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| Hansard and Irglova Win Oscar for ‘Once’ |
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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova scooped the Oscar for Best Original Song for ‘Falling Slowly’ from John Carney’s low-budget pic ‘Once’ at the Academy Awards which took place in Los Angeles on the 24th February. more |
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| NIS Cash Boost For Home-Grown Features
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Northern Ireland Screen will provide a cash boost to a host of indigenous film projects from home-grown talent, through the NIS Fund. New Irish titles including ‘Red Mist’, ‘Chatakwa Falls’ and Cherry Bomb’ have been greenlit for the coming months. more |
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| Minister Congratulates IFTA Winners as 621,000 Tune In
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The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Séamus Brennan T.D. congratulated Mel Gibson and the 37 winners of Irish Film & Television Awards in Dublin, while 621,000 people tuned in to watch the IFTAs on RTÉ Television. more |
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| IFB to Receive €23 Million Payout |
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The Irish Film Board is set to receive €23 million government funding, as part of a plan by Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism Seamus Brennan for Ireland’s arts and cultural infrastructure in 2008. more |
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Rhys Meyers Heads for 'Shelter'
IFTA winning actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) is set to star opposite Julianne Moore (Children of Men) in supernatural thriller ‘Shelter’, produced by Nala Films. more |
Colin Farrell to Take Over Ledger Role
Irish actor Colin Farrell (Intermission) is one of three stars who will replace the late actor Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain) in his final film ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’, directed Terry Gilliam (Brazil).
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‘Frankie’ Wins at Berlinale
Darren Thornton’s Irish Film Board funded short ‘Frankie’ has scooped the UIP Prix Award for Best Short Film at the Berlinale Film Festival, which took place from the 7th-17th February. more |
Sarah Glennie Appointed Director of IFI
Sarah Glennie has been appointed the new Director of the Irish Film Institute. Glennie will take up the full-time role in Autumn 2008, working with the IFI on a consultative basis until then. more |
Murphy Set for Thriller ‘Peacock’
Cork-born IFTA winning-actor Cillian Murphy (The Wind That Shakes the Barley) is set to star opposite Oscar-nominee Ellen Page (Juno) in psychological thriller 'Peacock', directed by Michael Lander. more |
RTÉ Dance on the Box – Second Round Open
The Arts Council and RTÉ are seeking entries for the second round of RTÉ’s ‘Dance on the Box’, a series of four short dance films to be premiered on RTÉ during the Dublin Dance Fest. more |
‘Spotlight’ Wins at RTS Journalism Awards
BBC Northern Ireland’s IFTA nominated documentary ‘Spotlight: The Pit Bull Sting’ picked up a Royal Television Society’s Television Journalism award. more |
IFB Seeks Innovative ‘Short Shorts’
'Short Shorts' has been modified this year, and this time around each film must conform to a particular genre. The IFB hopes this will allow the shorts to be marketed more effectively as a package. more |
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- EAVE Film Finance Forum Seeks Applicants
- Fastnet Films Seek Irish Speaking Females
- ‘Lifeboat Luke’ Drops Anchor at RNLI
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- Miami International Film Festival (MIFF)
- 'Be Kind Rewind' Movie Competition Deadline
- Deadline for Applications for EAVE Film Finance Forum
- Simon Cumbers Media Challenge Fund Deadline
- Tampere 38th International Short Film Festival
- Cartoon Movie 2008
- Birds Eye View Film Festival 2008
- Sofia International Film Festival
- 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
- RTE Dance on the Box Deadline for Entries
- Talentworks Audition Workshop
- San Francisco International Children's Film Festival
- Fresh Film Festival
- ShoWest, Las Vegas
- International Emmy Awards Deadline For Entries
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- Margot At the Wedding (Paramount)
- Awake (Eclipse)
- There Will Be Blood (Walt Disney)
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- Filmbase Training: Final Cut Pro 300
- Galway Film Centre Evening Intro to Filmmaking
- Filmbase Training: Final Cut Pro 100
- Filmbase Training: Animating in Adobe Flash
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1st March - Saturday
5.00pm – Sinn Fein Party Conference– RTE1
9.05pm – Patrick Street Beo – TG4
9.35pm - Tubridy Tonight - RTE1
9.15pm – MOVIE: Ned Kelly – TG4
10.45pm – Hector San UK – TG4
2nd March - Sunday
7.30pm – No Frontiers- RTE1
8.30pm - Glas Vegas – TG4
9.00pm – MOVIE: Hart’s War- RTE2
10.25pm – Would You Believe?- RTE1
3rd March - Monday
7.30pm - Scannal- RTE1
8.00pm – Me and the Big C – RTE1
8.30pm – Room to Improve- RTE1
9.30pm – Operation Spider - RTE1
9.30pm - Anonymous – RTE2
10.50pm – The Podge and Rodge – RTE2
4th March - Tuesday
7.00pm - The Dealers – RTE1
7.00pm – RTE Sport on Two: Champions League Live - RTE2
8.30pm – What Am I Worth? – RTE1
11.00pm - Nightly News with Vincent Browne – TV3
11.15pm - The View – RTE1
5th March - Wednesday
7.30pm - Eco Eye – RTE1
8.00pm – Glas Vegas - TG4
8.30pm - How Long Will You Live - RTE1
9.00pm – Rock Rivals – TV3
11.25pm – Other Voices – RTE1
6th March - Thursday
7.00pm – Capital D – RTE1
8.30pm – Showhouse – RTE1
10.00pm – Imeall Geal – BBC2
10.15pm – The American Dream – Dead or Alive? – RTE1
7th March - Friday
7.30pm – No Place Like Home – RTE1
8.30pm – War Stories - RTE1
9.30pm - The Late Late Show - RTE1
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