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Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington join Netflix's Belfast-bound The School for Good and Evil |
| 22 Feb 2021 | Theron and Washington will join Bridesmaids director Paul Feig to film the Netflix original film, which is due to begin filming at Belfast Harbour Studios later this year. |
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Dundalk Institute of Technology reveals Training Partnership with Blackmagic Design |
| 15 Feb 2021 | The Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has announced a new Training Partnership with Blackmagic Design. |
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Screen Producers Ireland CEO Susan Kirby discusses Production during COVID |
| 05 Feb 2021 | We spoke with Screen Producers Ireland CEO Susan Kirby to get an update on the status of production in Ireland at present, the implications of COVID on film sets, the need for industry-focused PUP, the need for more support from insurance brokers, the future potential of SVOD markets, and settling into the new role at SPI. |
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Screen Wexford welcomes Green Light for Tara Film Studios |
| 02 Feb 2021 | In a recent announcement, Wexford County Council has green-lit the planning permission for the construction of Tara Studios – a proposed 250,000 square feet, state-of-the-art film studio at Borleagh Manor, just north of Gorey. |
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Building on Foundations: Troy Studios and Foundation's journeys to success |
| 29 Jan 2021 | With a budget of over €45m, and employing up to 500 people, Apple TV+’s Foundation is Ireland’s largest scale production ever. |
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EGG VFX appoints Aled Rhys Jones as new Head of Department |
| 19 Jan 2021 | Following a challenging yet successful year for the company against the backdrop of COVID, EGG VFX has announced the appointment of Aled Rhys Jones as their new Head of Department. |
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Four Irish projects selected for participation in JETS 2021 |
| 18 Jan 2021 | The Junior Entertainment Talent Slate has revealed that four Irish projects have been selected for the fifth edition of the co-production initiative, which traditionally takes place at the Berlin International Film Festival. |
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The New Frontiers: Ireland and the (Film Studio) Space Race |
| 15 Jan 2021 | COVID 19 has left the Film & TV industry in something of a contradictory situation at the moment. With lockdown driving more and more audiences towards streaming platforms this has increased the need for original content while simultaneously making it more and more difficult to shoot content. |
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Planning Permission granted for "State of the art" Greystones Film Studio and Media Campus |
| 06 Jan 2021 | Wicklow County Council has granted a 10-year planning permission to Greystones Media Campus (GMC) Ltd for a multi-studio film and media campus in Greystones. |
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National Film School lecturer Eilish Kent talks with IFTN |
| 15 Dec 2020 | We caught up with lecturer Eilish Kent to discuss the growing influence of Television Drama, potential career paths for aspiring writers, being named among Variety’s Top Film Schools 2020, and what people can expect from the NFS’ Writing Television Drama course. |
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Screen Wexford issue call for application to participants living Wexford for Passport to Production |
| 22 Oct 2020 | As part of its new training initiative, Screen Wexford, in partnership with Screen Skills Ireland, is calling for Wexford-based applicants from office, admin, management, accounting and business backgrounds, or those who have an interest in working in the areas of the production, locations or AD departments, to take part in ‘Passport to Production.’ |
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Variety names the National Film School at IADT as one of the top worldwide film schools of 2020 |
| 29 Sep 2020 | The National Film School at the Institute of Art, Design + Technology has been named as one of Variety’s Top Film Schools for 2020. |
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Lectuer Colin Pauser-Cowman discusses the Springboard+ Postgraduate Diploma in Series Production |
| 11 Sep 2020 | We spoke with lecturer and Film & TV producer Colin Pauser-Cowman to get some insight into the exciting aspects of the new Postgraduate Diploma in Series Production, which is accepting application until September 25th. |
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#Watch: Irish Film Distributors Association launches #LoveCinema campaign |
| 20 Aug 2020 | The Irish Film Distributors Association with Cinema First, the industry body charged with the promotion of UK cinema-going, has launched #Lovecinema, a nationwide campaign designed to capture the attention of audiences across the country and remind them of the unique experience that only the big screen can offer. |
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FilmOffaly announces Professional Development Programme for Offaly Writers and Screenwriters |
| 28 Jul 2020 | FilmOffaly is searching for emerging Offaly writers and filmmakers to take part in a Professional Development Programme. |
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Wexford County Council seeking applications for the role of Film & TV Coordinator |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Wexford County Council will be announcing plans shortly for the development of Film, TV & Animation in County Wexford in a drive to attract more international and indigenous film and TV productions to the region and nurture home-grown talent as it prepares to become a hub for the screen industries in 2021. |
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WIT Television Course scoops top prizes at the Student Media Awards |
| 03 Jul 2020 | It has been a record year for Nemeton’s Higher Diploma in Television and Media Production at the National Student Media Awards 2020. |
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Planning permission sought for third major film studio in Wicklow |
| 02 Jul 2020 | Planning permission is being sought by Greystones Media Campus Limited to develop a multi-studio film and media campus worth an estimated €150 million in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. |
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60 new jobs announced as Triggerfish, South Africa's leading animation studio, chooses Galway for first international expansion |
| 17 Jun 2020 | The animation studio behind Netflix’s first original animated TV series from Africa, Triggerfish has announced it is to establish its first international studio in Galway. |
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Exciting opportunities now open on Film & Media postgraduate courses at The National Film School |
| 15 May 2020 | Postgraduate courses at the National Film School, renowned for its Oscar-winning alumni, are currently open for application. |
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