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Using Togra — start here

# Using Togra — start here *The one-page map of Togra: what each module does, how a project flows through…

Airgead (Financing) — module user guide

# Airgead (Financing) — User Guide *The production-finance module of Togra: how it works, surface by surfa…

Bordáil (Production) — module user guide

# Bordáil (Production) — User Guide *The production-management module of Togra: how it runs a shoot from…

Carbon — how Togra works out a footprint

Togra works a production's footprint out from the records it already keeps, so nothing is typed in twice. Ope…

Cearta (Rights) — module user guide

# Cearta (Rights) — User Guide *The rights, revenue and reporting module of Togra: how it manages a finish…

Cuntasaíocht (Accounts) — module user guide

# Cuntasaíocht (Accounts) — User Guide *The double-entry book of record in Togra: how it works, surface b…

Cúram (Company Admin) — module user guide

# Cúram (Company Admin) — User Guide *The company-administration and employment-compliance module of Togr…

Eagar (Post-production) — module user guide

# Eagar (Post-production) — User Guide *The post-house module of Togra: a self-contained business workspac…

Forbairt (Development) — module user guide

# Forbairt (Development) — User Guide *The development module of Togra: how it works, surface by surface,…

Iarratas (Funder applications) — module user guide

# Iarratas (Funder applications) — User Guide *The application-packs module of Togra: the single home for…

Seirbhís (Service Work) — module user guide

# Seirbhís (Service Work) — User Guide *The inbound-service-production module of Togra: the single-purpos…

Teoranta (Forecasting) — module user guide

# Teoranta (Forecasting) — User Guide *The company-level finance module of Togra: the legal-entity backbon…

Portals — who gets a login and what they see

# Portals — who gets a login and what they see *A production involves dozens of counterparties who need to…

How Togra handles Section 481

# How Togra handles Section 481 *The product-side companion to [Section 481 — the Irish scripted tax credi…

How Togra handles Section 481A (digital games)

# How Togra handles Section 481A (digital games) *The Digital Games Corporation Tax Credit. Where each step…

How Togra handles Section 487A

# How Togra handles Section 487A *The product-side companion to [Section 487A — the unscripted credit](eol…

How Togra handles AVEC

# How Togra handles AVEC *The product-side companion to [AVEC — the UK Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit](eo…

