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| Morton & Mackintosh Link To ‘The Daisy Chain’ |
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Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton (In America) and BAFTA-winning actor Steven Mackintosh (Small Engine Repair) are set to star in Irish/UK co-production ‘The Daisy Chain’, which begins filming on location in Ireland on October 29th.
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| €1m For New IFB Short Film Schemes |
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Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) have committed €1 million to a new project which will see the launch of a wide variety of new short film schemes aimed at encouraging new creative voices in the Irish film industry. more |
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| Cillian Murphy & ‘Once’ Up For Brit Indie Awards |
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Irish actor Cillian Murphy and John Carney’s award winning feature ‘Once’ are among nominees for the 10th Annual British Independent Film Awards. Anton Corbijn's debut feature Control, a biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, leads the nominations with 10. more |
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| Ten Teams Compete For 'catalystproject' Cash |
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Ten filmmaking teams have been shortlisted for new low budget scheme ‘catalystproject’, launched earlier this year, which will see three winning teams get the chance to produce a low-budget feature to the sum of €250,000. more |
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Corona Cork Film Festival Winners Announced
Darren Thornton’s short ‘Frankie’ picked up the Absolut Award for Best Irish Short at this year’s Corona Cork Film Festival, which took place from the 14th-21st October. more |
James Nesbitt Signs for ITV’s ‘Midnight Man’
Irish James Nesbitt has won the lead role in ITV1’s new drama ‘Midnight Man’. The ‘Cold Feet’ and 'Murphy's Law' actor heads the cast for the three part thriller which also includes Catherine McCormack (28 Weeks Later), Zara Turner (The Brief) and Rupert Graves (Death at a Funeral).
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Top Stars Attending 'Strength and Honour’ Premiere
Stars of Mark Mahon’s feature film debut 'Strength and Honour'; including Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs); Richard Chamberlain (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry); Patrick Bergin (Sleeping With The Enemy); Finbar Furey and Gail Fitzpatrick; are set to attend the film's premiere at the Cork Opera House on 19th November. more |
Ingrid Pitt Sinks Teeth Into ‘Urban Creep’
Veteran horror actress Ingrid Pitt (Countess Dracula, The Wicker Man) has joined the cast of October Eleven Pictures upcoming horror movie ‘Urban Creep’. more |
Course in TV Production, Direction & Presentation
The Bil Keating Centre is seeking participants for their part-time course in Television Production, Direction and Presentation, taking place from November 19th 2007 - January 28th 2008. more |
FSTI Show Producers How to Sell A Film
Fás Screen Training Ireland will hold a one day course entitled Selling Your Film on Friday, November 16th, 2007 at the Westbury Hotel, Dublin. more |
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- Irish Shorts Screen at Anime Caribe Festival
- FÁS STI Announce Digital Multi-Skilling Course
- Media Cube Seeks Innovative Digital Media Co’s
- French Film Festival to Kick Off at IFI
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MICHAEL WILSON - UTV
Continuing our Broadcasters Spotlight series read a Q&A with the Managing Director of UTV Television, Michael Wilson. |
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SHROOMS
The latest from 'Man About Dog' director and writing team Paddy Breathnach and Pearse Elliott is released next month. Check out the preview now on IFTN... |
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- 4Talent Producers Open Day, Belfast
- Dublin Electronic Arts Festival 2007
- The Samhlaiocht Kerry Film Festival
- Power To Pixel, London
- Autodesk/Eurotek Maya & 3DS Max Showcase
- Dublin International Film Festival Deadline For Features
- Intl Film Festival Rotterdam Deadline For Features
- Berlin Film Festival Deadline For Entries
- Sofia International Film Festival Deadline
- Bermuda International Film Festival Deadline
- MEDIA Deadline Support for Television Broadcasting of European Audio Visual Works
- Moonstone Filmmakers' Lab (January 2008) Deadline
- Cinemagic Young Filmmakers Competition Deadline
- MEDIA | LITERACY | EDUCATION Symposium
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- The Production Depot Camera Training Workshop
- Soho Editors Course: After Effects Fundamentals
- FÁS Screen Training Ireland Coproducing Animation Film and Television Series Course
- Autodesk/Eurotek Maya & 3DS Max Showcase
- FÁS Screen Training Ireland Dramatic Vision: A Further Development Programme Module 4
- IADT International Conference 2007 Documentary Film in the 21st Century
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