Balance is a word often heard in conversations with the leading figures in the Irish screen industry. According to many in the sector, there is now an increasingly precarious balance of supporting indigenous productions while making room for the international juggernauts that bring millions of euro to the Irish economy and thousands of jobs, such as Disney’s Disenchanted, filmed in Co Wicklow, or Apple’s sci-fi series Foundation, adapted from Isaac Asimov’s 1951 novel. The uncertain balance presents a fundamental question: how to exponentially grow the Irish screen industry through foreign investment and build a resilient sector, without sacrificing the identity…

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