Screen Ireland, the national agency for Irish films, television, documentary and animation today has released the list of its 2024 projects the agency has funded.

Some of the highlights include upcoming historical film Small Things Like These which will star Cillian Murphy, as well as TV dramas, The Boy That Never Was which is originally based on a novel by Karen Perry, and Bring Them Down which will both star Barry Keoghan.

Screen Ireland will be sending out 31 short films, 20 feature films, 10 documentaries, 8 TV dramas, 7 animated series and 3 RTÉ Storyland projects as part of their 2024 funded endeavours.

Small Things Like These was announced as the first Irish film chosen for the Opening Film at the Berlin Film Festival. The world premiere of the film written by Edna Walsh and directed by Tim Mielants, starring Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh will be on Thursday February 15.

Other films include The End, Four Mothers, and Bring Them Down. Kneecap which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival will also be included.

Barry Keoghan commented that he “can’t wait for audiences to see Bring Them Down very soon, and delighted the film is part of the Screen Ireland slate. It’s an amazing time to be telling Irish stories. Being able to shoot at home with an Irish crew - who are some of the best in the world - is always incredibly special to me.”

Some of the Irish TV dramas that were made possible by Screen Ireland funding and will be released in the coming year include The Hardacres and The Dry. All of the dramas were created in partnership with groups like RTÉ Virgin Media, TG4 and many other international broadcasters.

Other funds went to animated projects such as Maddie + Triggs, Doodle Girl, Where The Wild Geese Go, Housewife Of The Year and Ransom ‘79.

There will also be a slew of directorial debuts in the 2024 feature film release. This will include Ready Or Not directed by Claire Frances Byrne, Spilt Milk directed by Brian Durnin, Christy directed by Brendan Canty and Kathleen Is Here directed by Charlie Bird.