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| Galway Film Fleadh Unveils Festival Line-Up |
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International and Irish documentaries and features, short film screenings and special guests including Peter O’Toole, Jessica Lange and Bill Pullman are all in the line-up for the 20th Galway Film Fleadh, which takes place from July 8th -13th 2008. more |
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| Irish Companies Secure €600k MEDIA Funding |
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Parallel Films, Telegael, Nemeton Teo, Magma, Leirithe le Mac Dara O’Curraidhin Teoranta and Campbell Ryan Productions have secured a combined total of over €600,000 in development finance for a range of film, TV and interactive projects in the recent MEDIA Development funding round.
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| Derek O’Connor Illuminates ‘Darklight’ |
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The Darklight Film Festival runs from Thursday 26th- Saturday 29th June at various locations around Dublin’s city centre. IFTN caught up with Darklight’s new Programme Director, Derek O’Connor to find out how the eclectic festival comes together. more |
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| Irish/Canadian ‘Cairo Time’ Begins Shoot |
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Irish-Canadian co-production ‘Cairo Time’, directed by Canada’s Ruba Nadda (Black September, So Far Gone) began filming this week on location in Cairo, Egypt, with American actress Patricia Clarkson (Lars and the Real Girl, Good Night and Good Luck) in the lead role. more |
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| Hunt Begins for Ireland's 'Apprentice'
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An Irish version of hit television format ‘The Apprentice’, produced by Screentime ShinAwil, is set to air on TV3 this September, which will see one budding entrepreneur win a €100,000 year long contract working alongside businessman Bill Cullen. more |
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BCI Awards €240k To Community in a Studio
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has awarded €240,000 to ‘Community in a Studio’, the first Sound & Vision Special Scheme for community television. more |
‘Peacefire’ and ‘Puffball’ Head to Karlovy
Macdara Vallely’s ‘Peacefire’ and Nicolas Roeg’s ‘Puffball’, both shot on location in Northern Ireland, are set to screen at this year’s Karlovy Vary film festival, which takes place from 4th – 12th July 2008. more |
‘Ireland’s Olympians’ On RTE Two
‘Ireland’s Olympians’, a new series from RTE Sport that follows the highs and lows of Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls, begins next Monday 30th June 2008 at 7.30pm on RTE Two. more |
Radharc Awards Opens Call for Entries
The Radharc Awards, which celebrate television documentaries of outstanding quality that address national or international topics of social justice, morality and faith, is now open for entries. more |
‘Eden’ Secures North American Release
Declan Recks’ award-winning Irish drama ‘Eden’, produced by Samson Films, is set for theatrical release in North America this autumn after being picked up by LA based distributors Liberation Entertainment. more |
Pierce Brosnan Joins Polanski’s ‘The Ghost’
Pierce Brosnan is lined up to star opposite Oscar winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton, The Beach) and Oscar winner Nicholas Cage (Leaving Los Vegas, Matchstick Men) in director Roman Polanski's latest political thriller 'The Ghost'. more |
Irish Language TV Scripts Sought For SÍOL
Gréasán na Meán are seeking talented Irish language writers to submit TV scripts for SÍOL, a new development initiative that will see six writers develop a script to be broadcast as a part of a drama series on TG4. more |
TV3 Wraps Debut Drama ‘School Run’
New bi-lingual comedy drama ‘School Run’, the first television drama commissioned by independent Irish broadcasters TV3, has wrapped filming on location in Dublin this week. more |
IFB Signatures Search For Short Film Scripts
The Irish Film Board is seeking short film scripts in Irish or English for the new Signatures short film scheme, which will see up to six successful shorts produced and premiered at the Corona Cork Film Festival 2009. more |
| PLUS: |
- Waddell Media Opens New York Office
- Double Win for ‘The Sound of People’
- ‘Tré Hugger’ Wins at Solas Film Fest
- Mind the Gap Sign Up for DCTV Series
- Lights Out! Announce Screening Programme
- ‘Old Road to Dublin’ Stops in Belfast
- Face for Telly Seeks Budding TV Presenters
- ‘This is Me’ Begins on RTÉ One
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