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The Big Door Prize, starring Chris O’Dowd, returns for season two |
| 02 Apr 2024 | Season two of The Big Door Prize will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on April 24th. Declan Lowney will return to direct this season. |
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“For the industry to grow here, we need more storytellers”, Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney discusses Storyhouse |
| 28 Mar 2024 | We spoke with producer Ed Guiney about Element Pictures’ new screenwriting festival, Storyhouse. The two-day festival took place in the Light House Cinema, featuring speakers such as Tony McNamara (Poor Things), Nancy Harris (The Dry), and Molly Manning Walker (How To Have Sex). |
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TG4 open Development Commissioning Round 2024 |
| 27 Mar 2024 | TG4 is inviting applications from the independent production sector to develop standalone programs and series for their program schedule, focusing on specific areas. The closing date for applications to TG4 is 4pm Monday 15th April 2024. |
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Deadpan Pictures partners with Boat Rocker for scripted comedy-drama Video Nasty |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Irish production company Deadpan Pictures (Northern Lights, Dead Still) to co-produce and distribute 6x30’ scripted comedy-drama series Video Nasty globally. |
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Fran The Man, starring Ardal O'Hanlon, begins filming in Dublin |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Fran The Man, a feature mockumentary, written by Richie Conroy (Two by Two, Malory Towers) and directed by Stephen Bradley (Last One Laughing, Noble) has begun filming in Dublin. |
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Sharon Horgan, Róisín Gallagher, and Éanna Hardwicke among BAFTA TV Award nominees |
| 20 Mar 2024 | The BAFTA TV Award nominees have been announced. Róisín Gallagher, Éanna Hardwicke, Sharon Horgan, Graham Norton, and Máiréad Tyers are among the Irish talent nominated. |
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First look at Big Mood, starring Nicola Coughlan |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Nicola Coughlan will star in new comedy series Big Mood, available to watch and stream Channel 4 from March 28th. |
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Netflix commission Lisa McGee’s How To Get To Heaven From Belfast |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Lisa McGee’s How To Get To Heaven From Belfast has been commissioned for Netflix from Hat Trick Productions, having moved from Channel 4 to the streamer. |
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Adaptation of Marian Keyes’ Grown Ups among new Netflix commissions |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Netflix has announced several new commissions, including a series adaptation of Marian Keyes’ novel Grown Ups, Jamie Dornan-led series The Undertow, and House of Guinness from Peaky Blinders showrunner Steven Knight. |
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Virgin Media Television appoints Anthony Nilan as Director of Programming |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has appointed Anthony as Director of Programming. Nilan has held a number of roles since joining VMTV almost 10 years ago, working in commissioning and more recently as Head of Content Strategy. |
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Storyhouse 2024: Nancy Harris & Baz Ashmawy among featured screenwriting talent |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Storyhouse, a new annual festival of screenwriting which will be held in Dublin’s Light House Cinema next Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd March 2024 has added more speakers to its previously announced lineup of international speakers. |
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IFTA Awards 2024: IFTA nominations announced |
| 14 Mar 2024 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2024 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 28 categories in Film & Drama. |
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Deadline approaching for Screen Ireland’s Frameworks scheme |
| 13 Mar 2024 | The deadline for 2024’s Frameworks short film scheme is this Friday, March 15th. |
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Official trailer released for ShinAwil-produced VR series The Faceless Lady |
| 11 Mar 2024 | The Faceless Lady is a VR horror series from ShinAwil, Meta, Crypt TV, and directed by Eli Roth. The upcoming series was shot in Ireland. |
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Celtic Media Festival: Obituary & Lyra among 2024 Torc Award nominees |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Celtic Media Festival: The International Summit of Sound and Screen have unveiled the full list of nominees for the Torc Awards for Excellence. |
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Applications open for Storyland 2024 |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Applications are now open for the 2024 round of the award-winning short drama series Storyland, supported by RTÉ and Screen Ireland. |
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Apple TV+ release Official Trailer for Sugar, starring Colin Farrell |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Apple TV+ have released the official trailer for Sugar, starring Colin Farrell. The new series will debut on the streaming service on April 5th, 2024. |
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Minister Martin announces Terence O’Rourke as new chair of RTÉ |
| 05 Mar 2024 | Catherine Martin, TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media today confirmed the appointment of Terence O’Rourke as the new Chairperson of the Board of RTÉ. She has also announced the appointment of Terri Moloney and Neasa Hardiman to RTÉ’s board. |
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BBC acquire Keeper Pictures’ The Gone |
| 05 Mar 2024 | The BBC, SBS, Acorn, and Canal+ have all acquired the New Zealand-Ireland co-production The Gone. |
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First-look images revealed for Element Pictures’ The Listeners |
| 05 Mar 2024 | The BBC has revealed first-look pictures for Element pictures-produced drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Ollie West (The Sparrow). The Listeners is based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, who has also written the adaptation, and is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year. |
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