What Treasure Entertainment does

Treasure Entertainment is an Irish independent film and television production company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Dublin. The company develops, produces, and co-produces feature films, multi-season television series, and short films, working with established and emerging Irish directors including John Carney, John Butler, Paddy Breathnach, and Eva Birthistle. Its production slate spans drama, comedy, music-driven features, family thrillers, and shorts, with titles such as Flora and Son, Power Ballad, Smother, These Sacred Vows, Blackshore, Kathleen Is Here, and Good Vibrations.

The business model centres on project-based production financing assembled from a recurring set of partners: Irish public funding via Screen Ireland, commissioning broadcaster RTÉ, co-production partner BBC Studios, and premium international distribution through Apple TV+, Lionsgate, Banijay Rights, Acorn TV, and Break Out Pictures. The company operates without disclosed external equity or institutional capital and is privately held by its co-founder producers Rob Walpole and Rebecca O'Flanagan. Reported headcount is 1-10 employees, consistent with a lean creative-leadership model that scales via per-project crews, talent attachments, and co-production partners.

The company's competitive position rests on a 28-year track record of festival recognition, including an Oscar shortlisting for Viva, a BAFTA nomination for Good Vibrations, multiple IFTA Best Film wins, 11 IFTA nominations for Smother Season 1, and the first-ever Irish TV series selected for Series Mania's International Panorama Competition. End customers are Irish, UK, and international viewers consuming content via theatrical, broadcast, and streaming channels; the actual commercial counterparties are a small number of broadcasters, streamers, and sales agents, which creates concentrated revenue dependency on each greenlit project.

Name

Treasure Entertainment

Legal name

Treasure Entertainment

Website

https://treasure.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Treasure Entertainment is an Irish independent film and television production company founded in 1997, producing feature films, multi-season TV series, and shorts distributed through Apple TV+, Lionsgate, BBC Studios, RTÉ, and Banijay Rights for Irish and international audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin 8

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Treasure Entertainment is an independent Irish production company that produces and co-produces narrative feature films, television series, and short films. It develops screen content with directors, writers, and artistic talent for broadcasters, distributors, and audiences in Ireland and international markets.

Product overview

Treasure Entertainment is one of Ireland's leading independent film and television production companies. Their portfolio consists of: Feature Films (including Power Ballad, Kathleen Is Here, Flora and Son, Papi Chulo, Metal Heart, Handsome Devil, Viva, Good Vibrations, and others spanning from 1997 to present); Television Series (including Smother - a 3-season family thriller co-produced with BBC Studios for RTÉ, These Sacred Vows, Blackshore, Finding Joy - 2 seasons distributed by Acorn TV, Headcases, Trial of the Century, and Primeval Season 5); and Short Films (including Seahorse, Kathleen Was Here, Leave to Remain, and Crossword). The company works with broadcasters including RTÉ, BBC Studios, and international distributors such as Apple TV+, Lionsgate, and Acorn TV.

