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Lisa McGee signs with Creative Artists Agency for US representation |
| 07 Nov 2023 | Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) for US representation. |
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Deadpan Pictures’ Northern Lights to premiere on 14th November on TG4 |
| 02 Nov 2023 | Deadpan Pictures announced today that Northern Lights will premiere on Tuesday, 14th November at 10:30 pm and will air weekly exclusively on TG4, with episodes available on TG4 Player after the premiere. |
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Submissions now open for Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme Round 51 |
| 01 Nov 2023 | Comisiún na Meán has opened Round 51 of the Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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BBC buys IFTA-winning crime drama Kin |
| 31 Oct 2023 | The BBC has bought the IFTA-Winning Irish crime drama Kin from distributor Fifth Season. |
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IFTA Dynamic | Diverse returns to the Lighthouse Cinema for second edition |
| 26 Oct 2023 | The second edition of IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse took place in the Lighthouse Cinema yesterday, October 25th. The event is supported by Coimisiún na Meán. |
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Thousand Films seeks new TV writers with Grey Seal Media |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Thousand Films and Grey Seal Media have announced the launch of the latest Thousand Films pilot script scheme, along with plans to take the best scripts from the scheme onto a new funded development slate. The scheme is once again looking for TV drama and comedy pilot scripts from writers without agency representation in the UK and Ireland. |
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“Ireland was born in a housing crisis”, director Paul Webster discusses 100 Years of Housing - Crisis Without End |
| 24 Oct 2023 | We sat down with director Paul Webster, ahead of the TG4 premiere of his latest documentary 100 Bliain de Thithíocht - Géarchéim gan Deireadh/100 Years of Housing - Crisis Without End on October 25th, at 9:30pm. |
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THR names Sharon Horgan among The 35 Most Powerful Women in International Television |
| 19 Oct 2023 | The Hollywood Reporter has named writer-producer-actor and seven-time IFTA winner Sharon Horgan among the most influential women in international television. |
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Colm Bairéad, Lisa McGee and Carmel Callan among Zebbie Awards winners 2023 |
| 18 Oct 2023 | The Zebbies Awards event took place last night on Tuesday 17th October 2023 in The Sugar Club, Dublin. Award recipients include Colm Bairéad, Lisa McGee and Carmel Callan. |
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Deadpan Pictures releases first look at Northern Lights, starring Stephen Jones and Elva Trill |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Deadpan Pictures in association with Screen Ireland have released a series of official first-look images of Stephen Jones, Elva Trill and Jay Duffy in new Irish series Northern Lights. The six-part series from Lionsgate and Screen Ireland will premiere on TG4 next month. |
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Blade Runner 2099 no longer filming in Belfast |
| 11 Oct 2023 | The upcoming Blade Runner 2099 television series will no longer be filming in Belfast, following delays caused by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. |
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BBC developing Irish novelist Claire McGowan’s What You Did into TV series |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Roanne Bardsley (Boiling Point) is writing a TV adaptation of Northern Irish writer Claire McGowan’s novel What You Did for the BBC. |
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Deadpan Pictures to co-produce TV series The Continental Method |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Deadpan Pictures and Thalie Images will co-produce The Continental Method, a new TV series written by John Morton (Dead Still). |
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First look at Masters of The Air starring Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler |
| 05 Oct 2023 | Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler will star in Masters of The Air, an Apple TV+ limited series executive produced by Steven Spielberg and based on Donald L. Miller’s book Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. |
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“Write stuff that scares, embarrasses, and exposes you”, writer Ray Lawlor discusses Obituary |
| 04 Oct 2023 | We caught up with screenwriter Ray Lawlor to talk about his new television series, Obituary, on RTÉ One. |
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Coimisiún na Meán announce upcoming Sound & Vision funding rounds |
| 04 Oct 2023 | Coimisiún na Meán has announced details of upcoming funding rounds under the Sound & Vision 4 Scheme. |
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Screen Ireland launch Documentary Series Production funding |
| 03 Oct 2023 | Screen Ireland has launched documentary funding for TV series originated and led by Irish talent. The application deadlines for this funding are October 13th and December 15th. |
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An Cailín Ciúin, Lakelands, and Derry Girls among nominations for 2023 WGI Zebbie Awards |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Shortlisted nominees for the 16th Writers Guild of Ireland (WGI) Zebbie Awards have been announced in what has been an exceptionally strong year for Irish writing for theatre, TV, film, and radio. |
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Derry Girls nominated for the 2023 International Emmy Awards |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Channel 4 series Derry Girls, written by Lisa McGee, has been nominated for the 2023 International Emmy Awards. |
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WGA resume bargaining with AMPTP with CEOs in attendance |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Disney CEO Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley attended a meeting between WGA and AMPTP on Wednesday, 20th September. This is the second time that the CEOs of AMPTP-represented companies have attended bargaining sessions. |
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