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Irelandweek 2018 Returns to Los Angeles after the Success of Last Years Inaugural Launch |
| 12 Oct 2018 | The 9 day event, based in Los Angeles will showcase the best of Irish music, theatre, visual art, sport, animation, film and television. |
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New 30% European Content Quota for VOD Platforms to be Introduced by European Parliament |
| 03 Oct 2018 | The European Parliament has passed legislation to updated rules on audiovisual media services across the EU. This will see improved audiovisual regulation in relation to the protection of children, stricter rules on advertising, and 30% European content in video-on-demand. |
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Piranha Bar Opens Doors for Culture Night |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Hosting a series of talks, live demonstrations and tours of the building, hybrid studio Piranha Bar welcomed over 50 guests into their iconic Georgian building on Culture Night. |
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Janson Media Acquires Worldwide Rights to Liam O'Mochain's 'The Book That Wrote itself' |
| 26 Sep 2018 | Liam O Mochain’s debut feature film 'The Book That Wrote Itself' (1999) has been picked up by US distributor Janson Media for worldwide rights (excluding UK/Ireland TV). |
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RTE Appoint Suzanne Kelly as New Head of Young People's Content |
| 17 Sep 2018 | Suzanne Kelly has been announced as the national broadcasters new Head of Children and Young People’s Content. |
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Black 47 Garners Biggest Irish Box Office Opening Since Brooklyn |
| 10 Sep 2018 | The critically acclaimed BLACK 47 has achieved the highest opening for an Irish film in Ireland since John Crowley’s Oscar-nominated Brooklyn in 2015. |
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Film Mayo Announce Fergus Sweeney as Creative Ireland Residency Award Winner |
| 27 Aug 2018 | Mayo filmmaker, Fergus Sweeney has been announced as the successful recipient of the Film Mayo Creative Ireland Residency Award in partnership with Ballina Arts Centre. |
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Screen Training Ireland Seek Skills Development Executive for Film and TV Drama Production |
| 23 Aug 2018 | Screen Training Ireland are accepting applications for a vacant job position of ‘Skills Development Executive – Film & TV Drama Production’. |
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Dublin Port Announce New €20,000 Port Short Film Prize 2019 |
| 21 Aug 2018 | Dublin Port and the Little Museum of Dublin have announced a new Irish film prize with a commissioning fee of €20,000 to produce a new short film. |
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Virgin Media & Liberty Global Chiefs Issue Positive Message Regarding Ireland After Brexit |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Ireland will do well under any Brexit outcome according to Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries. |
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Manus Goan Joins Windmill Lane as a Senior Creative |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Windmill Lane has added Manus Goan to Windmill Create, their content creation, animation and motion graphics team. |
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Open Casting Call for New Slate of Irish Film & Television Productions |
| 06 Jul 2018 | MovieExtras.ie is holding an open casting day in Dublin next weekend, Saturday, July 14th that will run from 10am to 5pm at The Alex Hotel, Fenian Street, Dublin 2. |
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New Chairman for Windmill Lane Pictures |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Former Chairman of VoxPro Brendan Binchy is new Chair of Windmill Lane |
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Virgin Media to Acquire Waterford-Based Cable Operators Casey Cablevision |
| 28 May 2018 | Virgin Media Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global plc have announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Casey Cablevision, a regional cable operator based in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, for an undisclosed purchase price. |
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Bow Street Release New Promo Highlighting Success of Recent Graduates |
| 24 May 2018 | As applications open for their 1 Year Screen Acting Course, Bow Street Academy for Screen Acting has released a new promo highlighting the success of recent graduates appearing in films like ‘Michael Inside’, ‘The Drummer & The Keeper’, ‘The Secret Scripture‘, ‘Cardboard Gangsters’ and TV shows like ‘Cant Cope Wont Cope’, ‘Vikings’ and ’Striking Out’. |
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Newly Rebranded Indiepics Target Growth as Agtel & Independent Pictures Merge |
| 10 May 2018 | The successful Irish video producer Agtel has come together with TV production company Independent Pictures, to form Indiepics, combining broadcast production, short form video, digital strategy, digital services and creative into one business offering. |
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Wildcard Acquires Irish & UK Distribution Rights For Katie Taylor Documentary |
| 30 Apr 2018 | Screen Daily has reported that Dublin-based Wildcard Distribution has acquired the rights to upcoming sports documentary, ‘Katie Taylor: The Comeback’. Wildcard will handle the distribution of the film, which is set to be release across Ireland & the UK this summer. |
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2018 Celtic Media Festival Begins This Week |
| 30 Apr 2018 | The 2018 Celtic Media Festival is set to take place this in Llanelli, Cynru this week and will run from Wednesday, May 2nd – Friday, May 4th. The years programme celebrates the influential media industry of the Celtic nations and regions and features key figures from the media and broadcast world. |
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IADT Announces Open Day For Students Considering Film & TV Postgraduate Courses |
| 27 Mar 2018 | If you're interested in furthering your career in the Film + TV industry IADT are inviting potential postgraduates to its Open Day on April 14th. It’s an opportunity for students to go and meet the staff to chat about the area you’re most interested in and listen to overview talks that outline the contents and requirements for the courses on offer. |
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Five Irish Films Announced To Feature At The 25th Hot Docs Film Festival |
| 22 Mar 2018 | Five Irish titles will feature among the selected films at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Based in Toronto, the festival boasts a fantastic line-up as it celebrates its 25th year, having become the largest documentary film festival, conference and marketplace in North America. |
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