How Togra handles Screen Ireland

# How Togra handles Screen Ireland *The product-side companion to [Screen Ireland](eolas.php?slug=screen-ire…

How Togra handles TG4

# How Togra handles TG4 *The product-side companion to [TG4 — Teilifís na Gaeilge](eolas.php?slug=tg4): h…

How Togra handles Canada

# How Togra handles Canada *For the statutory detail on the federal credits read [Canadian film/TV tax credi…

For Business Affairs — using Togra

# For Business Affairs — using Togra *Compliance, contracts, rights, clearances. Audit-trail-first.* **Bu…

For the Broadcaster's delivery contact — using the Togra portal

# For the Broadcaster's delivery contact — using the Togra portal *The commission's deliverables checklist…

For the Casting Agent — using the Togra portal

# For the Casting Agent — using the Togra portal *Submitting clients, confirming auditions, tracking offer…

For the Casting Director — using Togra

# For the Casting Director — using Togra *Roles, candidates, auditions across the slate.* **Casting Direc…

For the Co-producer — using the Togra portal

# For the Co-producer — using the Togra portal *The co-production's shared picture — structure, your dra…

For the External Auditor — using the Togra portal

# For the External Auditor — using the Togra portal *Read-only access to the production DAC's books — tr…

For the External Filing Accountant — using Togra

# For the External Filing Accountant — using Togra *The external chartered accountant preparing Cost of Pr…

For the Finance Director / CFO — using Togra

# For the Finance Director / CFO — using Togra *Company finance — the Teoranta forecast and position, sl…

For the Funder Officer — using the Togra portal

# For the Funder Officer — using the Togra portal *Your organisation's position on a production — applic…

For the Head of Development — using Togra

# For the Head of Development — using Togra *Slate, drafts, pitches, markets — the projects before green…

For the Producer / Lead — using Togra

# For the Producer / Lead — using Togra *Everything — the full toolset. You run the company; Togra is yo…

For the Production Accountant — using Togra

# For the Production Accountant — using Togra *Per-project books — variances, drawdowns, fees due, resid…

For the Production Manager — using Togra

# For the Production Manager — using Togra *Bordáil-first: cast, crew, schedule, set.* **Production Mana…

For the Skills Development Officer — using Togra

# For the Skills Development Officer — using Togra *Skills development on productions — participant Indi…

For the Supplier — using the Togra portal

# For the Supplier — using the Togra portal *POs, invoices and your ledger position with a production comp…

For the Sustainability Lead — using Togra

# For the Sustainability Lead — using Togra *albert certification tracking, carbon, supplier register.* *…

For the Writer — using the Togra portal

# For the Writer — using the Togra portal *Your options, drafts, contracts and transparency statements —…

AVEC — UK Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit

The UK **Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC)** was introduced in **January 2024** as the universal incenti…

Canadian film/TV tax credits — CPTC + PSTC

Canada operates a **refundable, layered federal + provincial** tax-credit regime. Both federal credits are **…

Scéal Uplift — the enhanced Section 481 rate for lower-budget productions

The Scéal Uplift is an enhancement to the standard [[section-481]] credit rate. Where a production qualifies…

Section 481 vs Section 487A — picking the right credit

[[section-481]] and [[section-487a]] are **mutually exclusive** on any single production. A project claims on…

Section 481 — the Irish scripted tax credit

Section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (as amended) is the Irish corporation-tax credit for producer…

Section 487A — the Irish unscripted tax credit

Section 487A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (as inserted) provides corporation tax relief for producers…

VFX Uplift — the enhanced Section 481 rate for visual effects work

The VFX Uplift — formally the **enhanced credit amount for visual effects** — raises the [[section-481]]…

Collection Account Management (CAM)

A **collection account manager (CAM)** is an independent third party that sits in the money seat of a product…

Recoupment Corridor

The Recoupment Corridor is the share of [[screen-ireland]] Production Loan recoupment that flows back to the…

Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM)

Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) — Irish for "Media Commission" — is the Irish broadcasting and online-content…

DCCS — Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (DCCS) — formerly the Department of Tourism, Culture, A…

Revenue — the Irish tax authority

Revenue (the Office of the Revenue Commissioners) is the Irish tax authority. For the screen industry, Revenu…

Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) + the Independent Production Levy

**Screen Producers Ireland (SPI)** is the representative trade association for independent film, television a…

Animation funding in Ireland

Animation in Ireland is financed through a small number of routes that usually work together: a [[screen-irel…

CnaM Sound & Vision

Sound & Vision is the flagship public-funding scheme operated by [[coimisiun-na-mean]] (formerly run by the B…

Creative Europe MEDIA

Creative Europe MEDIA is the **European Commission's funding strand for the audiovisual sector** — distinct…

Eurimages

Eurimages is the **Council of Europe's cultural support fund** for European cinematographic co-production. Di…

ILBF — Irish Language Broadcast Fund

The Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) is one of the sister funds operated by Northern Ireland Screen Commi…

NI Screen Fund + sister funds

Northern Ireland Screen Commission operates a constellation of public-funding schemes for productions involvi…

Screen Ireland (Fís Éireann)

Screen Ireland (**Fís Éireann** in Irish) is the national development agency for the Irish film, TV, and an…

USBF — Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund

The Ulster-Scots Broadcast Fund (USBF) is the sister fund to [[ilbf]] within the Northern Ireland Screen Comm…

Locked Box Development Support

Locked Box Development Support is a Screen Ireland scheme that **recycles repaid development loans back to th…

