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Tribeca Buy US Distribution Rights to ‘Stella Days’ |
| 27 Jan 2012 | Tribeca Films have picked up the US distribution rights to Irish director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s (Single-Handed, Into The Storm) latest film ‘Stella Days’ from Film Distributions. |
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Hurley’s ‘The Pier’ On Limited Self-Release |
| 26 Jan 2012 | Cork filmmaker and screenwriter Gerard Hurley (The Pride) has decided to release his feature film ‘The Pier’ himself for a limited run in cinemas around the country. |
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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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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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NBC Universal Picks Up Tile Films' ‘Who Lived In My House?’; Series Two In post |
| 12 Jan 2012 | EXCLUSIVE US media giant NBC Universal has signed a deal with Tile Film’s for thier home grown format ‘Who Lived In My House?’, bringing the Irish concept to the international market. |
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Top Ten Box Office Smashes of 2011 |
| 06 Jan 2012 | It has been quite a year for both Irish and International film. However now it’s time to see who just made the cut and who was a cut above the rest as IFTN takes a look back at the films that made us part with our hard earned cash in cinemas up and down the country in 2011. It’s the IFTN countdown to the Top Ten Box Office Smashes of 2011. |
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‘Knuckle’ Released in US |
| 16 Dec 2011 | ‘Knuckle’, a documentary about the travelling community and their bare-knuckle fighting tradition has gotten cinematic release in selected US over the weekend. The American distributors for the film are Arc Entertainment/Xlerator Media with Content Media dealing with international sales. |
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'The Guard' Now on DVD |
| 02 Dec 2011 | Director John Michael Mc Donagh’s ‘The Guard’, the most successful independent Irish film of all time, taking over €4 million when it hit the Irish box office, comes out on DVD today. |
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'The Zoo' Winging its Way to Animal Planet |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Irish production company Moondance have announced a deal with Discovery Channel UK which means that RTÉ series ‘The Zoo’ will be aired on Animal Planet early next year. |
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Optimum/Studio Picks Up 'Charlie Casanova' |
| 28 Nov 2011 | Terry McMahon’s ‘Charlie Casanova’ has been acquired by Optimum/Studio Canal, the distributors behind ‘The Hurt Locker’, ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ and ‘The Wrestler’ in a deal that includes a 2012 UK and Irish cinema release. |
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Graham Cantwell's 'Anton' gets UK DVD release as 'Trapped' |
| 24 Nov 2011 | The IFTA nominated feature film ‘Anton’ has been released for rental under its international title ‘Trapped’ in the UK and Ireland. Released through High Fliers Films, the film will be available to buy in January 2012. |
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Miramax and Lionsgate Ink UK/Ireland Deal with Netflix |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Netflix Inc. has announced the addition of Miramax films to it’s systems in the UK and Ireland after the signing of multi-year digital licensing agreement. This comes days after that announcement that Lionsgate, the UK based independent studio had signed a new multi-year licensing agreement with the movie subscription service. |
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Sport Stars Launch 'GAA Football Gold' DVD |
| 09 Nov 2011 | Former five-time all Ireland winner and Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today launched a new DVD with Brendan Brogan and Dublin Manager Pat Gilroy being brought out by the IFI entitled ‘GAA Football Gold’ today at Croke Park. |
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'Swell Season' Seals Distribution Deals |
| 09 Nov 2011 | Elephant Eye Films has closed several distribution deals for documentary ‘Swell Season’. The documentary about musical duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, has sold to Germany, Switzerland and Austria (StudioCanal), Australia (Icon), Korea (Jin Jin), and Canada (Mongrel). |
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Saoirse Ronan Supports IFI Archive Preservation Fund |
| 07 Nov 2011 | The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has launched the IFI Irish Film Archive Preservation Fund, with the unveiling of a promotional video starring Ireland’s young star of the screen Saoirse Ronan. |
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MGM and Netflix Sign Ireland deal |
| 07 Nov 2011 | MGM Studios has agreed a multi-year licensing agreement with Netflix, to stream its feature films in Ireland and the UK. The multi-year licensing agreement will make Netflix the exclusive subscription streaming service for many first-run films from MGM. |
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Irish Shorts News: Encounters Film Festival Screenings & 'The German' Available Online |
| 01 Nov 2011 | A selection of Irish shorts have been chose to screen at the Bristol Encounters International Film Festival 2011, with seven Irish shorts screening in competition. |
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Ian Fitzgibbon's 'Death of a Superhero' Secures US release, Tribeca Premiere |
| 01 Nov 2011 | After garnering rave reviews during the Toronto International Film Festival, Irish film ‘Death of a Superhero’ has secured a US distribution deal with Tribeca Enterprises, and Pasatiempo Pictures in Latin America. |
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Netflix to launch in Ireland in early 2012 |
| 24 Oct 2011 | US online video rental service Netflix has announced plans to move to Europe, launching the service in the UK and Ireland in early 2012. |
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