PRODUCTION | 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' Greenlit for Series Three
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The BBC has announced that Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One and Cheryl Taylor, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, have recommissioned a third series of BBC One's In-House produced sit-com 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' which is produced in association with RTÉ.
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DIGITAL | beActive launch The Digital Comedy Lab
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beActive, an award-winning production company, has announced this week the launch of The Digital Comedy Lab, a project that aims to uncover and develop the very best fresh comedy talent in the UK and Ireland. more |
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DOCUMENTARY | New Irish Doc 'Gloves and Glory' Begins Shooting
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Shooting has started this week for a new feature boxing documentary 'Gloves and Glory' which is to focus on Irish women boxers in particular. more |
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PRODUCTION | Irish Film Board Inks Documentary deal with BBC
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The Irish Film Board has signed a deal with the BBC to co-produce five documentaries in the next twelve months with the broadcaster as part of 'Storyville', a BBC initiative which showcases international documentaries. more |
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PRODUCTION | 'Take Me Out' Ireland Series Two Shoots in January
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'Take Me Out', the dating series with a difference, is coming back to Irish screens for a second series in the New Year. The shoot for the new series will begin in January in the Helix, DCU. Host Ray Foley returns for the series.
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FESTIVALS | Tom Hall, Antonia Campbell Hughes & Juanita Wilson for Capital Irish Film Fest
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Solas Nua, a Washington based organisation dedicated to highlighting Irish arts in America is to hold 'The Capital Irish Film Festival' next month, showcasing the best of Irish film from 2011.
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AWARDS | Louis Marcus Takes SDGI Irish Language Honours
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Oscar nominated director Louis Marcus (1798 agus O'Shin, Famine) has been awarded the Screen Director Guild of Ireland and Foras na Gaeilge special prize for outstanding work with the Irish language at the SDGI annual meeting which took place in Fallon and Byrne in Dublin last night.
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SHORTS | O'Reilly's 'The External World' Wins Prize at Animated Dreams
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Irish director David O'Reilly's 'The External World' has taken the top prize at the 13th Animated Dreams film festival in Tallinn, Estonia
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POST-PRODUCTION | Graham Cantwell's 'Callback Queen' Enters Post
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London based romantic comedy 'The Callback Queen', written and directed by Graham Cantwell (Trapped, Anton) has finished principal photography and has entered post production.. more |
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BROADCAST | Kirsteen O'Sullivan Joins TV3's 'Xposé'
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TV3 have announced that Kirsteen O'Sullivan is to become the newest member of the 'Xposé' team, covering for host Aisling O'Loughlin, who is taking maternity leave.
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AWARDS | 'Parked' Scoops Mannheim-Heidelberg Festival Prize
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'Parked', the directorial debut from Irish director Darragh Byrne (Starstruck, The Suicide Club) starring Colm Meaney (The Perfect Stranger, Whole Lot of Sole) and Colin Morgan (Merlin) has won the top prize at the Mannheim-Heidelberg film festival.
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FESTIVALS | Irish Shorts NI Premiere at Foyle Film Fest
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The 'Best Irish Short Competition' at the Foyle Film Festival this year will include 12 shorts which have never been screened to Northern Ireland audiences before.
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FESTIVALS | Irish Shorts in Spotlight at Film Fest Leuven
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The International Short Film Festival in Leuven, Belgium which runs from the 3rd to the 10th of December will devote two programmes during the festival to the 'Finest Irish Shorts'.
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PRODUCTION | 'Game of Thrones' Teaser Production Trailer Showcases Irish Location
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The International Short Film Festival in Leuven, Belgium which runs from the 3rd to the 10th of December will devote two programmes during the festival to the 'Finest Irish Shorts'.
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