LOCATIONS IRELAND - INTERVIEWS, Q&As AND SPECIAL FEATURES

In this series of IFTN Q&As and feature interviews, leading professionals answer questions about filming in Ireland, Irish film locations and Irish film and television industry.

On Set with Mark O'Connor's 'King of the Travellers'  Invited to come along to the set of ‘The King of the Travellers’ [previously entitled 'Grooskill'], IFTN last week journeyed to Inchicore, Dublin to catch a preview the film’s final scenes before it wrapped in Galway at the weekend and caught up with the features cast and crew, among them director Mark O’Connor (Between The Canals), lead actor John Connors in his debut feature role, Peter Coonan (Between The Canals, Love/Hate), Michael Collins (Pavee Lackeen, Man About Dog) and producer Cormac Fox of Vico Films.  MORE IFTN FEATURES & INTERVIEWS»

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On Set with Mark O'Connor's 'King of the Travellers' 22 Nov 2011 | Invited to come along to the set of ‘The King of the Travellers’ [previously entitled 'Grooskill'], IFTN last week journeyed to Inchicore, Dublin to catch a preview the film’s final scenes before it wrapped in Galway at the weekend and caught up with the features cast and crew, among them director Mark O’Connor (Between The Canals), lead actor John Connors in his debut feature role, Peter Coonan (Between The Canals, Love/Hate), Michael Collins (Pavee Lackeen, Man About Dog) and producer Cormac Fox of Vico Films.  On Set with Superheroes: Serkis, Sangster & Fitzgibbon 21 Oct 2010 | Invited to watch the filming of Irish/German co-production, ‘Superhero’, IFTN today journeyed to Dun Laoghaire’s West Pier to catch a preview the film’s final scene and to chat with the feature’s cast and crew. Between takes we spoke with Irish director Ian Fitzgibbon (Perrier’s Bounty), lead actor Thomas Sangster (Nowhere Boy), Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Irish co-producer Michael Garland (Spin the Bottle) and German co-producer Philipp Kreuzer (Short Cut to Hollywood).  Special Feature: Irish ‘Tudors’ Era Comes to an End 25 Nov 2009 | To mark the end of ‘The Tudors’ shoot IFTN caught up with writer, creator and executive producer of ‘The Tudors’ Michael Hirst; one of the series’ key directors, Ciarán Donnelly and location manager Edmund Sampson to discuss highs, lows and day-to-day workings of the historic series.  Locations Case Study: Father and Son (2009) 27 Jul 2009 | A co-production between Ingenious Broadcasting and Octagon Films, this crime drama is set in Manchester and Dublin but was filmed almost entirely in Dublin and Wicklow with the former transformed to look like Manchester.  Locations Case Study: The Honeymooners (2005) 27 Jul 2009 | ‘The Honeymooners’, a September 2005 film co produced by River Deep Productions and Hells Kitchen International where Dublin was made to look like New York City.  Ken Loach & Paul Laverty Shake The Barley 21 Jun 2006 | The Palme d’Or winning Irish feature film ‘The Wind That Shakes the Barley’ opens across Ireland this weekend. IFTN caught up with director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty to discuss the film and their shoot in the West of Ireland.