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Whether or not you have applied before to Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB) there are certain pages of the section that we strongly recommend you refer to and study before making an application – either to get a basic grasp of the way in which BSÉ/IFB manages its provision of funding, or to refresh your knowledge of the organisation and check for updates and revisions of our procedures.

The recommended pages for reading before applying are:

• Principles & Criteria where the considerations underpinning all our funding decisions are set out
• Procedures: Aims & Practice where both the intentions and the practical details of our application and decision-making procedures are explained
• Overview which will provide you with useful current information about the types of funding available and the allocation of our resources; and, in particular, advise you of the rules governing the amounts of money we can provide to any one project: see Regulations & Limits

There are then slightly different routes to follow depending whether you are applying for development funding, production funding or distribution funding.

Distribution Funding

1. Go to the page relevant to the type of funding you are seeking. (If you are not sure which is the relevant page, check the opening text of each page until you find the right one for you.) There are the following pages to choose from:
   - Print Provision
   - Marketing Support
   
   
2. Read the right page carefully, paying close attention to any Notes at the head of the page, and to the paragraphs under Who Can Apply and Making an Application.
   
   
3. As you will learn from the Making an Application guidelines, before applying – and to confirm your film’s eligibility for funding – you should make contact with BSÉ/IFB’s Marketing & Communications Executive, Louise Ryan, or with BSÉ/IFB’s Industry Affairs Executive, Patrick O’Neill.,

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