Pre-Production Facility (PPF)

The Pre-Production Facility (PPF) is a short bridging loan from [[screen-ireland]] that closes the cash-flow…

Scouting Support Fund

The Scouting Support Fund is a Screen Ireland scheme covering the costs of an **international scripted featur…

Sustainability Advisor Initiative (Pilot)

The Sustainability Advisor Initiative is a Screen Ireland pilot scheme that funds the **engagement fee** of a…

Sustainability Innovation Fund (Pilot)

The Sustainability Innovation Fund is a Screen Ireland pilot grant covering the cost of a specific sustainabi…

BBC — British Broadcasting Corporation

The BBC commissions independent productions across all its channels, nations and regions — including BBC No…

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK public-service broadcaster operating Channel 4, E4, More4, Film4 and the All 4 / Channel 4…

RTÉ — Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) is Ireland's public-service broadcaster, commissioning original Irish progr…

TG4 — Teilifís na Gaeilge

TG4 (Teilifís na Gaeilge) is the Irish-language national public-service broadcaster. Commissions independent…

Virgin Media Television

Virgin Media Television (VMTV) is the commercial broadcaster operating Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Vi…

1st Assistant Accountant

The 1st Assistant Accountant is the **senior support** to the [[production-accountant]] — managing supplier…

1st Assistant Director (1st AD)

The 1st AD is the **operational head of the shooting day**. The director directs; the 1st AD makes the day ha…

2nd Assistant Accountant

The 2nd Assistant Accountant performs **junior Accounts work** under the [[first-assistant-accountant]] — s…

2nd Assistant Director (2nd AD)

The 2nd AD is the **senior support** to the [[first-ad]]. Where the 1st AD runs the set, the 2nd AD runs the…

3rd Assistant Director (3rd AD)

The 3rd AD runs **on-set execution** under the [[second-ad]]. Manages extras placement, set readiness checks,…

Accounts Trainee

The Accounts Trainee is the entry-level Accounts role. Works under the [[cashier]] or [[second-assistant-acco…

Art Department Coordinator

The Art Department Coordinator runs the **Art-department logistics** — supplier orders, deliveries, paperwo…

Art Department Trainee

The Art Department Trainee is the entry-level Art role. Works under the [[art-department-coordinator]] and th…

Art Director

The Art Director is the **senior operational lead** in the Art department under the [[production-designer]].…

Assistant Accountant — Payroll Specialist

The Payroll Specialist is the **specialist Accounts role** focused on cast + crew payroll. PAYE / PRSI / USC…

Assistant Art Director

The Assistant Art Director provides **junior Art Director support** — drawing office work, set build coordi…

Assistant Costume Designer

The Assistant Costume Designer is the **senior support** to the [[costume-designer]] — managing fittings, s…

Assistant Editor

The Assistant Editor provides **senior support to the [[editor]]** — managing media, syncing dailies, prepa…

Assistant Location Manager

The Assistant Location Manager supports the [[location-manager]] — supplementary scouting, on-set coordinat…

Assistant Model Maker

The Assistant Model Maker supports the [[model-maker]] on **simpler builds + detail work**. ## What the role…

Assistant Production Buyer

The Assistant Production Buyer supports the [[production-buyer]] on **routine purchases + supplier liaison**.…

Assistant Production Coordinator

The Assistant Production Coordinator supports the [[production-coordinator]] on the day-to-day flow of paperw…

Assistant Set Decorator

The Assistant Set Decorator is the **senior support** to the [[set-decorator]] — managing the buying team +…

Best Boy Electric

The Best Boy Electric is the **senior support** to the [[gaffer]] — managing the Electrical team's kit, sch…

Best Boy Grip

The Best Boy Grip is the **operational lead** for the Grip team under the [[key-grip]] — managing kit, sche…

Camera Operator

The Camera Operator **physically operates the camera** during shooting. Distinct from the [[dop]] — many pr…

