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Cartoon Saloon's Wolfwalkers picks up top honours at Irish Animation Awards |
| 24 May 2021 | The Oscar-nominated film Wolfwalkers, from Kilkenny studio Cartoon Saloon, was the big winner in this year’s Irish Animation Awards. |
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IFTA Screen Discussions: Wildfire – Friday, May 21st at 2pm |
| 21 May 2021 | IFTA will today, Friday May 21st, present a special online discussion on the making of Wildfire, the debut feature film of Cathy Brady, featuring the brilliant central performances of Nika McGuigan and Nora Jane Noon. |
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Docs Ireland Marketplace: Titles from Margo Harkin and Ross Whitaker among 25 selected projects |
| 21 May 2021 | Docs Ireland has announced the projects for the second edition of the festival’s Marketplace, taking place online this June 17th & 18th, as part of Doc Ireland’s online industry festival. |
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Silver Mountain Distribution launches The Edge of Chaos to the international marketplace |
| 20 May 2021 | Silver Mountain Distribution, the Irish global sales and marketing division of Carey Fitzgerald’s Silver Mountain Productions has announced the launch of Sam Uhlemann’s debut feature film The Edge of Chaos in the international marketplace. |
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Netflix docu-series Sophie: A Murder in West Cork available to stream from June 30th |
| 19 May 2021 | The three-part series is from Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn under his company banner Lightbox, best known for Searching for Sugarman and Man on Wire. |
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Shane Meadows to make first BBC series with Element Pictures |
| 19 May 2021 | Revered writer/director Shane Meadows will tackle his first ever television drama for the BBC with Ireland’s Oscar-nominated production company Element Pictures. |
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Amazon in talks to acquire MGM Studios in $9 billion takeover |
| 18 May 2021 | Global tech giant Amazon is reported to be preparing a $9 billion (€7.37b) takeover bid of one of Hollywood’s most famous studios, MGM. |
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Virgin Media Television launches new documentary and entertainment initiative |
| 18 May 2021 | As part of Virgin Media Television’s new initiative, the broadcaster is seeking submissions for brand new factual documentary series and exciting factual entertainment formats for the 2022/2023 schedule. |
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Applications now open the 2021 Marketplace at 33rd Galway Film Fleadh |
| 14 May 2021 | Due to continuing international travel restrictions, the Fleadh’s marketplace at the this year’s Galway Film Fair will remain online for this year, after an extremely successful edition in 2020. |
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Virgin, RTÉ, and Six Nations Rugby agree joint proposal in principle for "free-to-air" coverage |
| 10 May 2021 | Six Nations Rugby has confirmed that it has agreed a joint proposal in principle with Virgin Media Television and RTÉ, and has commenced joint long form contract discussions with the Irish broadcasters. |
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Irish talent assembles for Marvel & DC blockbusters |
| 07 May 2021 | Marvel Studios welcomed fans back to the cinemas this week alongside a teaser for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) earlier this week. |
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Galway Film Fleadh announces new dates for Fleadh & Fair: July 20th – 25th |
| 07 May 2021 | The Galway Film Fleadh has revealed that the 33rd edition of the Fleadh & Fair will take place from July 20th – 25th in 2021. |
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Ruth Treacy of Tailored Film selected as Ireland's representative for EFP Producers On The Move |
| 06 May 2021 | Irish producer Ruth Treacy has been selected by Screen Ireland as Ireland’s representative for the latest instalment of the long-standing programme that promotes promising producers and foster international co-productions. |
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Screen Skills Ireland and Screen Skillnet announce Writing A Successful Television Series |
| 04 May 2021 | Screen Skills Ireland and Screen Skillnet are offering Irish storytellers a specially adapted version of Emmanuel Oberg’s online workshop Writing a Successful TV Series. |
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BBC Academy announces Production Unlocked, a free online production training series |
| 29 Apr 2021 | The BBC Academy’s ProductionBBC Unlocked is an exciting new series of free webinars with a focus on production starting in May, that will consist of masterclasses, panel discussions and practical sessions covering a wide range of production topics. |
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“A ‘red carpet’ is a working girl who’s too good to work the streets”; Director Scott Altman discusses Amazon Prime-acquired debut feature |
| 22 Apr 2021 | Having begun life in the Irish film industry as a pyrotechnician at Ardmore Studios, Scott Altman left Ireland to pursue a career in directing where he cut his teeth directing commercials and music videos for the likes of MTV. |
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Screen Skills Ireland announces Call for Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme 2021 |
| 21 Apr 2021 | Screen Skills Ireland has announced the next call for applications to the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme, which enables organisations to provide skills development opportunities and initiatives to the Irish screen sector. |
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Irish sports documentary Breaking Ice set for international VOD release on June 15th |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Jason Branagan’s documentary charting the story Ireland’s first Winter Olympian’s sets release date of June 15th 2021. |
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Screen Scene VFX opens entries for 2021 VFX Compositing Traineeship |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Screen Scene VFX is currently seeking applicants for its 8 week VFX Compositing traineeship. |
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Irish Industry Trust for IP Awareness appoints Disney's Martin O’Grady as new Co-Chair |
| 14 Apr 2021 | The Irish Industry Trust for IP Awareness for IP Awareness has announced the appointment of a new co-chair who will help deliver growth and guidance across the ongoing challenges of Film & TV Copyright Infringement. |
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