The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has allocated just over €5m of this funding to television projects, with ‘Darklands’ from Parallel Film Productions and ‘Ballybradan’ from Treehouse Republic leading the awards with €500,000 each. 

With an exciting new MA launched this year in Creative Production & Screen Finance. IFTN spoke with President of The Institute of Art, Design + Technology in Dun Laoghaire (IADT) Dr. Annie Doona, also currently Chair of the Irish Film board.
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The national broadcaster is inviting proposals across a range of genres for the next round of BAI funding. Producers are asked to submit ideas into the eCommissioning system under the relevant genre before noon, June 1st.
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It has been announced that Northern Ireland animation studio Sixteen South (Lily's Driftwood Bay) will be involved in producing a new kid's animated series called 'Pinkalicious & Peterrific' based on the best-selling HarperCollins book series 'Pinkalicious' written by Victoria & Elizabeth Kann.
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The latest feature film from ‘The Lobster’ helmer Yorgos Lanthimos in which Keoghan stars alongside Nicole Kidman and fellow Irish talent Colin Farrell, has received rave reviews at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, with many focusing on the calibre of the young actor.
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Brian O’Malley’s horror title predominantly filmed in Loftus Hall, Co Wexford is screening in Cannes, with deals closed in multiple territories.
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The self-financed project which has been in motion for six years is driven by Parallel Films producer Moloney and Windmill Lane Studios founder Morris, and received cross-party endorsement at a special council meeting.
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The helmer of ‘Without Name’ will direct the ‘Blade Runner 2049’ actress in his latest project, a sci-fi thriller written by collaborator Garret Shanley (Without Name, Foxes).
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The latest feature film from ‘Room’ helmer Lenny Abrahamson stars Domnhall Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter, and is set to film over the Summer in the UK.
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Today, TV3 unveiled comedy superstar Al Porter as the host of its brand new entertainment show ‘Blind Date’, with Al Porter, the IFTA Award winning comedian, columnist and Today FM broadcaster stepping into the role of mischievous matchmaker.
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The project is a Mammoth Films and Karios collaboration and is has been on release in Italy via distributor Koch Media for five weeks. Donatella Finocchiarro and Sara Serraiocco also star.
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The global company has purchased the international broadcast rights to the upcoming seasons of the series, in addition to renewing its existing rights to the first and second.

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The new company is spearheaded by seasoned film broker and studio executive Shari O’Donnell and Edwina Forkin of Zanzibar Films who has made over 40 award winning films in Ireland since 1998. They have already begun accepting submissions on their company website, linked below.
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The feature project starring Andrew Scott (The Stag), Moe Dunford (Patrick’s Day), Nicholas Galitzine (Hugh Strung) and Fionn O’Shea (The Siege of Jadotville) released in Irish cinemas last month.
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Voting for the TV Choice Awards has opened this week with the first round of voting ending on June 2, before voting on the official shortlist goes live on June 27. This year’s TVChoice Awards will take place on Monday, September 4 at The Dorchester on Park Lane in London.
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Screen Training Ireland are delighted to continue their support of the Fastnet Film Festival 2017. This year an exciting range of workshops and masterclasses aimed at young people will take place in Schull, West Cork from Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th of May, 2017.

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