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| Winning Catalyst Projects Announced |
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Three feature film awards for the new low budget scheme Catalystproject, have been announced. The successful projects, ‘Redux’, ‘One Hundred Mornings’ and ‘Eamon’, were selected from over 45 submissions received.
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| Anthony Byrne Talks 'How About You' |
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IFTA-winning director Anthony Byrne’s latest feature ‘How About You’ will reach Irish cinema screens on 16th November. IFTN caught up with the Dublin born director to discuss the pic. more |
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| Brendan Gleeson On 'Beowulf' |
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Using the latest performance capture technology, Irish actor Brendan Gleeson teamed with innovative director Robert Zemeckis (The Polar Express, Cars, Forrest Gump) to help bring the mythical world of ‘Beowulf’ to life on the big screen. IFTN talks to the actor ahead of the film’s release this weekend. more |
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| O'Flanagan Wins Intl. Screenwriter Award |
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Irish screenwriter Mary Kate O’Flanagan has won the prestigious European Alliance for Television and Culture (EATC) Bursary Award. The idea has been optioned by Tyrone Productions, who will develop it with the screenwriter. more |
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‘Emeralds in Tinseltown’ Reaches Irish Bookstores
Steve Brennan and Bernadette O’Neill’s book ‘Emeralds in Tinseltown’, tracing the story of the Irish in Hollywood, has just launched in Ireland. more |
€2 Licence Fee Increase for RTÉ
The Irish government has approved a €2 licence fee increase for national broadcaster RTÉ, bringing the annual fee to €160, effective from January 1, 2008. more |
Irish Shot ‘My Boy Jack’ Draws 5.7m
‘My Boy Jack’, the Irish filmed Remembrance Day drama, attracted 5.7m viewers for it’s ITV1 broadcast last weekend. Directed by Irish helmer Brian Kirk (Middletown, Cold Feet) and produced by Michael Casey (Freeze Frame), the two hour drama also aired on TV3 drawing an audience of 104,000 (a 7.5% share).
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BCI Awards €48K for Media Research
The Broadcasting Commission of Irleand (BCI) has awarded €48,000 funding to three projects in the area of media and broadcasting research. Third level institutes; Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), NUI Maynooth and University of Amsterdam; will receive the cash. more |
Warrior Wraps Production On ‘Fifth Street’
Warrior Films have wrapped production on a new 35mm short film ‘Fifth Street’, written and directed by effects specialist David Roddham (Saving Private Ryan, The Wind That Shakes the Barley). more |
Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Award Winners Revealed
The winners of the Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Award have been announced. Three projects were selected for funding from a total of over 130 projects received. more |
‘The Bill’ Star Tony O’Callaghan Joins ‘Fair City’
Brit actor Tony O’Callaghan, known for his role as Sergeant Mattnew Boyden in crime series ‘The Bill’, is set to join the cast of Irish soap ‘Fair City’. more |
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- SPI Announce Screen Events
- Filming Wraps on 'Apollo Music Club'
- Cork Film Centre to Screen Irish Cinema Retrospectives
- Tyrell Appoints New Sales Manager
- Áine Walsh Appointed New Head of ILBF
- DIT Students Top YouTube Chart
- GFC/RTE Short Script Awards January Deadline
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