Screen Ireland: Television Drama Development (application documents and development stages)
Source: https://www.screenireland.ie/funding/development-loans/television-drama-development
Funding is described as a development loan in the URL path (development-loans); repayment terms were not read. Cited footer text on this page: '(c) 2026 Fis Eireann/Screen Ireland. All rights reserved.'
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"usefulness": "A public funder's stated deliverables for TV drama development: a first-draft bible of about 10 A4 pages and a 1-2 page pilot outline at first stage, then a polished bible with detailed outlines and pilot or episode scripts at second stage. Shows what a development-stage bible is expected to be, as opposed to a contractual WGA bible.",
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"Applies to Irish independent producers applying for Screen Ireland loans; deadlines and amounts change.",
"The two pages differ on whether episode outlines are listed at first stage (see finding w2-t01-F08).",
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- [sourced_fact] First-stage TV drama applications list a 'Detailed first draft bible (10 A4 pages excluding images)' among the required documents (with logline, synopsis, pilot outline, development notes, budget and evidence of rights). · locator: Application 'Documents' list source
- [sourced_fact] At first stage a pilot outline of 1-2 pages is requested if a pilot script exists. · locator: Application 'Documents' list source
- [sourced_fact] A full pilot script submitted at first stage is withdrawn or left unread. · locator: Application 'Documents' list source
- [sourced_fact] For adaptations, the bible must show how the source material translates to screen; the page says applications missing it are automatically withdrawn. · locator: Application 'Documents' list source
- [sourced_fact] Guidelines page: first-stage funding produces a first-draft bible and pilot. · locator: TV Drama Development section source
- [sourced_fact] Guidelines page: second-stage funding produces a polished bible that includes detailed outlines, plus pilot or subsequent episode scripts. · locator: TV Drama Development section source
- [sourced_fact] Guidelines page names a 'Detailed Pitch Document including Episode Outlines' for first-stage applications, a requirement the TV Drama Development page's document list does not repeat. · locator: TV Drama Development application requirements source
- [sourced_fact] Development funding is up to EUR 25,000 at first stage (per the guidelines page table). · locator: Development Funding Overview table source
- [sourced_fact] The TV Drama Development page was last updated 27 July 2026. · locator: Page footer source
- [sourced_fact] Page footer reserves all rights (no reuse license stated). · locator: Page footer source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
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| documentation | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Footer '(c) 2026 Fis Eireann/Screen Ireland. All rights reserved.' on the TV Drama Development page; no reuse license found. |
Linked records
- Steps, each attributed. (1) Write the 'format' core: the framework the central running characters operate in and that repeats each episode; the setting, theme, premise or general story line; distinct central running characters with detailed characterizations and their interplay; optionally suggeste… cites → this
- No. In the WGA MBA a 'bible' is a contractual term: a format that, at the Company's request, is far more detailed and contains an overall story development plus detailed story lines for all or most episodes of a multi-part series or a serial's first season; outside compensation and reversion it is … cites → this
- Not fully. The Television Drama Development page lists logline, synopsis, a first-draft bible (10 A4 pages excluding images), a 1-2 page pilot outline, notes on further development, a development budget and evidence of rights, and does not mention episode outlines. The Development Funding Guideline… cites → this
- Rarely, in the documents read. Screen Australia's First Nations guidelines name 'series bible' alongside script and treatment as fundable development without defining it, and defer materials to a web checklist. Collector text searches of the Canada Media Fund 2026-2027 Core Development and Predevel… cites → this