RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen today announced that they are seeking submissions from writers and producers to develop new original online dramas for the next season of their Storyland series.
The online drama series gives emerging Irish talent an opportunity to make original stories available to a national and global audience on RTÉ Player.
Five scripts will be selected for production from those submitted and RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen will work closely with the scriptwriters and producers on the development of each script.
Writers from the worlds of television, film, theatre, literature, documentary and journalism are being sought, whether or not they have written for television or film before. Directors will then be contracted once the scripts have been further developed and are ready for final development and pre-production.
This year Storyland will develop five projects of up to 20 minutes duration. Up to five dramas, each with a budget of €31,000, will then be commissioned.
Executive Producer for RTÉ Television David Crean said: "The new series of Storyland will explore dramas focused around a theme of 'rage'.
"The point and purpose Storyland is to broaden the reach of who gets to write drama, helping new writers and producers to develop. This year we have had Oonagh Kearney, Colin Murphy, David McCrea, Ewen Glass writing for Storyland – all original voices with something to say about contemporary Ireland."
Four Open Days will be held across the country in November to share more details on Storyland:
Belfast 6th November (Please register by emailing rsvp@northernirlandscreen.co.uk)
Galway 8th November
Dublin, 9th of November
Cork 10th of November (Please register by emailing storyland2018@rte.ie)
The closing date for submissions is 15th of December 2017.
