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| 51. | News: Cast revealed for new BBC One drama Blue Lights; principal photography underway in Belfast (1%)
Filming has begun in Belfast on Blue Lights, a six-part original drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, from Northern Irish writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson (The Salisbury Poisonings).
Feb 16, 2022
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| 52. | News: First-look at new comedy drama The Dry starring Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds (1%)
RTÉ and Britbox has released two first look images for the Element Pictures-produced original comedy-drama series The Dry.
Feb 16, 2022
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| 53. | News: New Irish thriller You Are Not My Mother to release in Irish cinemas this March (1%)
The highly-anticipated psychological horror thriller You Are Not My Mother will be released in cinemas across Ireland on the March 4th.
Jan 26, 2022
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| 54. | News: Director Ciaran Donnelly discusses Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time ahead of season finale (1%)
Amazon Prime Video were hoping for a major debut season when they greenlit the adaptation of Robert Jordan’s bestselling novels, and that is exactly what The Wheel of Time (WoT) has delivered for the streaming giant.
Dec 23, 2021
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| 55. | News: Irish thriller Doineann starring Peter Coonan to be released in cinemas across Ireland on January 28 (1%)
Wildcard Distribution has acquired the tense Irish language thriller Doineann with a cinema release scheduled for 28th January 2022.
Dec 20, 2021
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| 56. | News: First-look trailer released as Netflix reveal February release date for Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot (1%)
Netflix has revealed that international audiences will be able to see Moe Dunford and Olwen Fouéré in the latest instalment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre next February 18th.
Dec 6, 2021
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| 57. | News: DIFF gives sneak peek at some of the festival highlights for 20th anniversary edition (1%)
The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival celebrates 20 years in 2022 and has issued a first-look at their upcoming programme, which includes a number of new Irish and international projects as well as a host of special events planned celebrate the landmark event.
Dec 3, 2021
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| 58. | News: Netflix reveal February 2022 release date for Wicklow-shot Vikings: Valhalla (75%)
Vikings: Valhalla, Netflix’s spinoff series from History’s hugely popular Viking saga, will begin on February 25, 2022.
Jan 1, 1970
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| 59. | News: Light House Cinema to host theatrical premiere of Eoin Macken's Here Are The Young Men on November 24th (1%)
The theatrical premiere of the Irish thriller Here Are The Young Men will take place in Light House Cinema, Dublin on Wednesday, 24th November.
Nov 16, 2021
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| 60. | News: RTÉ crime drama Kin acquired by Dutch public broadcaster NPO Netherlands (1%)
Irish drama Kin, starring Game of Thrones’ Aidan Gillen, has been licensed by BRON Releasing to Dutch public broadcaster NPO, adding the Netherlands to the growing roster of territories to have picked up RTÉ’s crime series.
Nov 15, 2021
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| 61. | News: Filming underway in Galway on new Irish drama series North Sea Connection (1%)
Principal photography has begun in Roundstone, Co. Galway on new drama thriller series, North Sea Connection.
Oct 15, 2021
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| 62. | News: Galway Film Centre and RTÉ Short Film Commission celebrates 30 years with curated selection on RTÉ2 (1%)
Celebrating 30 years of the GFC/RTÉ Short Film Commission, a scheme set up to give a voice and platform to emerging talent in the film industry in Ireland, Galway Film Centre (GFC) and RTÉ has selected four films from their archive to screen on RTÉ2 this October.
Oct 4, 2021
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| 63. | News: Actor Aidan Gillen and Vikings director Stephen Saint Leger join Subotica's Gaelic Epic The O’Neill (8%)
Game of Thrones and Kin star Aiden Gillen has been cast as one of the lead in The O’Neill, a Gaelic epic from Irish production company Subotica (Michael Inside) that tells the story of Irish Gaelic lord, Hugh O’Neill.
Oct 1, 2021
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| 64. | News: Peter Francis discusses Oscar-nominated Production Design on ‘The Father’ and more at IFTA Skills in Focus Masterclass (1%)
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) hosted a special IFTA Skills in Focus: Production Design event with Oscar nominated Production Designer Peter Francis (The Father).
Sep 17, 2021
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| 65. | News: Over half a million viewers tune in as Irish crime drama Kin debuts on RTÉ One; All-Ireland Final becomes most watched programme in 2021 to date (1%)
A busy weekend of Irish content saw the national broadcast record the highest viewing figures of the year thus far as almost 950,000 tuned in to see Tyrone beat Mayo in the All-Ireland Final.
Sep 14, 2021
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| 66. | News: Crime Drama Kin premieres Sunday 9.30pm on RTÉ One (1%)
The eight-part crime drama series set in Dublin premiere's on Sunday September 12, 9.30pm.
