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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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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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Lipsync Join financing of Neil Jordan's 'Byzantium' |
| 10 Jan 2012 | Lipsync Productions have come on board as an equity investor in Irish director Neil Jordan’s latest film, vampire fantasy thriller ‘Byzantium’ which is currently filming in Ireland. |
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Ed Bruce nominated for 'Game of Thrones' Visual Effects Socieity Award |
| 10 Jan 2012 | Screen Scene Visual Effects Supervisor Ed Bruce has been nominated for a Visual Effects Society (VES) award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects, for his work on ‘Game of Thrones’ which was filmed in Northern Ireland late last year. The VES is an organisation which represents visual effects practitioners across film, television, commercials and, music and video games internationally. |
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Tea with Jam Media, IFTN Visits 'Roy' HQ |
| 06 Jan 2012 | Jam Media produces live action and animated children series ‘Roy’, about a cartoon boy living in the real world which begins airing its second series to CBBC on Monday 9th January at 5.15pm. IFTN took a trip down to Jam Media in Kevin Street, Dublin to take a look around, see how the post production on the 25 episode new series was going and get a sneak peak at the other projects happening for the two time IFTA award winning Animation Company. |
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Firebrand’s ‘Franc’s DIY Brides’ Posts at Tangerine |
| 12 Dec 2011 | Irish production company Firebrand’s latest project for RTÉ ‘Franc DIY Brides’ is currently in post production at Tangerine. |
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Treaty Doc 'An Conradh 1921' TG4 Premiere |
| 07 Dec 2011 | New TV documentary ‘An Conradh 1921’, which focuses on the signing of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, will air this Wednesday on TG4 at 9.30pm. The series was written and directed by Andrew Gallimore (In Sunshine or in Shadow, Troid Fhuilteach (A Bloody Canvas)) and commemorates the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo Irish treaty and details the three days in December of the negotiations and the dramatic sequence of events that would follow. |
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'Broken' written by Mark O’Rowe and starring Cillian Murphy Enters Post |
| 02 Dec 2011 | ‘Broken’, a low budget BBC film production whose screenplay was adapted by Irish writer Mark O’Rowe and starring Irish actor Cillian Murphy (Perrier’s Bounty, Breakfast on Pluto) has gone into post production at Lipsync in London. |
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Shorts News: 'No Messages' In Post, 'Road Records' Whelans Debut |
| 01 Dec 2011 | 'No messages' directed by Cian McGarrigle has finished principal photography in Dublin and has gone into post production and 'One For The Road' directed by Mark O'Toole is to screen at Whelan's. |
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Eurotek Wins Major RTÉ Contract |
| 29 Nov 2011 | TransMedia Dynamics (TMD), a company offering solutions and services to the global media, broadcast and archive industries, has partnered with Dublin-based company Eurotek to win a major contract with RTÉ. |
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Graham Cantwell's 'Callback Queen' Enters Post |
| 24 Nov 2011 | London based romantic comedy ‘The Callback Queen’, written and directed by Graham Cantwell (Trapped, Anton) has finished principal photography and has entered post production. |
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IFTA 2012 Call for Entries Deadline 29 November |
| 21 Nov 2011 | The Irish Film & Television Academy has announced the call for entries for the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards is now open. Submissions in 40 Awards categories will be accepted online at the IFTA website www.ifta.ie until 3pm Tuesday 29th of November 2011. |
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'Titanic: Blood and Steel' Post Production at Windmill Lane |
| 17 Nov 2011 | Irish post house Windmill Lane have announced they have been commissioned to do picture post production and full VFX for the hugely anticipated international TV drama ‘Titanic Blood and Steel’. |
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Pat Shortt's 'Sergeant Mattie' posts with EMC and Avatar |
| 10 Nov 2011 | The newly rebranded RTÉ Mattie series ‘Sergeant Mattie’ has finished filming and is awaiting post-production at EMC and Avatar. The two part series which was directed by Peter Foott (Rubberbandits: Horse Outside, An Créatúr) was filmed for two weeks in September and tells the story of the newly promoted Sergeant Mattie returning to his roots at a country Garda Station |
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Tyrell CCT aids EGG on ‘Sinbad’ |
| 10 Nov 2011 | Digital solutions provider Tyrell CCT today announced a deal with EGG Post Production to facilitate creative collaborations on several high profile productions including ‘Sinbad’, a joint venture between Sky1, BBC and Impossible Pictures. |
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Post Production of 'Call Girl' at Windmill Lane |
| 10 Nov 2011 | Windmill Lane is currently doing post production for visual effects on Swedish language film ‘Call Girl’ for Newgrange Pictures. |
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Pat Collins’ Feature Film ‘Silence’ in Post Production |
09 Nov 2011 | ‘Pat Collins’ Feature Film ‘Silence’ in Post Production’
‘Silence’, a South Wind Blows and Harvest Films Production, has finished principal photography and is gone into post production at EMC Post. Shot in May 2011, for IFTA award winning director Pat Collins (John Mc Gahern: A Private World) and producer Tina Moran (Other Voices) the film was the culmination of an idea and an extensive collaborative process between Collins, his wife Sharon Wholley, and Donegal writer and film-maker Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride (An Teanga). |
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Irish Thriller 'Fractional' Enters Post at Totality Films |
| 04 Nov 2011 | Irish thriller ‘Fractional’ has finished principle photography and is gone into post production at Totality Films. |
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Abrahamson's 'What Richard Did' Enters Post at Screen Scene |
| 01 Nov 2011 | Lenny Abrahamson’s (Adam and Paul, Garage) latest feature ‘What Richard Did’ has gone into post production at Screen Scene in Dublin, after shooting on location in and around Dublin and Wicklow for five weeks. |
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Octagon Cooks Up Series Four of 'RAW', Post begins at Screen Scene |
| 27 Oct 2011 | Octagon Films/Ecosse Films’ have wrapped on the fourth series of RTÉ’s ‘Raw’ after a ten week shoot. |
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