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| Telegael Wins Second Emmy Award for ‘Tutenstein’ |
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The Spideál based production company, Telegael Media Group, is celebrating a second Emmy Award success, in the in the category of Outstanding Special Class Animated Programme, for their animated cartoon series ‘Tutenstein’. more |
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| James Nesbitt & Maxine Peake Cast In ‘Cinderella’ |
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Northern Ireland actor James Nesbitt (Jekyll, Murphy's Law) and Maxine Peake (Shameless, Messiah) are confirmed to star in ‘Cinderella’, the second of four comedy dramas to be made by Hat Trick Productions in Northern Ireland as part of the modern anthology of Fairy Tales for BBC One. more |
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| Mark Quinn Looks Back on Ten Years at High Wire
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Established by Mark Quinn in 1997, Dublin-based digital post-production house High Wire celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year. IFTN caught up with the company’s founder to reflect back on a decade in the Irish editing industry, and find out his plans for the company’s future. more |
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| Galway Fleadh Announces Real Deal Lineup |
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The Galway Film Fleadh has announced the full lineup for the 2007 Real Deal Conference, taking place during the forthcoming festival on the 12th of July. Comprising of five sessions, the conference includes debates, discussions and case studies. more |
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| Northern Ireland Screen Seeks Board Members |
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The Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure is currently seeking to appoint a Chair, Vice-Chair and general members to the Board of Northern Ireland Screen. Expressions of interest are welcome from anyone with an interest in the development of the screen industries in Northern Ireland. more |
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‘Finis Terrae’ World Premiere at Tory Island Fest
Tory Island Maritime Film Festival director, Loïc Jourdain, has confirmed the newly remastered Jean Epstein’s 1929 classic documentary ‘Finis Terrae’ will receive its world premiere at the forthcoming festival (5 – 9 July 2007). more |
BCI Announces Media Research Funding Scheme
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has announced details of a new media research funding scheme, offering three individual project grants in the amount of €16,000 per grant per annum in the area of media and broadcasting research. more |
Prison Inmates Tread The Boards In ‘Sons of Ulster’
In June 2006 the prisoners of Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre performed Frank McGuinness’ ‘Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme’ to a packed audience in a professionally erected theatre at the prison. ‘Sons of Ulster’ is a four-part series following this journey, to be broadcast on BBC One NI from 25th June-28th June. more |
RTÉ Screening One-Off Drama ‘Damage’
‘Damage’, a television movie written and directed by award-winning Irish writer/director Aisling Walsh (Sinners, Fingersmith) will be aired on RTÉ One on Sunday 24th June, at 9.30. more |
‘Farewell Packets of Ten’ Wins At Worldwide Fest
Ken Wardrop’s short film ‘Farewell Packets of Ten’ has scooped the Best Documentary Short Award at the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
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Darklight & FÁS STI Host 3D Animation Masterclass
The Darklight Film Festival and FÁS Screen Training Ireland are seeking participants for a masterclass with Zoogloo founders Greg Maguire and Andy Buecker on ‘The 3D Character Pipeline’, to take place on 24th June at the Westbury Hotel, Dublin. more
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Three New Appointments at TV3
Television broadcasters TV3 have announced three new appointments at the station. Joe Walsh takes over the position of Senior News Editor, Kieran Holden is now TV3 Sports Editor, while Audrey McGrath replaces Karen Koster as Reporter on ‘Ireland am’, TV3’s breakfast show. more |
Northwest Film Archive launches in Derry
Friday 22nd June sees the launch of the North West Film Archive at the Nerve Centre, Co. Derry. The archive, which features a range of film and video content from Derry and Donegal, will officially be launched by international TV director Enda McCallion. more |
Tutors for FÁS STI TV Drama Development
FÁS Screen Training Ireland have announced an impressive line up of tutors - David Nevins, Sarah Timberman, Ed Redlich and John Yorke - for the upcoming Television Drama Development course which will take place over two weekends, the 2nd & 3rd August and the 1st & 2nd September. more |
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- BBC NI Recruiting 10 Trainees
- Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Award Winners
- Singer Brendan Bowyer to Visit IFI in June
- Applications for Britdoc Pitching Forum Now Open
- Final Places For New Media Factory Training Programme
- Soho Editors Announce New Course Series
- Makeup for TV Course At Galway Film Centre
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- Darklight Symposium
- British Short Screenplay Competition Early Deadline
- Arts Council Bursary Award
- Sunny Side of the Doc Intl Documentary Market
- Arts Council Annual Programming Grants Deadline
- Corona Cork Film Festival International Deadline
- Karlovy Vary IFF
- Kerry International Film Festival Deadline
- Propeller TV Ident Competition Deadline For Entries
- Arts Council Artist In The Community Scheme Deadline
- Filmbase/RTE Short Film Award Deadline
- AsoloArtFilmFestival deadline for entires
- Sound + Vision 2007: Ballina Film Festival
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- Lucky You (Warner Bros.)
- La Vie En Rose (Eclipse)
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- Filmbase Course: Documentary Foundation (in association with Loopline Films)
- Television Production, Direction & Presentation Summer Workshops at The Bil Keating Centre
- Soho Editors Course Final Cut Pro 101 (25% off)
- Soho Editors Course Motion 200 (10% off)
- Galway Film Centre Course in Makeup for TV
- FÁS Screen Training Ireland Dramatic Vision: A Further Development Programme Module 2
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