SUBMISSIONS | 'Food' Theme for 2011 Film Board Short Shorts
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The Irish Film Board is currently accepting submissions for the upcoming round of its Short Shorts funding programme. The deadline for the scheme is Friday, 6th May and the theme for this round of submitted projects is Food.more |
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INTERVIEW | Fiadhnait McCann Sounds Out 'Essential Killing'
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To mark the theatrical release of Jerzy Skolimowski's 'Essential Killing' on Friday, April 1st, IFTN spoke with the film's Supervising Sound Editor, Fiadhnait McCann who received an IFTA nomination for her work on the film. more |
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FESTIVALS | GAZE Festival Launches Short Film Comp
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2011 marks the 19th anniversary of the GAZE film festival. The five-day cinematic showcase of Irish and International LGBT film will take place over the August bank holiday weekend and submissions are currently being accepted for a new competition entitled Absolut GAZE New Filmmakers Project. more |
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INDUSTRY | Light House Awarded Adjournment Period |
Following a request from Alison Keirse BL, counsel for Dublin's Light House cinema, the High Court has granted the company an adjournment period until April 15th to allow the cinema's board of directors to discuss their plan of action in response to landlord John Flynn's wind up petition. more |
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DISTRIBUTION | Irish Cinematic Release for 'The Guard' in July |
Element Pictures Distribution have announced that the nationwide Irish release of 'The Guard' will launch on July 8th 2011. Starring Brendan Gleeson (Perrier's Bounty) and Don Cheadle (Ocean's 11), the comic caper has enjoyed much international success already, opening the Sundance Film Festival and claiming the Best Debut Film award for John Michael McDonagh at the Berlin International Film Festival. more |
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BROADCAST | Wild Rover's 'Secret Fortune' Re-Commissioned |
BBC Entertainment has re-commissioned Wild Rover's Saturday night format, 'Secret Fortune'. The new eight-part series produced by the Belfast production company will be recorded at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay studios for BBC One this summer and will again be hosted by Nick Knowles (DIY SOS). more |
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PREVIEW | 'Camelot' First Look Preview with Morgan O'Sullivan |
IFTA Members are set to get a sneak preview at the first two episodes of new epic Arthurian series, 'Camelot' on Wednesday, April 6th in Dublin. The special preview screening will be attended by members of the show's crew and will be followed by a Q&A session with producer Morgan O'Sullivan. more |
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PRODUCTION | 'Éalú' Production Wraps |
Magamedia are currently in production with the third series of drama-documentary series, 'Éalú'. The new installment is at the end of its shoot and production is to wrap on Sunday, March 27th. Directed by Paddy Hayes (Corp + Anam), this series will examine the Irish republican prisoners who escaped from Irish jails. more |
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TRAINING | Producers Ted Hope & Christine Vachon Host Masterclass |
Filmbase, in association with FÁS Screen Training Ireland, has announced that two of America's most acclaimed independent producers, Ted Hope (21 Grams, In The Bedroom, Happiness) and Christine Vachon (Far From Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, One Hour Photo) are confirmed to host a daylong masterclass on Wednesday, April 6th. . more |
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PRODUCTION | 'Roy' Series Two Live Action & Animation In Production |
Production on the live-action part of the second series of 'Roy' will wrap on Friday, 1 April. The RTS winning series, re-commissioned by BBC will now move into Jam Media's animation studio for the next eight months. more |
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SUBMISSIONS | Guth Gafa Invites Irish Documentary Submissions |
The Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival is seeking submissions from Irish filmmakers of feature documentaries for their 6th annual event in Gortahork, County Donegal, which will take place from the 10th to the 14th June. more |
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- Irish Civil War Doc Series 'Bású na gCarad' in Prep
- Critics Praise Saoirse Ronan 'Hanna' Performance
- Festival Report: Galway Reflects on Dingle 2011
- Gabriel Byrne's 'In Treatment' Cancelled
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