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Crafty Apes launch international growth strategy through partnership with Egg VFX and and Executive Producer hire |
| 03 Jan 2024 | LA-based VFX company Crafty Apes has partnered with Dublin-based post production and visual effects company Egg Post and VFX with the aim of expanding international growth. |
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Clermont Screen Hub at Wicklow County Council opens for business |
| 01 Nov 2023 | Clermont Screen Hub, a new facility for film, TV, and content creation has been opened at Wicklow County Campus in Rathnew, Co Wicklow. Chris O’Dowd’s new Sky TV series Small Town, Big Stories is currently using the facility’s office space. |
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Culture Night 2023: Film events and screenings |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Culture Night 2023 boasts a variety of events for Irish film fans this year, including screenings of Sing Street and North Circular, and a chance to see behind the scenes at IFCO and Windmill Lane. |
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“To premiere it at the Fleadh was a nice full circle moment”, director George Kane discusses Apocalypse Clown |
| 31 Aug 2023 | We caught up with George Kane, the writer-director of Apocalypse Clown, ahead of the film’s release in Irish cinemas. |
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Windmill Lane’s Jason Gaffney talks animation with Graham Gallagher |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy. Jungle Book. Gravity. You would be forgiven for assuming these credits belong to a current A-List Hollywood powerhouse with the ability to pick and choose projects / budgets at will. However these are just some of the credits from Irish born Graham Gallaghers careers that have helped establish an international reputation that is only in its infancy. Although he could be described as a Disney veteran having begun with a pencil and paper drawing traditional animation on Disney’s Tarzan in 1997 in Paris, where he also had the opportunity to study life drawing and anatomy under Thomas Wienc. |
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Windmill Lane’s Jason Gaffney talks opening Studio 5 |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Windmill Lane Dublin, Ireland has unveiled major upgrades to its audio facility with the consolidation of its famous Number4 into their headquarters at 29 Herbert Street. This now means that all audio facilities are under one roof. The new studio, featuring Avid – Pro Tools HD ensures Windmill Lane will continue to operate at the highest standard of post-production. |
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WGA strike impacts US series featuring Irish actors, locations, and VFX houses |
| 21 Jun 2023 | The Writers’ Guild of America strike has been ongoing since May 2nd, 2023. |
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Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2023 participants and host studios announced |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Seven trainees will receive on-the-job training and mentoring with Irish animation, VFX, and games studios. |
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Bizet Media acquires Dublin-based High Wire Post Production |
| 08 Jun 2023 | Bizet Media, the parent company of Milk VFX, aims to develop a range of talent-led businesses across the VFX and production solutions space. |
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Irish Animation Awards 2023 winners announced |
| 30 May 2023 | This year's Irish Animation Awards were held this weekend in Galway. This was a record year for the Irish Animation Awards as 53 Irish productions were nominated. |
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IFTA Award 2023 full list of winners announced |
| 08 May 2023 | Congratulations to the nominees and winners of the IFTA Awards hosted by the Irish Film & Television Academy, which will air tonight on RTÉ tonight. |
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Libbie McQuillan appointed as Director of Industry and Corporate Affairs at Screen Ireland |
| 05 May 2023 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland have announced the appointment of Libbie McQuillan to the position of Director of Industry and Corporate Affairs. Libbie joins with two decades of expertise in the design and delivery of production and studio strategy. |
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“We all felt a lot of responsibility with Elvis’ legacy”, editor Jonathan Redmond discusses Elvis |
| 03 May 2023 | To mark the 20th anniversary of the IFTA awards, we are showcasing Irish talent who are blazing a trail across our industry, working in front of and behind the camera. |
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Windmill Lane’s Jason Gaffney talks season 2 of Kin with showrunner Peter McKenna |
| 19 Apr 2023 | As Season 2 of KIN continues on RTÉ One, Jason Gaffney sat down with writer and showrunner Peter McKenna and Windmill Lane’s Post Production team to discuss how this series was brought to life. Full Post-Production on KIN was provided by Windmill Lane, including VFX. |
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Applications now open for Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2023 |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet and Screen Ireland are currently seeking applicants for the next iteration of the Graduate Traineeship Programme for Animation, VFX and Games. |
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Milk to open VFX studio in Ireland |
| 22 Mar 2023 | Award-winning VFX Studio Milk is to continue its growth by opening a new studio in Dublin, having announced the opening of a new studio in Bordeaux in January. |
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Screen Ireland Announces Call for Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme 2023 |
| 09 Mar 2023 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Screen Ireland) has announced the 2023 call for applications to the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme, which enables Irish and international organisations to provide skills development opportunities and initiatives to the Irish screen sector. |
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Windmill Lane heads to Los Angeles for Oscar Wildes |
| 09 Mar 2023 | Ahead of the 94th Academy Awards this Sunday, where the Irish industry is nominated for 14 Oscar, Windmill Lane will be on the ground in LA as a sponsor of the 2023 Oscar Wilde Awards. |
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Minister Martin embarks on US trade mission to boost investment in Ireland's film industry, tourism and culture |
| 08 Mar 2023 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin (T.D.) Catherine Martin is to meet with world leading US studios and production companies including Sony and Disney as part of a US trade mission. |
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“If you don't have your stories and your songs, you're doomed as a people;” Showrunner Declan de Barra discusses The Witcher: Blood Origin |
| 08 Mar 2023 | We caught up with Declan de Barra, the showrunner behind the new Netflix mini-series The Witcher: Blood Origin, which is now available to stream. |
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