Camera Trainee

The Camera Trainee is the entry-level Camera role. Works under the [[clapper-loader]] learning camera kit, sl…

Carpenters / Plasterers / Painters

The working-trade roles in Construction — **Carpenters, Plasterers, Painters** — perform the actual set-b…

Cashier

The Cashier manages **petty cash floats**, expense reimbursements, and daily cash handling for the production…

Casting Assistant

The Casting Assistant is the **entry-level Casting role**. Works under the [[casting-associate]] supporting t…

Casting Associate

The Casting Associate provides **senior support** to the [[casting-director]] — reading auditions, coordina…

Casting Director

The Casting Director is the named individual responsible for matching roles in a production to actors. Engage…

Caterer

Catering staff work under the [[catering-manager]] — cooks, servers, kitchen team operating the on-set prod…

Catering Manager

The Catering Manager runs the **daily production catering** — breakfast, lunch, hot crew meal, craft servic…

Children's Chaperone

The Children's Chaperone is a **specialist on-set role** for productions with child performers. Required by I…

Clapper Loader (2nd AC)

The Clapper Loader (2nd AC — 2nd Assistant Camera) is the **junior operational role** in the Camera team. S…

Colourist

The Colourist performs the **picture grading** — the final colour treatment on every frame, matching the [[…

Composer

The Composer writes the **production's original musical score**. Above-the-Line creative role rather than cre…

Construction Coordinator

The Construction Coordinator is the **head of department for Construction**. Runs the build operation from th…

Construction Manager

The Construction Manager runs the **day-to-day Construction operation** under the [[construction-coordinator]…

Costume Designer

The Costume Designer is the **head of department for Costume**. Designs the visual concept of every costume o…

Costume Supervisor

The Costume Supervisor runs the **operational workroom + on-set team** under the [[costume-designer]] and [[a…

Costume Trainee

The Costume Trainee is the entry-level Costume role. Works under the [[standby-costume-assistant]] / [[costum…

Crane Technician / Remote Head Technician

The Crane Technician / Remote Head Technician is the **specialist Grip role** for **cranes** + **remote-head…

Crowd Make-up Supervisor

The Crowd Make-up Supervisor runs the **make-up operation for background extras** — large-volume make-up ap…

Data Wrangler / Manager

The Data Wrangler / Manager handles the **operational data management** under the [[digital-imaging-technicia…

Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)

The Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) is the **senior on-set technician** managing the digital signal path fro…

Director

The Director is the **principal creative author** of the production — shaping every element from script thr…

Director of Photography (DoP / DP)

The Director of Photography (DoP or DP, sometimes "Cinematographer") is the **head of the Camera and Lighting…

Draughtsperson

The Draughtsperson produces the **technical drawings** that turn the [[production-designer]]'s concepts into…

Editor

The Editor (Picture Editor) is the **head of the post-production picture department**. Assembles the film fro…

Electrician (Spark)

The Electrician (commonly "Spark") is the **working lighting technician** — setting up + operating fixtures…

Electrician Trainee

The Electrician Trainee is the entry-level Electrical role. Works under the [[electrician-spark]] learning fi…

Extras Coordinator

The Extras Coordinator is the **specialist** AD-department role focused on background performers. Bridges bet…

First Assistant Sound (Boom Operator)

The First Assistant Sound is the **boom operator** — the on-set role positioning a microphone on a boom pol…

Focus Puller (1st AC)

The Focus Puller (also known as 1st AC — 1st Assistant Camera) **manages focus pulls during takes**. Pulls…

Gaffer

The Gaffer is the **head of the Electrical / Lighting department** ("Sparks") under the [[dop]]. Translates t…

Generator Operator

The Generator Operator handles the **production's electrical generator** on location shoots without mains pow…

Grip / Dolly Grip

The Grip / Dolly Grip is the **working role** in the Grip team — operating dollies, rigging camera supports…