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Products and services

• Power Ballad An uplifting music-driven story about a wedding singer, a rock star, and the song that comes between them. A drama/comedy/musical directed by John Carney.
• Kathleen Is Here Drama about an 18-year-old fresh out of foster care who returns to her hometown after her biological mother's death. Directed by Eva Birthistle.
• Flora and Son Comedy/Music/Romance about a single mother, Flora, who takes online guitar lessons to connect with her rebellious teenage son. Directed by John Carney.
• Papi Chulo A black comedy about loneliness and connection across racial and socio-economic lines, starring Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño. Directed by John Butler.
• Metal Heart Coming-of-age comedy/romance about two estranged twin sisters finding their way back to one another before adulthood. Directorial debut of Hugh O'Conor.
• Handsome Devil Comedy/drama/sport film about two boarding school students - a loner and a star athlete - who form an unlikely friendship. Directed by John Butler.
• Viva A drama set in Havana about an 18-year-old Cuban, Jesús, searching for his identity while working at a drag club. Shortlisted for Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film 2016. Directed by Paddy Breathnach.
• Good Vibrations A biographical drama about Terri Hooley, a radical music-lover who opened a record shop in 1970s Belfast during the Troubles and became a punk scene leader. Directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn.
• Smother Family thriller series spanning 3 seasons (2021-2023) about deeply buried secrets and their unintended consequences. Set in County Clare. Created by Kate O'Riordan, co-produced with BBC Studios for RTÉ.
• These Sacred Vows Drama/comedy series about an Irish wedding in Tenerife where guests juggle personal crises with secrets and secret romances. 6 episodes, 55 minutes each.
• Blackshore Crime/drama/mystery series about a detective sent back to her hometown to investigate a missing person case. 6 episodes, co-produced with BBC Studios for RTÉ.
• Finding Joy Comedy series spanning 2 seasons following Joy (Amy Huberman) as she navigates heartbreak and becomes a vlogger. Distributed internationally by Acorn TV.
• Headcases Comedy pilot about a Northside Dublin hair and beauty salon preparing to expand. One of ten successful projects in RTÉ and Irish Film Board Joint Scripted Comedy Call-Out.
• Trial of the Century Historical drama trilogy presenting Padraig Pearse on trial for the 1916 rebellion.
• Primeval Season 5 Fantasy/action/drama series about Professor Cutter and team tracking dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's past. Produced with ITV Productions and Impossible Pictures.
• Seahorse Drama about a father-son reunion in a seaside town, directed by Rory Keenan. North American premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival 2025.
• Crossword Drama short about a lonely woman who finds that the answers to her daily crossword are all around her. Won multiple festival awards including Best International Short at Edmonton International Film Festival 2011.
• Leave to Remain Drama short about a Kurdish refugee attempting to start a new life in Ireland through the direct provision system. Nominated for Best Short Drama at Celtic Media Festival 2018.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RTÉcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRTÉ is a key commissioning broadcaster partner for Treasure Entertainment's television productions including Smother, Finding Joy, and These Sacred Vows
• BBC StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBC Studios is a co-production partner on Smother (3 seasons) and Blackshore, developing high-quality drama content together
• LionsgatecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLionsgate is the distributor and international sales partner for Power Ballad
• Apple TV+coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApple TV+ is the distributor for Flora and Son
• Banijay RightscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBanijay Rights handles international sales for These Sacred Vows
• Break Out PicturescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBreak Out Pictures distributes Kathleen Is Here in UK and Ireland
• Screen IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScreen Ireland is a key funding and development partner for Irish film projects
• Acorn TVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAcorn TV is the international streaming partner for Finding Joy in North America

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Parallel Films: Irish independent production company producing feature films and television drama with international co-production partners. Comparable in scale, Irish origin, and slate-based indie production model.
• Sister: UK-based independent television production company producing prestige drama for streamers and broadcasters (Chernobyl, This Way Up). Comparable in indie drama focus, premium broadcaster commissions, and small-team operating model.
• Wildgaze Films: Irish/UK independent production company producing features such as Brooklyn, Room (with Element), and The Dig. Closely comparable in indie scale, Irish-UK co-production structure, and similar director-relationship model.
• ShinAwiL: Irish independent TV production company behind Mrs. Brown's Boys and other RTÉ-commissioned series. Direct peer as another Dublin-based indie focused primarily on RTÉ and BBC television commissions.
• Element Pictures: Dublin-based Irish independent film and television production company with comparable slate of critically acclaimed features (Room, The Lobster, Normal People, Conversations with Friends) and TV series for HBO, BBC, and Element's own distribution. Closest direct peer given shared Irish base, indie scale, and broadcaster/distributor relationships.
• Blueprint Pictures: UK/Irish independent production company behind films such as The Banshes of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Comparable through Irish co-production credits, indie feature slate, and Searchlight distribution relationships.

Broad incumbents

• See-Saw Films: UK/Australian independent production company behind The Power of the Dog, Lion, and Top of the Lake. Comparable in indie prestige positioning with international co-production structure and streaming platform distribution.
• A24: US-based independent entertainment company producing and distributing prestige films and television (Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Euphoria). Broader incumbent with much larger scale but overlapping in indie prestige feature positioning and Apple TV+ relationships.
• Working Title Films: Major UK-based independent film and television production company (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary, Fleabag) operating at significantly larger scale than Treasure but with comparable indie prestige feature slate and broadcaster relationships.

Others

• Film4: UK-based film and television production company and free-to-air film channel. Less directly comparable as a vertically integrated broadcaster-producer but relevant as both a commissioner of indie content and a UK production counterpart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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