Future Screens NI presents a Funding Application Case Study with The Weatherbies

Future Screens NI welcome you to our first event of 2025 alongside awardee The Weatherbies!

The Weatherbies Ltd is a publishing and media production company producing Early Years/Foundation Stage curriculum-aligned climate education content (in English and Irish, with plans for other languages), based on the characters created by founder and author Yvonne Fleming. Having secured Proof of Concept funding to develop an innovative web-based classroom app, the Weatherbies then successfully applied for the Future Screens NI Pre-Commercialisation Fund to bring their app to market.

Their application team will be presenting an overview of how they approached the FSNI application, the detail required for the application, how they framed each question & answer to achieve a positive outcome, this is a case study for those applying for this and similar funding. There will be a short Q&A following the presentation and a short demo of the innovative app.

Make sure you come along to hear all their tips and how they successfully secured our funding!

Where? Ormeau Baths Belfast

When? Tuesday 25th February

What time? Doors will open at 11am and the presentation will promptly start at 12pm

Job opening!

Future Screens NI are excited to announce that there are two new positions available.

  • Role: Research Associate-Outreach, Future Screens NI

  • Department: Future Screens NI- School of Communication and Media, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science

  • This is a grade 6/7 post

  • Locations: One post will be based in the Catalyst in Derry/Londonderry and the other in The Workhouse, Enniskillen

  • Fixed term until 31st July 2026, part time 17.5 hours per week

  • Follow the link below for details of the job role and how to apply

  • Closing date 18/12/2024 at 23:30pm

Beyond conference 2024

Future Screens NI are excited to announce that we will be attending the Beyond conference in Manchester!

Beyond 2024 is being hosted by Media City in Manchester and is running from 25-27th November.

Future Screens NI have been asked to host a session on the S.U.R.F project.

This session will explore the use of creative industry skills and practices to challenge issues of systemic class inequality in post-conflict Northern Ireland. The Skills for Urban and Rural Futures (S.U.R.F.) programme will be showcased, with a local activist explaining how this programme offers new frameworks of possibility for those involved.

Be sure to keep an eye on our Instagram for exciting updates, photos and videos of our trip to the conference!

Office space/meeting room opportunity!

Future Screens NI are offering an exciting opportunity to make use of our second office in Ormeau Baths!

The room is based on the second floor, includes 4 monitors and can be used for meetings or an office space for you and your employees.

To book please contact us info-futurescreensni@ulster.ac.uk

Please note:

  • Booking is essential

  • The room cannot be booked for more than two consecutive days per week

  • There may be other individuals working in the space if availability allows

  • On arrival please go to the main reception located on the ground floor, they will provide you with an access pass

QUB MediaLab

The team had the privilege of getting a sneak peak of the new MediaLab at Queen’s University Belfast!

This months Future Tuesdays event was hosted by the brilliant team at the MediaLab located at 15 University Square Mews.

The session included a great insight into the fabulous work that goes on here at the MediaLab. The team talked us through the technology used, upcoming collaborations, new projects and how you can get involved.

We really enjoyed getting out of the office and meeting the team at MediaLab, the facilities are extremely impressive and the turnout for this event was great!

If you are interested in working within the MediaLab be sure to get in touch and we can point you in the right direction!

Once again thanks to Professor Michael Alcorn, Donal Phillips and the rest of the team for a great Future Tuesdays event!

Author-Poppy Bleakley