PRODUCTION | 'Whole Lotta Sole' Begins Filming in Belfast, "going to love this" says Martin McCann
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Cameras start to roll today on the Belfast set of 'Whole Lotta Sole', a new feature form Oscar nominated Irish director Terry George (writer, Hotel Rwanda, In the Name of the Father) starring Brendan Fraser (Crash), Colm Meaney (Parked) and Martin McCann (The Pacific).more |
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INTERVIEW | Storyland Semi-Finalists Talk Team Production & Competition
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All four of this year's RTÉ Storyland semi-finalists are currently in production with their third webisodes. The remaining groups are now feeling the pressure as they complete their respective two day shoots but IFTN managed to speak with all the teams between takes to learn a bit more about this year's Storyland semi-finalist productions; 'Lucky Run'; 'Rent a Friend'; 'The Outlaw Concy Ryan' and 'The Last Security Guard'. more |
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PRODUCTION | Screentime Shinawil Preps Irish 'Masterchef'
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Screentime Shinawil is currently in pre-production with an Irish version of reality TV series, 'MasterChef'. The show's series producer and director is Lynda McQuaid (Fame: The Musical) and the series is set to shoot around Ireland this summer. more |
INDUSTRY | MEDIA Drama Directory Commissioning Contacts Across Europe
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MEDIA Desk Ireland and MEDIA Antenna Galway, with the collaboration of the Network of European MEDIA Desks, have published a Drama Directory with contact details for Drama Commissioning Editors and Buyers in 17 European countries.more |
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DEVELOPMENT 'Amber' New Four-part RTÉ Drama in Development |
Screenworks is currently in development with a 4 x 52 minute drama for RTÉ entitled 'Amber'. Written by Rob Cawley (Lovesick) and Gary Duggan the drama examines a disappearance case from the point of view of four different characters. more |
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PRE-PRODUCTION | June Shoot for Irish feature 'Box', Bernadette Manton & Jason Figgis Directing |
October Eleven Pictures are currently in pre-production with new Irish feature, 'Box'. The psychological drama stars Bryan Murray (The Irish RM), Cora Fenton (Strength and Honour) and Bill Fellows (SoulBoy) and will start to shoot in Dublin on June 15th. more |
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ACTORS | Robert Sheehan Exits 'Misfits', Irish Actor Won't Appear in Series 3 |
Robert Sheehan is to leave E4 drama series, 'Misfits'. The Portlaoise born actor has announced his departure which will allow him to concentrate on his feature film work. Robert is currently shooting the second series of 'Love/Hate' and is in pre-production with new feature, 'Romeo and Britney'. more |
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DOCUMENTARY | Bridie Gallagher Girl from Donegal Doc in Development |
Picture This Productions are currently in development with a documentary for UTV entitled 'No-One Quite like Grandma'. The 30 minute doc, directed by Una Murphy will examine the life of Donegal singer, Bridie Gallagher through footage of her tour of America. more |
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TRAINING | Talent Wanted at BBC Writers Academy, Dearbhla Walsh Among Tutors |
Applications for the BBC's Drama Writers Academy are being accepted until Thursday, May 5th. The course looks to equip writers with the skills to work on ongoing BBC drama such as 'EastEnders', 'Holby City', 'Casualty' and 'Doctors'. The team of TV writers chosen for the course will be invited to Masterclasses with Irish director Dearbhla Walsh (Little Dorrit,), Richard Curtis (Notting Hill) and Russell T Davies (Dr Who). more |
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FESTIVALS | Ian Power's 'The Runway' is Irish Spotlight at Newport Beach Film Fest |
Wednesday May 4th will see a special Irish Spotlight event running as part of the 12th annual Newport Beach Film Festival. The Spotlight screening has been announced as the Orange County premiere of Fastnet Films' IFTA winning feature, 'The Runway' alongside screenings of Blinder Films' 'Sensation' and Peter Flynn's feature documentary, 'Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland'. more |
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DIGITAL | Eurotek Introduces Autodesk Softimage 2012 Software |
Irish media technology supplier, Eurotek has announced the release of new digital entertainment creation software and middleware from new technologies group, Autodesk. The 2012 Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites features software such as the Maya 2012, 3ds Max 2012 and the Mudbox 2012 painting toolset. more |
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