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| IFTA Opens Call for Entries For 6th Awards |
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The call for entries for the 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) is now open. Submissions are invited for categories in film, television, shorts and animation. This year sees the introduction of a new Feature Documentary category. Deadline for entires is 17 November 2008. more |
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| Murphy, Broadbent & Gleeson For 'Perrier’s Bounty' |
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Irish actors Cillian Murphy (Sunshine) and Brendan Gleeson (Bewoulf) will star alongside Jim Broadbent (Bridget Jones Diary) in the upcoming ‘Perrier’s Bounty’ helmed by director Ian Fitzgibbon (A Film With Me In It) and penned by Mark O’Rowe (Boy A). more |
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| ‘Skunk Fu!’ Nominated for BAFTA |
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Cartoon Salon’s cartoon series ‘Skunk Fu’ has been nominated for a Children’s BAFTA in the Best Animation Category, with the awards taking place on 10 November in London.more |
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| Anthony Byrne To Helm ‘Wild Decembers’ |
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Principal Photography will commence on the television adaptation of Enda O’ Brien’s novel ‘Wild Decembers’ on 10 November. The drama which is being produced by Octagon Films for RTÉ will be helmed by Anthony Byrne (Short Order, How About You).more |
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| 'Hunger' & 'In Bruges' Top Brit Indie Awards Shortlist |
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Northern Irish feature ‘Hunger’ and Martin McDonagh’s ‘In Bruges’ received the most nominations for the 11th annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) taking place on November 30 in London. Other Irish related productions ‘The Daisy Chain’, ‘The Escapist’ and ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ also received nominations.more |
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Double Win For 'Niko' at Cinekid
Magma Films’ cartoon feature film ‘Niko & the Way to the Stars’ has taken both the Jury and Audience awards at children's film fest Cinekid in Amsterdam over the weekend. more |
Six Writers Selected For SÍOL
Six writers have been chosen for SÍOL – a new initiative aimed to assist budding writers for Irish Language TV Drama writing. more |
ILBF Announces Final 08 Funding Round
The Irish Language Broadcast Fund has announced its third and final funding round of 2008. more |
‘Striped Pyjamas’ Passes $2 Million in Ireland
The film adaptation of Irish author John Boyne’s acclaimed novel ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ continues its impressive run in Ireland, taking an excess of $2 million (€1.5M Euros) in its run so far and still holding strong at No. 5 in the box office charts after six weeks. more |
O’Mahony Talks The Kerry Film Fest
With film critic Michael Dwyer officially launching the 9th Kerry Film Festival (1-8 November), IFTN speaks with festival Director, Jason O’Mahony, on the inaugural Maureen O’Hara Award and the unusual choice of a polly tunnel as a screening venue. more |
Diary of Eilis Mernagh at the Austin Film Festival
Eilis Mernagh is a rookie Irish screenwriter with 3 feature-length scripts completed. She recently attended the Austin Film Festival this year (16-23 October) with a view to selling one/all of them or at very least to make some useful contacts in the industry. more |
‘Aisling’s Diary’ Grabs International Attention at MIPCOM
Irish Series ‘Aisling’s Diary’ attracted interest from broadcasters and on-line portals in over 16 countries including Italy, Singapore, Chile, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia and the USA at the recent MIPCOM international TV market in Cannes. more |
Cinemagic Announces Line-up & Call for Jurors
As well as announcing this year’s Festival line up, the 18th Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival is currently selecting a jury panel of 10 to 18 year olds to judge short and feature films.more |
Irish Talent Behind BBC1’s ‘Little Dorrit’
Irish director Dearbhla Walsh (The Tudors, Shamless) is the lead director on the lavish 14 part adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ‘Little Dorrit’ which began airing on BBC1 last weekend. Irish cinematographer Owen McPolin (Eden, Pure Mule) also worked on the production. more |
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- Esras Films Documents Achill Macabre Prophecy
- Optimum Obtains U.K. Rights To Crowley Latest
- ‘Hunger’ & Fassbender Win At Chicago Fest
- Irish Doc Inks Deal With FilmsTransit Distributor
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