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RTÉ Returns to Break-Even After Challenging Financial Year |
| 03 Jul 2014 | RTÉ has released its Annual Report and Group Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2013. |
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The Irish Film Board Update Deadlines for Funding Programmes |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB) have announced changes to the deadlines for all development, production and distribution funding schemes. |
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IFB Announces Deadlines for ‘Signatures’ and ‘Gearrscannáin’ Schemes |
| 26 Jun 2014 | Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced the deadlines for its flagship Signatures short film scheme, and for its ‘Gearrscannáin’ short film scheme. |
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BAI Launches Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2014 |
| 26 Jun 2014 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has launched its Community Broadcasting Support Scheme for 2014 this week. This year, an allocation of €30,000 is available for the funding of the Scheme. |
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New Staff Appointment at Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB), the development agency for the Irish film and television industry has announced the appointment of Oisín O’Neill, who will join the agency’s Business Affairs team in the senior position of Legal & Business Executive. |
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Irish Language Broadcast Funding Deadline Extended |
| 03 Jun 2014 | The second round deadline for applying for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has been extended to 12pm on Friday 25th July 2014. The scheme offers both development and production funding for a wide range of TV genres. |
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Neeson’s ‘A Monster Calls’ Secures Multi-Million Dollar Deal |
| 21 May 2014 | Lionsgate’s fantasy ‘A Monster Call’ has secured a multi-million dollar deal with major territories including UK (eOne) and France (Metropolitan). |
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BAI Allocate €5.136m to TV & Radio Projects |
| 20 May 2014 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) today announced details of the latest package of funding recommendations to have been ratified by the Authority at its most recent meeting. |
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Creative Europe Update Programme Upcoming Deadlines |
| 07 May 2014 | The new Creative Europe Programme is now well underway since its launch in December 2013. The EU is investing €1.46 billion in the audiovisual and cultural sectors through Creative Europe (2014-2020) which replaces the previous Culture and MEDIA programmes. So what does this mean for audiovisual industries in Ireland? |
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‘Vikings’ Seeks €25m Funding |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Accountancy firm Mazars and Clancy & Associates has been hired to raise €25m in Section 481 financing for the third series of ‘Vikings’, the History Channel’s hit drama which recently aired its first series on RTÉ Two. The scheme is expected to raise the biggest Section 481 funding for 2014. |
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RTÉ Seeks Ideas for GAA Championship Sports Programming |
| 28 Apr 2014 | RTÉ Sport is seeking new ideas for its GAA Championship support funding. The international broadcaster is looking for a series of 15 programmes with a maximum budget of €300,000 excluding VAT and the presenter/narrator. The series will transmit on RTÉ Two on Thursdays from 8.30pm to 9pm or on Fridays from 8pm to 8.30pm. |
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Galway Film Centre offers Short Film Script Award |
| 08 Apr 2014 | The Galway Film Centre, in association with RTÉ, has announced its annual competition for the best film script, which will grant two awards of €9500 for the two winners to fund their short films. The competition is now open for 2014, with a few extra conditions added this year. |
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Northern Ireland Screen launches €52m Funding Plan |
| 01 Apr 2014 | Following on from the major success of ‘Game of Thrones’, which added €105m (£87m) to the local economy, Northern Ireland is now hoping to encourage more high-end TV and film productions to the area. A new four-year €51.9m (£43m) plan is being launched by Northern Ireland Screen, the region’s funding body. The scheme, called ‘Opening Doors’, will run up until 2018 and hopes to develop Northern Ireland into a major screen industry. |
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RTÉ Calls for Comedy, Talent Development & Music Programming |
| 31 Mar 2014 | A new department has been set up in RTÉ Commissioning, which is responsible for the commission of all comedy output for RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, and online content. The department will oversee all comedy formats, including panel comedy shows, scripted comedy, sitcom, satire, sketch shows, studio comedy and stand-up shows. |
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Northern Ireland Screen Launches Schemes for Emerging Talent |
| 19 Mar 2014 | Northern Ireland Screen, the government-backed leading agency for the film, television and digital content industries in Northern Ireland, has launched two initiatives which are aimed at Northern Ireland filmmakers. The agency provides information, funding and resources for filming in the North, and its latest schemes maintain their goals of supporting emerging talent in Northern Ireland. |
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Telegael Raises €3M S481 for ‘Captain Flinn’ |
| 06 Jan 2014 | 52 x 11 minute series for Australia’s SLR and Germany’s ZDF. |
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Industry Delivers €168m to Irish Economy in 2013 |
| 19 Dec 2013 | Film and Television Drama production in Ireland brought €168m into the Irish economy in 2013. |
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'Creative Europe' Funding Scheme Explained at Light House Cinema on Friday December 13th |
| 05 Dec 2013 | Friday December 13th will see Dublin’s Light House Cinema host an informative session on a new initiative designed to strengthen cross border ties in Europe’s creative media industries, dubbed 'Creative Europe'. |
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Irish Film Board Development Funding Deadline this 29th Nov |
| 28 Nov 2013 | The Irish Film Board is now accepting online applications for development, production & distribution funding loans - with the deadline for development loans this Friday 29th November. |
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The Factory, Dublin, Launch Cornerstone Initiative |
| 13 Nov 2013 | Dublin-based training institution The Factory will offer five filmmakers the chance to shoot a professional-standard promo for a proposed micro-budget feature film, IFTN has learned. |
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