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Michael Carolan's Night Driver for Western Front Studios to have world premiere at DIFF |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Western Front Studios latest short film Night Driver, an evocative short film written and directed by Michael Carolan and produced by Emer and Brian Durcan, will make its world premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) on February 21st. |
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Trailer released for Darren Thornton's new Irish comedy Four Mothers |
| 18 Feb 2025 | The trailer for Four Mothers, the latest film from Darren Thornton (A Date for Mad Mary) starring James McArdle (Mary Queen of Scots, Mare of Easttown, Ammonite) and Fionnula Flanagan (The Guard, The Others, Waking Ned Devine), has been revealed ahead of the film?s April release. |
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Winners announced for IFTA Awards 2025 |
14 Feb 2025 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the winners of
the IFTA Awards 2025, which took place tonight in Dublin and will air on
Saturday night on RTE One. The 22nd anniversary of the IFTA Awards was a
star-studded affair with host Kevin McGahern at the helm. |
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IFTA Q&A Series: Derek Holland on Editing |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Ahead of the 2025 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, IFTN is showcasing Irish talent who are nominated for this year's ceremony, blazing a trail in front of and behind the camera. Hosted in association with IFTA, this Q&A Series connects with Irish talent who represent a range of disciplines across our industry. |
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Spotlight: Best Drama - IFTA Nominations |
| 07 Feb 2025 | In the run up to the 2025 IFTA Awards Ceremony, taking place Friday, February 14th, at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, IFTN will showcase the extraordinary films nominated across the various categories of the IFTA Awards. |
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IFTA Q&A Series: Louise Kiely on Casting |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Ahead of the 2025 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, IFTN is showcasing Irish talent who are nominated for this year's ceremony, blazing a trail in front of and behind the camera. Hosted in association with IFTA, this Q&A Series connects with Irish talent who represent a range of disciplines across our industry. |
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IFTA Q&A Series: Edel McDonnell on Editing |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Ahead of the 2025 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, IFTN is showcasing Irish talent who are nominated for this year's ceremony, blazing a trail in front of and behind the camera. Hosted in association with IFTA, this Q&A Series connects with Irish talent who represent a range of disciplines across our industry. |
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IFTA Q&A Series: Nina Gold & Lucy Amos on Casting |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Ahead of the 2025 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, IFTN is showcasing Irish talent who are nominated for this year's ceremony, blazing a trail in front of and behind the camera. Hosted in association with IFTA, this Q&A Series connects with Irish talent who represent a range of disciplines across our industry. |
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Netflix reveal first look at Wednesday S2 amid slate launch |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Netflix have unveiled a first look at Wednesday season 2, shot in Ireland, as part of a teaser trailer promoting their 2025 slate of films and television series. |
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Disney+ will not renew Extraordinary and Shardlake for further seasons |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Disney+ originals, Extraordinary, written by Emma Moran and starring Mairead Tyers, and Shardlake, starring Anthony O'Boyle, will not be renewed for further seasons at the streamer. |
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New Irish series Video Nasty from Deadpan Pictures debuts on Virgin Media next Monday, January 20th |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Following its debut on BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer last week, Deadpan Pictures’ new series Video Nasty is set to release to Irish audiences next Monday on Virgin Media. |
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Daniel O'Hara and Paddy C. Courtney discuss Irish language filmmaking and the online release of Paddywhackery |
| 19 Dec 2024 | We caught up with Daniel O’Hara and Paddy C. Courtney to discuss the rise of Irish language filmmaking internationally and the decision to release their 2007 bilingual comedy drama series, Paddywhackery online in light of the growing interest in the Irish language. |
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Creative Europe Monthly Roundup - December |
| 17 Dec 2024 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates including the open call for the European Co-Development, the EAO Report on Green Transition in the Audiovisual Sector, and sign-up for the MEDIA stand at EFM Berlinale 2025. |
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Charlie Murphy, Jack Gleeson, and Colm Meaney star in first trailer for thriller Safe Harbor |
| 16 Dec 2024 | The official trailer has been released for Ozark co-creator Mark Williams new crime drama Safe Harbor, with Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen starring alongside Charlie Murphy, Jack Gleeson, and Colm Meaney. |
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Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Sharon Horgan board respective Oscar-qualified Irish short films |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Three of Ireland’s leading talents have been revealed as executive producers for Oscar-qualified short films Room Taken, The Boat, and Calf. |
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Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes’s to debut on TG4 & TG4.ie at 8:30pm on December 29th |
| 12 Dec 2024 | TG4 has confirmed the broadcast of Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s, a poignant documentary exploring the legacy of Hughes’s, an unassuming Dublin pub that left an indelible mark on traditional Irish music. |
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Over 1.6 million people watched The Late Late Toy Show 2024 across the weekend |
| 10 Dec 2024 | RTÉ’s Home Alone themed Late Late Toy Show broadcast to homes across Ireland and the wider world with average TV viewing for Friday night’s show now at over 1.6 million, including catch-up viewing on Saturday and Sunday and the repeat broadcast. |
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Kneecap dominates 2024 BIFA Awards with seven wins including Best British Independent Film |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Irish language box office hit Kneecap has emerged as the big winner of this year’s British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), with the film earning seven awards including Best British Independent Film. |
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Tourism Ireland opens applications for 2025 International Programming Ireland Fund |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Tourism Ireland has announce that applications are open for its 2025 International Programming Ireland Fund. |
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TG4 reveals line-up of award-winning Irish-produced films airing this Christmas. |
| 05 Dec 2024 | Leading the list of home-grown productions scheduled to be broadcast on TG4 this Christmas is the Oscar-nominated film An Cailín Ciúin, which will make its TV premiere on Christmas day at 8pm on TG4. |
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