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Derry Girls ties for International Emmy Award for Comedy |
| 21 Nov 2023 | The third season of Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls has tied with Indian comedian Vir Das’ stand-up special, Vir Das: Landing, for the comedy award at the International Emmys. |
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Netflix reveal first look at 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Netflix have released a teaser trailer for new series 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham, from Emmy Award-winning writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. |
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Actor Bryan Murray to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 16 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), which celebrates 20 years this year, has announced that veteran Irish actor Bryan Murray will be presented with the Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of film and television. He will receive the award on Wednesday 13th December at a special Reception at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. |
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Ryan Tubridy to join Virgin Radio in London as presenter |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Former Late Late Show presenter Ryan Tubridy has announced he is joining Virgin Radio in London as a presenter. |
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Government announce funding of €56 million for RTÉ |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Following the unveiling of RTÉ Director-General Kevin Bakhurst’s new Strategic Vision for RTÉ, the Government has announced €56 million in funding for RTÉ. The new Strategic Vision is expected to involve reducing RTÉ’s workforce by 20%. |
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Netflix’s Wednesday to shoot season two in Ireland |
| 14 Nov 2023 | One of Netflix‘s most popular series, Wednesday, is relocating production to Ireland. Start of production is reportedly slated for late April. |
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Winners of fourth edition of Virgin Media Discovers announced |
| 14 Nov 2023 | The winning projects of Virgin Media Discovers have been announced. The short films will premiere at DIFF in February 2024, followed by being broadcast on Virgin Media Television and Virgin Media on Demand shortly after. |
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Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West discuss documentary filmmaking at IFTA Masterclass |
| 14 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy presented an IFTA Masterclass with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West in the The Lighthouse cinema on November 10th. |
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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP reach tentative new deal, ending US actors’ strike |
| 09 Nov 2023 | After 118 days on strike, US actors union SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative new deal for a three-year contract. |
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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP end latest negotiations with no deal |
| 07 Nov 2023 | Last night, November 6th, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP concluded their most recent round of negotiations for a new three-year contract. The talks have concluded with no new deal. |
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Lisa McGee signs with Creative Artists Agency for US representation |
| 07 Nov 2023 | Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) for US representation. |
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Deadpan Pictures’ Northern Lights to premiere on 14th November on TG4 |
| 02 Nov 2023 | Deadpan Pictures announced today that Northern Lights will premiere on Tuesday, 14th November at 10:30 pm and will air weekly exclusively on TG4, with episodes available on TG4 Player after the premiere. |
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Submissions now open for Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme Round 51 |
| 01 Nov 2023 | Comisiún na Meán has opened Round 51 of the Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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BBC buys IFTA-winning crime drama Kin |
| 31 Oct 2023 | The BBC has bought the IFTA-Winning Irish crime drama Kin from distributor Fifth Season. |
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IFTA Dynamic | Diverse returns to the Lighthouse Cinema for second edition |
| 26 Oct 2023 | The second edition of IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse took place in the Lighthouse Cinema yesterday, October 25th. The event is supported by Coimisiún na Meán. |
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Thousand Films seeks new TV writers with Grey Seal Media |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Thousand Films and Grey Seal Media have announced the launch of the latest Thousand Films pilot script scheme, along with plans to take the best scripts from the scheme onto a new funded development slate. The scheme is once again looking for TV drama and comedy pilot scripts from writers without agency representation in the UK and Ireland. |
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“Ireland was born in a housing crisis”, director Paul Webster discusses 100 Years of Housing - Crisis Without End |
| 24 Oct 2023 | We sat down with director Paul Webster, ahead of the TG4 premiere of his latest documentary 100 Bliain de Thithíocht - Géarchéim gan Deireadh/100 Years of Housing - Crisis Without End on October 25th, at 9:30pm. |
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THR names Sharon Horgan among The 35 Most Powerful Women in International Television |
| 19 Oct 2023 | The Hollywood Reporter has named writer-producer-actor and seven-time IFTA winner Sharon Horgan among the most influential women in international television. |
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Colm Bairéad, Lisa McGee and Carmel Callan among Zebbie Awards winners 2023 |
| 18 Oct 2023 | The Zebbies Awards event took place last night on Tuesday 17th October 2023 in The Sugar Club, Dublin. Award recipients include Colm Bairéad, Lisa McGee and Carmel Callan. |
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Deadpan Pictures releases first look at Northern Lights, starring Stephen Jones and Elva Trill |
| 18 Oct 2023 | Deadpan Pictures in association with Screen Ireland have released a series of official first-look images of Stephen Jones, Elva Trill and Jay Duffy in new Irish series Northern Lights. The six-part series from Lionsgate and Screen Ireland will premiere on TG4 next month. |
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