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New Bursary for Filmmakers & Scriptwriters |
| 11 Apr 2012 | The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, the residential workplace for artists, has announced a new bursary for filmmakers and scriptwriters. The bursary will offer one successful applicant, or a pair collaborating on a project, the opportunity to use the Annaghmakerrig workplace in County Monaghan to work on projects for one week. |
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Animation Tops Study of Decade’s Most Profitable Movie Format |
| 11 Apr 2012 | The profitability of animated movies, more bad news for Sony and reports that ‘The Hunger Games’ director Garry Ross has quit the franchise’s sequel are amongst the international stories in today’s Daily Bite. |
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Galway Film Fair Application Deadline Approaching |
| 11 Apr 2012 | The Galway Film Fair’s deadline for applications to take part in the Marketplace networking event is 11 May 2012. The Galway Film Fair will take place 13-14 July, as part of the Galway Film Fleadh 10-15 July. The Marketplace is an opportunity for producers of feature films or documentaries to network with industry professionals at pre-scheduled meetings. The Fair is calling on producers to submit projects before the deadline in order to be selected for the two-day event. Priority will be given to projects which have a finished screenplay and a percentage of development and/or production finance in place. |
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BAI Launches Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2012 |
| 10 Apr 2012 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has launched its Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2012. The scheme is open to licensed community and community of interest television and radio stations, with the aim to provide funding grants which allow broadcasters the facilities to evaluate and assess the effectiveness of their service. |
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Cultural Landmark Documentary Deadline Approaching |
| 10 Apr 2012 | The deadline for applications for the Northern Ireland Screen-supported Cultural Landmark Documentary is fast approaching at 30 April 2012. |
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Sky’s Multi-Million Film Deal May Benefit Ireland |
| 05 Apr 2012 | Sky’s announcement that they are to invest heavily in British film, news about this week’s “leaked” Cannes list and Tom Cruise’s rock star debut are amongst the international stories in today’s Daily Bite. |
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BAI Backs 24 TV Projects with €4.42m Funding |
| 04 Apr 2012 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has awarded a total of €4.42 million to 74 broadcasters and independent producers, it was announced yesterday. 24 television and 50 radio projects were chosen from 163 applications from Round 13 of the Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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RTÉ’s Seeks Gameshow & Entertainment Ideas |
| 03 Apr 2012 | RTÉ’s call for ideas for Young Peoples’ Programme deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday 4 April. The broadcaster is looking for proposals for a gameshow or entertainment series which targets an audience of 9-12-year-olds. The 25 minute-long episodes, 9 in total, will air in the ‘early evening’ slot. RTÉ is offering a budget of €241,000. |
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IFTA LONDON Spring Reception at Irish Embassy Builds Stronger Creative Industry Bonds |
30 Mar 2012 | Ruairi Quinn TD Minister for Education and Skills was guest of honour at the Irish Film & Television Academy’s ‘IFTA LONDON’ Spring Reception, held on Thursday 29 March, at the Embassy of Ireland in London.
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RTE To Cut Presenters’ Pay By 30 Per Cent |
| 30 Mar 2012 | RTE has announced that it will cut the salaries of its top presenters by a minimum of 30 per cent and it will also shut down its London office as it seeks to reduce costs by up to €25m by the end of next year |
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MIPTV: Your Guide To The Top Irish Companies In Cannes |
| 30 Mar 2012 | As the leading players in the Irish television industry head to Cannes to buy, sell and add to their client base, we look at the top companies to find out what their key aims are at this year’s market place and why MIPTV remains an important event on the television industry’s calendar. |
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BAI-funded projects commence production |
| 30 Mar 2012 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has funded seven projects for production through the BAI’s Broadcasting Funding Scheme – Sound and Vision II.
The projects, made up of three television and four radio productions, received €553,200 in funding.
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Irish Feature ‘Citadel’ Secures US Distribution |
| 27 Mar 2012 | ‘Citadel’, the Irish award-winning film from first-time writer/director Ciaran Foy has been jointly bought for US distribution by Cinedigm and New Video. |
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Irish Companies Get Ready For MIPTV |
| 27 Mar 2012 | Irish television companies are this week gearing up for the MIP series of international showcase events, which takes place in Cannes, France, from this Friday (March 30) and runs until April 4. |
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IFB Frameworks Offers €50,000 Funding for Animation |
| 27 Mar 2012 | The deadline for the Irish Film Board (IFB) short animation scheme, Frameworks, has been announced. Applicants have until Friday 20th April to submit their projects to be in with a chance to receive up to €50,000 in funding from the IFB, in conjunction with the Arts Council, BAI and RTÉ. |
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Souljacker Secure Cavan Arts Funds for 'The Gloaming' |
| 26 Mar 2012 | IFTA-nominated filmmakers Souljacker (Origins) have received support from the Cavan Arts Office for a new live-action short to be filmed in the area. Sean Smith has written and will direct Irish-based horror ‘The Gloaming’ which will be filmed over two days in Bruskey bogland in Cavan. |
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Britain to Introduce Tax Incentive for TV Dramas |
| 21 Mar 2012 | A tax credit scheme for TV and animation production companies is to be introduced in Britain in a bid to keep big budget British television productions in the UK. British chancellor George Osborne today (March 21) unveiled the plans as part of the 2012 British Budget. |
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British Film Institute appoints Ben Roberts as director of BFI Film Fund |
| 20 Mar 2012 | The British Film Institute has appointed Ben Roberts as the new director of the BFI Film Fund. Roberts, the current CEO of Protagonist Pictures will take responsibility for deciding how the organisation’s annual funding of more than €25.2 million (£21 million) is spent. The BFI’s annual budget is drawn from the British National Lottery. |
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IFC Midnight Secures ‘Grabbers’ North & Latin American Rights |
| 06 Mar 2012 | IFC Midnight has acquired the North American and Latin America rights to Jon Wright’s feature film ‘Grabbers’. |
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UTV Acquires Simply Zesty |
| 06 Mar 2012 | UTV Media has announced the acquisition of social media agency Simply Zesty – for an initial consideration of £1.7million up to a deferred final consideration of approximately £5million, depending upon future trading performance. |
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