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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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Jim Sheridan's 'Into The West' Re-Boot Buzz |
| 03 Feb 2012 | Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan (Dream House, My Left Foot) is to set write an updated version of his 1992 film ‘Into The West’. Sheridan received Irish Film Board funding to the tune of €50,000 for the project in late November in order to develop it. |
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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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BAI Archive Scheme Approved |
| 01 Feb 2012 | A new funding scheme developed by the Broadcast Authority of Ireland (BAI) to support the archiving of cultural broadcasting material has been approved by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte TD. |
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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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‘The Guard’ Exclusively Available on Volta |
| 27 Jan 2012 | Irish Production Company and Distributors Element Pictures officially launched their video on demand service Volta yesterday with Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gealtacht Jimmy Deenihan TD at the Smock Alley Theatre. |
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Tribeca Buy US Distribution Rights to ‘Stella Days’ |
| 27 Jan 2012 | Tribeca Films have picked up the US distribution rights to Irish director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s (Single-Handed, Into The Storm) latest film ‘Stella Days’ from Film Distributions. |
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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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Element Pictures re-open Light House Cinema |
| 18 Jan 2012 | Minister for The Arts, Heritage and the Gealtacht, Jimmy Deenihan, has officially re-launched the Light House Cinema in Smithfield in Dublin 7. The cinema has been taken over by production company Element Pictures and will have its opening weekend on the 20th January 2012. |
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Sarah Glennie appointed new Director of Irish Museum of Modern Art |
| 16 Jan 2012 | Sarah Glennie, Director of the Irish Film Institute since 2008 is to leave her position at the IFI after being appointed Director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. |
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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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Lipsync Join financing of Neil Jordan's 'Byzantium' |
| 10 Jan 2012 | Lipsync Productions have come on board as an equity investor in Irish director Neil Jordan’s latest film, vampire fantasy thriller ‘Byzantium’ which is currently filming in Ireland. |
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Eurimage Backs Steph Green's 'Run and Jump' |
| 21 Dec 2011 | Director Steph Green (New Boy, Push Hands), has received €310,000 in support for her much anticipated feature film debut ‘Run and Jump’ from Eurimages. |
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€266.997m for Dept. of Arts in Budget 2012 |
| 08 Dec 2011 | Speaking in the Dáil yesterday Minister for Arts, Heritage and The Gealtacht announced that the department would receive €266.997m from this year’s budget. In his speech he emphasised the Department’s focus on protecting jobs in the Arts sector and stimulating tourism with our arts, culture and film programmes in Ireland. |
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Interview: Stuart Murphy Talks Sky Commissioning |
| 06 Dec 2011 | Stuart Murphy, Director of Sky1 HD and Director of Programming for Sky Entertainment and Sky Atlantic was in Ireland this week to deliver the IFTA Television Lecture and launch the Winter showcase of Sky for the festive season and New Year. |
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Lasair Deadline Extended, Info Session Planned |
| 01 Dec 2011 | Filmbase and TG4 have announced that the deadline for the Lasair award scheme has been extended until the 27th January 2012. Filmbase and TG4 are also organising an information session for filmmakers interested in applying to the Lasair short film award scheme. Lasair, now in its 5th round, is Filmbase and TG4’s scheme for supporting filmmakers to produce short films in the Irish language. |
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'The Zoo' Winging its Way to Animal Planet |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Irish production company Moondance have announced a deal with Discovery Channel UK which means that RTÉ series ‘The Zoo’ will be aired on Animal Planet early next year. |
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Irish Film Board Backs New Irish Feature & Animation Projects |
| 29 Nov 2011 | A new Irish-Singapore feature film will be receiving funding in this round of Irish Film Board funding. ‘Mister John’, the first ever Irish-Singapore co-production is written and will be directed by 'Helen' filmmakers Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor and is produced by Samson Films. |
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Optimum/Studio Picks Up 'Charlie Casanova' |
| 28 Nov 2011 | Terry McMahon’s ‘Charlie Casanova’ has been acquired by Optimum/Studio Canal, the distributors behind ‘The Hurt Locker’, ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ and ‘The Wrestler’ in a deal that includes a 2012 UK and Irish cinema release. |
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