Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
Impact of Covid-19 on the Film and Television Industry: Discussion
Ms Désirée Finnegan:
The Deputy also asked about production activity in 2021. We anticipate that production activity will be very busy, particularly in quarter 1, and we have four large-scale television productions that are due to start. We anticipate and are very hopeful that we can address the production backlog that was missed during 2020.
The funding of €8 million is very welcome because, as the international productions are still coming into the country, we want to make sure that we maintain the fine balance between indigenous and international productions. Having additional funding for indigenous productions is really important.
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