by the 麻豆约拍 Comedy and 麻豆约拍 Northern Ireland commissioning teams.
The partners will then pitch their script proposals to 麻豆约拍 Comedy and 麻豆约拍 Northern Ireland.
At least three of the partnerships will be selected for funded script developments.
At least one of these will then be given enhanced funding, with the aim, of producing a pilot.