| BCI's 'Sound & Vision' Funds 31 TV Projects | |
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BCI) has today, October 20th, announced funding for 31 television projects through Sound & Vision, the Broadcasting Funding Scheme. Significant grant support has been provided in this round for adult literacy, animation, drama and children's programming. more |
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| Shooting Starts on 'Cup Cake' | |
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Filming of a new feature film 'Cup Cake' (previously called Wee Buns) has begun in Ballymoney, County Antrim. 'Cup Cake' is written by Christine Murphy (Doctors), produced by Katy Jackson (Charlotte's Red) and directed by Colin McIvor (Driven). more |
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| 'Kells' & 'Niko' Vie For European Animation Award | |
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Two Irish feature length animations, Tomm Moore's 'The Secret of Kells' and 'Niko & the Way to the Stars' from directors Kari Juusonen and Michael Hegner, have both received nominations from The European Film Academy in their Animated Feature Film 2009 category. more |
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| Interview With Cork Film Festival Director Mick Hannigan | |
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Mick Hannigan has been the director of the Cork Film Festival for 22 years. IFTN caught up with him to discuss this festival's long history, future and the highlights of this year's Corona Cork Film Festival. more |
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| Ann Peacock Adapting Eoin Colfer's 'Airman' | |
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Emmy winning screenwriter Ann Peacock (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) will pen the big screen adaptation of 'Airman', a novel from bestselling Irish author Eoin Colfer. more |
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- Austin Film Festival
- Imagine Arts Festival - DEAF Video Art Show Screening of 'If These Walls Could Talk' - DEAF Fugitive Video Project 2009 - Vienna International Film Festival 22 October - 4 November - DEAF Balkan Shorts, selected by Vladan Petkovic. - Junior Galway Film Fleadh Script Competition Closing Date - Celtic Media Festival Deadline for Entries - DEAF Ireland Screening of Philip Glass's 'Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance' - DEAF Ireland Egyptian/Middle Eastern Documentary Shorts - Part 1 - DEAF Ireland Solus Anthologies Part 1 - Early Deadline for Tribeca Film Festival 2010 - ShowEast Convention 26-29 October - DEAF Ireland Egyptian/Middle Eastern Documentary Shorts . - SAG Nomination Submission Closes - DEAF Ireland African and Irish Animation Programme - American Film Institute Festival - Submission Deadline for Cinemagic Short Film Competition - BAFTA Film Awards Short Film & Short Animation Submission Deadline - DEAF Ireland present Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages - DEAF Ireland present 'Ouroboros: Ocean Dreams' - SAG Media Nomination Announcement & Telecast Credential Applications Close - SAG Publicists Nomination Announcement & Close of Credential Applications - Samhlaiocht Kerry Film Festival - DEAF Ireland presents 'Solus' Anthologies Part 2: Irish and International shorts - The 54th Corona Cork Film Festival more dates and deadlines |
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- Filmbase Final Draft 8 Training
- Filmbase Digital Platforms Seminar - Athena Media Podcasting Masterclass -Velvet Voice Workshop One Day Radio & TV Voiceover Training - Final Cut Pro 100 Training Course at Filmbase 29-30 October more training information |
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- Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th Century Fox) - Cirque Du Freak (Universal) - The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. (Eclipse) more distribution information |
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- Setanta Sports - Advertising Traffic Assistant | Advertising Sales Executive |
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| RTÉ Challenges TV3's Audience Share Findings | |
| The battle to secure the sought-after young adult TV audience was highlighted yesterday when a release from TV3 announcing their status of 'most watched channel in Ireland by adults aged 15-24' prompted a response from RTÉ which claimed that TV3 had focussed on a selective audience, which RTÉ described as "a narrow sub-demographic of young viewers in this country." more | |
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| Win for 'The Eclipse' at Sitges Festival | |
| 'The Eclipse' has been awarded the top prize in the Best European Motion Picture category at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain more | |
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| Venom Embark on 'Rosslare to Roscoff' | |
| Shooting is underway on Venom's new short film 'Rosslare to Roscoff' directed by Ken Wardrop (The Herd) which is expected to be released early next year. The crew are currently shooting on location in France. more | |
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| Irish Victory at Sydney 48 Hour Film Project | |
| Aidan Corrigan, a 24 year old filmmaker from Dublin, has won the Best Film Award in the Sydney 48 Hour Film Project. The worldwide competition, which spans over 20 countries, requires filmmakers to write, shoot and edit a short film in 48 hours. more | |
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| New Series 'The Republic of Telly' Begins | |
| RTÉ's new entertainment series 'The Republic of Telly' starts on Monday, October 26th and features Irish comedian Neil Delamere (The Panel) as presenter. more | |
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| Wardrop's 'His & Hers' Runs for LFF Grierson Gong | |
| Venom Film's Ken Wardrop has been shortlisted for the Grierson Award at the inaugural The Times BFI London Film Festival for his feature-length creative documentary 'His & Hers'. The event will be taking place at the Inner Temple in central London on the night of Wednesday, October 28th. more | |
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| Blinder Enjoy 'Lowland Fell' Novara Win | |
| Blinder Films' short film 'Lowland Fell' has won the Best Cinematography Award for Suzie Lavelle at the Novara Film Festival in Italy. more | |
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| Hinds, Hubbard & Blundell For Cinemagic Masterclasses | |
| The Coca-Cola Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People is seeking young people aged 16-25 to participate in their 'Talent Lab' and Masterclass series - covering topics such as screen fighting, casting, makeup, production, acting and screenwriting amongst others. more | |
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| Vignoles is New RTÉ Factual Asst. Commissioning Editor | |
| The new team at RTÉ Factual will welcome producer Julian Vignoles as an Assistant Commissioning Editor at the end of this month. Vignoles moves from his post as Assistant Commissioning Editor for Entertainment. more | |
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| 'Wild Decembers' Completes Post at ScreenScene | |
| Post production of ninety minute drama 'Wild Decembers' at Screen Scene Post Production has now finished. The drama, produced for RTÉ by Touchpaper Television and Irish co-producer Octagon Films is directed by Anthony Byrne (How About You) and produced by Clare Alan (A Harlot's Progress). more | |
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| BBC NI Presents 'Scapegoat' | |
| A new feature length TV drama 'Scapegoat', from Waddell Media and Hole in the Wall Gang, will premiere on BBC One Northern Ireland on Monday 26 October. more | |
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| - MEDIA Film Discussion at Cork Film Fest - Foyle Film Festival Highlights Unveiled - Sam Hanna Bell Centenary Celebrations Launched - Shooting to Commence on Short Thriller 'Sunday Drive' - RTÉ's 'All Island School Choir Competition' Begins - New RTÉ Factual Series 'Gioddaíup' Starts - Declan Casidy Helms Heavy Metal Video - Japanese Film Festival 2009 - Sean Whelan New RTÉ Economics Correspondent - Gordon Strachan Joins RTÉ Soccer Panel |
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