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‘Anton Corbijn Inside Out’ Screening in Berlin |
| 09 Feb 2012 | Fastnet Films' co-produced documentary on Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn (Control, The American) ‘Anton Corbijn Inside Out’ has been selected for the special programme at the 62nd Berline International Film Festival. |
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'Mise Éire' Doc with Bairéad & Morrison Q&A at IFI |
| 03 Feb 2012 | ‘Lorg na gCos-Suil Siar Ar Mise Éire’, a documentary film about the making of Ireland’s most famous documentary film ‘Mise Éire’ is to be screened in the Irish Film Institute (IFI) on Sunday 12th February. |
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Sheridan's 'Dollhouse' selected for SXSW Festival |
| 03 Feb 2012 | Irish director Kirsten Sheridan’s latest film ‘Dollhouse’ is to have its North American premiere at the South by South West festival in Austen Texas this March in the ‘Emerging Visions’ category. The title along with 17 others was whittled down from 570 international films entered to the festival. |
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Irish Short Film ‘Solaria’ US Debut |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Irish director John Hoey’s debut film Irish sci-fi short ‘Solaria’ is to get its American premiere at The International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival this spring in Phoenix. |
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'Game of Thrones' Stunt Crew Wins at SAG Awards |
| 01 Feb 2012 | The 18th Screen Actor Guild Award ceremony took place last night at the Shrine Exposition Centre in LA with ‘The Help’ sweeping the board with three awards including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. |
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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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SDGI Forges Festival Partnerships |
| 01 Feb 2012 | The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland has launched its 2012 events programme stating that it intends to partner with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France the St. Patrick’s Festival in Berlin, in addition to its involvement in the Directors Finders Series. |
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‘Dragon Tattoo’ Actor to launch JDIFF |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Mamma Mia!) is set to officially launch the programme of the 10th James International Film Festival with Irish actress Amy Huberman at the newly re-opened Lighthouse Cinema on Thursday 2nd of February. |
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‘Shadow Dancer’ Impresses Critics at Sundance |
| 27 Jan 2012 | ‘Shadow Dancer’ the Irish, English and French co-production by Oscar winning director James Marsh (Project Nim, Man on Wire) has opened for its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim. |
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'Game of Thrones' sound team nominated for MPSE Golden Reel Nomination |
| 26 Jan 2012 | The first season of hit HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’, which was filmed in Northern Ireland, has been nominated for a Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel award for sound editing. The MPSE Golden Reel awards acknowledge the best work in the various areas of sound editing including Dialogue & ADR, Effects & Foley, and Music. |
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Irish 2012 Oscar Nominees 'Pentecost', 'The Shore', 'Albert Nobbs' & Branagh |
| 24 Jan 2012 | The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards have been announced with Irish talent shortlisted across a number of categories. |
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Daly, O'Dowd, McDonagh & Scanlan Irish Rising Stars |
| 19 Jan 2012 | Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board and the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) have announced the short list for the 2012 ‘Rising Star’ Award. The nominees were chosen by a special jury and this special award aims to highlight exceptional new and breakthrough talent working in all areas of the Irish film industry. This year’s nominees include two writer-directors and two actors. |
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Dingle 'Físín' Comp Offers €5,000 Short Film Prize |
| 19 Jan 2012 | The Dingle International Film Festival, which runs from the 15th-18th March 2012, has opened this year’s ‘Físín’ short filmmaking competition. |
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'Citadel' Debut at South by South West Festival |
| 19 Jan 2012 | ‘Citadel’ a psychological horror film by debut feature film director and writer Ciarán Foy (The Faeries of Blackheath Woods) is to have it’s world premiere as part of the Midnighters section at the South by South West festival in Austin, Texas. |
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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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Fassbender, McDonagh in BAFTA Race |
| 17 Jan 2012 | Today saw the announcement of the BAFTA Film Award nominees for 2012. Among acting and craft talent nominated of the awards was some Irish talent including Irish actor Michael Fassbender and Irish director John Michael McDonagh. |
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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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Chris O’Dowd Up for BAFTA Rising Star |
| 12 Jan 2012 | Irish actor Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, The Crimson and The White Petal) has been shortlisted for the BAFTA Orange Wednesday Rising Star Award at this year’s BAFTAs which take place on Sunday 12th February 2012. |
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Fingal Film Festival Sets Date For Inaugural Festival in 2012 |
| 10 Jan 2012 | It has been announced this week that the first ever Fingal Film Festival will take place on the 21st of March in the UCI Blanchardstown Centre and Draíocht. Independent filmmakers are being asked to submit their new films, documentaries, shorts and animation to the festival for screening. |
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Simon Delaney to Host 9th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards |
| 06 Jan 2012 | The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) have announced that Irish actor Simon Delaney (This Must Be The Place, Father & Son) will return to host the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards for the second successive year. The gala Irish Awards Ceremony takes place this year in the Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday 11th February and will be broadcast on RTÉ One from 9.30pm GMT. |
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