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Interview: Simon Delaney Talks the IFTAs |
| 13 Jan 2012 | The 9th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards are just around the corner. The biggest social event of the Irish cultural calendar; a night of glitz and glamour held in the stunning Convention Centre Dublin where the biggest names in Irish and International film and television come together to honour the most talented in their industry. |
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Interview: Pat Shortt's Christmas with 'Sergeant Mattie' |
| 22 Dec 2011 | Pat Shortt’s latest two part show, Sergeant Mattie is broadcasting on RTÉ One on the 26th and 27th of December. The show catches up with Garda Mattie Dwyer as he is promoted to Sergeant and sent back from the city to his home in Kilcommon, Co. Tipperary where crazy antics are sure to ensue. |
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Interview: Colm Meaney Gears up for 'Parked' |
| 06 Oct 2011 | Darragh Byrne’s debut feature, ‘Parked’ begins its Irish release on October 14th. Tackling the phenomenon of mobile homelessness, written by Ciaran Creagh, 'Parked' tells the story of Fred Daly - played by Irish actor Colm Meaney (The Commitments, The Damned United, Layer Cake). |
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PS Actors Agency Celebrate First Year Representing Irish Actors |
| 11 Aug 2011 | Launched just over a year ago by Philippa Stapleton, the PS Actors Agency has quickly become a reliable and recongised source for actors. The agency has an international flair, with clients from countries including Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Sweden, Hungary, Croatia, Israel, England, Scotland, America and Canada. Alongside their international clientele, PS has many Irish clients, both North and South of the border including several fluent Irish speakers. |
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Interview: Ali Coffey Talks Online Casting at Fishpond.ie |
| 21 Jul 2011 | After 15 years of drama and Television acting, Ali Coffey crossed to the other side of the camera and set up Ali Coffey Casting in 2001. Fishpond.ie is Ali’s latest venture. Having spotted a gap in the market, she set up Fishpond in 2008. The online casting is a one stop shop for directors, producers and casting agents to search for Irish actors. It now has over 2,000 actors in its professional pool. IFTN caught up with Ali Coffey to find out more about her move into casting in the virtual world. |
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Interivew: ‘Harry Potter’ Stars Evanna Lynch, James & Oliver Phelps Talk the End of an Era & Where to Next? |
12 Jul 2011 | ‘Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part Two’ marks the end of an era for a whole generation of Harry Potter offspring in the form of cast and crew, many who have been with the production for close to ten years.
For Irish actress Evanna Lynch, it is the end of an incredible journey from Harry Potter super-fan to Harry Potter star. The young Teremonfeckin-born actress was picked out of 20,000 hopefuls at a London open audition at the age of 14 to play the part of Luna Lovegood in the epic films. As the end draws nigh with the release of the final installment of the series on July 15th in the UK and Ireland and the final press calls for the cast, IFTN caught up with the charming Evanna Lynch, along with fellow Harry Potter stars James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) to find out what they’ll miss, what they’ll always remember and what’s next for the young stars of the massive Harry Potter franchise. |
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Interview with 'Bridesmaids' Irish Star Chris O’Dowd |
| 13 Jun 2011 | In Ireland and the UK, Chris O’Dowd has long been a household name, known to all as Roy from Channel 4’s hugely successful comedy ‘The IT Crowd’. But in the US, it is his role as charming Irish cop Officer Rhodes in ‘Bridesmaids’ that has thrown him into the position as one of Hollywood’s leading men almost overnight with the film making over $100 million dollars at the US box office. ‘Bridesmaids’ has all the qualities we’ve come to expect from a movie produced by Judd Apatow: old friendships, flatulence and a lot of laughs. IFTN caught up with Irish star Chris O’Dowd ahead of the Irish premier of ‘Bridesmaids’ [which took place in Dublin last week] to discuss improvisation, his Roscommon accent and what’s next on his agenda. |
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Interview: 'Your Highness' Danny McBride Talks about filming in Northern Ireland |
| 13 Apr 2011 | The medieval Irish co-production, ‘Your Highness’ opens in cinemas nationwide today, April 13th. The feature shot on various locations across Northern Ireland last year and sees ‘Pineapple Express’ actor Danny McBride (who also co-scripted the feature) star alongside Zooey Deschanel (500 Days of Summer), Oscar nominee, James Franco (127 Hours) and Oscar winner, Natalie Portman (Black Swan). On the morning of its Irish release IFTN spoke with Danny McBride about bringing the large production to Northern Ireland, teaching Franco and Portman everything they know and the possibility of bringing the production back for a sequel. |
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