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| Irons, George & Shclöndorff For Galway Masterclasses |
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Academy Award winning actor Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune), acclaimed screenwriter/director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) and renowned director Volker Shclöndorff (The Tin Drum) are to host the forthcoming Galway Film Fleadh Masterclasses in acting, screenwriting and directing respectively. more |
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| Guild Announce 3rd Directors Finders Series |
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The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland, in association with the Directors Guild of America, has announced the 3rd Annual Directors Finders Series. The Award presents an Irish director with an opportunity to showcase their film in the US. more |
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| Kings’ World Premiere at Taormina Film Festival
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The 53rd Taormina Film Festival has announced the Irish feature film ‘Kings’, directed by Tom Collins, is to receive its world premiere at the Italian festival. The bi-lingual feature will compete against five other international titles for the Beyond Mediterranean Audience Award. more |
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| RTÉ Shoot Charity Motorcycle Trip Documentary |
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Comedian P.J. Gallagher, retired Olympic athlete Eamon Coughlan and Today’s FM’s Phil Cawley will join one hundred motorcyclists who are set to bike around Ireland this weekend, raising over €100,000 for Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin. The event, entitled ‘Whole Way Round’, will be filmed for broadcast on RTÉ. more |
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| Bill Murray Books ‘City of Ember’ |
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Oscar nominated actor Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) has signed to star in the forthcoming feature ‘City of Ember’ alongside Toby Jones (Amazing Grace) and Saoirse Ronan (Atonement). The Walden Media/Playtone Productions film is scheduled to shoot in Northern Ireland this summer. more |
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Top Lineup For FÁS STI Feature Doco Course
FÁS Screen Training Ireland, in association with Loopline Films, have revealed a top lineup of guest tutors for their first ever course in Feature Documentary filmmaking. Included in the list are directors Nick and Marc Francis, Mike Dibb, Mira Erdevicki and producer John Sinno, plus many more. more |
Variety Critics Choose ‘True North’ For Karlovy
The Irish/UK/German feature ‘True North’ has been selected among ten European titles for the Variety Critics’ Choice programme at the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (29 June – 7 July 2007). more |
Participants Wanted For Coco’s ‘Living The Dream’
Producers at Coco Television are seeking participants for their new RTE television series ‘Living The Dream’. The show gives people who have dreamt of a different life, like to live and work abroad, the opportunity to sample that life for one week, before they take the plunge. more |
Director Alan Parker Joins Kerry Intl. Festival Jury
The Kerry International Film Festival has announced Oscar nominated director Alan Parker (Angle’s Ashes, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments) is to join the jury for the forthcoming festival, running from the 6 - 9 September 2007. more |
Darklight Festival Unveils Highlights
The programme for the Darklight Film Festival Symposium (21 – 24 June) has been revealed with five key themes running throughout the festival’s lineup of screenings, masterclasses and workshops; the future of TV, game and film convergence, digital archiving, exhibition and distribution of film.
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Cinemagic Seeks Young Film Consultants For 2007 Fest
The Cinemagic Youth Film Festival has issued a call for young people from all over Northern Ireland, aged between 10 – 18 years, to assume the role of film consultants helping to select the films for the 2007 festival (16 November – 2 December). more
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Soho Editors’ Motion, FCP & After Effects Courses
Soho Editors have announced details new courses taking place at their Dublin HQ over the summer months. Courses will cover Motion, Final Cut Pro and After Effects. more |
Boston Fest Calls For Irish Films
The BIFF Awards, part of the 9th Annual Magners Irish Film Festival, are seeking submissions from Irish filmmakers. The Awards are open to feature films, documentary films and short fiction/animation. more |
Writers Guild Announce Frederick Krivine Masterclass
The Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild have announced a masterclass with French television writer Frederic Krivine on Wednesday 20 June. Krivine is the creator and writer of many of the 125 episodes of 'P.J.', France's police procedural television show. more |
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- Independent Pictures’ 'Northern Star' Airs on BBC ONE NI
- Planet Rock Sells To Eastern Europe
- VooDooDog Gets Soho Nod For ‘Smokin’ Aces’
- Bob Crowley Bags Two Tony Awards
- Filming Wraps on ‘The Man in 301’
- New Play from ‘Intermission’ Screenwriter Premieres at Abbey
- Skills Focus Seek Participants for Television Training Scheme
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- IFB/RTÉ Short Cuts Deadline
- 'Message to Man' Intl Documentary, Short & Animated Films Festival
- Stella Artois Pitching Awards Deadline
- Cinema Jove International Film Festival
- Taormina Film Festival, Italy
- Darklight Festival Symposium 2007
- British Short Screenplay Competition Early Deadline
- Arts Council Bursary Award
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- Fantastic Four 2 Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox)
- Vacancy (Sony)
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- Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild masterclass with French television writer Frederic Krivine
- Filmbase Course: Camera & Lighting 16mm Aaton Camera
- Filmbase Course: Being and Independent
- FÁS Screen Training Ireland in association with Ardmore Sound Ltd. Assistant Sound Editors Programme
- Television Production, Direction & Presentation Summer Workshops at The Bil Keating Centre
- Filmbase Course: Documentary Foundation (in association with Loopline Films)
- Soho Editors Course Final Cut Pro 101 (25% off)
- Soho Editors Course Motion 200 (10% off)
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