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IFB Details 2012 Catalogue, Two New BBC Dramas |
| 03 Feb 2012 | The Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced strategic plans for 2012 with their production catalogue including 18 upcoming feature films. Projects such as Lance Daly’s ‘Life’s a Breeze’ starring Fionnuala Flanagan; Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘What Richard Did’; ‘Sanctuary’ by Norah McGettingan; ‘Love Eternal’ by Brendan Muldowney and Neil Jordan’s vampire thriller ‘Byzantium’ which wrapped in Ireland this week to name but a few. |
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'Privates' in Production in Northern Ireland |
| 03 Feb 2012 | A new 5x45 minute drama series for the BBC One is currently being filmed in Northern Ireland. ‘Privates’ is set in the 1960s and follows the story of eight young men as they undertake their basic training as part of the last intake of conscripts for National Service. |
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Darwin Templeton New UTV Executive News Editor |
| 03 Feb 2012 | Darwin Templeton (UTV Live, Insight) is to take over as Executive Editor of News at UTV. Templeton has over 21 years experience working as a journalist for UTV and writing for the Belfast Telegraph. |
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O’Dowd’s ‘Moone Boy’ Lands UK & Irish Filmmaking Talent |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Principal photography has almost finished on Chris O’Dowd’s six part comedy series for Sky One ‘Moone Boy’. A semi-autobiographical tale about O’Dowd’s time growing up in Boyle, Co. Roscommon but with a quirky twist - this series combines Irish and English production and acting talent. |
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Register for MIPTV Ireland on Screen Stand |
| 01 Feb 2012 | The Irish Film Board and Enterprise Ireland have opened up registration to their stand at this year’s MIPTV conference called ‘Ireland on Screen’ which will be adjoined by the RTÉ stand. |
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Darren Kennedy Takes 'Holiday Heaven on Earth' |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Irish presenter and stylist Darren Kennedy (Operation Transformation, Project Parent) is to present a new travel show for the UK’s Channel 5 called ‘Holiday Heaven on Earth’. |
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Sky to Create Over 800 jobs in Dublin |
| 01 Feb 2012 | UK digital TV provider Sky has announced today that it is to create 800 new jobs over the next two years in Dublin as part of a dedicated new customer contact centre for Irish customers. |
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‘350 South’ Series Reaches Setanta Sports |
| 27 Jan 2012 | BeActive produced interactive web series ‘350 South; an American Journey’ is to have excerpts from it shown on Setanta Sports twice weekly at various times starting this weekend. |
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TV3 Springs into Action with New Schedule |
| 27 Jan 2012 | Yesterday TV3 announced its spring schedule at the Convention Centre in Dublin. The new schedule sees the broadcaster promising over fifty hours of home produced content each week which includes TV3 staples like Ireland AM, Vincent Browne and Xposé. |
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'Game of Thrones' sound team nominated for MPSE Golden Reel Nomination |
| 26 Jan 2012 | The first season of hit HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’, which was filmed in Northern Ireland, has been nominated for a Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel award for sound editing. The MPSE Golden Reel awards acknowledge the best work in the various areas of sound editing including Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music. |
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RTÉ & Filmbase Launch ‘Doc on the Box’ |
| 25 Jan 2012 | As part of RTÉ’s TV50 celebrations the broadcaster’s TV documentary unit has teamed up with Filmbase to launch the ‘Doc on the Box’ initiative, which aims to encourage fresh directorial talent to come forward for the opportunity to have their 25 minute original video documentary aired on a RTÉ prime-time slot. |
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Fionnula Flanagan to Receive IFTA 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 24 Jan 2012 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced Fionnula Flanagan will be honoured with the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards, in Dublin on Saturday 11th of February 2012. |
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Fitzgibbon, J. Walsh and Robertson Are 'Vexed' |
| 19 Jan 2012 | New BBC 2 drama ‘Vexed’, a 6 x 60 minute detective comedy, started principal photography in Dublin this week with a host of Irish talent involved. |
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‘Love/Hate’ Series Three Confirmed by RTÉ |
| 19 Jan 2012 | It has been confirmed that hit Irish gangster series ‘Love/Hate’ has been recommissioned by RTÉ for a third series. |
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Vote for the Best TV Moment of 2011 |
| 19 Jan 2012 | The RTÉ Guide and IFTA announced yesterday the shortlist for the RTÉ Guide Best TV Moment of 2011. The shortlist was compiled by an independent judging panel made up of International rugby star Jamie Heslip, comedian and broadcaster Mario Rosenstock, model and ‘Celebrity Come Dine With Me Ireland’s’ latest winner Rozanna Purcell, broadcaster Hector Ó h’Eochagáin, the RTÉ Guide’s own Michael Doherty. The panel was chaired by IFTA CEO Áine Moriarty. |
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Guy Hibbert's 'Complicit' Drama for Channel 4 |
| 16 Jan 2012 | IFTA nominated writer Guy Hibbert’s (Five Minutes of Heaven, Omagh) latest feature drama script has been commissioned by Channel 4. |
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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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Wild Rover's 'Secret Fortune' Commissioned for Series Three Extended Run |
| 12 Jan 2012 | Belfast-based production company Wild Rover has been recommissioned to complete an extended run of the third series of ‘Secret Fortune’ for BBC One, which will start shooting in late April. |
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NBC Universal Picks Up Tile Films' ‘Who Lived In My House?’; Series Two In post |
| 12 Jan 2012 | EXCLUSIVE US media giant NBC Universal has signed a deal with Tile Film’s for thier home grown format ‘Who Lived In My House?’, bringing the Irish concept to the international market. |
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BeActive's 'The Club' On Setanta Sports |
| 12 Jan 2012 | ‘The Club’ a new 6x30 minute documentary from BeActive for Setanta Sports follows the story of the Round Tour Clondalkin GAA Ladies Senior Gaelic Football team for one whole season. The first episode sees the audience meet the team as they prepare for their first big match of the season. |
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