THE Belfast Creative Showcase, led by Belfast City Council will see a number of the city’s leading edge companies, working primarily in the fields of film, television and digital media, as well as fashion design exploring new leads and potential new markets in New York and Boston.

Northern Ireland is rapidly catching up with the Republic as an excellent film location.

Neil Jordan's new project, Breakfast on Pluto, starring Liam Neeson and Cillian Murphy, has picked up substantial funding from the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission in Belfast.

The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission has announced an investment of over £2m (€2.9m) in five feature films set to be shot in Northern Ireland in the next year.

The Irish Pavilion, one of the most popular of venues, is taking memberships for this year's Cannes Film Festival in May.

Four film production companies in the Republic have recently benefitted from funding from the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission's Lottery Fund.

Hollywood legend Faye Dunaway is to star in a low-budget film due to be shot in Belfast next year, it was announced today.

Richard Williams takes over as Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, replacing Richard Taylor, who heads off to New Zealand.

The Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Ian Pearson, MP has announced a package of targeted support for local enterprise and the encouragement of more film production in Northern Ireland.