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10 Mar 2010 BBC NI Seeks New Head of Drama
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BBC Northern Ireland is currently seeking a new Head of Drama. The broadcaster is seeking an “experienced creative champion and leader for drama development and production in Northern Ireland. more
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10 Mar 2010 RTÉ Shows Work From 'New Directors'
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‘New Directors’, a new initiative by RTÉ’s Factual department which looks to give up and coming directors a chance to showcase their talents, sees one such director, Pete Higgins helm ‘UFO’ which broadcasts on Monday, March 15th on RTÉ2. more
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08 Mar 2010 Richard Baneham Wins Visual Effects Title at Oscars
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Dublin born animator Richard Baneham and his team last night took home the Oscar for their Visual Effects work on James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ whilst the ceremony’s prestigious Best Picture prize went, for the first time, to a female director - Kathryn Bigelow for ‘The Hurt Locker’. more
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08 Mar 2010 Kildare Council 2010 Film Bursary
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The Kildare County Council Arts Service is currently inviting applications for the Film Bursary Award 2010 from filmmakers living in or originally from County Kildare. Applications are invited from established and emerging filmmakers across all genres to support and encourage original film production. The bursary award is € 2,500 more
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04 Mar 2010 ‘Ondine’ Casts Net On Irish Cinemas
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The Irish Film and Television Awards saw Neil Jordan’s ‘Ondine’ walk away with four IFTAs - Actor Colin Farrell, Supporting Actress Dervla Kirwan, Production Designer Anna Rackard and Sound for Brendan Deasy, Sarah Gaines and Tom Johnson. The film receives its general theatrical release on Friday, March 5th, an occasion IFTN marks with a Q&A session with the film’s acclaimed Irish writer and director, Neil Jordan. more
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04 Mar 2010 Oscar Hopeful Bigelow Sends Thanks to IFTA
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Ahead of this weekend’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles, ‘The Hurt Locker’ director and producer, Kathryn Bigelow, has sent her thanks to the Irish Film & Television Academy following her receipt of the Best International Film prize at this year’s IFTAs. International Actor winner Robert Downey Jr. also recently thanked the Irish Academy for his award. more
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04 Mar 2010 HBO Greenlights Northern Ireland Epic ‘Game of Thrones’
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HBO has given the green light to a pilot and nine episodes of George R.R. Martin’s epic ‘Game of Thrones’. The shoot of what is expected to be the biggest television series ever filmed in Europe will commence in June in Northern Ireland and will see the return of stars including Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey. more
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04 Mar 2010 Ardmore Sound & Screen Scene Announce Merger
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It has been announced that leading Irish post-production companies Ardmore Sound and Screen Scene are to merge. The two companies will now operate together to offer combined services to the Irish and international marketplace. more
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03 Mar 2010 Producers Sought for FÁS STI / Magic Light Placement Programme
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FÁS Screen Training Ireland has teamed up with The Magic Light Producer Placement Programme in the UK to guarantee one place for a producer whose work benefits the Republic of Ireland’s film industry. The five month course, for which applications are currently being sought, is intended to provide up-and-coming film producers with insight into the working operations and business realities of the film market. more
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03 Mar 2010 Roger Moore Eyes ‘Connemara Days’
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Sir Roger Moore, best known for his iconic role as James Bond, is to make his first on-screen feature film appearance in nearly 10 years in Causeway Pictures’ romantic comedy ‘Connemara Days’ which will film this summer in Cong, Co. Mayo and Northern Ireland. more
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03 Mar 2010 Grand Announce New ‘Superhero’ & ‘Trivia’ Projects
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Grand Pictures have announced details of two new projects - a feature film co-production with Bavaria Pictures entitled ‘Death of a Superhero’, and a new six part TV series ‘Trivia’ with RTÉ and funded by the BAI Sound and Vision Fund. more
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03 Mar 2010 Ballyfermot College Enjoys Oscar Nomination Successes
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Ballyfermot College of Further Education will be represented by four of its graduates at the 82nd Academy Awards, held in Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre on Sunday, March 7th. The annual awards ceremony sees nominations for the animation skills of former Ballyfermot College graduates Tomm Moore for ‘The Secret of Kells’; Darragh O’Connell and Nicky Phelan for their short ‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ and Richard Baneham for ‘Avatar’. more
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02 Mar 2010 Arts Council Reduces Funding Across the Board
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In the month of February the Arts Council announced over 350 funding decisions for 2010, an investment totaling just over €49 million. Within this figure all areas of the arts including literature, dance, theatre and music see a decrease in funding from last year’s allowances. The funding in the area of film decreased from €2,395,400 in 2009 to €2,018,200 for 2010. more
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25 Feb 2010 22nd Galway Film Fleadh Calls for Submissions
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The organisers of the 2010 Galway Film Fleadh are currently inviting Feature Film applications for the 22nd edition of the festival, which will run from the 6 – 11 July. Filmmakers and producers can enter their projects into several categories including Best First Feature, Best Feature Documentary and Best Irish Feature. more
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25 Feb 2010 €25.5m BAI Funding Package Unveiled
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced that it is to make funding of up to €25.5m available for the production of new television and radio programmes over the next two years through Sound & Vision II – a Broadcasting Funding Scheme. more
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24 Feb 2010 Puppeteer Eugene Lambert Dies
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Children's television broadcaster and puppeteer, Eugene Lambert, has died at the age of 82. more
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22 Feb 2010 Richard Baneham Wins BAFTA
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Irish man Richard Baneham and his team walked away from the 2010 BAFTA ceremony with the prize for best Special Visual Effects for their work on James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. The awards were held in London on Sunday, February 21st. more
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21 Feb 2010 Irish Film & Television Awards Winners Announced
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The winners of the 7th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards have been announced at a gala ceremony held in Dublin’s Burlington Hotel on 20th of February 2010. Conor McPherson's 'The Eclipse' was named Best Film. more
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16 Feb 2010 RTÉ Reviews ‘Afternoon Show’ Slot
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RTÉ has confirmed for IFTN that it will be seeking expressions of interest from the independent production sector for an afternoon programme from September 2010. more
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11 Feb 2010 Animation Chiefs Call for Increase in RTÉ Funding
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The Animation CEO Forum, an Animation Ireland body that brings together CEOs from the leading Irish animation companies to discuss industry issues, has criticised Irish public broadcaster RTÉ saying they are failing to support, develop and fund the Animation sector in Ireland. more
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