Hair Designer

The Hair Designer is the **head of department for Hairdressing**. Designs the hair concept for every characte…

Hairdresser

The Hairdresser is the **on-set hair stylist**, working under the [[hair-designer]] to execute the daily hair…

HoD Carpenter

The HoD Carpenter leads the **carpentry team** within Construction — supervising the build of sets from [[d…

HoD Model Maker

The HoD Model Maker leads the **Model Making team** — building physical miniatures, scaled models, detailed…

HoD Painter

The HoD Painter leads the **painting + finishing team** within Construction — surface finishes, texture, sc…

HoD Plasterer

The HoD Plasterer leads the **plastering team** within Construction — set surfaces, mouldings, decorative p…

HoD Rigger

The HoD Rigger leads the **rigging team** — installing + managing the structural rigging that holds sets, s…

Intimacy Coordinator

The Intimacy Coordinator is a **specialist role** for productions including scenes involving intimacy, simula…

Junior Draughtsperson

The Junior Draughtsperson supports the [[draughtsperson]] in the drawing office — simpler drawings, revisio…

Junior Hairdresser

The Junior Hairdresser is the **entry-level Hairdressing role**. Works under the [[hairdresser]] learning on-…

Junior Make-up Artist

The Junior Make-up Artist is the **early-career role** — assisting the [[key-make-up-artist]] and [[make-up…

Key Grip

The Key Grip is the **head of department for Grip** — leading the team that handles camera supports, dollie…

Key Make-up Artist

The Key Make-up Artist is the **senior on-set make-up artist** — typically responsible for the principal ca…

Line Producer

The Line Producer is the **operational head of the Production department**. Where the producer sets the creat…

Location Assistant

The Location Assistant runs the **on-set Locations operation** — managing access, signage, parking, crew co…

Location Manager

The Location Manager is the **head of department for Locations**. Sources locations matching the script's nee…

Location Trainee

The Location Trainee is the entry-level Locations role. Works under the [[location-assistant]] learning on-lo…

Make-up Artist

The Make-up Artist is the **working level** on the Make-up team — covering principal + supporting cast unde…

Make-up Designer

The Make-up Designer is the **head of department for Make-up**. Designs the make-up look for every named char…

Make-up Trainee

The Make-up Trainee is the entry-level Make-up role, working under the [[junior-make-up-artist]] or [[make-up…

Medic (Production Medic)

The Medic is a **qualified medical professional on set** — typically a paramedic or emergency medical techn…

Model Maker

The Model Maker performs the **bench-level model construction** work under the [[hod-model-maker]]. ## What…

Music Editor

The Music Editor handles **music to picture** — placing score + source music in the edit, conforming as the…

Music Supervisor

The Music Supervisor sources and clears **music for the production** — typically pre-existing commercial tr…

Online Editor

The Online Editor **conforms the offline edit** into the final delivery master — integrating VFX shots, tit…

Petty Cash Buyer

The Petty Cash Buyer handles **small-cash acquisitions** for the Set Decorating department — consumables, s…

Playback Engineer

The Playback Engineer runs **music playback on set** — for dance numbers, performance scenes, lip-sync shoo…

Production Accountant

The Production Accountant is the senior accounting role on a production — the person who keeps the books da…

Production Buyer

The Production Buyer is the **senior buyer** in the Set Decorating team. Sources, negotiates and acquires set…

Production Coordinator

The Production Coordinator runs the **production office paperwork and crew communications** under the [[produ…

Production Designer

The Production Designer is the **head of the Art department** and the **principal visual author** of the prod…

Production Manager

The Production Manager is the **senior operational lieutenant** to the [[line-producer]]. Where the Line Prod…

Production Sound Mixer

The Production Sound Mixer is the **head of the on-set sound department**. Captures dialogue + ambient sound…

Production Trainee

The Production Trainee is the **entry-level** role in the Production department. Typically a new entrant —…

