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| Sally Hawkins Leads ‘Happy Ever Afters’ |
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British actress Sally Hawkins (Happy Go Lucky, Layer Cake, Little Britain) will star in the forthcoming Irish comedy film ‘Happy Ever Afters’, the feature directorial debut from writer/director Stephen Burke (Anner House, 81). more |
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| Dublin Director Brings Stars to ‘Mineville’ |
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US stars Giovanni Ribisi (Friends, My Name is Earl), William Sadler (The Shawshank Redemption) and Anthony Lapaglia (Without a Trace) and British actors Ian Hart (Finding Neverland) and Tony Curran (The Good German) are all set to star in Irish actor Jason Barry’s feature directorial debut ‘Mineville’.
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| Kelleher is Cannes Producer on the Move |
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Fastnet Films’ Macdara Kelleher (Kisses, Tonight is Cancelled) has been chosen by the Irish Film Board to take part in the European Film Promotion’s ‘Producers on the Move’ at the Cannes International Film Festival, which takes place from 14th-25th May 2008. more |
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| Element Pictures Entice ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ |
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Producers of upcoming feature ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ are in final talks for the period drama to shoot on location in Ireland. The film, to be co-produced by Ireland’s Element Pictures, is hoped to shoot here for six to seven weeks, followed by a three week shoot in Scotland. more |
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| Irish Success at Celtic Media Fest |
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Irish productions ‘On the Block’, ‘Prosperity’ and ‘Padraic O’Conaire: An Fear’ have all walked away with awards on the second day of the Celtic Media Festival, taking place in Galway from the 16th-19th April 2008. more |
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Two Irish Shorts In Competition At Oberhausen
Two Irish shorts are set to screen at the 54th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, which takes place from 1st-6th May 2008. Naomi Wilson’s ‘An Cailleach Bhéarra’ will screen in the International Competition while Simon Fitzmaurice’s ‘The Sound of People’ will compete in the Children’s and Youth Film category.
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Tribeca All Access Selects Irish Screenplay
A screenplay co-written by Irish screenwriter Terry McMahon (Fair City) and producer Bart Daly has been chosen to participate in the Tribeca Film Festival’s All Access program, which takes place from April 21st-26th at this year’s festival. more |
TG4 Seeks Singing Sensation for ‘Nollaig No.1’
TG4 is on the search for undiscovered Irish singing talent for its upcoming show ‘Nollaig No.1’, which will see one lucky winner record a single, a music video and aim for the Christmas No. 1. slot in the Irish charts this December. more |
Abrahamson & O’Halloran to Reveal 'Sources of Inspiration'
IFTA winning writing / directing team Lenny Abrahamson and Mark O’Halloran (Garage, Adam and Paul) are set to give the ‘Sources of Inspiration’ lecture as part of the SOURCES 2 Script Development Workshop, which runs from 22-30 April in Wicklow, with the support of FÁS Screen Training Ireland. more |
TG4 Scoop Gold Marketing Awards
TG4 has scooped two Gold Awards at the Promax/BDA Europe 2008 Branding and Marketing Awards which took place in Barcelona on April 9th 2008.more |
Grierson Documentary Awards Open for Entries
The Annual Grierson British Documentary Awards, which celebrates the best in documentary making from around the globe, has launched its call for entries. more |
Student Film ‘Six Semesters’ Hits the Screen
DCU graduate John McKeown will premiere his feature film debut ‘Six Semesters’ on Monday, 21 April, in Dublin’s Sugar Club, after which it will screen in Dublin City University (DCU) from the 22 - 24 April at 7.30pm. more |
Careers Advice on Hand from Skillset NI
Skillset Northern Ireland has launched a new industry endorsed free careers service for new entrants and experienced freelancers working in Northern Ireland’s audio-visual industries. more |
‘Once’ to Open Crossing Europe Fest
John Carney’s Oscar-winning feature ‘Once’ has been chosen as one of the opening films for this year’s Crossing Europe Film Festival, which takes place in Linz, Austria from 22nd-27th April, 2008. more |
‘Life of Saint Mary’ Premieres in Paris
Paris-based Irish artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly’s video installation ‘The Life of Saint Mary’ received its world premiere at the Cognitive Science Forum, Paris on Friday 11th April, 2008. more |
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- Oxfam Film Comp Seeks Irish Entries
- Spanish Shorts Set For Dublin Screenings
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- CoMotion Youth Film Festival
- Irish Film Board Short Shorts Deadline for Submissions
- 43rd Karlovy Vary IFF 2008 Deadline for Entries
- Galway Film Fleadh Deadline for Entries (Feature Films)
- Cartoon Digital, Murcia (Spain)
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Cartoon Forum 2008 Deadline for Submissions
- Simon Cumbers Media Challenge Fund Standard Grant Round I
- Deadline for applications for NESTA & UK Film Council Digital Innovation in Film Project
- Cinemagic Film and Television Festival Dublin
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- Fool's Gold ( Warner Bros )
- Flashbacks of a Fool ( Walt Disney )
- The Ruins ( Paramount )
- Tale of Two Sisters ( Paramount )
- Water Lillies ( Eclipse )
- Happy Go Lucky ( Entertainment )
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- Filmbase Training: Motion 101
- IADT Open Evening (PostGraduate/Adult Learners)
- Cartoon Forum 2008 Deadline for Submissions
- Velvet Voice Voiceover Workshop
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18th April- Saturday
7.30am – Popscene - CH6
9.00pm – Siar sna ‘70’s – TG4
9.55pm – Tubridy Tonight – RTE1
19th April - Sunday
6.30pm – Celebrity Bainisteoir - RTE1
7.30pm - No Frontiers – RTE1
8.00pm – No Bearla - TG4
8.30pm – Marry Me - RTE1
10.00pm - Celtic Connections – TV3
01.30am – The Week in Review – TV3
20th April - Monday
3.00pm - Popscene - CH6
6.00pm - Xpose - TV3
7.00pm - The One Show - BBC1
7.30pm - Leargas - RTE1
9.30pm – Livin' With Lucy - RTE2
9.30pm – 21st Century Child - RTE1
10.40pm –Questions and Answers – RTE1
21st April - Tuesday
7.00pm - Living the Wildlife – RTE1
7.30pm – Ceird An Cheoil – BBC2
8.00pm – Inside and Out – TV3
8.30pm – What Am I Worth? – RTE1
9.00pm – Diary of a Debutante – TV3
10.55pm– The Ultimate Guide to Everything - RTE2
11.15pm - The View - RTE1
22nd April - Wednesday
7.30pm – Trish's Paris Kitchen – RTE1
9.00pm – Rock Rivals – TV3
9.30pm – Criostaiocht – TG4
11.25pm – The Last Broadcast – RTE2
23rd April - Thursday
8.30pm – Showhouse – RTE1
9.30pm – Hollywood Trials – RTE2
10.15pm – Flesh and Blood – RTE1
10.20pm – How Low Can You Go USA? – RTE2
10.45pm – Far Away Up Close – RTE1
24th April - Friday
7.30pm – Fleadh Cheoil – RTE1
9.30pm – The Late Late Show – RTE1
10.00pm – The Graham Norton Show – BBC2
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