| Cheadle & Gleeson Join Forces For 'The Guard' | |
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Principal photography for a new Irish comedy thriller, 'The Guard', has commenced in Spiddal, Co. Galway. The feature is written and directed by John Michael McDonagh (Ned Kelly) and stars Brendan Gleeson (Into the Storm) and Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda). more |
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| Cork's Arthouse Kino Cinema to Close | |
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Cork's Kino Cinema, the only indie cinema outside of Dublin, is to close on Sunday, November 29th as a result of a High Court action by creditors seeking repayment of a €50,000 debt and other outstanding professional debts. more |
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| 'The Guards' Shoot Underway in Galway | |
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Magma Films' latest project, an adaptation of Ken Bruen's 'The Guards', has begun shooting in Co. Galway. The film is directed by Stuart Orme (Inspector Morse, Merlin) with Iain Glen (Song for a Raggy Boy, Tara Road) leading the cast. more |
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| UTV Call for Non-News Programming Funding | |
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Michael Wilson, Managing Director of UTV Television, gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Inquiry into Television Broadcasting in Northern Ireland at Stormont this week to urge MPs to consider funding for non-news programmes in the province. more |
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| 'Boys are Back' To Open 54th Corona Cork Film Fest | |
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The 54th Corona Cork Film Festival, Ireland's oldest film festival which will take place from Sunday November 1-8, launched its programme of events on Thursday, October 22nd. The festival will open with the screening of 'The Boys are Back' starring Clive Owen (Closer). more |
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- 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 - Meetforeal presents A Day in the Life of a Music Maker for Film & Video Games - The 54th Corona Cork Film Festival - Grierson 2009: The British Documentary Awards - American Film Market - The 16th Sheffield Doc/Fest - Arts Council: Reel Art Doc Scheme-Submission Deadline - Waterford Film Festival - Deadline for Submission of Golden Globe Entry Forms - PGA Motion Picture Form Deadline - Junior Galway Film Festival - Filmbase Final Cut Pro 7 for Certified Pros 12 - 13 November more dates and deadlines |
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- Final Cut Pro 100 Training Course at Filmbase 29-30 October
- Filmbase Training: Final Cut Pro 300 - Filmbase Broadcast Animation Course 3-26 November - Filmbase Crafting a Scene Course - 6,7,8 November - Athena Media Social Media and Online Content for Business - Bill Keating Centre: Television Production, Direction and Presentation Begins more training information |
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- An Education (E1 Films) - Michael Jackson This Is It (Sony) - 9 - Tales from the Golden Age more distribution information |
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- Film Comppany - Experienced Media Slate Application Entrant |
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| Cameras Roll on 'Game of Thrones' | |
| Shooting for HBO's 'Game of Thrones' - an adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy-adventure book series - has begun in Northern Ireland and will continue on various locations for approximately four weeks. more | |
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| DFL Inks Digital Cinema Deal with Top Studios | |
| Tipperary based Digital Finance Ltd (DFL) has announced digital cinema roll out agreements with The Walt Disney Company UK, Paramount Pictures (UK), Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures International UK and Ireland. more | |
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| O'Sullivan To Attend IFTA Preview of Emmy Winning 'Into the Storm' | |
| Members of the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will be among the first in Ireland to see the Emmy-winning film 'Into the Storm' as an exclusive preview screening is scheduled for Dublin next week. The film's Irish director, Thaddeus O'Sullivan (December Bride), will attend as a special guest and participate in a post screening Q&A with the Academy. more | |
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| Fassbender, Duff & Ryan Nominated for BIFAs | |
| Irish talent has been recognised and acknowledged once again, this time at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). Irish DOP Robbie Ryan (Mischief Night) and actors Michael Fassbender (Hunger) and Anne Marie Duff (The Magdalene Sisters) have all received BIFA nominations. In addition, Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood) will be awarded the Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film by an Actor. more | |
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| Busy Slate of Projects at Egg Post Production | |
| Having edited several series currently being broadcast such as Bang Bang Teo's 'Karl Spain Wants to Rock' series, Animo's six part series 'Baz's Culture Clash' and the second series of Mint Productions' 'Who Do You Think You Are?', the Egg Post Production team have had a busy autumn and are looking forward to an equally hectic winter. more | |
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| RTÉ's '21st Century Child' Returns Six Years On | |
| RTÉ's landmark series, '21st Century Child', returns to our screens on 2 November for its second series which continues tracing the growth of a group of 12 children in the first six years of their lives. more | |
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| De Bono & Morrison Key Speakers at Cork MEDIA Event | |
| MEDIA Desk Ireland have announced the participants involved in the film discussion event at this year's Corona Cork Film Festival. more | |
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| Limited Release For Grand Pictures' 'Situations Vacant' | |
| Grand Pictures, in association with Park Films, are to release 'Situations Vacant' on digital only format in cinemas across the country on Friday, December 4th. The feature length Irish comedy is a humorous examination of job-hunting in contemporary Ireland. more | |
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| Doubleband's 'High Flyers' Airs on BBC | |
| A new documentary from Doubleband Productions, 'High Flyers - How Britain Took to the Air', starts October 28th as part of BBC's 'Age of Glamour' season. more | |
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| Northern Ireland drama 'Occupation' Wins at Prix Europa | |
| 'Occupation', the BBC war drama filmed in Northern Ireland, has won the Prix Europa 2009 for Best Episode of a Television Fiction Series or Serial of the Year 2009. more | |
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