ACTORS | Irish Actor Richard Dormer Cast In 'Game of Thrones'
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Northern Irish actor Richard Dormer is among 14 new cast members who have been announced to appear in season three of 'Game of Thrones'.
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AWARDS | Irish Wildlife Documentary 'Broken Tail' Nominated for Two Emmy Awards
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Irish documentary 'Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey' has been nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
The nature programme, developed by Irish company Crossing the Line Productions, has been nominated for Outstanding Nature Programming and Outstanding Cinematography
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PRODUCTION | New TV Format 'Pump Up My Dance' To Shoot Next Month
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A new original TV format series for RTÉ entitled 'Pump Up My Dance' is to go into production at the end of next month.
Dublin-based Mind The Gap Films will produce the nine-part series which will see 20 dance contestants put through their paces by an expert group of dance masters before being whittled down to five.
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EVENTS | Screenwriter Shane Connaughton In Conversation With... IFTA
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Accomplished screenwriter and actor Shane Connaughton is to be the subject of an exclusive 'In Conversation With...' event in Dublin next month which has been organised by the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA).
Connaughton, whose screenwriting credits include 'My Left Foot', 'The Playboys' and 'Tara Road', will discuss his screenwriting and acting career at the event for IFTA Members.
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INTERVIEW | Five Minutes With ... 'Pilgrim Hill' Filmmaker Gerard Barrett
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The "buzz movie" of last week's Galway Film Fleadh, Gerard Barrett's debut feature 'Pilgrim Hill' saw the Co Kerry filmmaker walk away with the Bingham Ray New Talent Award and a host of plaudits from his peers.
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BROADCAST | David Nally Appointed Managing Editor Of Current Affairs At RTÉ
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RTÉ has appointed experienced producer and journalist David Nally to the newly created position of managing editor of current affairs in television as it continues its restructuring process following the recent 'Prime Time Investigates' libel controversy.
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ACTORS | Robert Sheehan Lands Major Role In 'The Mortal Instruments' Movie |
Irish actor Robert Sheehan has been cast in the movie adaptation of 'City of Bones', the first novel in US author Cassandra Clare's popular urban fantasy series 'The Mortal Instruments'.
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BROADCAST | Mrs Brown Goes to Romania as O'Carroll Sells Format Idea Around the World |
Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll has taken the next step in making his alter-ego Mrs Brown a global phenomenon, by selling the format of 'Mrs Brown's Boys' to a number of global production companies. more |
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DISTRIBUTION | Irish Co-Production 'Dreams Of A Life' Secures US Release |
'Dreams of a Life', an Irish co-production from Manchester director Carol Morley, will be released in the US next month after securing a distribution deal with Strand Releasing.
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BROADCAST | BeActive Launches Cookery Show 'Mercados da Minha Terra' on FOX
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Irish production company beActive has sold 60 episodes of its TV cooking show 'Mercados da Minha Terra' to FOX's 24 Hour Kitchen channel.
The show, translated as 'Journey to the Market', is a brand new series which sees Portuguese chef Sebastiäo Castilho share his cooking skills and tips with the general public.
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FESTIVALS | Irish Feature 'Citadel' Named Best Film at Swedish Film Festival
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Irish film 'Citadel' has won the Narcisse Best Film Award at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival.
The win comes just days after the feature picked up the Best First Feature award at the Galway Film Fleadh.
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EQUIPMENT | Sony To Showcase New HD Range At International Broadcasting Conference
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Sony is to showcase its Believe Beyond HD vision at this September's International Broadcasting Conference (IBC), the annual get-together for the electronic media and entertainment industry.
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