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| BBCNI to Implement Efficiency & Reinvestment Plans |
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BBC Northern Ireland is poised to put in place a reinvestment plan in local programmes and services, in response to the 100 projected job losses that will occur at the television station.
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| Rhys Meyers Is ‘Mandrake The Magician’ |
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Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors, Match Point) is set to star as an all-powerful magician in superhero movie ‘Mandrake’, based on the character from 1980’s cartoon ‘Defenders of the Earth’.more |
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| Belfast Film Festival Seeks Docos and Shorts |
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The Belfast Film Festival, which takes place from 10th-19th April 2008, is seeking entries for the 3rd annual Maysles Brothers Award for Best Documentary and the Jameson Short Film Competition. more |
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| Production Wraps On ‘A Film With Me in It’ |
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Ian Fitzgibbons’ comedy thriller ‘A Film With Me in It’, funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, is wrapping filming this weekend in Dublin. more |
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| ‘Once’ Wins at Moscow’s 2Morrow Film Fest |
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John Carney’s independent feature ‘Once’ has scooped the top prize at Moscow's 2Morrow film festival, which took place from 26th-29th October. The honour came with a $100,000 cash prize. more |
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Kieran Hegarty, BBCNI’s Head of Interactive & Learning, Has Died
Kieran Hegarty, Head of Interactive and Learning, BBC Northern Ireland, has passed away after unsuccessful heart surgery. He was 51 years old. more |
PJ Dillon Wins Cinematography Award for ‘Kings’
Tom Collins bi-lingual feature 'Kings', photographed by cinematographer PJ Dillon, has picked up the Kodak Award for Best Cinematography at the 15th Hamptons International Film Festival. more |
Nicolas Cage to Star in Kirwan’s ‘The Vanished’
Oscar winning actor Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Con Air) is set to star in ‘The Vanished’, penned by Irish screenwriter Eilis Kirwan and Canadian writing partner Larysa Kondracki for US indie studio Focus Features (Brokeback Mountain, The Constant Gardener).
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Ryan’s ‘Botched’ a Success at NYC Horror Film Fest
Irish director Kit Ryan’s spoof horror-thriller ‘Botched’ defied its title and picked up the Best Film Award at the New York Horror Film Festival, which took place from the 24th-28th October. The film’s star Stephen Dorff (Blade, World Trade Centre) also walked away with the Best Actor award. more |
IADT National Film School Documentary Conference
The IADT National Film School 2007 Documentary in the 21st Century Conference begins on Thursday with screenings of Danish director Jon Bang Carlsen’s documentaries ‘How to Invent Reality’ and ‘It’s Now Or Never’. The conference will also show a sneak preview of Charlie McCarthy’s latest ‘Being John Banville’. more |
FAS STI Teach Practical Skills for Screenwriters
FAS Screen Training Ireland is set to hold a course in Practical Skills for Screenwriters on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th November at The Westbury Hotel, Dublin. more |
Peter O’Toole Poised for UK Shoot of ‘Dean Spanley’
Irish acting veteran Peter O'Toole (Stardust, Venus) will star alongside Jeremy Northam (The Tudors, Gosford Park), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Tudors) and Bryan Brown (Along Came Polly, Cocktail) in ‘Dean Spanley’, set to begin shooting on November 10th on location in eastern England. more |
‘Moonman’ Is Star of Scanbitz Challenge
Production team The Gulpins’ short film ‘Moonman’ swept the board at Clones Film Festival’s Scanbitz Short Film Challenge, picking up both the Audience award and the Jury Award for Best Short at the end of the three day filmmaking challenge, which took place from the 26th-28th October. more |
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- Kerry Film Festival Goes Back to School
- Double Win for 'Ten Steps' Spooky Short
- Stoney Road Films Release Ben Kiely DVD
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