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‘Frank’ Spends €5m In Irish Economy |
| 15 Feb 2013 | Irish co-production ‘Frank’ is set to bring €5m revenue to Ireland, following its three-week shoot on Irish shores. |
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Section 481 Officially Extended With 4% Increase In Value |
| 15 Feb 2013 | The extension of the Irish film and television tax incentive has officially been signed into law, with the publishing of the Finance Bill this week. |
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IFTA Focus: Northern Ireland |
| 07 Feb 2013 | In a record year for Northern Ireland productions, 17 of the 167 nominations across 41 categories are Northern Ireland Screen-funded projects. This means 17 of the nominated categories are either Northern Irish filmmakers, projects that were filmed in Northern Ireland, or had had Northern Irish cast or crew working on set. |
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Screen Training Ireland Transfers To Irish Film Board |
| 04 Feb 2013 | FÁS Screen Training Ireland (STI), the training resource for the film, television and animation industries, is to transfer to the Irish Film Board from February 2013, it has been announced. |
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Jeff Ford New Director of Content At TV3 |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Jeff Ford has been appointed the new director of content at TV3, it has been announced. |
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Keith Potter New IFB Project Manager |
| 25 Jan 2013 | Keith Potter, the head of production for Film Agency Wales, will be the new project manager of the Irish Film Board’s production and development team. |
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BAI Sponsors Best Drama Category For 10th IFTA Awards |
| 24 Jan 2013 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will sponsor the Best Drama category at this year’s IFTA Awards, it has been announced. |
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Monster Animation & Design To Soldier On As ‘Geronimo’ In Re-Launch |
| 23 Jan 2013 | Irish animation company Monster Animation and Design is re-launching as Geronimo Productions Limited, it has been announced. |
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IFTA Focus: Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney |
| 22 Jan 2013 | Martin Scorsese has done it with both Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino with Samuel L Jackson, Tim Burton with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, and Steven Spielberg with Kathleen Kennedy. |
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Irish Co-Production ‘The Summit’ Strikes US Distribution Deal At Sundance |
| 21 Jan 2013 | Irish documentary ‘The Summit’ has been acquired by Sundance Selects, following its success at the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend. |
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Irish Filmmakers Selected For Berlinale Co-Production Market |
| 17 Jan 2013 | Three Irish films and their producers have been selected to meet with 450 potential co-production and financing partners at this year’s Berlinale Co-Production Market. |
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Screentime ShinAwil Acquires Extreme Design Format For Irish & UK Audiences |
| 16 Jan 2013 | Irish production company Screentime ShinAwil has acquired the Irish and UK rights to the Icelandic TV format ‘Design For…’. |
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IFTA 2013 Nominations Announced: ‘Love/Hate’, ‘What Richard Did’, ‘Moone Boy’ & More |
| 09 Jan 2013 | The 2013 IFTA nominations have been announced today, with RTÉ series ‘Love/Hate’ leading the way with 11 nominations. |
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Irish Film & Television Industry Takes In More Than €100m In 2012 |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Over €100m in direct foreign investment was raised by the Irish film and television industry in 2012, the Irish Film Board has announced. |
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Sláinte!: Casting For Irish Language Version Of ‘Cheers’ Underway |
| 14 Dec 2012 | Casting is currently underway for the Irish language version of popular US sitcom ‘Cheers’, IFTN can exclusively reveal. |
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King Nidge Gets US Audience As HULU Acquires ‘Love/Hate’ |
| 10 Dec 2012 | Nidge and co are taking their love/hate relationships to the US for the first time, as on-demand video service Hulu has acquired the rights to RTÉ’s gangland drama ‘Love/Hate’. |
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Budget 2013: Irish Film Tax Incentive Extended Until 2020 |
| 05 Dec 2012 | Updated 5pm: Minister Deenihan & IFB comments |
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Daily Bite: Colin Morgan's 'Merlin' Ending After Fifth Season |
| 26 Nov 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, 'Merlin’ ends its BBC spell, Michael Gambon to receive Richard Harris Award & Lions Gate acquires over $2bn worldwide. |
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‘Songs for Amy’ Gets The Gersh Treatment For Worldwide Sales |
| 20 Nov 2012 | Irish feature film ‘Songs for Amy’ has signed a worldwide sales deal with top US talent agency Gersh. |
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Ben Frow Returning To Channel 5 After Five Years |
| 13 Nov 2012 | TV3’s Ben Frow is returning to Channel 5, where he has been appointed director of programming. |
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