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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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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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‘Prince of Egypt’ Director Brenda Chapman for IADT |
| 03 Feb 2012 | Annie award winning animation director Brenda Chapman (Brave, The Prince of Egypt) is to take up a visiting fellowship at the National Film School in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dún Laoghaire from 17th-27th February. |
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'Canals' Filmmaker Mark O'Connor Begins 'Stalker' |
| 03 Feb 2012 | The third feature film from director Mark O’Connor (King of the Travellers, Between the Canals) is to begin principal photography in Dublin on Wednesday 15th of February and will shoot for just under two weeks until the 27th February. |
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'Privates' in Production in Northern Ireland |
| 03 Feb 2012 | A new 5x45 minute drama series for the BBC One is currently being filmed in Northern Ireland. ‘Privates’ is set in the 1960s and follows the story of eight young men as they undertake their basic training as part of the last intake of conscripts for National Service. |
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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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Darwin Templeton New UTV Executive News Editor |
| 03 Feb 2012 | Darwin Templeton (UTV Live, Insight) is to take over as Executive Editor of News at UTV. Templeton has over 21 years experience working as a journalist for UTV and writing for the Belfast Telegraph. |
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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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‘Calvin & Skye’ Coppola Screenplay Comp Semi-Finalist |
| 03 Feb 2012 | Dublin based director and writer Fergal Rock’s (Henry and Sunny, Tom Waits Made Me Cry) screenplay ‘Calvin and Skye’ has been named a semi-finalist in the Francis Ford Coppola 9th Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay competition. |
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O’Dowd’s ‘Moone Boy’ Lands UK & Irish Filmmaking Talent |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Principal photography has almost finished on Chris O’Dowd’s six part comedy series for Sky One ‘Moone Boy’. A semi-autobiographical tale about O’Dowd’s time growing up in Boyle, Co. Roscommon but with a quirky twist - this series combines Irish and English production and acting talent. |
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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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Holly Carey is Euro Literary Agent at Lisa Richards |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Casting Director Holly Carey is to join the Lisa Richards as the European Literary Agent (Film & TV). Holly Carey has been working across film, television and theatre since 1998. She graduated from DCU with a degree in Communications where she majored in documentary filmmaking and initially worked as a freelance Casting Assistant. |
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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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Darren Kennedy Takes 'Holiday Heaven on Earth' |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Irish presenter and stylist Darren Kennedy (Operation Transformation, Project Parent) is to present a new travel show for the UK’s Channel 5 called ‘Holiday Heaven on Earth’. |
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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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Decision Time; CAO Courses for Future Filmmakers |
| 01 Feb 2012 | It is that time of year again where students up and down the country decide what to put on their CAO form. The CAO deadline (1 Feb) is upon us and while some students may know what they want to do and where, for others IFTN has composed a list of some of the courses available to school leavers interested in a career in the film and television industry, looking at everything from film and television production and even animation and game design. |
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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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