Dublin Oldschool, starring Emmet Kirwan, is among the projects given funding by the Irish Film Board

The makers of films about mysterious sea creatures, teenage wolf hunters and a drug-fuelled lost weekend in Dublin are among the recipients of the latest round of funding from the Irish Film Board.

The new round of financial backing coincides with a bumper month for the Irish film and television industry, following news that George RR Martin’s Nightflyers is to begin filming at Troy Studios in Limerick.

Films by the Oscar nominees Jim Sheridan, Tomm Moore and Lenny Abrahamson are among the upcoming productions that have been allocated funding, according to Screendaily.com.

Nessa Hardiman, who won a Bafta award for her work on ITV’sHappy Valley, secured €700,000 from the organisation for Sea Fever, which will be made by Fantastic Films. The film,