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'Tasting Menu' to Open & 'The Sea' to Close Galway Film Fleadh |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Spanish language film ‘Tasting Menu’ starring Fionnula Flanagan and Stephen Rea, has been named as the opening film at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh while the big screen adaptation of John Banville’s ‘The Sea’ will close the festival, it has been revealed today. |
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Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Song of the Sea’ Receives Positive Response at Annecy |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Oscar nominated animator Tomm Moore - winner of the IFTA Rising Star award and the IFTA for Best Animation for ‘The Secret of Kells’ – has revealed footage of his new film ‘Song of the Sea’ at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival to a rapturous audience response. |
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New Structure at RTE Under Channel Controllers |
| 19 Jun 2013 | As part of a major restructuring plan at RTE, Managing Director Glen Killane has revealed that all Commissioning Editors will now become ‘Heads of Genre’, in line with the strategy as defined by the Channel Controllers, and assume additional responsibilities for delivering digital as well as TV content. |
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Bingham Ray New Talent Nominees Announced for Galway Film Fleadh |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Following last year’s Galway Film Fleadh victory for ‘Pilgrim Hill’ director Gerard Barrett, this year’s nominees for the Bingham Ray New talent award have been announced - with the winner to be revealed at the closing night ceremony in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday, 14th July. |
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‘Run & Jump’ Director Steph Green on Panel for OFFline Short Film Workshop at Galway Film Fleadh |
| 18 Jun 2013 | Oscar-nominated ‘Run & Jump’ director Steph Green will feature on the OFFline Film Festival’s short film script workshop at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh - alongside Palm Springs ShortFest director Kathleen McInnis and award-winning screenwriter & playwright Eugene O’Brien. |
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Good Company Productions ‘Leaids mar Dhaids’ Begins Filming |
| 18 Jun 2013 | ‘Leaids mar Dhaids’ - a new six part series that focuses on three young men as they are forced to finally grow up and prepare for fatherhood - has begun filming, based on a concept by Good Company Productions for TG4. |
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RTE Seeking Young People’s Programming Submissions |
| 18 Jun 2013 | RTE Head of Children's Content, Sheila DeCourcy, and Executive Producer for Animation & Independent Commissioning, Pauline Macnamara are currently seeking submissions for a wide range of children’s and young people’s programming including animated content for RTEJr. |
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Emu Productions ‘The Looking Glass’ set for North American Release and ‘The Shadows’ to Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Dublin-based Emu Productions has double cause for celebration this week with the announcement that its feature film ‘The Looking Glass’ has been picked up for DVD and Video on Demand distribution in North America; and ‘The Shadows’ will have its world premiere at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh. |
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Camerakit Ireland to Host Broadcast Video Production Show 2013 |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Camerakit Ireland will be hosting a two day Broadcast Video Production show this 2-3rd July at the Stillorgan Park Hotel in Dublin, featuring a wide array of exhibitors showcasing their new products for 2013. |
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New Trailer for ‘Life’s A Breeze’ Ahead of Galway Film Fleadh Premiere |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Wildcard Distribution have released a new trailer for Irish recession comedy ‘Life’s A Breeze’, by 'Kisses' director Lance Daly, ahead of its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh and cinema release on 19th July - revealing more about the characters, tone and plot. |
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Dublin’s Monster Entertainment Scores French Distribution Deal for Dinosaur Animation Series |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Monster Entertainment, based in Dublin, have successfully negotiated a French distribution deal for Canadian-produced animation series ‘Iʼm a Dinosaur’ based on the format created by Dublin's Brown Bag Films. |
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Saoirse Ronan named Guest of Honour for Galway Film Fleadh 2013 |
| 04 Jun 2013 | Fresh from her haunting performance as a vampire in Neil Jordan’s ‘Byzantium’, Saoirse Ronan has been confirmed as a guest of honour at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh and will give this year’s ‘Public Interview’ in the Town Hall theatre on Sunday, 14th July. |
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Cartoon Forum to Feature 12 Projects from Irish Animation Companies |
| 04 Jun 2013 | Cartoon Forum, a major animation industry pitching event for upcoming productions, will feature a strong Irish presence at Toulouse this September, including seven Irish productions and a further five Irish co-productions. |
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RTE Sells ‘Genealogy Roadshow’ Format Rights to PBS for US Remake |
| 31 May 2013 | In a major international format sale for RTE, one of their original commissions produced by Big Mountain Productions - ‘Genealogy Roadshow’, originally presented by Derek Mooney - has been licensed to PBS in the US. |
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Rachel Allen’s New Series ‘Everyday Kitchen’ Commissioned by RTE and UKTV’s Good Food Channel |
| 30 May 2013 | Irish celebrity chef Rachel Allen’s new series ‘Everyday Kitchen’ has been picked up by RTE and the Good Food Channel for a 13 episode run that will combine a love of good food with the need to stay within a budget. |
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Network Ireland Television, Film & TV Distributors, Secure 3 International Deals to Sell 50 Irish Shorts Abroad |
| 30 May 2013 | Network Ireland Television, Dublin-based independent film and TV distributors, have just secured three major international deals, involving a total of 50 Irish produced shorts - licensing these films for North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. |
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‘Life’s A Breeze’ to Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh and get Irish cinema release on 19th July |
| 28 May 2013 | Pat Shortt’s new feel good ‘recession’ comedy ‘Life’s A Breeze’ - directed by Lance Daly and distributed by Wildcard - will receive its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh this summer followed by a nationwide release in Irish cinemas on 19th July. |
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'Citadel', directed by Ciarán Foy, reaches Irish Cinemas this 14th June |
| 24 May 2013 | The long-awaited release of Ciarán Foy’s horror film 'Citadel' - distributed by Wildcard - will arrive on 14th June, more than a year after it won the prestigious Audience award at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. |
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‘Saving the Titanic’ Wins Gold World Medal at New York Festivals |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Tile Films’ feature ‘Saving the Titanic’ was awarded the Gold World Medal for best docudrama at the New York Festivals International Television & Film awards, which were held at a ceremony at NAB in Las Vegas. |
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Daily Bite: MIPTV, James Cameron, and Elysium |
| 10 Apr 2013 | See what else is happening in film & TV industries around the world. |
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