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Martin McDonagh, Saoirse Ronan and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly Nominated for 2018 BAFTA Awards |
| 09 Jan 2018 | Following on from their Golden Globe success, Saoirse Ronan and Martin McDonagh have been nominated for this year’s BAFTA Awards. |
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Jack Reynor Lands Lead Role in CBS All Access Series 'Strange Angel' |
| 08 Jan 2018 | Irish actor Jack Reynor has been announced as the lead in CBS All Access’ new series ‘Strange Angel’, which is being produced by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. |
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Saoirse Ronan and Martin McDonagh Pick Up Awards at 75th Golden Globes |
| 08 Jan 2018 | It was a successful night for Irish winners Martin McDonagh and Saoirse Ronan as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded them for Best Screenplay and Best Actress, respectively. |
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SYFY Officially Confirm Series Order and Announce Cast for 'Nightflyers' |
| 05 Jan 2018 | SYFY today confirmed a series pickup for ‘Nightflyers’, based on author George R.R. Martin’s novella and the 1987 film of the same name. This news follows the announcement of the key cast for the show which includes Ireland’s Eoin Macken and Brian F. O’Byrne along with Gretchen Mol and David Ajala. |
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Blinder Films' 'Striking Out' Set for Second Season Return This Sunday |
| 02 Jan 2018 | The second season of ‘Striking Out’ is set to return to RTÉ this Sunday, January 7th. The show, which stars Amy Huberman will resume its primetime slot of 9:30pm on RTÉ One. |
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Lisa McGee's New Channel 4 Series 'Derry Girls' Set to Air This Thursday - January 4th |
| 02 Jan 2018 | The six-part Channel 4 series from the writer of ‘Indian Summers’ is based on McGee’s own experience of growing up in the height of The Troubles. |
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Exclusive: New Irish Film 'The Dig' Finishes Shooting in Northern Ireland |
| 21 Dec 2017 | IFTN caught up with Out of Orbit Producer Brian J. Falconer after his new debut feature ‘The Dig’ wrapped on principle shooting earlier this week. The project stars Moe Dunford, Emily Taafe, Lorcan Cranitch and Francis Magee. |
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Irish actor Barry Ward Confirmed for Two SKY Dramas in 2018 |
| 18 Dec 2017 | 2018 looks set to be a bumper year for Irish actor, Barry Ward (Rebellion, Maze, Pursuit). The Dublin native will star in two new Sky Original productions; 'Britannia' opposite David Morrissey, Zoe Wanamaker & Mackenzie Crook and 'Save Me' opposite Suranne Jones as her on-screen husband. |
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Saoirse Ronan Nominated for SAG Award as ‘Three Billboards..’ leads list of Nominations |
| 14 Dec 2017 | Following on from her nomination at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, Saoirse Ronan has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role’ at this year’s SAG Awards. |
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Ireland Gears up for the Centre Stage as ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Set for General Release |
| 13 Dec 2017 | Irish cinema goers will be treated to some familiar sights in the latest Star Wars installment, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, as the highly anticipated movie hits Irish cinema screens this Thursday, December 14th. Ireland is set to feature heavily in latest episode of the franchise with Skellig Islands and dramatic shots of Cork’s Brow Head and Mizen Head, set to showcase Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. |
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Strong Irish Contingent Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards |
| 08 Dec 2017 | The Critics' Choice Awards have announced a strong contingent of Irish nominees for this year’s award show. Among the Irish to be nominated are actress Saoirse Ronan, Caitriona Balfe, writer and director Martin McDonagh, and director Nora Twomey. |
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George R. R. Martin Reveals First Casting for Troy Studios' 'Nightflyers' Series |
| 07 Dec 2017 | Having confirmed that filming in Troy Studios was going straight to series, George R. R. Martin has revealed the first member of the cast as British actress Jodie Turner-Smith. |
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Sarah Bolger Joins Abner Pastoll’s ‘A Good Women Is Hard to Find’ |
| 07 Dec 2017 | Irish Actress Sarah Bolger (‘Once Upon A Time’) has been added to the cast of Abner Pastoll’s ‘A Good Women Is Hard to Find’, which stars Edward Hogg (‘Taboo’) and Andrew Simpson (‘Notes on a Scandal’). The film is currently shooting in Liége, Belgium after wrapping on production in Northern Ireland. |
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‘My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw’ Premieres Tonight |
| 06 Dec 2017 | Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw – a giant of world literature, and, like Byrne, an emigrant Irishman who had to leave to be heard: Shaw learnt the outsider’s ability to observe, needle and puncture. |
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Robert Sheehan Confirmed for New Netflix Show |
| 04 Dec 2017 | Irish actor joins cast of 'The Umbrella Academy' |
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Catherine Walker Joins Cast of Swedish-based MTG Studios’ ‘Rig 45’ |
| 28 Nov 2017 | The new English-language drama commissioned by Nordic Pay-TV operator MTG Studios is set around a fatal accident that takes place on an offshore oil rig. |
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Statement from the Board of the Irish Film Board (IFB) on Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Power |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Following the recent allegations of sexual harassment and the abuses of power within the worldwide entertainment industries and in Ireland, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) unreservedly condemns such behaviour. For many, the creative arts in general — and filmmaking in particular — exist as a space of creativity and empowerment and we are deeply saddened to learn that for some people, this has not been the case. |
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Irish Contingent Nominated for Film Independent Spirit Awards 2018 |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Nominations for the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced Tuesday, November 21st and saw four Irish nominations for the ceremony in March. |
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International Screen Star Colin O’Donoghue back in Dublin for IFTA In Conversation |
| 22 Nov 2017 | The Irish Actor who is the star of ABC and Netflix award-winning ‘Once Upon a Time’ tv drama, has a loyal audience of 12.8 Million viewers around the world. |
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Gogglebox Ireland Welcome Stars of Daddy’s Home 2 for Celebrity Special |
| 21 Nov 2017 | TV3 will air a Christmas special this Wednesday, November 22nd, which will see Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, John Lithgow and Mel Gibson sit down in front of the Television and be indulged by the past week of Irish TV. |
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