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| BAFTA Nominations for Irish Talent |
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Irish talent features among this year’s BAFTA Film nominations with actress Saoirse Ronan and cinematographer Seamus McGarvey picking up nods for their work on ‘Atonement’, Daniel Day Lewis among the Best Actor nominees and short films ‘Hesitation’ and ‘The Crumblegiant’ also in the running. more |
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| Ferdia MacAnna Talks 'Seacht'
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New Irish language drama series ‘Seacht’, set in a performing arts college, kicked off last Tuesday, January 8th at 10pm on TG4. IFTN caught up with the programme’s producer, Ferdia MacAnna (author of novel ‘Last of the High Kings’) to find out how the series came about. more |
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| ‘Rhapsody’ For Berlinale Co-Production Market |
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‘Rhapsody’, a new feature project from director Gillies MacKinnon and Irish production company Grand Pictures, has been selected among 35 film projects for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2008. more |
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| ‘The Simpsons Movie’ Tops 2007 Irish Box Office |
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‘The Simpsons Movie’ proved a massive hit with Irish audiences in 2007, winning the race for Number One feature at the Irish box office. The animated film featuring America’s best known family, tops the chart earning a €5.4m box office haul. more |
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| FSTI Announce David Simon TV Drama Masterclass |
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FÁS Screen Training Ireland have announced details of a masterclass in Television Drama with Emmy® award winning writer, executive producer and creator of 'The Wire' David Simon. more |
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Panel Event on Low Budget Filmmaking
The Irish Film Board (IFB), in association with Filmbase, is set to present a panel event on low budget filmmaking and the IFB Completion Fund, on Friday 25th January 2008 at 2pm. more |
Irish Productions at Celtic Media Fest
Several Irish productions have made the shortlist for this year’s Celtic Media Festival, which takes place from the 16th-18th April, 2008 in Galway. more |
Wardrop’s ‘Tongue Tied’ Goes Mobile
Ken Wardrop’s short drama ‘Tongue Tied’ has been selected or inclusion in the MOFILM portfolio at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona which takes place from 11th-14th February 2008.
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Darklight Festival Opens Call For Entries
The 2008 Darklight Film Festival, running from 26th - 29th June 2008, has issued its call for entries. more |
Filmbase/RTÉ Seek Filmmakers For Short Film Awards
The next round of the Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Award, which awards €10,000 funding to three innovative filmmakers, is now open for entries. more |
Ivor Hyland Heads The Farm’s Video Department
Ivor Hyland is set to head up the newly restructured video department in Dublin based digital post-production company The Farm. more |
Manhattan Short Film Fest Seeks Irish Entries
The 11th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is seeking shorts from Ireland to screen at the festival, which runs from the 21st-28th September 2008. more |
Daniel Day Lewis Scoops Golden Globe
Daniel Day Lewis Wins Golden Globe for 'There will be Blood' Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama) for his role in ‘There Will Be Blood’. more |
Production Depot Receives Sony XDCam
The Production Depot has taken delivery of its new Sony XDCams. The Sony PMW-EX1 XDCam offers all the benefits of tapeless workflow, selectable bit rates and outstanding picture performance coupled with new creative recording features and lens features which are hoping to redefine the standard for the professional compact camcorder market. more |
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- RTÉ Sitcom Commission For Filmbase Grads
- Vincent Browne News Show Kicks off on TV3
- NI Post-Grad Receives Bill Miskelly Award
- ‘The Man in 301’ Set for Rotterdam Fest
- Delhi Photo Exhibit for Irish Filmmaker
- Fastnet Films 'A Bloody Canvas' Airs on TG4
- UK Group Buys MediaMarket
- BobbyCTV Move to New Premises
- NexT Film Festival Seeks Submissions
- Straight 8 2008 Call For Entries
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- 2008 Sundance Film Festival
- International Interactive Emmy Awards Deadline For Entries
- FIPA
- 80th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Announced
- Blindspot Commercial Competition Deadline
- 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam
- 60th Annual DGA Awards
- Cinemart 2008
- 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
- NATPE Las Vegas
- Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival
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- Alien V's Predator: Survival of the Fittest (Fox)
- Walk Hard (Sony)
- No Country For Old Men (Paramount)
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- Writing Movies: Laurence Henson Two Day Screenwriting Masterclass
- Filmbase Training Final Cut Pro 200
- Galway Film Centre Film Foundation Course begins
- Soho Editors Course Final Cut Pro 6
- Galway Film Centre Short Script Award Deadline
- Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Award Deadline
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