Green Lit was launched in December 2024 by BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen as a way to support emerging writing, production, directing and acting talent from Northern Ireland through the development and production of three new standalone scripted comedy or drama films.

From a huge number of submissions, six projects were selected for an initial phase of funded development. Three of these projects where then chosen to proceed to full production of a short film.

The films will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland and carried on BBC iPlayer across the UK.

The three successful projects are:

Rewarding from Conker Pictures written by Matthew McDevitt featuring Vittorio Angelone, Seána Kerslake and Joanne Crawford.

Meet Francis and Sinead. The last two people mad enough to be working on the frontline of Belfast’s social care system. They both want the best for their clients… they just have very different ideas on how to do it. A hilarious, heart-warming and authentic look at the residential care system today.

Helpless from Fabel Productions written by Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Éanna Hardwicke and George Robinson

In this pitch black comedy thriller, newly disabled Cillian is tetchy, bored and obsessed with Grace the curious girl in the flat upstairs. Convinced that her charmless boyfriend Joe is mistreating her, Cillian risks everything to be Grace’s hero. But when he uncovers their dangerous secrets Cillian’s life will never be boring again.

Mourning Glory produced by Fíbín Films written by Shane McNaughton featuring Nigel O’Neill, Amy Huberman, Lennox Loughran and Lalor Roddy.

Newly widowed Dermot, played by Nigel O’Neill, turns to an unusual past-time to process his pain. But his gate-crashing of every wake he can across rural county Antrim doesn’t go unnoticed. The new funeral director and her young son catch him in the act but then make him an offer he surely can’t refuse…