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Applications open for Storyland 2024 |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Applications are now open for the 2024 round of the award-winning short drama series Storyland, supported by RTÉ and Screen Ireland. |
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Oscars 2024: Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor Oscar, Element Pictures' Poor Things wins four awards |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Cillian Murphy has become the first Irish-born actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as the titular character in Oppenheimer. Element Pictures’ Poor Things has received four Academy Awards including Best Actress for Emma Stone. |
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Emer Durcan and Jason Branagan named among 2024 JETS Winners |
| 08 Mar 2024 | Producer Emer Durcan and Director Jason Branagan were among the 2024 JETS winners for their project The Others. |
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Netflix release final trailer for 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham and Benedict Wong |
| 07 Mar 2024 | Netflix has launched the final trailer for upcoming series 3 Body Problem, ahead of its world premiere at the SXSW Film & Television festival in Austin this Friday. |
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UK government reveal 40% Independent Film Tax Credit (IFTC) |
| 06 Mar 2024 | The UK government has unveiled details of a new tax credit for supporting UK independent films as part of UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget. Following this, Sky Group CEO Dana Strong announced that Jurassic World 4 will shoot in the UK. |
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“Working on a Ridley set is the best film school you could ever attend”, Director Táine King discusses The Wilde Sisters, working with Ridley Scott |
| 06 Mar 2024 | We spoke with director-producer Táine King to discuss her latest short film The Wilde Sisters, as well as her background in art direction. |
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EFP Producers on the Move 2024: Screen Ireland Call for Applications |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Screen Ireland is now seeking applications from producers who wish to be considered as the Irish selection for the 2024 EFP Producers on the Move programme, held each year at the Cannes Film Festival. |
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Irish actor Ruth Codd cast in live action How To Train Your Dragon film |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Ruth Codd (Small Town, Big Story) has joined the cast of How To Train Your Dragon. The live action adaptation is currently filming in Northern Ireland. |
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Director Maurice O’Carroll discusses Swing Bout |
| 05 Mar 2024 | We spoke with writer-director Maurice O’Carroll about his latest feature film Swing Bout. The film recently had its World Premiere at DIFF 2024. |
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First-look images revealed for Element Pictures’ The Listeners |
| 05 Mar 2024 | The BBC has revealed first-look pictures for Element pictures-produced drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Ollie West (The Sparrow). The Listeners is based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, who has also written the adaptation, and is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year. |
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Variety Showcase: Key Irish stakeholders chart the international rise of the Irish industry |
| 05 Mar 2024 | Variety has released an article charting the Irish film industry’s growth over the past thirty years, with interviewees including IFTA CEO Áine Moriarty, Big Things Films producer Alan Moloney, and Screen Ireland CEO Désirée Finnegan. |
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Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson set for 2025 release |
| 29 Feb 2024 | A reboot of The Naked Gun franchise starring Liam Neeson is moving ahead at Paramount, with a release date slated for July 18th, 2025. |
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The History of Sound, starring Paul Mescal & Josh O’Connor, begins filming |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Oliver Hermanus’ adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s The History of Sound, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, has begun filming. The project was first announced in 2021. |
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Screen Ireland expands National Talent Academy for VFX |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Screen Ireland has announced the expansion of the National Talent Academy Network, with the establishment of the new National Talent Academy for VFX. |
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Director Dermot Malone discusses King Frankie |
| 28 Feb 2024 | We spoke with director Dermot Malone to discuss his feature debut King Frankie, starring Peter Coonan. Wildcard Distribution will release the film in Irish and UK cinemas later this year. |
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Warner Brothers release teaser trailer for The Watched |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Warner Brothers has released a teaser trailer for The Watched, starring Dakota Fanning and Olwen Fouéré. The film was shot in Galway and Wicklow last year. |
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Irish short They Can't Know About Me to have World Premiere at Roze Filmdagen Festival |
| 26 Feb 2024 | New Irish short They Can’t Know About Me is set to make its world premiere at the Roze Filmdagen Festival in Amsterdam on March 16th, as part of the festival’s Perfect Strangers strand. |
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Sky release first look images for Small Town, Big Story |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Sky have released first look images of Small Town, Big Story. The images feature Paddy Considine, Christina Hendricks, David Wilmot, Michelle Forbes, Peter McGann, and Evanne Kilgallon. The series is set to release later this year. |
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Bankside Films acquires international sales rights to Aisling Walsh’s Ethel |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Bankside Films will introduce Walsh’s film Ethel to buyers at the Berlinale. Sarah Paulson has joined the film’s cast. |
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Rebecca Hall & Ollie West to star in Element Pictures’ The Listeners |
| 22 Feb 2024 | The BBC has unveiled its upcoming drama slate, which includes an Element Pictures television series, starring Rebecca Hall and Ollie West, and directed by Janicza Bravo. |
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