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N.Ireland journeys from building ships to screen hits
For much of the last century Belfast's dockyards dominated global shipbuilding, but now the harbour that built Titanic is the launchpad for some of the world's biggest TV and film releases.
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British former actor Flip Robinson and now turned owner and operator tour guide for Giant Tours Ireland, poses for pictures, on December 13, 2022 at the Dunluce Castle, in Bushmills, one of the many locations used for international film and TV broadcasts. (AFP/Paul Faith)
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or much of the last century Belfast's dockyards dominated global shipbuilding but now the harbour that built Titanic is the launchpad for some of the world's biggest TV and film releases.
A string of major recent cinematic and streaming projects made in the UK province have earned it a growing international reputation for television and cinema production.
Industry insiders say Northern Ireland is increasingly likely to be known globally as the backdrop to Game of Thrones rather than for the decades of sectarian violence that plagued it until the signing of 1998 peace accords.
Since the seminal HBO series, which ended in 2019, the region has provided locations and studio space for Netflix film The School for Good and Evil and the historical action feature The Northman, both released in 2022.
Fantasy blockbuster Dungeons and Dragons, which is due for released in March, was similarly filmed there.
Amazon Prime's Blade Runner 2099 series, based on Ridley Scott's 1982 sci fi original, is due to start filming in the province later this year.
Meanwhile, homegrown series and films including Kenneth Branagh's Belfast and Lisa McGee's TV comedy Derry Girls have also won international acclaim.