Re-recording Mixer

The Re-recording Mixer creates the **final sound mix** — balancing dialogue, music, sound effects, and ambi…

SFX Supervisor (Special Effects)

The SFX Supervisor heads the **practical Special Effects** department — on-set mechanical effects, fire, wa…

SFX Technician

The SFX Technician implements **practical effects** under the [[sfx-supervisor]]'s direction. ## What the ro…

SI Competency Framework

The Competency Framework is the joint Screen Ireland + Screen Guilds of Ireland publication (December 2024) t…

SI Priority Areas — sector skills deficits

Screen Ireland publishes a regularly-updated list of **Priority Areas of Focus** — the department × grade…

Script Supervisor

The Script Supervisor is the **continuity head of department** on a production. Tracks every detail of every…

Second Assistant Sound

The Second Assistant Sound provides **utility support** to the sound department — cabling, kit prep, freque…

Set Decorator

The Set Decorator is the **head of department for Set Decorating** — responsible for dressing every interio…

Showrunner

The Showrunner is the **senior creative + production authority** on a TV drama series. Combines [[writer]] (l…

Skills Development Officer (SDO)

The Skills Development Officer (SDO) is the named individual responsible for the [[skills-development-plan]]…

Sound Editor

The Sound Editor handles the **post-production sound work** — editing and designing the production's sound…

Sound Trainee

The Sound Trainee is the entry-level Sound role. Works under the [[second-assistant-sound]] learning kit, cab…

Stagehands

Stagehands handle the **physical staging work** within Construction — moving set elements, set-up + strike…

Stand By Art Director

The Stand By Art Director is the **on-set Art Director** — handling Art-department issues during the shoot…

Standby Costume Assistant

The Standby Costume Assistant is the **on-set costume role** — managing touch-ups, continuity, and quick ch…

Stunt Coordinator

The Stunt Coordinator is the **head of department for Stunts**. Designs action sequences in collaboration wit…

Stunt Performer

The Stunt Performer **executes stunts** under the [[stunt-coordinator]]'s direction. Fights, falls, fire, veh…

Sustainability Lead

The Sustainability Lead (sometimes "Carbon Coordinator" or "Sustainability Manager") is the named individual…

Trainee AD

The Trainee AD is the **entry-level** AD role — first or second production, learning on-set protocols and t…

Trainee Buyer

The Trainee Buyer is the entry-level Set Decorating role. Works under the [[petty-cash-buyer]] learning the s…

Trainee Grip

The Trainee Grip is the entry-level Grip role. Works under the [[grip-dolly-grip]] / [[best-boy-grip]] learni…

Trainee Model Maker

The Trainee Model Maker is the entry-level Model Making role. Works under the [[assistant-model-maker]] / [[m…

Trainee Script Supervisor

The Trainee Script Supervisor learns continuity-tracking under a working [[script-supervisor]]. The role is i…

Transport Captain

The Transport Captain is the **head of Transport** — coordinating all production vehicle operations + the u…

Travel & Accommodation Coordinator

The Travel & Accommodation Coordinator is the **specialist** Production-department role focused exclusively o…

Unit Driver

The Unit Driver operates **production vehicles** under the [[transport-captain]] — moving equipment, crew,…

VFX Coordinator

The VFX Coordinator runs the **operational coordination** of VFX work under the [[vfx-producer]] — tracking…

VFX Data Wrangler

The VFX Data Wrangler handles the **operational VFX data work** under the [[vfx-lead-data-wrangler]]. ## Wha…

VFX Lead Data Wrangler

The VFX Lead Data Wrangler runs the **VFX-specific data workflow** — ensuring captured plates + reference d…

VFX On-Set Supervisor

The VFX On-Set Supervisor is the **on-set VFX representative** — capturing plates, reference data, set meas…

VFX Producer

The VFX Producer is the **head of department for VFX on the production side**. Distinct from the VFX Supervis…

