Docs Ireland: Northern Ireland Screen Pitch

Docs Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen in association with Yellowmoon Post Production, return for the eighth edition of the Northern Ireland Screen Pitch in 2026. This public pitch offers the opportunity for documentary makers, from established filmmakers to new and emerging talent, to receive an award of up to £9,000 towards a pilot for a documentary feature.

Shortlisted projects will present their project at this public pitch at Docs Ireland where they will receive feedback from a panel of leading Irish and international documentary industry players. Previous winners of the pitch include A Want in Her (Formerly No Place Like Home) (Myrid Carten), The Last Balkan Cowboy (Dragana Jurisic), Asking for it (Grace Sweeney), They Say It Is Love (Roisin Agnew),The Unrest Collective (Lia Campbell), Shades of Blue (Katie McFadden) and The Loneliest Boy in the World (Medb Johnstone & Ann Ni Chiobhain).