| Cullen Congratulates Byrne & Farrell on Golden Globes | |
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Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism this morning congratulated Irish actors Gabriel Byrne and Colin Farrell on winning Golden Globe Awards at the 66th Golden Globe Awards ceremony held last night in Los Angeles. more |
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| Irish Among BAFTA Nominees | |
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'Hunger', 'In Bruges', production designer Nathan Crowley and producer Redmond Morris have all received nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards to take place Sunday Feb. 8 at London's Royal Opera House. more |
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| Valentine & Condren Dig 'Bog Bodies' | |
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Producers of Irish Feature 'Bog Bodies' Paul Valentine and Joe Condren talk to IFTN on their US distribution deal for the film, stunts and their upcoming roles on the new feature to be shot in Ireland 'Easter Sixteen'. more |
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| Ronan & Farrell Find 'The Way Back' | |
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Irish actors Colin Farrell (In Bruges) and Saoirse Ronan (Death Defying Acts) are set to star in 'The Way Back', a WWII drama to be directed by Peter Weir (Master and Commander). more |
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| 'Eden' Sales Deal With High Point Films | |
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The UK's High Point Films has taken world-wide rights outside Ireland and North America for feature drama 'Eden', directed by Declan Recks and produced by Samson Films. more |
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- 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam - 81st Annual Academy Awards - Nominations Announced - Young Peoples' Acting Masterclass: Cinemagic Stars - International Guerrilla Video Festival Dublin 2009 - Submissions Deadline - Filmbase/ RTE Short Film Award Deadline - Fresh Film Festival 2009 deadline - Rose D'or: Final Deadline Competition Registration and Material Submission more dates and deadlines |
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| IFTA Short Film Nominations Revealed | |
| The short films; 'An Ranger', 'The Door', 'Martin' and 'Of Best Intentions' have been nominated in the Best Short Film Category for the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards, to be held on 14th February 2009. more | |
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| Screenwork's 'Porcupine' Now in Development | |
| Irish production company Screenworks Film and TV and Silverapples Media have optioned both feature film and documentary rights for Gavin Bain's forthcoming book 'California Schemin', to be published by Simon and Schuster in 2009 after a protracted bidding war. more | |
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| Tom Conroy Receives ADG Nomination For 'Tudors' | |
| Production designer Tom Conroy has been nominated for his work on Showtime's 'The Tudors' for the Art Directors Guild's 13th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards to be held on February 14th in LA. more | |
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| Liam Neeson Cast in 'Chloe' | |
| Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson (Taken) has been cast alongside Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia) in the new feature film 'Chloe', to be directed by Atom Egoyan (Felicia's Journey). more | |
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| US Distribution for Doc 'Fairytale of Kathmandu' | |
| Vinegar Hill Productions, the Northern Ireland based documentary company, have signed a deal with New York-based distribution company Cinema Guild for the North American television and educational rights to 'Fairytale of Kathmandu'. more | |
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| Strong Irish Contingent at PAF Fest | |
| It is not the first place you might expect to stumble across an extensive programme of Irish animated films, but audiences at last month's PAF animated film festival in Olomouc, Czech Republic were treated to a season of 50 plus Irish animations running to a total of over eight hours. more | |
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| Celtic Media Fest Announces Shortlist | |
| Factual Series 'Blueprint', feature doc 'Waveriders', and feature dramas 'Eden' and 'Whistleblower' are some of the Irish nominees who have made the shortlist for the Celtic Media Festival Caernarfon 2009, running from 25 - 27 March. more | |
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| EGG Nears End of Post on 'GAA @ 125 Bliain' | |
| EGG Post Production are nearing completion on the full post of the historical series 'GAA @ 125 Bliain' airing on TG4. more | |
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