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Galway Strengthens UNESCO Creative Cities Network Bid by Sending Delegation to China |
| 07 Oct 2014 | Three delegates from Galway attended the Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Chengdu, China last weekend. Declan Gibbons, Manager, Galway Film Centre, Gary McMahon, A/Senior Executive Officer, Galway City Council and Marilyn Gaughan, Arts Officer, Galway County Council attended the three-day networking event along with 35 cities from across the globe. |
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‘Ellie the Ace’ Flies High |
| 26 Sep 2014 | Cartoon Saloon, best-known as the studio behind Tomm Moore’s Oscar-nominated and IFTA award-winning feature ‘The Secret of Kells,’ is currently developing animated series ‘Ellie the Ace.’ The €4.5 million series project was pitched this week at Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, France. |
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TG4 drama ‘Corp + Anam’ nominated for Prix Europa award |
| 12 Sep 2014 | The second series of TG4’s award-winning drama ‘Corp + Anam’, starring Diarmuid de Faoite and Maria Doyle-Kennedy, has been nominated for an award at the prestigious Prix Europa Awards which will be held in Berlin in October. The four part series is written and directed by Darach Mac Con Iomaire and is produced by Galway-based Magamedia with funding from TG4 and the BAI. Every year Europe’s best television, radio and online productions are honoured at the Prix Europa in Berlin. |
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Irish Animation Projects To Be Pitched at this year’s Cartoon Forum |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Nine Irish animation projects will be among the 86 projects pitched to buyers and investors at the Cartoon Forum next month. |
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Tile Films documentary to be aired for American viewers |
| 03 Jul 2014 | 60 minute documentary 'Sacred Sites: Ireland' will be aired for American viewers on the Smithsonian Channel on Monday July 7th, giving American viewers a revolutionary new insight into Ireland’s ancient sites. The documentary was produced by Tiles Films, directed and produced by multi award-winning filmmaker Stephen Rooke (Saving the Titanic, Waterways) and written by David Ryan (who also co-wrote the IFTA-winning Cromwell in Ireland). |
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New Staff Appointment at Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB), the development agency for the Irish film and television industry has announced the appointment of Oisín O’Neill, who will join the agency’s Business Affairs team in the senior position of Legal & Business Executive. |
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Industry Hub Welcomes Directors and Producers |
| 05 Jun 2014 | This Saturday the John Ford Ireland Film Symposium will host the highly anticipated Industry Hub event, which will feature a unique panel of diverse filmmakers from across the industry. Ford's body of work still proves a strong influence on modern-day filmmakers. |
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Q&A with ‘Starred Up’ & ‘Good Vibrations’ Editor Nick Emerson |
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‘Sing Street’ Secures Further Deals |
| 30 May 2014 | As IFTN previously reported, ‘Sing Street’, the latest from ‘Once’ director-writer John Carney, was acquired for distribution in the US via a deal between sales company WME and Weinstein. It has since been confirmed that FilmNation, the firm responsible for international sales of the feature, has come close to selling out the feature after a very successful market at Cannes. |
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Neeson’s ‘A Monster Calls’ Secures Multi-Million Dollar Deal |
| 21 May 2014 | Lionsgate’s fantasy ‘A Monster Call’ has secured a multi-million dollar deal with major territories including UK (eOne) and France (Metropolitan). |
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ |
| 20 May 2014 | Sony Pictures Classics has acquired British director Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or contender ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ for North American release. |
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Irish Titles Sell, Sell, Sell at Cannes |
| 19 May 2014 | Having begun last Wednesday on the 14th of May and continuing until this Sunday the 25th of May, this year’s Cannes Film Festival has already seen several international distribution deals for film titles from around the globe. The annual Marché du film is one of the most important markets for the film industry, allowing for the establishment of such deals and significant contacts. Irish film has always had a presence in the market and the number of international deals established in the past week has made the industry felt more than ever in the field of global film distribution. |
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Weinstein Acquires John Carney’s ‘Sing Street’ |
| 19 May 2014 | John Carney’s ‘Sing Street’ has been acquired for US distribution by the Weinstein Company (TWC) in a deal worth $3 million. |
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John Carney’s ‘Begin Again’ Acquired for China Release |
| 15 May 2014 | Chinese theatrical and platform rights to John Carney’s ‘Begin Again’ have been jointly acquired by Beijing Galloping Horse Film Co., Ivanhoe Pictures and Exclusive Media. |
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John Keville Selected for EFP’s Producers on the Move 2014 |
| 23 Apr 2014 | Irish producer John Keville has been selected for the European Film Promotion's (EFP) networking platform Producers on the Move 2014. |
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Ireland at MIPTV 2014 |
| 07 Apr 2014 | MIPTV is the world’s most established TV and digital content market – it could be seen as the Cannes Film Festival for TV. It has the greatest gathering of TV industry professionals including top television executives and creative talent from over 100 countries, including several from our own Irish production companies. Set in Cannes, the world market and creative forum for screen content goes from 7-10 April this year. |
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Registration Open for Irish Pavilion at Cannes |
| 03 Apr 2014 | The Irish Film Board has announced that registration for membership of the Irish Pavilion at the 2014 Festival de Cannes is now open. Registration is only open to Irish companies or to individuals working in the Irish film industry. |
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Pierce Brosnan’s Thriller ‘November Man’ Gets U.S. Distribution |
| 03 Apr 2014 | Relativity Media has acquired U.S. distribution right to Pierce Brosan’s new spy-thriller ‘November Man’, which is due to be released later this year. |
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Daily Bite: ‘Love Eternal’ at CPH PIX, ‘No Limbs No Limits’ Trailer and Russell Crowe in Dublin for ‘Noah’ Premiere |
| 25 Mar 2014 | See what else is happening in film & TV industries around the world. |
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Submissions Open for Fingal Film Festival |
| 24 Mar 2014 | Submissions are now open for the 2014 Fingal Film Festival, which will take place in Movies@Swords from September 26 – 28. |
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