# 546 | 06 January 2012
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INTERVIEW | Producer Tony Deegan talks 'Hostile Environments' |
'Hostile Environments' is a new two part series commissioned by RTÉ and conceptualised by producer Tony Deegan which airs on RTÉ One at 9.35pm on Monday 9th January. IFTN sat down with Tony Deegan to discuss his inspiration for the series andhow award winning actor Liam Cunningham got involved,
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INDUSTRY | Top Ten Box Office Smashes of 2011 |
It has been quite a year for both Irish and International film. However now it's time to see who just made the cut and who was a cut above the rest as IFTN takes a look back at the films that made us part with our hard earned cash in cinemas up and down the country in 2011. It's the IFTN countdown to the Top Ten Box Office Smashes of 2011.
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FESTIVALS | Kirsten Sheridan's 'Dollhouse' set for Berlin Panorama |
Academy Award nominated Irish writer/director Kristen Sheridan's (August Rush, Disco Pigs) latest movie 'Dollhouse' has been named as one of the ten newly selected features for the Panorama 'Special' section of the International Berlin Film Festival.
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ANIMATION | Tea with Jam Media, IFTN Visits 'Roy' HQ |
Jam Media produces live action and animated children series 'Roy', about a cartoon boy living in the real world which begins airing its second series to CBBC on Monday 9th January at 5.15pm. IFTN took a trip down to Jam Media in Kevin Street, Dublin to take a look around, see how the post production on the 25 episode new series was going
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ACTORS | Aidan Gillen to star in new Phil Harrison film |
Irish director Phil Harrison (Even Gods, The Birds Like) is starting principal photography on a feature film called 'The Good Man' starring Irish actor Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Game of Thrones).
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- IFTA 2012 Nominations Announced
- Sundance Film Festival 2012
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Slamdance Film Festival
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41st International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Call for Entries: Cinemagic 'Cast Away' Short Film Competition
- 4th Jaipur International Film Festival
- 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards
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62nd Berlin International Film Festival: 9th-19th February 2012
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BAFTA Awards
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- Filmabse: Advanced Screenwriting
- Filmbase: Hands-on Steadicam Course
- Filmbase: Acting for TV and Film
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- The Iron Lady (Pathé Productions)
- Red Dog (Eclipse Pictures)
- Goon (Entertainment One)
- The Artist (Entertainment Film)
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Pictures from last night's star studded premiere of Haywire in the DGA theatre in Los Angeles. The film which was shot in Dublin last night features an all star cast including Michael Fassbender, Gina Carano, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas and Ewen McGregor.
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Win tickets to the Irish premiere of the new movie War Horse from Director Steven Spielberg. Taking place in the Savoy cinema on Thursday 12th January
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- Click Media - Film Editor
- One Productions - Video Intern
- 9 Bond Street Studios Ltd - Office Spaces Available
- Monster Animation & Design - Animators (2D/Flash)
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Setanta Sports - On Air Promo Producer
- JAM Media - Assistant Director (Animation)
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Saturday 7th January
17.25 - Celebrity Come Dine with Me Ireland - TV3
19.35 - Winning Streak - RTÉ One
20.00 - RTÉ Sport on Two; Live Munster v Treviso - RTÉ Two
20.00 - Rás go Ciarrai 1987 - TG4
21.10 - Mrs. Browns Boys - RTÉ One
21.30 - The Dubliners Live from Vicar Street - TG4
21.50 - The Saturday Night Show - RTÉ One
Sunday 8th January
18.30 - The Voice of Ireland - RTÉ One
19.15 - Inis Cúil - TG4
19.30 - Sólás na Maighdine - TG4
20.00 - Fair City - RTÉ One
20.00 - Buaicphoint&íacute; Chorn U&íacute; Riada - TG4
20.30 - At Your Service - RTÉ One
21.00 - Paróiste an Phrairie - TG4
21.30 - RAW - RTÉ One
21.30 - Feraibh Fionnntrá - TG4
22.00 - Tigh an Cheoil - TG4
22.30 - The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne - RTÉ One
23.00 - The Week in Politics - RTÉ One
Monday 9th January
18.00 - Xposé (Daily Mon - Fri)
19.00 - Nationwide - RTÉ One
