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Stephen Fingleton's Nightride starring Moe Dunford selected for Toronto International Film Festival |
| 25 Aug 2021 | Irish director Stephen Fingleton’s latest feature film Nightride has been selected for the Industry Selects strand at the Toronto International film festival. |
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Bankside Films boards TIFF-bound Irish horror You Are Not My Mother |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Irish horror film You Are Not My Mother, from writer/director Kate Dolan and producer Deirdre Levins, has received an Official Selection at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). |
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“The hope is that if the film rings true for people, it will engage and be a supportive and inspiring experience”; Director Ruth Meehan discusses The Bright Side |
| 20 Aug 2021 | Writer/director Ruth Meehan spoke with IFTN ahead of the release of her debut feature film to give us an insight into developing the story and its origins, taking on difficult and complex subject matters, assembling a terrific cast led by Gemma Leah Devereux, and working with Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. |
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“I never thought in a million years that it would become a reality”; Irish music documentary Ryan McMullan: Debut releases in Irish cinemas on September 3rd |
| 18 Aug 2021 | Following the World Premiere of the film at the recent Galway Film Fleadh, Ryan McMullan: DEBUT will have a theatrical release in selected cinemas from September 3rd. |
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Damien Dempsey documentary Love Yourself Today to release in cinemas this November |
| 16 Aug 2021 | Breakout Pictures will release Ross Killeen’s debut film Love Yourself Today across Irish cinemas on November 5th. |
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Fired Up Films strikes deal with Netflix for DeLorean limited series; BBC documentary nominated for Grierson Awards |
| 28 Jul 2021 | Northern Ireland independent production company Fired Up Films has secured its debut Netflix commission, Myth and Mogul: John DeLorean - a limited series investigating the infamous automotive maverick John Z DeLorean who manufactured his iconic gull wing sports car in war torn Belfast in the early 1980’s. |
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Silver Mountain Distribution to handle global sales of Independent Productions' crime drama series 'Fair Trade' |
| 28 Jul 2021 | The eight-part series (8 x 60) sees Irish company Silver Mountain collaborate once more with writer/director/producer Marc Punt after the successful people trafficking drama series Matrioshki. |
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Irish-Polish drama I Never Cry releases in Irish/UK cinemas today; Winner of Grand Prix & Cineuropa Award at Mons Int’l Film Festival |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Following the film’s recent wins at the Mons International Film Festival where it picked up the Grand Prix Award & Cineuropa Award, Irish-Polish co-production I Never Cry will today release in Irish and UK cinemas. |
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First-look at Sir Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical drama Belfast ahead of TIFF World Premiere |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Ahead of its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September, Kenneth Branagh's Belfast has released a first-look image featuring lead actors Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe. |
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Cannes 2021: Producer Laura McNicholas discusses bringing Irish feature Spilt Milk to Cannes Co-Production Market |
| 21 Jul 2021 | Producer Laura McNicholas of 925 Productions spoke with IFTN about her experience at this year’s Cannes Co-Production Market where her project Spilt Milk was one of seven projects selected as a spotlight feature under the Tallinn Black Night Film Festival banner. |
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“Many may be surprised of the consequences of Brain Computer Interfacing, pioneered by someone who grew up in Limerick”; Director David Burke discusses Father of the Cyborgs |
| 16 Jul 2021 | We caught up with director David Burke to find out more about his riveting feature documentary Father of the Cyborg, which recently premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. |
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Where (and when) you can watch the winners of the 2021 IFTA Film & Drama Awards |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Wolfwalkers, Wildfire, Herself, Normal People, Breaking out, Smother and many more Irish Films and TV Dramas took home awards at the 2021 IFTAs, hosted by the Irish Film & Television Academy last week. |
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Northern Irish films Black Medicine, Nowhere Special, and Boys From County Hell to release in cinemas this summer |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Three films made in Northern Ireland will hit Irish screens this summer: Colum Eastwood’s Black Medicine, Uberto Pasolini’s Nowhere Special and Chris Baugh’s Boys from County Hell. |
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IFTA-winner Gabriel Byrne's Death of a Ladies' Man to premiere as Fleadh launches 33rd programme |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Following his recent Best Actor success at the Irish Film & Drama Awards, Gabriel Byrne’s Death of a Ladies’ Man has been announced for the 33rd Galway Film Fleadh. |
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First-look trailer released for Damien Dempsey documentary Love Yourself Today |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Breakout Pictures will release Ross Killeen’s debut film Love Yourself Today across Irish cinemas this Autumn. |
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TG4 and Sky Ireland expand partnership through Sky Q and Sky Go |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Sky Ireland and TG4 have announced an expansion of their partnership that will see a range of entertainment, drama, and factual programming being made available to Irish customers through Sky Q and the Sky Go app. |
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Normal People breaks IFTA record with nine awards; Actress Nika McGuigan wins posthumous award |
| 04 Jul 2021 | The IFTA Film & Drama Awards, which aired tonight on Virgin Media, saw Northern Irish actress Nika McGuigan posthumously awarded an IFTA, Normal People picked up nine awards, and Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated animated feature Wolfwalkers picked up the award for Best Film. |
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Reel 2 Reel acquires Irish mystery thriller The Green Sea; releases on VOD across UK/Ireland and in North America this July |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Trinity Creative Partnership & Reel 2 Reel Films have debuted an official trailer for an Irish mystery thriller film titled The Green Sea, which marks the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Randal Plunkett(Out There). |
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Minister Martin welcomes launch of Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027 (€2.44b) |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Minister Catherine Martin has welcomed the launch of the European Commission’s decision to increase the total programme budget to €2.44 billion over the next seven years in an effort to support the cultural and creative sectors in Europe, an increase of 63% compared with the previous programme. |
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BBC Three to air UK premiere of Paddy Breathnach’s housing crisis drama Rosie on June 27th |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Winner of Best director at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, Paddy Breathnach’s powerful and thought-provoking drama, Rosie, will make its UK premiere on BBC Three this Sunday, June 27th. |
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