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“Pigeon racers are old school, so they're all on Facebook. I can't even use the thing anymore, it's just literally all pigeons”; Gavin Fitzgerald discusses his fascinating and bizarre documentary, Million Dollar Pigeons |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Irish documentarian Gavin Fitzgerald spoke with IFTN ahead of the release of his new feature documentary Million Dollar Pigeons, to tell us more about the fascinating and bizarrely competitive world of pigeon racing. |
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Kate McCullough awarded Best European Cinematography at 2022 European Film Awards |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Irish cinematographer Kate McCullough has been recognised by the European Film Academy for her fantastic cinematography work on Colm Bairéad’s An Cailín Ciúin, the record breaking Irish language film. |
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Aisha and Matilda The Musical jointly presented the 2022 Audience Award at Cork Film Festival |
| 23 Nov 2022 | The 67th Cork International Film Festival concluded this week with Aisha and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical jointly announced as the 2022 Audience Award winner (Features) and Lamb as the Audience Award Winner (Shorts). |
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Trish Long and Lenny Abrahamson appointed to Dublin International Film Festival Board of Directors |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) has announced new appointments to the Board of Directors: Vice President & General Manager of Walt Disney Studios, Ireland Trish Long and Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson. |
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Fastnet Film Festival announces call for entries date for 2023 Puttnam Script Award |
| 14 Nov 2022 | Fastnet Film Festival will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Puttnam Script Award from Thursday, December 1st. |
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“I hope people enjoy spending time with her”; Alison Millar discusses the emotional making of Lyra |
| 11 Nov 2022 | We spoke with BAFTA and IFTA winning director Alison Millar about her beautifully intimate and heartfelt documentary, Lyra, a story about the life and death of the internationally renowned Northern Irish investigative journalist Lyra McKee. |
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Foyle Film Festival launches programme for the 35th edition |
| 11 Nov 2022 | One of the highlights on the Foyle Film Festival programme is the closing gala and Northern Irish premiere of Empire of Light, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes. |
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“It is a seminal moment in Irish culture;” Ciaran Creagh discusses Tallinn-bound feature film Ann |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Ann, Ciaran Creagh’s new Irish feature film, has been selected to make its world premiere at the “A” category FIAPF accredited Tallinn Black Nights International Film festival in November 2022 where it has been selected for the main competition. |
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Andrew Legge’s LOLA wins Méliès d’Argent award at Trieste Science + Fiction Festival |
| 09 Nov 2022 | Irish sci-fi drama LOLA, from director Andrew Legge and Irish production house Cowtown Pictures, has picked up the prestigious Méliès d’argent award at the Trieste Science + Fiction Festival. |
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Junior Galway Film Fleadh for young audiences to take place 13th-16th November |
| 08 Nov 2022 | The 27th Junior Galway Film Fleadh (JGFF) will take place from 13-16 November in the Palas Cinema followed by a Gearrscannain outreach programme in Galway City and County schools. |
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Irish delegation voyage to World Animation Summit in Los Angeles |
| 07 Nov 2022 | An Irish animation delegation led by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Enterprise Ireland will attend the World Animation Summit in Los Angeles this week to showcase the work of Irish creative talent, strengthen relationships and increase collaboration between the animation industry in Ireland and Los Angeles. |
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22nd Belfast Film Festival opens with world premiere of Ballywalter |
| 04 Nov 2022 | Belfast Film Festival returns with a jam-packed festival showcasing a wealth of local talent, whilst also shining a spotlight on the best international films of the year, with particular focus on emerging filmmakers, the stars of the future. |
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Galway Film Fleadh seeks new Director of Programming |
| 02 Nov 2022 | Galway Film Fleadh is seeking to recruit a dynamic, experienced, and highly motivated professional to fulfil a new full-time three-year contract role as Director of Programming, commencing January 2023. |
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Pat Shortt's directorial debut short film Warts and All wins at Newport Beach Film Festival |
| 01 Nov 2022 | Pat Shortt’s directorial debut Warts and All has won Best Short Narrative International Short at Newport Beach International Film Festival 2022. |
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Kenneth Branagh and Hylda Queally to receive special recognitions from The Richard Harris International Film Festival |
| 28 Oct 2022 | Irish native and top Hollywood talent agent Hylda Queally, along with Oscar winner writer/director Kenneth Branagh, are to be specially recognised at this year’s Richard Harris International Film Festival, which takes place in Limerick this week. |
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Bankside confirms slew of worldwide sales as Oscar hopeful An Cailín Ciúin wins Best Picture at Newport Beach Film Festival |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Colm Bairéad’s Irish language feature film continues to go from strength to strength with two new festival wins, as it ramps up its momentum ahead of the Academy Award longlist for Best International Feature Film being announced. |
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Lakelands wins Best Narrative Feature as Kerry International Film Festival 2022 comes to a close |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF) celebrated its 23rd Edition over this past weekend, 20 -23 October 2022, with the festival presenting over 30 events in Killarney and Dingle. |
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“Cinematically, I wanted to paint a beautiful picture of Ireland;” Martin McDonagh on making his homecoming with The Banshees of Inisherin |
| 21 Oct 2022 | We spoke with Oscar winning writer/director Martin McDonagh ahead of the release of his hugely anticipated feature film The Banshees of Inisherin. |
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Million Dollar Pigeons to release in Irish cinemas on November 25th |
| 21 Oct 2022 | Wildcard Distribution have confirmed that they will be releasing Gavin Fitzgerald’s Million Dollar Pigeons in Irish cinemas on 25th November. |
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20th Anniversary Celebrations: Clones Film Festival to welcome director Julien Temple |
| 21 Oct 2022 | One of the highlights of this year’s Clones Film Festival (27-30 October) will be a special appearance by acclaimed director Julien Temple. |
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