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| Jordan Scott’s ‘Cracks’ Begins Irish Shoot |
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British helmer Jordan Scott’s directorial debut ‘Cracks’ begins shooting this week on location in Ireland. The film features a stellar cast including Eva Green (Casino Royale), Juno Temple (Atonement), Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later) and Maria Valverde (La Flaqueza del Bolchevique). more |
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| Irish Film Channel Gets Go Ahead |
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Ireland's new digital free-to-air film channel, proposed by the Irish Film Board, has been greenlit amid questions by the sector on the channel’s funding, programming and scheduling along with the impact this will have on new projects being funded by the Board.
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| ‘Cherry Bomb’ Greenlit at Generator Entertainment |
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Generator Entertainment’s ‘Cherry Bomb’, directed by up and coming Northern Irish helmers Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros d’Sa, is set to begin a four week shoot on location in Belfast on 7th July 2008. more |
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| Pat Shortt Joins Cast of ‘Souled Out’ |
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IFTA winning actor Pat Shortt (Garage) has joined the cast of ‘Souled Out’, the latest feature film ‘Headrush’ helmer Shimmy Marcus. The low budget pic will shoot in the Northern UK city of Stoke On Trent this summer. more |
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| Real Hollywood Launches Slate With ‘Yankee King’ |
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New Belfast production company Real Hollywood has announced its first project, ‘Yankee King’, will begin shooting in Belfast next month. Directed by Gerry Lively (Dungeons & Dragons II), the film will star Bill Campbell (The Rocketeer, Enough) and Claire Forlani (Flashbacks of a Fool). more |
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| ‘Hunger’ Sinks Teeth Into Cannes Sales Deals |
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Steve McQueen’s Northern Irish feature film ‘Hunger’, depicting the final six weeks of the life of IRA hunger striker’s Bobby Sands, has secured multiple sales deals at the Cannes Film Festival. more |
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Darklight Festival Unveils Top Lineup
The 2008 Darklight Festival has revealed an action packed four day programme. Special events this year include a focus on filmmaker/actor/writer Crispin Hellion Glover (Beowulf), an acting workshop with BAFTA winning actor Paddy Considine (Dead Man Shoes) and a 72 hour shoot out documentary curated by IFTA winning director Lenny Abrahamson (Garage). more |
Irish Film ‘Helen’ for Edinburgh Premiere
Irish filmmaking team Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor’s feature debut ’Helen’, will receive its world premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19th June, 2008.
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Jason Byrne is ‘Paddy Muck’
Irish comedian Jason Byrne (Anonymous, Emily’s Song) has lent his talents towards filmmaking once again, co-writing and starring in the short film ‘Paddy Muck’, which has completed post production. more |
John Crowley Finds ‘What Was Lost’
BAFTA and IFTA winning Irish director John Crowley (Boy A, Intermission) is attached to direct the screen adaptation of Catherine O’Flynn’s award winning novel ‘What Was Lost’. more |
NUI Film Graduate Wins Babelgum Award
Brian Deane, a young Irish filmmaker and graduate of NUI Galway’s Huston School of Film & Digital Media, is among the winners of the first Babelgum Online Film Festival announced by director Spike Lee (Inside Man, The 25th Hour) at a ceremony during the Cannes Film Festival. more |
African Directors for DKIT Reel Africa Fest
African directors John Barker (Bunny Chow) and Jeta Amata (The Amazing Grace), along with English actor Nick Moran (The Amazing Grace, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) are set to attend The Reel Africa Film Festival in Dundalk Institute of Technology (22 – 24 May 2008). more |
TG4 Seeks Tenders for Gradam Ceoil 2009
TG4 are seeking programme tenders for the feature length TV event ‘Gradam Ceoil 2009’, the annual gala concert and awards ceremony which celebrates the best in traditional Irish music and song. more |
Brosnan Joins Sarandon In ‘The Greatest’
Irish star Pierce Brosnan (Seraphim Falls, The Thomas Crown Affair) is set to star alongside Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon (Speed Racer, Enchanted) in Shana Feste’s directorial debut ‘The Greatest’. more |
Madrid Fest Award for Ni Chianain’s ‘Kathmandu’
Neasa Ni Chianain’s controversial documentary ‘Fairytale of Kathmandu’ has scooped second prize in the Original Documentary category at the Documenta Madrid film festival, which took place from the 2nd-11th May 2008. The accolade came with a €5,000 cash prize. more |
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- Irish Filmmaker Wins North California Emmy
- Quinn’s ‘No Regrets’ for Message to Man
- Irish Films Head to Newport Fest
- Irish Girl to Front Bebo Travel Series
- Irish Filmmaking Pair are Edinburgh ‘Trailblazers’
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- Kildare County Council 'In Focus' Forum
- Seamus McGarvey In Conversation
- Reel Africa Film Festival @ DKIT
- Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) Deadline
- Deadline 2008 Grierson Documentary Awards
- Kerry Film Festival Deadline for Submissions
- Federation of European Film and Television Directors General Assembly
- African Film Festival, Galway
- BCI Sound & Vision Deadline (Television)
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- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount)
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- Moving Worlds Cinemas of Migration FORMACS Course
- Filmbase Training: Location Sound Recording
- Filmbase Training: Digital Platfrom and Distribution Seminar
- Writing Movies: Laurence Henson Two Day Screenwriting Masterclass
- Filmbase Training: Producing a Short Film
- Velvet Voice Training: Voice Over Workshop
- Filmbase Training: Logic Pro 101
- FAS Screen Training Ireland Masterclass with Daniel Lanois
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24th May - Saturday
7.30am – Popscene - CH6
9.00pm – Heineken Cup Rugby - RTE2
9.20pm – Danu – TG4
10.30pm – International Soccer Friendly - RTE2
25th May - Sunday
8.00pm – Fair City - RTE1
9.30pm - Seiplinigh na nImirceach - TG4
26th May - Monday
6.00pm – Xpose - TV3
7.00pm – FBD Insurance Ras - RTE2
7.30pm – Written Off? – RTE1
8.00pm – UTV Rewind – UTV
8.30pm – Disasters – RTE1
9.30pm – Prime Time Investigates - RTE1
10.50pm – Conflict Revolution - BBC1
11.35pm – My Big Idea – RTE1
27th May - Tuesday
7.00pm - My Family Aren’t Wasters – RTE1
7.30pm – Ceird An Cheoil – BBC2
8.30pm – Househunters in the Sun Revisited - RTE1
10.15pm – Ronnie Drew - September Song - RTE1
10.35pm – Spotlight - BBC1
11.00pm – The Ultimate Guide to Everything - RTE2
11.05pm – NI Wags - BBC1
11.15pm - The View - RTE1
28th May - Wednesday
5.30pm – UTV Life - UTV
7.00pm – Fresh from the Farmer’s Market – RTE1
9.30pm - John O'Donohoe - Anam Cara - TG4
11.10pm – The Last Broadcast – RTE2
29thMay - Thursday
3.00pm – Popscene - CH6
6.00pm – Comortas Scannan TG4 2008- TG4
7.00pm – Capital D - RTE1
8.00pm – Dorn Lan Duil - TG4
8.30pm – Show Me The Money– RTE1
10.15pm – Surgeons– RTE1
10.30pm – Liam Brady's Dalymount Days – RTE2
30th May - Friday
7.30pm – The Full Set – RTE1
8.00pm – Canunti Ceoil - TG4
9.30pm – The Late Late Show - RTE1
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