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| Ben Barnes Tipped for 'Bono's Doppelganger' | |
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Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Dorian Gray) has been announced to star in 'I Was Bono's Doppelganger', a comedy film from director Nick Hamm (Godsend) that is based on Neil McCormack's autobiography of the same name. more |
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| Digital Makeover at Dublin's Screen Cinema | |
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Dublin's Screen Cinema has recently undergone a technological renovation and refurbishment which has allowed it the new title of Ireland's first "digital-only" art house cinema. IFTN caught up with the cinema's Programme Manager, Anna Taylor, to find out more about the changes that the theatre has undergone in the recent months. more |
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| Vicky Licorish Talks about 'Small Island' NI Shoot | |
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Producer Vicky Licorish (Goodbye, Mr. Steadman) has recently completed a labour of love in the shape of 'Small Island', a drama from Ruby Television in association with AL Films for the BBC, which filmed in Belfast and Jamaica during February / March 2009. more |
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| 'Ballybrando' Explores the Greatest Irish Film Never Made | |
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Hotshot Films are currently in the edit suite with 'Ballybrando', a documentary that follows the story of ill fated Irish film 'Divine Rapture'. Starring Marlon Brando and Johnny Depp, the project is now known as the greatest film never made in Ireland. more |
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| Call for Entries for Innovation '09 Award | |
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Media Cube, the only dedicated digital media centre to be based on the campus of an academic institution in Ireland (the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire), are currently inviting entries from digital media and software companies for the Innovate Media '09 Awards. more |
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- The 54th Corona Cork Film Festival
- American Film Market - Samhlaiocht Kerry Film Festival - The 16th Sheffield Doc/Fest - Waterford Film Festival - Deadline for Submission of Golden Globe Entry Forms - PGA Motion Picture Form Deadline - WGA Preliminary TV Online Balloting Begins - PGA polls close for television series nomination - Junior Galway Film Festival - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Governors Awards - Filmbase Training: DVD Studio Pro 101 - The Media Festival - Cinemagic Filmmaker Festival - BAFTA Film Awards Entry Deadline more dates and deadlines |
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- 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 - éQuinoxe Germany: Spring 2010, 6th International Screenwriters' Workshop & Masterclasses: Submission Deadline - Filmbase Final Cut Pro 7 for Certified Pros 12 - 13 November - Writing Movies: Laurence Henson Two Day Screenwriting Masterclass - Filmbase Training Motion 101: 19-21 November more training information |
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| - Bright Star (Eclipse) - Jennifer's Body (Fox) - The Men Who Stare at Goats (Momentum Pictures) - A Christmas Carol 2D/3D (Walt Disney) - The Fourth Kind - Tales from the Golden Age more distribution information |
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8th November - Sunday 9th November - Monday 10th November - Tuesday 11th November - Wednesday
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| Shooting of Subotica's 'La Mula' Suspended | |
| Director Michael Radford (The Merchant of Venice) has suspended production on set of his new film 'La Mula (The Mule)'. The film, which is co-produced by Irish company Subotica and supported by the Irish Film Board, has been in the works for two and a half years and the film's shoot, which started on 31 August, was just one week away from completion. more | |
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| Irish Thrillers 'Savage' & 'The Disturbed' Join AFM Slate | |
| Cinemavault has bolstered its American Film Market (AFM) slate with the Irish thrillers 'Savage', from director Brendan Muldowney (Final Journey), and 'The Disturbed' from Conor McMahon (Dead Meat). more | |
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| Irish Animator's 'NEWS' Wins Japanese Prize | |
| TT Animation's 'What's Your NEWS?' from Irish animator, Chris Dicker, has won in the categories of both Best Pre-School Show and the overall Grand Prix Prize at the NHK Japan Prize, an international contest for educational media held in Tokyo. more | |
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| Alan Greenspan Joins Cork MEDIA Panel | |
| Producer Alan Greenspan (High Fidelity, Donnie Brasco), Dr. Barry Monahan, lecturer in UCC's Film Studies Deapartment (Ireland's Theatre on Film: style, stories and the national stage on screen) and Teresa McGrane, head of business affairs of the Irish Film Board, have all been confirmed as the working group facilitators of the film discussion event being presented on 6 November, by the Corona Cork Film Festival and MEDIA Desk Ireland. more | |
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| Filmbase's Alan Fitzpatrick Talks Upcoming Courses | |
| Filmbase's new line-up of courses for the months of November and December sees the return of a course aimed at actors - something which Filmbase has not had for years. The seven week course, 'Acting for Film & TV' features writer and director, J.J. Harrington (Colder) as tutor and started yesterday, Wednesday, November 4th. Filmbase Managing Director, Alan Fitzpatrick talks to IFTN about this course and other upcoming training events at Filmbase. more | |
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| UTV Launch 50th Anniversary Programming | |
| UTV will this week celebrate its 50th anniversary with the broadcasting of a series of short films and the return of old personalities in special presenting roles. more | |
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| Eilis Mernagh's Festival Report: Austin Film Festival | |
| Continuing on from her festival diary last year, Irish Screenwiter Eilis Mernagh (My Regards to the Chef) discusses and chronicles her experiences of the Austin Film Festival a second time around in this special festival report.more | |
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| IBEC A/V Federation Event Highlights Digital Opportunities | |
| The Audiovisual Federation, the IBEC group that represents the feature film, television and animation sectors, and Enterprise Ireland hosted a seminar entitled 'Explosion of digital content and TV' on Tuesday, November 3rd, that brought together a wide range of industry leaders to discuss the evolution of broadcasting in Ireland and internationally. more | |
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| Irish Presence at Seville European Film Festival | |
| The Seville European Film Festival 2009, which beings this Friday, features a strong Irish presence this year with Irish features 'Triage' and 'Kisses' in the lineup. more | |
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| 2009 ZeBBie Shortlist Selected | |
| The short-list for the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild 2009 ZeBBies has been announced. Created by the and named in honour of 'Grapes of Wrath' actor O. Z. Whitehead, the accolade acknowledges script(s) written by Irish playwrights and screenwriters during the previous year. more | |
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| - Donegal actor Sean McGinley Laid to Rest - Terence Davies Lecture at National Film School - U.S. Release of 'WC' & DVD release of 'Pure Mule' - David McWilliams Is New Host of 'The Panel' - Festival Round-Up: Waterford, Clones & 'The Farm' at Abertoir |
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