Sep 10, 2021
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| 67. | News: IFTA welcomes Oscar-nominated Production Designer Peter Francis for Skills in Focus: Production Design event (1%)
On September 16th, the Irish Film & Television will welcome celebrated Production Designer Peter Francis for an in conversation as part of the latest Skills in Focus event, in association with Screen Skills Ireland.
Sep 10, 2021
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| 68. | News: Netflix acquires Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot starring Moe Dunford and Olwen Fouéré (1%)
The global streaming giant has struck a deal with Legendary Pictures for global rights to the latest instalment of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM).
Sep 6, 2021
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| 69. | News: Virgin Media Television launches its New Season Schedule; Irish thriller Redemption & variety show The Big Deal lead line-up (1%)
Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has promised viewers more original drama and entertainment this autumn at the launch of the broadcaster’s new season schedule.
Aug 26, 2021
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| 70. | News: New Irish crime drama Kin starring Aidan Gillen, Clare Dunne, Ciaran Hinds leads RTÉ Autumn line-up (1%)
Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, today launched its new season of programming.
Aug 18, 2021
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| 71. | News: New Irish comedy-drama series The Dry commissioned by BritBox UK; Element Pictures produce (1%)
British streaming platform BritBox UK has commissioned an original Irish comedy-drama series entitled The Dry, which is being produced by Element Pictures in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ.
Aug 16, 2021
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| 72. | News: Steven Davenport to head up Screen Ireland's US office in Los Angeles (1%)
Screen Ireland has announced that Steven Davenport, the agency’s lead on inward international production, will relocate to Los Angeles to establish Screen Ireland’s US office.
Jul 7, 2021
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| 73. | News: Normal People breaks IFTA record with nine awards; Actress Nika McGuigan wins posthumous award (1%)
The IFTA Film & Drama Awards, which aired tonight on Virgin Media, saw Northern Irish actress Nika McGuigan posthumously awarded an IFTA, Normal People picked up nine awards, and Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated animated feature Wolfwalkers picked up the award for Best Film.
Jul 4, 2021
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| 74. | News: BBC Three to air UK premiere of Paddy Breathnach’s housing crisis drama Rosie on June 27th (1%)
Winner of Best director at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, Paddy Breathnach’s powerful and thought-provoking drama, Rosie, will make its UK premiere on BBC Three this Sunday, June 27th.
Jun 21, 2021
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| 75. | News: Normal People and Dating Amber lead the Nominations for IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2021 (2%)
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2021 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama.
Jun 15, 2021
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| 76. | News: Amazon in talks to acquire MGM Studios in $9 billion takeover (1%)
Global tech giant Amazon is reported to be preparing a $9 billion (€7.37b) takeover bid of one of Hollywood’s most famous studios, MGM.
May 18, 2021
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| 77. | News: Netflix and Apple projects among highest beneficiaries of 2020 Section 481 film and television tax relief (20%)
Revenue has released details of the beneficiaries of Ireland’s Section 481 Film & Television Tax Relief Scheme for 2020 with Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla and Apple’s Foundation availing of the top bracket of tax relief.
Apr 23, 2021
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| 78. | News: Johnathan Rhys Meyers and Luke Kleintank board thriller The Good Neighbour (1%)
The Good Neighbour, a remake of German thriller Unter Nachbarn, will see Irish actor Johnathan Rhys Meyers in a leading role alongside The Man In The High Castle star Luke Kleintank.
Apr 22, 2021
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| 79. | News: Filming underway in Ireland on Virgin Media Television and ITV's new drama series Redemption (1%)
Co-commissioned by Virgin Media Television and ITV, in association with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Redemption will start filming today in Ireland and sees Paula Malcomson (The Hunger Games movies, The Green Mile) take the lead role as DI Colette Cunningham.
Apr 13, 2021
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| 80. | News: Actor Laurence O'Fuarain cast in leading role on The Witcher: Blood Origin (1%)
Netflix has confirmed that Irish actor Laurence O'Fuarain has been cast in the role of Fjall for their upcoming series The Witcher: Blood Origin.
Mar 29, 2021
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| 81. | News: Screen Ireland leads virtual Trade Mission to promote Irish industry to LA-based screen leaders (1%)
Following a number of major international award nominations for Irish film, television, and animation, including BAFTA’s, Golden Globes and Academy Award nominations, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, together with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin (TD), is this week leading a virtual LA trade mission to strengthen working relationships between the Irish screen industry and the world’s largest streaming and production companies.
Mar 16, 2021
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| 82. | News: Construction shutdown leads to Filming Backlog at Ardmore (2%)
Siún Ní Raghallaigh, Executive director of Ardmore Studios, Ireland’s oldest film studio, has said that the ongoing shutdown of the construction sector has delayed the planned expansion of the studios.
Mar 15, 2021
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| 83. | News: Eoin Macken cast in US Sci-Fi Drama La Brea for NBC (1%)
Irish actor, writer and director, Eoin Macken is to play the male lead opposite Justified’s Natalie Zea in US network NBC's new "high concept" drama series La Brea.
