Last week the Future Screens NI team were kindly invited to the first official screening of 'I'm from the road' a short film produced by Vincent Kinnaird.
I'm From The Road...
A 30 minute documentary about young people from the SURF group at The Marion Centre as they embark on a creative journey with Shankill poet, Scott McKendry.
A Notasuch Films production, supported by Future Screens NI in partnership with the Marion Centre of Excellence, Ulster University and Studio Ulster/CoSTAR Network Screen Lab.
Director - Vincent Kinnaird
Producer - Jolene Mairs Dyer Ulster University, Screen Production
Presenter - Scott McKendry ,Poet, Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen's University Belfast
Community involvement Partner, Marion Centre of Excellence - Joanne Dunn
The team would like to congratulate Vincent and the rest of the team for their brilliant film. We wish you all the success in the future.
Back to the Future!
Future Screens NI- Back to the Future💫
On the 27th August we welcomed the organisations who were apart of the Art Work programme to The Titanic Hotel Belfast to celebrate their achievements throughout the 3 year scheme.
Delivered by Future Screens NI and funded by The Departement for Communities the £4.7 million scheme funded over 70 jobs across the creative sector in Northern Ireland.
Contributions from our keynote speaker Iain Greenaway, Director of Culture at DFC. Bespoke Communications , Sarah Ellis from The Riyal Shakespeare Company , FSNI Director Professor Paul Moore and Professor Frank Lyons shaped the event into an opportunity to highlight the positive impact the funding has had on these organisations and the success they have achieved as a result.
As the event came to an end Professor Paul Moore reflected and said “The stories we heard are inspirational. They show how strategic investment can unlock creativity, build resilience and stimulate growth. The Art Work programme has delivered beyond expectations and provides a powerful case for future initiatives”.
Thank you to all the wonderful Art Work employers and employees for your attendance and your work throughout the 3 year programme.
We wish you all the success in the future.
The Memory Blocks - A film by Andrew Kotting
The Future Screens NI funded feature film The Memory Blocks by Andrew Kotting has just premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
Much of the film was shot at the Silent Valley and was favourably reviewed by the Guardian newspaper, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/15/the-memory-blocks-review-playful-and-purposeful-exploration-of-developmental-disorders.
An installation based on the film will be exhibited in Belfast in November.
The trailer for the film can be seen below:
Future Foundations Event: Extending the Possibilities of Performance, an introduction to XR
We are delighted to announce our first event in partnership with Future Foundations!
Curious about how Extended Reality (XR) can enhance your creative practice? Join us for a dynamic, hands-on introduction to XR, for those working in the performing arts and creative sectors in Northern Ireland.
Who Should Attend:
This event is ideal for artists, producers, technologists, and creatives working in theatre, dance, live performance, and other arts disciplines who are curious about XR but may not have explored it before.
Why Attend:
Learn the basics of XR without the tech jargon
See how others are using XR creatively
Discover opportunities to incorporate XR into your own work
Make connections with like-minded creatives and technologists
Location: Brian Friel Theatre and Media Lab, 20 University Square, Belfast
Date: 17th June 2025, 9.30am-4pm
Tickets are free and can be reserved:
Co-creating with machines: AI in the Creative Industries
On Tuesday 20th of May, Future Screens NI proudly hosted the MediaLab from Queen’s University Belfast to host our Future Tuesdays event.
Curated by Dr Daniel Brice (Queen's MediaLab), Prof Franziska Schroeder (SARC.@ Queen's University Belfast) and Prof Michael Alcorn (Queen's MediaLab). We had some fabulous speakers such as lecturers from Univeristy of Liverpool, the Head of Data and AI at Kainos and much more!
We had a record breaking 71 guests sign up for this event, it was fantastic to see such a great attendance at our event!
Following the event we have had such positive feedback and generated great interest in Future Screens NI and Future Foundations.
This was our final Future Tuesdays of the summer and what a high note to close on! We will return in September for more fun, informative events so be sure to keep an eye on our socials!
