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"I know they will do justice to the richness, creativity and strength of Afghan culture” - Executive Producer Angelina Jolie on ‘The Breadwinner’ |
| 17 May 2017 | The first trailer has released for Cartoon Saloon’s ‘The Breadwinner’, directed by Nora Twomey. |
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Casting Call: Jim Sheridan & Colm Quinn’s Documentary ‘The Rocker: The Life and Music of Phil Lynott’ |
| 17 May 2017 | The upcoming feature documentary from the multi-award winning Irish Filmmakers behind such titles as ‘The Secret Scripture’ (Sheridan) and ‘Mattress Men’ (Quinn), is currently casting for the lead role of Thin Lizzy frontman, Phil Lynott. |
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‘The Farthest’ & ‘School Life’ selected for AFI Docs 2017 |
| 17 May 2017 | The prestigious documentary film festival runs in Washington from June 14th-18th, with 103 films set to screen from 28 countries, one of them being the blossoming documentary-making island of Ireland. |
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IADT Graduate Exhibition 2017 |
| 16 May 2017 | Meet Ireland's next generation of Creative Talent, Animators, Artists, Designers, Film Makers, Modelmakers & Photographers at the IADT Graduate Exhibition 2017 opening at the end of May. |
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RTÉ’s 'Painting the Nation' on the hunt again for Ireland’s best amateur painters |
| 16 May 2017 | RTÉ One’s 'Painting the Nation' is on the hunt for Ireland's budding artists to take part in a second series of the amateur painting competition. |
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The Applied Art of Acting Interview with David Scott |
| 16 May 2017 | IFTN got the chance to speak with David Scott, the actor, acting teacher, Director of Company D Theatre, writer and theoretician about the Applied Art of Acting course he runs in Dublin. |
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Casting Call: Irish Male Actor needed to play ‘Artemis Fowl’ |
| 16 May 2017 | The team behind the adaptation of Irish author Eoin Colfer’s novel of the same name is set to be distributed by Disney is looking for an Irish actor aged 9-12 of any ethnicity. |
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Call for Entries: IFI Documentary Festival 2017 |
| 16 May 2017 | The festival which runs from September 28th to October 1st is accepting submissions for short and feature length Irish documentaries, where the first are no longer than twenty minutes and the second are over sixty minutes. |
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'End of Sentence’ featuring ‘Into the Badlands’ Actress Sarah Bolger to film in Ireland this month |
| 16 May 2017 | Elfar Adalsteins (Sailcloth) is set to make his feature debut with the project, which is written by Michael Armbruster (Beautiful Boy) and will also star John Hawkes (Winter's Bone) and Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower). |
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The Richard Harris International Film Festival merges with Limerick Film Festival |
| 16 May 2017 | The Management Team and Board of The Richard Harris International Film Festival will now run the Limerick Film Festival, with Simon McGuire also joining the board. |
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2017 Irish Language Broadcast Fund New Entrant Scheme Open for Entries |
| 16 May 2017 | There are four places left on the current round of the ILBF scheme, which will run from September 2017-August 2018. |
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Charlie Solan Appointed as Group Operations Manager of Eurotek Group Holdings, the umbrella company for Eurotek and Avtek Solutions |
| 15 May 2017 | Eurotek is the market leader in the design, supply, installation and integration of audio-visual communications equipment while Avtek Solutions provides quality audio-visual creative and activation services and technical support to live events, conferences and high end visual projects. |
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Dramatic Figures for Sunday Night on RTÉ One |
| 15 May 2017 | Sunday night drama on RTÉ One delivered a stellar performance as an hour-long Fair City episode was watched by 539,000 (40% share) and much-anticipated new series Redwater debuted with 495,000 (38% share). |
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Carbon Literacy for Production Course for Sustainable Productions |
| 15 May 2017 | The course is hosted by The Irish Film Board, Screen Training Ireland and Filmbase with Albert, the BAFTA-supported environmental sustainability initiative for the visual arts. |
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EU Funding Information Session for Cultural Organisations to take place on Wednesday, June 7th |
| 15 May 2017 | This half-day information session will run from 11:00 to 14:00 in the Galway 2020 Community Hub, with training provided by The Wheel. |
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Ned Dennehy stars in BBC’s New Catholic Priest Drama ‘Broken’ |
| 15 May 2017 | IFTA winner Ned Dennehy (An Klondike) is to appear in Jimmy McGovern’s new landmark six-part BBC One drama ‘Broken’ alongside actors Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) & Anna Friel (Tomato Red) |
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Pathé International on Board for Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘The Little Stranger’ |
| 15 May 2017 | It has been announced that Pathé International is to attain international sales rights to Irish Director Lenny Abrahamson’s upcoming supernatural drama project ‘The Little Stranger’. |
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Netflix to create 400 Jobs in Europe and 6 new European Original Projects |
| 15 May 2017 | The new customer service hub which opened in Amsterdam recently follows a €1.6bn investment in content, which will see at least six new series announced in the continent this year. |
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Stunt Professional Tristan McConnell talks working in Ireland, ‘Pilgrimage’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Game of Thrones’ & 'Into the Badlands' |
| 15 May 2017 | Fresh off the plane from the New York premiere of Brendan Muldowney’s ‘Pilgrimage’, McConnell talks us through the beginnings of his career in stunts for some of the most high profile drama and cinema to come out of Ireland in the last number of years. |
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BCFE Open Day: Thursday, May 18th |
| 15 May 2017 | The Ballyfermot College of Further Education will be hosting an Open Day for Industry on 18th May. |
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