PRODUCTION | Comedians Filming 'Stand and Deliver' in Galway |
Wagtale Productions are currently in production with a new six part stand up comedy series, 'Stand and Deliver'. The 6 x 26 minute series, being made for RTE2 is presented by 'Après Match' comedian Barry Murphy and will feature 17 other comics performing stand up in Galway's Roisin Dubh venue. more |
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BROADCAST | RTÉ Looks For Scientist Reports & Christmas Shorts
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FESTIVAL | LA Irish Film Festival Announces Highlights |
PRODUCTION | Setanta Sports Calls for Programming Ideas |
AWARDS | EFA Nods for Irish Projects
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PRODUCTION | 'La Mula' Ongoing Woes Lead to Spanish Injunction |
Following on from the station's drama call for submissions last week, RTE Commissioning has issued more calls for proposals from independent prouducers in Ireland. Click the news stories above for more details. |
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FESTIVALS | London Likes 'Sensation', 'Killing' & 'Pipe' |
Two Irish feature films including Element Pictures' 'Essential Killing' and Blinder Films' 'Sensation' will screen at this year's BFI London Film Festival alongside Risteard O'Domhnaill's feature documentary feature 'The Pipe'. All three features are also screening as part of the Toronto International film festival which launches tomorrow. The BFI London Film Festival runs from the 13th to the 28th of October.
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BROADCAST | Pat Shortt Finds Detective 'Mattie' |
Following on from its pilot broadcast last Christmas, Pat Shortt's hapless detective 'Mattie' will return for a new six part series starting Sunday, September 5th. Directed by Shimmy Marcus (Soul Boy) the series was shot in June 2010 around locations in Limerick. more |
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BROADCAST | Dave McSavage Gives Ireland 'The Savage Eye' |
Shooting is underway on the set of the second series of the IFTA nominated comedy series, 'The Savage Eye'. Shooting in and around Dublin and Wicklow for the next five weeks and directed by Kieron J. Walsh (Raw), the series will see the return of Dave McSavage (Dental Breakdown) alongside his co-writer John Colleary (Touching People) and his fellow impressionists Pat McDonnell (Father Ted) and Dermot McMurrow (Emily's Song). more |
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FINANCE | Positive Findings in ILBF Final Evaluation Report
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A final evaluation report on the original £12 million allocation to the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has been published. The report's findings include significant positive impacts of the ILBF, in terms of economic and cultural outcomes, on both the independent production sector and stakeholders in Northern Ireland, since its creation in 2005. more |
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BROADCAST | Hobbs & Shanley Fight for Consumers Rights |
Eddie Hobbs (Rip off Republic) and Keelin Shanley (Prime Time) will look to fight for Irish consumers' rights in 'The Consumer Show' starting this Monday, September 6th at 8.30pm. The pair will front the new Coco Television series that aims to champion on behalf of the buying public and raise awareness of important consumer issues. more |
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BROADCAST | Festival RoundUp 'Ottoman', '140' & 'Growing Up Gay'
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The Galway Film Centre and RTÉ funded short film 'The Ottoman Empire' has been chosen to screen at the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden whilst Frank Kelly's experimental documentary, '140' has been selected to screen as part of the Downtown Film Festival in Los Angeles and Crossing the Line Film's series, 'Growing up Gay' has been nominated for 'Event of the Year' for the GALAS. more |
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DIGITAL | UTV'S Latest Digital Media Acquisition is Hot Property
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UTV New Media has expanded its digital portfolio by acquiring a major stake in the influential property website, www.PropertyPal.com.The company has bought a 50 per cent share in the portal, which was set up three years ago.
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