| AWARDS | Sheehan, Norton & O'Carroll Receive BAFTA Noms | |
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| SUBMISSIONS | RTÉ Lifestyle seeks Autumn Programming Proposals | |
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| PRODUCTION | New Feature, 'The Shadows' to Shoot in August | |
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| OBITUARIES | Anne Bushnell Dies April 21st | |
Stage and screen actress, Anne Bushnell died on Thursday, April 21st at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer. The Irish personality was diagnosed with cancer eight months ago and died peacefully in Tallaght Hospital.
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| AWARDS | ZeBBie Nominees Announced | |
IFTA winner, Stuart Carolan and IFTA nominees, Tom Hall and Ian Power are among fifteen Irish writers nominated for ZeBBie awards. The annual awards ceremony, being held this year on May 12th, looks to honour the best scripts written by Irish playwrights and screenwriters during the previous year.
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- Media Desk-Call For Proposals EACEA - Initial Training
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30th April - Saturday 1st May - Sunday 10:00 - The Amazing World of Gumball - Cartoon Network 14:00 - Lassie - RTÉ One 17:35 - Those Were The Days - TV3 19:00 - Wild Journeys - RTÉ One 19:30 - Going the Distance - BBC One NI 19:30 - Will Agus Kate - RTÉ One 19:30 - 1916: Seachtar na Cásca - RTÉ One 20:00 - Ultimate Ulster - UTV 20:30 - GAA 2011 - TG4 20:30 - How to Create a Garden - RTÉ One 21:00 - Game Of Thrones - Sky Atlantic 21:55 - Don't Tell the Bride - RTÉ Two 22:25 - The Republic of Telly - RTÉ Two 22:30 - The Secret History of the Eurovision - RTÉ One 3rd May - Tuesday 4th May - Wednesday
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| ANIMATION| 'Punky' and 'Gumball' Arrive on TV Screens |
| Irish animation will be brought even more to the fore on television screens from next week with the launch of Boulder Media's new 40 x 11 minute 2D and 3D series, 'The Amazing World of Gumball' on The Cartoon Network on Monday, May 2nd and Monster Animation's 20 x 7 minute series, 'Punky' on Tuesday, May 3rd.more |
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| EVENTS | IFTA hosts 'Borgias' Preview with Neil Jordan Q&A |
| As part of a new series of screenings entitled First Tuesdays, the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) will host a series of preview screenings in Dublin's IFI on the first Tuesday of every month. Tuesday, May 3rd will see a special preview of the first two episodes of Neil Jordan's new historical drama, 'The Borgias'. The screening of the series, illustrating the lives of the notorious 15th century Borgias dynasty, will be followed by a Q&A with creator/director Neil Jordan and producer James Flynn. more |
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| INDUSTRY |BAI Publishes Product Placement Decisions |
| The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) yesterday, April 27th published the revised General and Children's Commercial Communications Codes previously announced in March. The revised code details will come in to effect from Monday, May 2nd and will see paid product placement permitted on Irish television. more |
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| CINEMA | June 10th Irish Release for 'The Runway' |
| Ian Power's IFTA winning feature, 'The Runway' is to have a limited nationwide release from Friday, June 10th. The feature is being distributed by Element Pictures Distribution and will screen in various cinemas nationwide.more |
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| PRE-PRODUCTION | Big Mountain in Prep with 'Mastercrafter' |
| 2011 marks the national Year of Craft here in Ireland and with the estimated value of domestic sales and exports of crafts set to rise from €498m to €703.5m, Big Mountain Productions are currently in pre-production with 'Mastercrafter', a 6 x 52 minute series that will seek to crown the cream of Ireland's master craftspeople.more |
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| DIGITAL | Storyland Semi-Final Voting Now Open |
| The latest episodes from the four RTÉ Storyland semi-finalists have been uploaded on the Storyland site and online voting for the projects has commenced. Votes will be tallied for the four remaining projects, 'Rent a Friend'; 'Lucky Run'; 'The Outlaw Concy Ryan' and 'The Last Security Man' until Tuesday, May 2nd where the compeition's finalists will be announced. more |
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| BROADCAST | May 1st TX for 'Munster Rugby' Doc |
| Feature documentary, 'Munster Rugby: A Limerick Love Affair' from first time director Ronan Cassidy will broadcast on Sunday, May 1st. The documentary profiles the Limerick rugby community and its relationship with the Munster team and features interviews with Liam Toland, Paul Warwick and Padraic O'Brien and many others. more |
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| PRODUCTION | Jonas Armstrong Shooting 'Twenty8k' |
| Irish actor Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood) is currently shooting 'Twenty8k', a new feature which centres on London's underground gangland culture. The feature's six week shoot commenced in early April in various locations around London and sees Jonas starring alongside Parminder Nagra (Bend it Like Beckham) and Stephen Dillane (The Hours). more |
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| SUBMISSIONS | Irish Applications Invited for Guiding Lights |
| FÁS Screen Training Ireland and the Irish Film Board have joined to offer one writer and one director from Ireland to participate in the upcoming edition of the British filmmaking mentor programme, Guiding Lights. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, May 4th. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Irish Film Festival Round Up |
| The Bealtaine Festival, will take place from the 1st to the 31st of May. The festival, aimed at older audiences will launch on May 4th, will feature special screenings of 'Julie and Julia' and 'Showboat' alongside Irish shorts. In other news, the second annual Lightbox International and Irish Animation Festival will take place from the 6th to the 8th of May. more |
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| INDUSTRY | Carat Ireland appointed as UPC's media buyer |
| Home entertainment and communications company UPC has announced that it has appointed Carat Ireland as its media buying agency for the next three years. Four of Ireland's leading agencies, Initiative Media, Mindshare, Starcom and Carat Ireland, pitched for the contract with Carat Ireland ultimately winning the tender process. more |
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