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La La Land, Thelma and Louise, Foscadh, and Borat lead TG4 Christmas line-up |
| 07 Dec 2022 | TG4 has released their Christmas line-up of films for 2022. |
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Bill Malone, Director of Content at Virgin Media Television set to leave in the New Year |
| 07 Dec 2022 | Virgin Media Television’s Director of Content Bill Malone today announced his intention to depart the broadcaster in the new year after six years leading the company’s content and programming strategy. |
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TG4 HD now available for Saorview customers in Ireland |
| 07 Dec 2022 | TG4 and Saorview has announce that television viewers will be able to watch TG4 in high definition as the channel is now available in HD on Saorview. |
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Netflix launches trailer for Declan De Barra's The Witcher: Blood Origin starring Laurence O’Fuarain |
| 06 Dec 2022 | Ahead of its global release on December 25th, Netflix has launched the trailer and key art for The Witcher: Blood Origin at CCXP in Brazil, where it was revealed fan favourite Joey Batey will star as Jaskier in the four-part series. |
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New trailer launched for Lorcan Finnegan's Nocebo ahead of theatrical release this Friday, December 9th |
| 06 Dec 2022 | Ahead of Nocebo’s theatrical release across Irish and UK cinemas this Friday, a new trailer has been launched for Nocebo, Irish director Lorcan Finnegan's new psychological horror. |
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BIFA 2022: Nothing Compares wins Best Feature Documentary, Paul Mescal-led Aftersun wins Best Film |
| 05 Dec 2022 | Sinead O’Connor feature documentary Nothing Compares has won Best Feature Documentary and Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). |
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IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse – Insight into captivating first edition at Light House Cinema |
| 02 Dec 2022 | Yesterday, Thursday 1st December, The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), in partnership with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), presented IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin. |
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BAI announces funding of €2m to Irish language programming under Sound & Vision Scheme |
| 02 Dec 2022 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced funding of just under €2m under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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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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