VFX Supervisor

The VFX Supervisor is the **creative + technical lead** for VFX on the production. Designs the VFX approach f…

VFX Trainee

The VFX Trainee is the entry-level VFX role. Works under the [[vfx-coordinator]] or [[vfx-data-wrangler]] lea…

Wellbeing Coordinator

The Wellbeing Coordinator is an **emerging on-set role** responsible for crew + cast mental-health and wellbe…

Writer / Screenwriter

The Writer (Screenwriter) is the **author of the screenplay**. Above-the-Line creative role — produces the…

Agents & writers CRM — roster, interaction log, follow-ups

# Agents & writers CRM **Forbairt → Agents & writers** is the development team's relationship layer: a ros…

Broadcaster deliverables — overview

"Deliverables" is the producer-facing umbrella term for everything a commissioning broadcaster requires from…

CAM / sales-agent handoff pack — interop contract

The handoff pack is the bundle a producer gives a **collection account manager (CAM)** or **sales agent** at…

Carbon Action Plan (CAP)

The Carbon Action Plan (CAP) is the structured commitment a production makes to measure and reduce its carbon…

Cartoon Forum and the Cartoon events

Cartoon, the European animation association, runs the pitching forums where European animated series and feat…

Completion bond

A completion bond (sometimes "completion guarantee") is the financial instrument by which a third-party guara…

Cost report

The cost report is the production's running financial statement — issued periodically (typically every two…

Development to green-light — readiness, packaging, financing, handoff

# Development to green-light This is the arc a project travels in **Forbairt** before it becomes a financed…

FCS — Final Cost Statement

The Final Cost Statement (FCS) is the final-stage accounting document for a [[section-481]] production. Prepa…

M 45 — Grant Claims (ICAI)

**M 45 — Grant Claims** is the **Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) Miscellaneous Technic…

Pitch tracking

# Pitch tracking Pitch tracking is how a development team remembers every approach to a buyer — who was pi…

Production Specification Form

The Production Specification Form is the master deliverable that producers submit to [[screen-ireland]] **bet…

Production accounting — the book of record (COP accounts)

Production accounting is the keeping of a production's **book of record** — the double-entry general ledger…

Reducing a production's footprint — where to look first

The useful question is which actions matter for *this* production. The **By category** table on a project's C…

S481 final claim — engaging an external accountancy firm

The S481 / S487A final claim is prepared and filed by an **external chartered accountancy firm**, engaged by…

Screen Ireland Sustainability Standards (V1.4)

The Screen Ireland Sustainability Standards: Live Action Production — known internally as **V1.4** after th…

Skills Development Plan (Tab F)

Every [[section-481]] and [[section-487a]] production with eligible expenditure above the threshold must subm…

Soft money

"Soft money" is informal industry shorthand for any **non-recoupable** funding source on a production — dis…

Sustainability — albert, AdGreen, Green Film

Sustainability — measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of a production — has moved from optional be…

Transparency reports — Article 19 / S.I. 567/2021

Transparency reports are the producer's statutory obligation to report regularly to talent with profit-partic…

ATA Carnets — post-Brexit equipment movement

An **ATA Carnet** is an international customs document — established under the ATA Convention 1961 — that…

Atypical Working Scheme (AWS)

The **Atypical Working Scheme (AWS)** is the Department of Justice immigration instrument that authorises sho…

Child performance licences

A child performance licence is required from the **Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment** for any c…

Cultural Test (Section 481)

The Cultural Test is the cultural-eligibility gate for [[section-481]]. Administered by the Department of Cul…

Cultural Test (UK AVEC)

The Cultural Test is the UK-side cultural-eligibility gate for [[avec]] (Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit). Ad…

Fixed-term work — Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

The Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 transposes EU Directive 1999/70/EC into Irish law. It…

Garda Vetting

Garda Vetting is the statutory check operated by the **National Vetting Bureau** (part of An Garda Síochána…

