Advantages of SPI Membership
The membership base of Screen Producers Ireland is comprised of Irish independent production companies of various sizes, some specialising in producing feature films and others whose primary area of production is for television, including animation. It numbers 160 at present and is steadily growing.
The annual membership fee is €300 per company. Membership for a newly joining company is €150 for the first year. Membership entitles all members to the following:
- Representation in the form of lobbying and promotion of the industry.
- Members can promote the screening or broadcast of their productions throught the 'On Screen Now' section of the SPI website. This information is posted on the homepage until the production has completed its airing on TV or has been screened in a festival/cinema.
- Receipt of the SPI ebulletins which include industry news, updates in each sector, commissioning information, festival and market information as well as SPI event information.
- Company listing in the SPI Production Company Directory which is used to promote SPI members at international and national festivals and markets.
- Invitation to all SPI events and receptions. A lot of the events we run for members consist of bringing Commissioning Editors from the various Irish and European channels to Dublin to meet with and introduce their channel to members;
- Members receive a company listing in the online A-Z Production Company Directory on our website www.screenproducersireland.com with a link to their own site, display of their company logo and a production still. Our site is used as a reference by broadcasters and production companies abroad. Profiles can be updated by members as often as is required.
- Access to the “members only” section of the website which contains news items, sample contracts, guidelines on a variety of areas, commissioning information and SPI event notes. The information in this section is growing every day and traffic to it is increasing steadily. Members are given a password and username for this section of the website when they join;
- Members’ contact details are submitted to all industry publications such as Filmscan and the Irish Media Contacts Directory each year.
- Access to the Members benefits pack - an annual range of discounts on services and products which are relevant to the industry.
- General support and information from the SPI Office Team.
You can join SPI in one of 3 ways:
- Click here to proceed to secure server for payment online
- Complete the membership form and return to make payment by cheque
- Complete the membership form and return with a Direct Debit Payment form to pay in instalments.
Existing SPI Members wishing to renew membership should click here to proceed to secure server for payment online.
Alternatively complete the Membership renewal form and return with payment by cheque or with a Direct Debit Payment Form to pay in instalments. Production Companies who have previously been a member of SPI should renew in this way.
Should you have any questions, please contact our Membership Development Officer, Lorraine Morgan at Lorraine@screenproducersireland.com
The membership is encouraged to keep in touch with SPI and contribute to forming the agenda which we work from.
To continue to monitor the industry and have an accurate listing of Irish productions, SPI would appreciate if members could keep SPI updated on each production as they take place. Members can email brief details including the name of the production, its genre and budget to info@screenproducersireland.com. The information will be kept on file in the SPI office and will be treated in a confidential manner.