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Irish Screenwriter Wins Top Award at US Film Festival |
| 24 Oct 2012 | Irish screenwriter Brian MacEvilly has won the Atlantis Award at the Moondance Film Festival in New York for his screenplay ‘Song of the Lost Sister’. |
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Irish Animations Impress BAFTA Kid’s Awards Judges |
| 23 Oct 2012 | Irish kids TV series continue to impress on the awards circuit, with ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ and ‘Roy’ collectively nominated for four BAFTA Children’s Awards. |
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Sony Launches Three New Projectors |
| 23 Oct 2012 | Sony has unveiled three new projector models aimed at those looking to install a projector in a dedicated space. |
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Oscars Sets Animated Feature Film Deadline |
| 23 Oct 2012 | Irish animators have until next week to make a submission to be considered for nomination in the Animated Feature Film category for this year’s Oscars. |
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Irish Folklore Shorts to Screen at Belfast Halloween Event |
| 23 Oct 2012 | Irish short films ‘Bean Sí’ and ‘Luna’ will screen as part of a special Halloween themed event at the Cultúrlann Irish Culture Centre in Belfast this Saturday. |
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Irish-Shot Documentary Wins At London Film Festival |
| 22 Oct 2012 | Irish-shot documentary ‘Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God’ has won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the London Film Festival. |
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Irish 'Albert Nobbs' Composer Wins Big At World Soundtrack Awards |
| 22 Oct 2012 | Irish composer Brian Byrne has won two awards at the highly prestigious World Soundtrack Awards for his work on Glenn Close’s Irish co-production ‘Albert Nobbs’. |
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Interview: Five Minutes With… Susan Jane Picken – Head of Queens Film Theatre |
| 19 Oct 2012 | From humble origins in 1961, the Belfast Festival marks its 50th festival today with a host of events getting underway until November 4. |
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‘What Richard Did’ Sold To UK, Australia and Scandinavia |
| 18 Oct 2012 | Lenny Abrahamson’s latest feature ‘What Richard Did’ has been sold to a number of international distributors following a strong opening in Ireland. |
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Ní Nuadháin New Head of External Relations at RTÉ |
| 15 Oct 2012 | Mairéad Ní Nuadháin has been appointed to the position of head of external relations at RTÉ. |
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Harvey Weinstein To Produce Televised Show with Irish Dancer Michael Flatley |
| 10 Oct 2012 | Oscar-winning Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has teamed up with Irish-based dancer Michael Flatley for a new televised awards show that will be one of The Weinstein Company’s biggest projects of 2013. |
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UltraViolet DVDs to Enter Irish Market Next Year |
| 10 Oct 2012 | UltraViolet, the “virtual locker” system, designed to tackle online piracy and boost DVD sales, is to launch in Ireland in spring of next year, it was announced at MIPCOM. |
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Aardman Rights Takes Hold of Irish Animation ‘Science Fiction’ |
| 09 Oct 2012 | Irish animation ‘Science Fiction’, which is currently airing on RTÉ and CBBC, was picked up by UK-based distributors Aardman Rights ahead of MIPCOM Junior. |
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Daily Bite: YouTube: Create Content for Us, or You’ll Get Left Behind |
| 09 Oct 2012 | YouTube Tells MIPCOM its platform is becoming more influential… |
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BBC Commission Creates 60 Jobs at Irish Animation Firm |
| 09 Oct 2012 | Up to 60 jobs have been created at Irish animation company Jam Media after the BBC re-commissioned a third series of children’s programme ‘Roy’. |
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MIPCOM Underway As Irish Companies Aim To Seal Deals |
| 08 Oct 2012 | MIPCOM, the world’s largest entertainment content market, has got underway this morning (October 8) with more than 40 Irish companies in Cannes to attend the four-day event. |
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Darren Thornton’s ‘Two Hearts’ Nominated For European Film Academy Award |
| 05 Oct 2012 | Irish director Darren Thornton’s short film ‘Two Hearts’ has been nominated for the European Film Academy’s (EFA) short film award. |
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Sony Launches New Camcorder & Field Gear |
| 02 Oct 2012 | Sony is targeting filmmakers and broadcasters with its latest camcorders and equipment, the NEX-EA50EH, the PMW-150 50mbps HD422 handheld camcorder and the PMW-50 SxS Field Gear. |
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MIPCOM - Your Guide to the Top Irish Companies |
| 01 Oct 2012 | MIPCOM is the world's leading content market for creating, co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment across all platforms. As the leading players in the Irish television industry head to Cannes for the annual event, we look at the top companies to find out what their key aims are at this year’s market place. |
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Interview: RTÉ's Edel Edwards Spots Current Trends In TV Sales |
| 01 Oct 2012 | Edel Edwards is the manager of television programme sales for RTÉ having joined the broadcaster from ITV in the UK. |
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