19.30 - Dúshlán - TG4
19.30 - CSÍ; Murder on East 51st Street - RTÉ One
20.00 - Fearaibh Fionntrá - TG4
20.30 - The Restaurant - RTÉ One
21.00 - 24 Hours to Kill - TV3
21.35 - Hostile Envoirnment - RTÉ One
22.35 - The Frontline - RTÉ One
23.00 - Tonight with Vincent Browne - TV3
23.35 - Mrs. Brown's Boys - RTÉ One
Tuesday 10th January
17.55 - Ponc XL - TG4
18.00 - Aifric - TG4
19.00 - Eco Eye - RTÉ One
19.30 - 7 Lá
20.00 - Fair City - RTÉ One (Daily Tues - Thurs)
20.00 - Ainmhithe na hÉireann - TG4
20.30 - Ros Na Rún - TG4
21.35 - Primetime - RTÉ One
22.00 - Ireland's Forgotten Voices - TV3
22.15 - 21st Century Child - RTÉ One
23.00 - Tonight with Vincent Browne - TV3
Wednesday 11th January
18.25 - Ponc - TG4
19.00 - Nationwide - RTÉ One
19.30 - Ceird An Cheoil - TG4
20.00 - Operation Transformation - RTÉ One
20.00 - Bean an T&íacute; sa Cistin - TG4
20.30 - Seacht mBliana de Steip - TG4
21.30 - Muide Éire - TG4
22.00 - Midweek, TV3
23.00 - Tonight with Vincent Browne - TV3
Thursday 12th January
17.55 - Ponc@Na Movies - TG4
18.25 - Aifric - TG4
19.00 - A Little Bit TV - RTÉ One
19.30 - Comhrá - TG4
19.30 - The Voice of Ireland - RTÉ Two
20.00 - Iarnród Uladh - TG4
20.30 - Neven Maguire; Home Chef - RTÉ One
20.30 - Ros Na Rún - TG4
21.30 - Imeall - TG4
22.15 - The Nurse - RTÉ One
22.30 - Mná an IRA - TG4
23.00 - Tonight with Vincent Browne - TV3
Friday 13th January
19.00 - Nationwide - RTÉ One
19.00 - Smidir&íacute;n&íacute; - TG4
19.35 - Come West Along The Road - RTÉ One
20.00 - Tigh an Cheoil - TG4
21.35 - The Late Late Show - RTÉ One
23.00 - Rugba&íacute; Corn Heineken - TG4
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INTERVIEW | 'RAW' Executive Producer Suzanne McAuley
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The fourth season of RTÉ's award winning drama 'RAW', set in a Dublin restaurant, returns with regular cast favourites like Charlene McKenna (Misfits, Pure Mule), Aisling O'Sullivan (Snap, The Clinic) and Damon Gameau (SLiDE, Balibo), catching up with the cast of characters a year on from our last instalment.
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INTERVIEW | Producer James Mitchell 'Dreams of A Life'
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N'Dreams Of A Life', a documentary by Manchester director Carol Morley, recounts the life of Joyce Carol Vincent, 38, whose body was found in her London bedsit two years after she died, mysteriously. IFTN sat down with producer James Mitchell to talk about working with Morley and the bizarre headline grabbing story behind the documentary.
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AWARDS | Michael Fassbender Scoops Two Awards for 'Shame'
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Irish actor Michael Fassbender (X-men First Class, Hunger) has again been honoured with two Best Actor awards this week for his performance in Steven McQueen's 'Shame'.
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BROADCAST | 'Mná an IRA' airs on TG4
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'Mná an IRA - Dearcadh ar Leith' a new 6 x 25 min documentary series about the active involvement of women in the IRA began airing on TG4 this Thursday 5th January at 10.30pm and will air every Thursday until the 9th of February. Each episode will focus on one woman protagonist. more |
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EVENTS | Composer Dimitri Tiomkin Celebrated by RTÉ Orchestra
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The RTÉ National Concert Orchestra are to honour Oscar award-winning composer Dimitri Tiomkin (It's a Wonderful Life, High Noon) in a special concert to take place in the National Concert Hall on January 12th.
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BROADCAST | Irish Comedian Dara O Briain Hosts BBC Two's 'Stargazing Live'
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Irish comedian and TV presenter Dara O'Briain (Three Men Go to New England, Imagine) will be joined by Professor Brian Cox in hosting latest series of 'Stargazers Live' for BBC Two.
The show will run over three nights, starting at 8.30pm on Monday 16th January, will see Dulverton in Somerset turn off all their town lights and descend into darkness live on air to showcase the UK night sky.
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AWARDS |Vote for Buckled Cranium's 'Queen' video for 'Filmmaker of The Year'
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'Sheer Heart Attack' the winning music video created by Buckled Cranium, a collection of Irish National Film school (IADT) graduates, which was handpicked by rockers Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen to be the bands latest music video is competing for the talenthouse.com 'Filmmaker of the Year' award.
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