Mar 12, 2021
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| 84. | News: Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin discuss Boys From County Hell (1%)
We caught up with producer Brendan Mullin and writer/director Chris Baugh about filming their upcoming feature Boys From County Hell, which will make its sold-out Irish premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Saturday, March 6th.
Mar 5, 2021
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| 85. | News: Daryl McCormack cast as lead in ‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’ opposite Emma Thompson (1%)
Daryl McCormack (Pixie, Peaky Blinders) has been cast opposite Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.
Feb 26, 2021
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| 86. | News: AMC+ acquires Irish drama Kin starring Aidan Gillen and Clare Dunne (1%)
Kin, the brand new eight-part Irish drama, has been acquired by International streaming service AMC+ including rights for North America, Australia, New Zealand, Iberia, Latin America, and the UK.
Feb 22, 2021
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| 87. | News: St. Brigid's Day: Irish Female Talent on the Rise (1%)
Today IFTN will celebrate St. Brigid’s Day by highlighting the work of some of the Irish Women making waves in the Irish and international Screen industries, with a look at recent developments, how the industry continues to improve for female cast and crew, and a look back at some of our recent interviews with the Irish Women blazing a trail in the industry.
Feb 1, 2021
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| 88. | News: Actress Leah McNamara talks with IFTN (1%)
We caught up with Normal People and Dublin Murders star Leah McNamara to find out more about her subtle rise in recent years, advice for young actors breaking into the business, and keeping busy during lockdown.
Jan 29, 2021
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| 89. | News: Cast and crew announced for Netflix’s Wicklow-shot Vikings: Valhalla (82%)
Netflix has revealed the principal cast for Vikings: Valhalla, its spiritual successor to History's Vikings series, which recently ended after 6 seasons.
Jan 27, 2021
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| 90. | News: The New Frontiers: Ireland and the (Film Studio) Space Race (20%)
COVID 19 has left the Film & TV industry in something of a contradictory situation at the moment. With lockdown driving more and more audiences towards streaming platforms this has increased the need for original content while simultaneously making it more and more difficult to shoot content.
Jan 15, 2021
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| 91. | News: Irish Film & Television and the VoD Market (1%)
VoD (Video-on-Demand) is no longer the upstart newcomer disrupting the traditional video and television markets, rather it has become a cornerstone of the industry.
Jan 11, 2021
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| 92. | News: Broken Law available on Netflix from January 13th (1%)
Written and directed by Offaly-native Paddy Slattery, Broken Law will be available to watch on Netflix from January 13th.
Jan 6, 2021
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| 93. | News: Planning Permission granted for "State of the art" Greystones Film Studio and Media Campus (1%)
Wicklow County Council has granted a 10-year planning permission to Greystones Media Campus (GMC) Ltd for a multi-studio film and media campus in Greystones.
Jan 6, 2021
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| 94. | News: National Film School lecturer Eilish Kent talks with IFTN (1%)
We caught up with lecturer Eilish Kent to discuss the growing influence of Television Drama, potential career paths for aspiring writers, being named among Variety’s Top Film Schools 2020, and what people can expect from the NFS’ Writing Television Drama course.
Dec 15, 2020
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| 95. | News: Kevin Bacon joins cast of One Way; director Andrew Baird discusses new crime thriller (2%)
We spoke with Irish director Andrew Baird to get some insight into his new action thriller One Way, the news that Hollywood veteran Kevin Bacon has joined the cast, and developing an established shorthand with Vikings star Travis Fimmel.
Nov 16, 2020
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| 96. | News: Principal photography wraps on Irish language feature film Fanacht (1%)
Filming has wrapped on the Cine 4 feature film, Fanacht; an adaptation of Irish author, Claire Keegan's celebrated story, Foster.
Nov 2, 2020
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| 97. | News: Screen Ireland awarded €26.2 million in Capital Funding for 2021 Budget by Minister Catherine Martin T.D. (1%)
Screen Ireland has welcomed a funding increase of €9 million announced by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., bringing the agency’s capital budget to €26.2 million for 2021, which represents an increase of 52% on 2020’s original budget allocation.
Oct 14, 2020
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| 98. | News: Directors Andy & Ryan Tohill exit Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot (1%)
Deadline is reporting that The Dig directors Ryan and Andrew Tohill have exited Legendary’s Texas Chainsaw Massacres sequel over “creative differences”.
Aug 25, 2020
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| 99. | News: PJ Dillon becomes third Irish member of the American Society of Cinematographers (1%)
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has welcomed Irish cinematographer PJ Dillon ISC as its latest member.
Aug 24, 2020
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| 100. | News: Extras required for upcoming TV Series Vikings: Valhalla (33%)
Production on the forthcoming Vikings: Valhalla TV Series, which is due to be back up and running again very soon, is now casting for Extras.
Jul 28, 2020
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