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| IFTA Nominees Announced |
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The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced the shortlist of nominees in 33 strongly contested categories for the 5th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, taking place on Sunday 17th February at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre. more |
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| Eurimages Backs 'Occi vs The World'
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Irish/ German co-production ‘Occi vs The World’, has secured €280,000 in Eurimages funding. The feature, written and directed by Conor McDermottroe, will star IFTA winning actresses Anne-Marie Duff and Susan Lynch, and Irish actor Aaron Monaghan. more |
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| Irish Company Havok Wins Emmy Award |
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Irish interactive software and services provider Havok has picked up a Technology and Engineering Emmy award at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday, 7th January. more |
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| IFI Tribute to Tom Murphy |
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The Irish Film Institute will pay tribute to the late actor Tom Murphy, whose credits include ‘Man About Dog’ and ‘Adam and Paul’, with a special charity event at the IFI at 6.15pm on Tuesday 15th January, with proceeds going to Irish cancer research. more |
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Death of Irish Actor Peter Caffrey
The Irish actor Peter Caffrey (Ballykissangel, I Went Down) has died at 58 years of age. The stage, film and television actor passed away after years of ill health following a stroke in 2000.more |
'In Bruges' Set for Irish Release in March
Martin McDonagh’s debut feature film ‘In Bruges’, starring Irish actors Colin Farrell (Miami Vice, Intermission) and Brendan Gleeson (Beowulf, The Tiger’s Tail) is set to reach Irish cinemas on Friday 7th March. more |
IFB Unveils New Digital Shorts Fund
The Irish Film Board is set to fund up to ten films under new digital short film scheme ‘Virtual Cinema’, with applications accepted until Friday, February 14th.
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Irish Films Join Berlinale Line-Up
John Crowley’s feature ‘Boy A’ , Steph Green’s short ‘New Boy’ and Darren Thornton's short 'Frankie' have joined the line-up for this year’s Berlinale International Film Festival, which takes place from 7th-17th February 2008. more |
Sitcom ‘The Roaring Twenties’ Kicks off on RTE
A new two-part sitcom ‘The Roaring Twenties’ kicks off on RTE Two on Monday, January 7th at 10.50 pm. IFTN talks to one half of young directing duo behind the Dublin based series, Steven Stubbs. more |
Critic’s Choice Award for Irish Musical ‘Once’
John Carney’s Dublin shot musical ‘Once’ has scooped a ‘Best Song’ gong at the Critics Choice Awards, which took place on Monday, January 7th. more |
Blanchett, Foster, Knightley & Swank for IFTA Intl. Actress
The 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards have announced the four nominees for the ‘Pantene Best International Actress Award'.more |
Irish Shorts Selected for Rotterdam Film Festival
Irish shorts ‘The Beekeeper’s Son’, written and directed by Jamie Hannigan, and ‘Farewell Packets of Ten’, from IFTA winning director Ken Wardrop, are set to screen at the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam. more |
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- U2 3D Blasts Onto Irish Cinema Screens
- Fastnet Wraps ‘Keystone Killers’ & ‘Chronoscope’
- Renderyard Festival & 1 Min Challenge CFE
- Samantha Mumba Is ‘Dancing On Ice’
- ‘How Long Will You Live’ Returns to RTE One
- Future Shorts Ireland Presents ‘The Shaw Reel’
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