Production Update:
Feature films currently shooting around Ireland are:
'King Arthur', the Disney/Bruckheimer co-production, with Irish producer Morgan O'Sullivan and Line Producer Ned Dowd, is shooting in Wicklow;
'Laws of Attraction' has just finished shooting, and is being edited by Tony Lawson in London;
'Are You Looking At Me' is being produced by Besom Productions and directed by Besom's Margo Harkin and is due to finishe shooting next week (end August).
'Starfish' is an ultra low budget shoot, produced by Stephen Kane, currently shooting with a shooting schedule of 6 weeks.
'Bite' is another low budget shoot, directed by Fintan Connolly and produced by Fubar Productions.
Feature films in pre-production, and schedule for a principal photography start of next week are
'Man About Dog', produced by Treasure Films and directed by Paddy Breathnach; 'Blackwater Lightship' is produced by Likeshore Productions, World 2000's Morgan O'Sullivan for Hallmark, and stars Angela Lansbury, whose most recent work in Ireland was The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax'; 'Inside I'm Dancing', Damien O'Donnell's first feature in Ireland, produced by James Flynn at Octagon Films, is scheduled for an early October start; another Octagon Films feature, Tristan & Isolde, to be directed by Kevin Reynolds, and produced by Catherine Tiernan.
TV Series currently in production are: 'The Big Bow Wow', which started filming on Monday, is shooting for 11 weeks, directors include Dearbhla Walsh and Liz Gill. The series for RTE is produced by Praxis Pictures; 'The Clinic' produced by Parallel Films, is half way through production, and stars Lorraine Pilkington and David Wilmot. A number of episodes are directed by actor Liam Cunningham. 'Bachelors Walk' started it's third series this month, with a TV date of mid November. This year the series is being shot on Digi Beta (the first two series were shot on Mini DV). Subotica's 'Expensive Silence' is also half way through production, and due to finish shooting early September.
