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Creative Europe Monthly Round-Up – September |
| 28 Sep 2023 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates such as the announcement of the 2024 Media Funding Call that opens next week, as well as events that include Documentary: A European Perspective in Galway, Pitch A Project, MEDIA Training Programmes with Spotlight, ACE Animation Special Dingle 2024, and Less Is More for writers and directors. |
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7 Irish co-productions being pitched at Cartoon Forum 2023 |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Seven Irish projects are being pitched at this year’s Cartoon Forum co-production pitch session, taking place over three days from September 18th to 21st in Toulouse, France. |
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Applications open for Ardán / RTÉ Short Film Commission Scheme 2023 |
| 07 Sep 2023 | Ardán and RTÉ have announced the latest round of the Ardán / RTÉ Short Film Commission Scheme. Applications will close at 5pm on Friday, 6th October 2023. |
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Coimisiún na Meán announces funding results for Round 49 of the Sound & Vision scheme |
| 06 Sep 2023 | Coimisiún Na Meán has announced funding of €6.4m for broadcasters and independent producers under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting Funding Scheme. The funding will be used to make programmes about Irish culture, heritage, and experience, for broadcast on both radio and TV services. |
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Applications open for dlr First Frames Short Film Scheme 2023 |
| 24 Aug 2023 | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council announces continuation of dlr First Frames Short Film Scheme to support emerging film talent. |
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Barbie becomes highest grossing film in Irish Box Office history |
| 22 Aug 2023 | Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has accumulated €8,854,036 at the Irish box office, surpassing Avatar, which has held this record since 2009. |
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Screen Ireland launches new Audience Development Fund |
| 18 Aug 2023 | As part of its commitment to audience development, Screen Ireland has launched an Audience Development Fund to drive new audiences to Irish film, animation and documentary. |
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Tubridy welcomes findings as RTÉ Board publishes Second Report by Grant Thornton |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Ryan Tubridy has welcomed the findings from the second report conducted by Grant Thornton, following its publication by the RTÉ Board on Wednesday. |
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Screen Ireland announces Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme recipients 2023 |
| 01 Aug 2023 | Screen Ireland has announced the 21 organisations awarded funding from the fifth round of the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme to deliver new skills development opportunities and initiatives to address priority areas for the Irish screen sector. Funding worth over €625,000 was awarded. |
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Two Irish co-productions awarded funding in latest round of UK Global Screen Fund |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Sisters, co-produced by Ed Guiney and Lara Hickey, and Aoife Kelleher’s Justice for Magdalenes are two of the nine international co-productions that have been awarded in the latest funding round of the UK Global Screen Fund. |
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RTÉ Round-Up: Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly questioned by PAC and Oireachtas |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Former Late Late host Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly were questioned for over six hours at two committees: the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Oireachtas Media Committee. |
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European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films is open for entries |
| 11 Jul 2023 | The European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films have announced their second call for projects. |
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Ryan Tubridy & Noel Kelly release statements ahead of meeting Oireachtas |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Ahead of their appearance before the Oireachtas, Ryan Tubridy and Noe Kelly released statements this morning about the current investigation into RTÉ. |
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Conor English is awarded the 2023 Westmeath Film Award |
| 06 Jul 2023 | Filmmaker Conor English has been announced as the 2023 winner of the Westmeath Film Award. The annual award is a bursary of €10,000 granted to a local filmmaker to be used towards the production of a short 10–15 minute film or documentary in the county. |
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Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to appear before Oireachtas next week |
| 05 Jul 2023 | Former Late Late host Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly have made a written offer to “fully cooperate and assist with” the Oireachtas Committee’s inquiries into the non-disclosure of payments at RTÉ. |
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RTÉ tells Oireachtas €1.6 million spent on corporate hospitality over 10 years |
| 05 Jul 2023 | On Tuesday night, the broadcaster confirmed the existence of two more barter accounts, in addition to what the Oireachtais was told last week. |
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Minister Catherine Martin gives statement on an independent examination of RTÉ |
| 04 Jul 2023 | Following a government meeting on the topic of external reports into RTÉ, Minister Catherine Martin has given a statement, outlining the aims and processes of a root and branch examination of the national broadcaster. |
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calls on Tubridy, Kelly, and Forbes to attend Oireachtas |
| 29 Jun 2023 | The Taoiseach has asked that former Late Late host Ryan Tubridy, his agent Noel Kelly, and former RTÉ Director General Dee Forbes appear before an Oireachtas committee. |
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Patrick Kielty discloses pay per season |
| 29 Jun 2023 | The upcoming host of RTÉ's Late Late Show Patrick Kielty has disclosed he will be paid €250,000 per 30-show season and has signed a contract for three seasons. |
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Minister Catherine Martin announces external independent review into governance and culture at RTÉ |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Following the significant revelations revealed by Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, late last week, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. has released a statement announcing plans for an external independent review into governance and culture at RTÉ. |
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