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BiggerStage adds Shane Byrne and Lizzie Beasley to creative and production teams |
| 01 Dec 2022 | Shane Byrne and Lizzie Beasley will take up leading executive roles within BiggerStage to drive growth in unscripted production. |
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Content levy nears reality for screen sector as legislation enters final stages of Government review |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Screen Ireland and the industry group of stakeholders advocating for the proposed content levy have welcomed the positive position adopted by the Minister Catherine Martin in recognising the vital role of independent producers with respect to the levy plans that reached its report and final stages in the Dáil on Wednesday. |
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Silver Mountain to handle distribution of Belgian crime series Fair Trade |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Silver Mountain Distribution, the sales and marketing arm of Carey Fitzgerald’s Irish Silver Mountain Productions, has taken delivery of season two of Marc Punt’s crime series, Fair Trade - The Road Back (6 X 1 hour). |
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Government appoint new Chairpersons to the Boards of RTÉ and TG4 |
| 29 Nov 2022 | The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, has announced the appointment of new Chairs for the Boards of RTÉ and TG4, who will both serve 5 year terms. |
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Screen Ireland to present three new Irish TV dramas at Content London panel |
| 28 Nov 2022 | Three brand new Irish TV drama series with international co-production partners will be presented at Content London, in a special Screen Ireland panel dedicated to the rise of Irish TV drama. |
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TG4 announces new appointments for children's channel Cúla4 |
| 28 Nov 2022 | TG4 has confirmed that Muireann Ní Cíobháin has been appointed as a new Commissioning Editor for children's channel Cúla4 and that Étaín Ní Thuairisg has been appointed as Producer/Editor. |
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“Pigeon racers are old school, so they're all on Facebook. I can't even use the thing anymore, it's just literally all pigeons”; Gavin Fitzgerald discusses his fascinating and bizarre documentary, Million Dollar Pigeons |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Irish documentarian Gavin Fitzgerald spoke with IFTN ahead of the release of his new feature documentary Million Dollar Pigeons, to tell us more about the fascinating and bizarrely competitive world of pigeon racing. |
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IFTA confirms speakers and date for upcoming IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse event |
| 25 Nov 2022 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), in partnership with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced details regarding its upcoming event, IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse. |
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Irish actor Seainin Brennan cast in Steven Knight's original new drama series This Town for the BBC |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Irish actor Seainin Brennan has been named among the cast for Peaky Blinder’s creator Stephen Knight’s new series, This Town, which tells the story of an extended family and four young people who are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music. |
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“We could really be a Poster Girl for Change”; Dr. Susan Liddy on her appointment as president of Women in Film and Television International |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Following the announcement earlier this week, Dr. Susan Liddy took some time to speak with IFTN about her announcement as president of Women in Film and Television International. |
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Kate McCullough awarded Best European Cinematography at 2022 European Film Awards |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Irish cinematographer Kate McCullough has been recognised by the European Film Academy for her fantastic cinematography work on Colm Bairéad’s An Cailín Ciúin, the record breaking Irish language film. |
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Aisha and Matilda The Musical jointly presented the 2022 Audience Award at Cork Film Festival |
| 23 Nov 2022 | The 67th Cork International Film Festival concluded this week with Aisha and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical jointly announced as the 2022 Audience Award winner (Features) and Lamb as the Audience Award Winner (Shorts). |
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Director Nora Twomey on Cartoon Saloon's new Netflix Original, My Father's Dragon |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Oscar-nominated Irish director Nora Twomey took some time to speak with IFTN, ahead of the release of Cartoon Saloon’s first Netflix animated feature film, My Father’s Dragon, which is currently available to stream worldwide. |
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Ministers Donohoe and Martin launch new Tax Credit for Digital Games |
| 21 Nov 2022 | An Irish Tax Credit for Digital Games has been launched by the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin TD. |
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Dr. Susan Liddy appointed as new President of Women in Film and Television International |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) has announced the election of a new President today following a meeting of the Board of Directors. |
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Deadpan Pictures adds to team as part of company expansion |
| 18 Nov 2022 | Deadpan Pictures has appointed three new executives as part of the ongoing company expansion. |
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Inaugural Dingle Distillery International Film Festival comes to a close |
| 15 Nov 2022 | The Dingle Distillery International Film Festival wrapped its inaugural year over the weekend, which featured talks from leading crew members of Normal People, eminent director John Sayles, and €5,000 awarded to its first bursary winning short film. |
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Magnolia Pictures acquires US rights to Irish road trip comedy Joyride starring Olivia Colman |
| 15 Nov 2022 | American film distributor Magnolia Pictures has bought the US rights to coming-of-age Irish road trip comedy Joyride starring Oscar winning actress Olivia Colman and Irish youngster Charlie Reid. |
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X-Pollinator announces information, guidelines, and application details for new iteration - X-Pollinator: Creator |
| 14 Nov 2022 | Following its huge success since its establishment in 2019, X-Pollinator, a talent development initiative and network set up to address the lack of gender diversity in the Irish screen industry, has announced a plans for its latest programme - X-Pollinator: Creator. |
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“I hope people enjoy spending time with her”; Alison Millar discusses the emotional making of Lyra |
| 11 Nov 2022 | We spoke with BAFTA and IFTA winning director Alison Millar about her beautifully intimate and heartfelt documentary, Lyra, a story about the life and death of the internationally renowned Northern Irish investigative journalist Lyra McKee. |
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