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06 Feb 2014 ED 651

Latest Industry News on IFTN.ie

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has announced that it will enter into negotiations for a television content provision contract with UTV Ireland Limited.

‘Traders’ and ‘The Spider’s Trap’ Join ‘Glassland’ in Production in and around Dublin. ‘The Lobster’ and ‘Brooklyn’ will begin shooting this Spring while TV series ‘The Fall’ is also scheduled to commence filming.

Last week, IFTN reported that Calvary, The Food Guide to Love and Last Hijack were to be screened in the Official Selection of the Berlin Film Festival , which commences today and continues until the 16th February.

Shusaku Endo’s acclaimed novel ‘Silence’ is set to hit the big screen with Martin Scorsese in the director’s chair. Liam Neeson has signed on to star in Jay Cock’s upcoming adaption of the novel.

One of Ireland’s leading filmmakers Thaddeus O’Sullivan is set to direct an adaption of the award-winning novel ‘The Secret Scripture’.

Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt and English actor Freddie Highmore have been named to star in Simon Fitzmaurice's debut feature film ‘My Name is Emily’.

A 4-part Factual Entertainment series and other formats are required for RTÉ One and Two. There are a small number of slots available in 2014 but RTÉ is also hoping to find series to develop and produce for early 2015.

FremantleMedia has secured the global rights to Animo TV/Kite Entertainment’s Fittest Family format.

Brown Bag Films has launched a community-focused website, Brown Bag LABS, which gives unprecedented access to the animation studio.

The Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, has confirmed that the re-appointment of Noel Curran as Director General of RTÉ has been approved by the Government. Noel Curran will resume his position for a further four years.

Dublin-born Colin Farrell and English rose Rachel Weisz will lead the cast in ‘The Lobster’, a Greek-Irish co-production directed by Giorgos Lanthimos.

The ASSET (A Specialist Skills Enhancement and Training) Programme aims to develop the VFX and Animation industries by focusing on developing the core specialist skills crucial to these areas.

Terry McMahon’s feature film ‘Patrick’s Day’ has officially been selected to have its world premiere at the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Texas, which takes place between March 7th and 16th 2014.

‘The Walshes’ is a new sitcom created by ‘Father Ted’ writer Graham Lineham and the five strong Irish comedy troupe Diet of Worms.

BBC Two crime TV series ‘Peaky Blinders’ has been confirmed for a second series with Cillian Murphy returning in the lead role as Thomas Shelby.

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