Edition: 399 Date: 04/12/2008
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 'Five Minutes of Heaven' World Premiere At Sundance
‘Five Minutes Of Heaven’ the new feature starring Liam Neeson (Taken) and James Nesbitt (Murphy’s Law) which was shot in Belfast this summer will have it’s World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival from January 15 – 25, 2009. more
 Anand Tucker Linked To ‘Leap Year’
Director Anand Tucker (Shopgirl, When Did You Last See Your Father? ) is set to direct the romantic comedy ‘Leap Year’ for Spyglass Entertainment. The feature is currently mooted to film in Ireland during March 2009. more
  BBC’s ‘Best’ Begins Filming in Northern Ireland
‘Best’, a 90-minute factual drama for BBC Two, has begun production on location in Northern Ireland. The drama stars Tom Payne (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and Michelle Fairley (The Others, The Street). more
  Grammy Nomination For Sheridan’s ‘August Rush’
Kristen Sherdian’s ‘August Rush’ has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. more
Tributes Paid to Actor John Hewitt
Tributes have been paid following the death of the Northern Irish actor, John Hewitt well known for his theatre work and who starred in many television titles including ‘Killinaskully’ and ‘Murphy’s Law'. more
Athena Media Complete New Youth Series
Athena Media have completed production on a new 10 part series for and about young people called ‘Is It Just Me?’ for RTÉ 2 – scheduled to air early 2009. more
Independent Spirit Nomination for ‘Hunger’
The Irish-UK feature film ‘Hunger’ has been nominated for the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards in the category of Best Foreign Film. more
Irish Winners At BFI Awards
‘Hunger’, ‘In Bruges’ and ‘The Escapist’ were all winners at Sunday night’s British Independent Film Awards at the Old Billingsgate Market in London. more
Latest ILBF Deadlines Announced
The deadlines for the Irish Language Broadcasting Fund (ILBF) 2009 have been announced. more
EGG In The Midst of Post Production
EGG Post Production are currently working on a range of programming including the CBBC series ‘Badly Drawn Roy’, a Seamus Heaney doc for RTÉ and Parallel Film’s feature ‘Triage.’ more
Colonna & Lysaght Attend ‘Identies’ at IFI
The IFI's Ireland on Sunday will screen ‘Identities’ a new Irish feature documentary by Vittoria Colonna on 14th December 2008 at 12pm, with film maker Vittoria and producer Rachael Lysaght taking part in a post screening Q&A. more
 PLUS:

- O’Halloran Selected to Present at EFA Ceremony
- Winners of Cinemagic Fest
- 'Glas Vegas' Looking for Studio Audience
- ‘Kisses’ Wins Best Film At Foyle Fest

- Eurodoc - Applications Deadline
- Eave Film Marketing Workshop
- European Youth Film Festival
- The Belfast Film Festival; Fiction Feature Deadline
- The Belfast Film Festival; Short Film Deadline
- European Film Academy Awards
- EFA Conference 2008 - What Makes Europe Laugh
- Amnesty's Video and Animation Competition Deadline
- PAF 2008 - Cine Meeting of Animated Films
- Digital Hub; DARE 2 B DRINK AWARE Deadline
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- Madagascar: The Crate Escape (Paramount)
- Transporter 3 (Eclipse)
- Lakeview Terrace (Sony)
- The Secret Life Of Bees (Fox)
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- Soho Editors - Adobe After Effects Fundamentals
- Filmbase Training; 16mm Camera and Lighting
- Filmbase Training: Soundtrack Pro 101
- Bil Keating Centre:TV Training Workshops
- Filmbase Training; Assistant Directing
- Filmbase Training: Final Cut Pro 200
- Soho Editors - Advanced Techniques Final Cut Pro 6
- Soho Editors - Color 101
- Soho Editors - Adobe After Effects Intermediate    
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6th December - Saturday
8.25pm – Winning Streak Dream Ticket – RTE1
8.10pm – Faoi Lán Cheoil – TG4
9.35pm - Tubridy Tonight – RTE1

7th December - Sunday
6.15pm – Little Dorrit – BBC1
8.30pm – The Restaurant - RTE1
9.30pm – Cogar – TG4
9.30pm – Would you believe? Mary Robinson - RTE1
10.00pm – Geantrai – TG4
10.30pm – Heist – RTE1

8th December - Monday
7.30pm – Scannal! – RTE1
8.00pm – Raising Children – TV3
9.00pm - Nolan Live - BBC1
9.00pm – The Apprentice - TV3
9.35pm – Prime Time Investigates – RTE 1
10.00pm – Seacht – BBC2
11.25pm – Brathadóiri – TG4

9th December - Tuesday
6.00pm – Xposé - TV3
7.00pm – Desperate Houses – RTE1
8.30pm – Ros na Rún - TG4
10.15pm – A Hundred Dead People in My Trunk – RTE1
10.35pm – Days Like This – BBC1
11.30pm – Teamhair – TG4

10th December - Wednesday
7.30pm – Rachel Allen: Bake – RTE1
7.30pm – Féile an Phobail-Twenty Years On – BBC2
7.30pm – Luach ár Linne – TG4
8.00pm – Little Dorrit – BBC1
8.30pm – Off the Rails– RTE1
9.00pm – Caipini – TG4
9.00pm – The Devil’s Whore – Channel 4
9.30pm – Peadairin na Stoirme– TG4

11th December - Thursday
7.00pm - Ear to the Ground - RTE1
8.00pm – Little Dorrit – BBC1
8.00pm – Mi na Meala – TG4
8.30pm – Ros na Rún – TG4
8.30pm – Buyer Beware! – RTE1
9.05pm – Samantha Who? – TG4
10.15pm – Brathadóiri – TG4
11.05pm – The Investigators – RTE1

12th December - Friday
7.30pm - Aon Scéal - TG4
7.30pm - Come West Along the Road - RTE1
8.30pm – Luach ár Linne – TG4
8.30pm – Your Not the Man I Married – BBC1
9.00pm – Turbulence – TV3
9.35pm – The Late Late Show – RTE1
10.05pm – The IT Crowd – Channel 4
12.20pm - Langerland.TV - RTE2