IAA drone rules for productions

Drone use on Irish productions is governed by the **Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)** under the **Small Unmann…

Industry Code of Conduct

The Industry Code of Conduct is a **mandatory commitment** that organisations in receipt of Screen Ireland fu…

Industry Development Test

The Industry Development Test is the second eligibility gate for [[section-481]], administered alongside the…

Low-budget and "difficult" film certifications — exceeding the 50% state-aid cap

The EU 50% state-aid cumulation cap on screen productions has two formal mitigations that allow specific proj…

Mandatory online courses — Bullying, Bystander, Unconscious Bias

Every [[section-481]] and [[section-487a]] production must evidence that crew have completed three online sel…

Pay transparency + gender pay gap reporting

Two regimes bear on Irish producers, one universal and one size-gated. ## EU Pay Transparency Directive (202…

Safe to Create + Minding Creative Minds

The Irish screen sector operates two complementary wellbeing instruments: - **Safe to Create** — the **pol…

State Aid — the EU cumulation cap and its mitigations

Cumulative state aid on a single screen production is capped under EU law. The standard cap is **50% of the t…

Visas and working permits — non-EEA cast and crew

The immigration framework for non-EEA cast and crew working on an Irish production has **four routes** that d…

Working time + compensatory rest — Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 is the core Irish statute on hours and rest. Film and TV production…

CAMA — Contract Adjustment Mechanism

CAMA is the **Contract Adjustment Mechanism** under Irish law (S.I. 567/2021) — the statutory route by whic…

DAC — when required

A **Designated Activity Company (DAC)** is a private company incorporated in Ireland under the Companies Act…

Jurisdiction variants on transparency reports

The producer's [[transparency-reports]] obligation derives from EU Directive 2019/790, but each EU member sta…

Net profits — the calculation basis

"Net profits" is the contractual concept used to calculate participation-based residuals owed to writers, dir…

Producer Company

The Producer Company is the producer's continuing trading entity — the company that holds the master relati…

Residual obligations

Residual obligations are the producer's contractual commitments to make ongoing payments to specific contribu…

European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production

The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production is the Council of Europe's multilateral framework fo…

International co-production treaties — overview

A co-production treaty between Ireland and a partner country grants a qualifying production the legal status…

Ireland–Australia co-production treaty

The Ireland-Australia treaty is the second-most-trafficked of Ireland's bilateral co-production relationships…

Ireland–Canada co-production treaty

The Ireland-Canada co-production treaty is the most operationally established of Ireland's treaty network —…

Ireland–France co-production treaty

The Ireland-France co-production treaty is the **most recent** of Ireland's bilateral treaties and the most o…

Ireland–Luxembourg co-production treaty

Bilateral audiovisual co-production agreement signed in **2011** by Minister Jimmy Deenihan (Arts, Heritage a…

Ireland–New Zealand co-production treaty

Bilateral co-production agreement signed in **2007** and ratified and implemented in **2008** between the Gov…

Ireland–South Africa co-production treaty

Bilateral co-production agreement signed and ratified in **2012** between the Government of Ireland and the G…

Brexit and the Irish screen industry

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the Brexit transition period concluded on 3…

Cross-border productions — Ireland + Northern Ireland + UK

A **cross-border production** is one where production activity, financing, talent or distribution **spans the…

Irish distributors directory

Irish indigenous film distribution operates through a small number of independent distributors handling theat…

Irish studio directory

Ireland has **eight named operational sound stages** plus two large facilities **in development**. The Screen…

Local Film Offices network

The **Network of Local Film Offices** is a Screen Ireland-coordinated network of county-level film office con…

National Talent Academies + Careers in Screen

The Irish screen sector operates a coordinated pipeline of skills-development programmes targeting different…

About Togra

**Togra** (Irish for "project" / "proposal") is a production-tracking application built for Irish indigenous…