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Galway Film Centre Announces The (Cinematic) Gospel According to Mark Cousins |
| 15 May 2017 | The event which takes place Wednesday June 21st in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, will see a screening of Cousins’ film ‘I Am Belfast’, followed by an interview with the director by Declan McGrath. |
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Seána Kerslake to star in Lee Cronin’s ‘The Hole in The Ground’ |
| 15 May 2017 | The IFTA Rising Star and Best Lead Actress Nominee is set to take the leading role in Cronin’s feature debut, due to film this Summer. |
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Irish Films Screening at Cannes |
| 12 May 2017 | The 70th annual Cannes Film Festival begins Wednesday May 17th and runs until Sunday May 28th. Here is a list of the Irish films screening this year. |
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Conor McDermottroe’s Culture Clash Comedy ‘Halal Daddy’ to be released in Irish cinemas June 30th |
| 12 May 2017 | Element Pictures Distribution is delighted to announce, that Conor McDermottroe’s ‘Halal Daddy’ will hit Irish cinemas on June 30th. |
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“Ireland felt right,” ‘Redwater’ Exec on choosing Ireland as location for new ‘EastEnders’ spinoff series |
| 12 May 2017 | The new Kat & Alfie spinoff TV drama ‘Redwater’ starts this weekend on RTÉ One, Sunday, May 14th at 9.30pm ahead of BBC One’s broadcast on Thursday 18th May. |
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A Day in the Life of a Post-Production Supervisor: Sean Smith of Brown Bag Films |
| 12 May 2017 | As part of our new series promoting training and employment in the Irish film and television industry, we’re catching up with staff from some of the leading companies in the country, in the fields of production, distribution, festivals and beyond. |
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Irish Actress Leads Way in Sky 1’s New Drama 'Jamestown' |
| 12 May 2017 | Set in the year 1619 Sky 1’s new drama ‘Jamestown’ goes back in time to bring the story of English settlers in America. Irish talent Niamh Walsh maps her acting voyage on to our screens playing the strong character of Verity Bridges one of the leading ladies in the programme. |
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Call for Entries: Super8000 Film Festival & Exhibition |
| 11 May 2017 | The Denmark-based alternative film school Super8 is a member of Screen Talent Europe, a network of film workshops and media centres in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Faroe Islands, Germany, Ireland, Northern Ireland and France. |
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Oscilloscope Laboratories acquire Galway Film Fleadh Opener ‘Song of Granite’ |
| 11 May 2017 | We wrote earlier today about Pat Collins’ creative take on the life of traditional Irish singer Joe Heaney opening the 2017 Fleadh. |
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‘Song of Granite’ to Open 2017 Galway Film Fleadh; ‘Pilgrimage’, ‘Maze’ & ’In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America’ also screening |
| 11 May 2017 | The 29th edition of the leading Irish festival which runs from the 11th-16th of July will kick off with Pat Collins’ ‘Song of Granite’, which had its world premiere at SXSW this March. |
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Europe! Voice of Women in Film highlights Irish Filmmakers Neasa Ní Chianáin |
| 11 May 2017 | The Irish talent who co-directed ‘School Life’ (formerly known as ‘In Loco Parentis’) is one of ten European female talents whose feature debuts will be showcased to the Australian audience, film industry and press. |
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A Day in the Life of a Background Team Lead: Alana O’Brien of Boulder Media Animation Studio |
| 10 May 2017 | At IFTN we put you in touch not only with the latest film and television news in Ireland, but the latest training and job opportunities in the industry. |
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Latest Announcement of €280,000 brings total Creative Europe MEDIA investment in Ireland to €5.6M |
| 10 May 2017 | Six Irish companies were awarded the funding, under the Content Development of a Single Project branch, exceeding the total amount of any other country. The funding has gone to a mix of animation, documentary and drama projects. |
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Ireland to introduce 9pm watershed for unhealthy food advertising aimed at children |
| 10 May 2017 | Regulators are hoping to introduce a 9pm watershed for the advertising of unhealthy foods on television and radio in Ireland. |
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European Film Forum at Cannes 2017 to focus on future of MEDIA Programme |
| 10 May 2017 | The future of the MEDIA programme after 2020 is set to be the focus of the forum this month, with speakers, panels, roundtables and showcases designed to discuss its properties and potential to add value both in terms of the european and global industries. |
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Derval O’Rourke Returns to ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’ for New 2017 Series |
| 10 May 2017 | ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’ is back for a fifth series Irish Olympic hurdler, Derval O’Rourke, is to return to the coaching panel after a two year break. |
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Jamie Dornan to star in ‘My Dinner With Hervé’ alongside Peter Dinklage |
| 10 May 2017 | The Irish actor has been cast in the feature drama based on the real life of French actor Hervé Villechaize, who starred in 70s TV series ‘Fantasy Island’, and who killed himself at fifty years of age in 1993. |
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HotDocs Awards Special Jury Prize to Chris Kelly’s ‘A Cambodian Spring’ |
| 10 May 2017 | The insightful documentary from Little Ease Films follows three activists over six years who are caught up in the rapidly changing modern-day Cambodia, following decades of civil war and violence. |
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EAVE to host Adaptation Masterclass at Cannes 2017 Shoot the book! Day |
| 10 May 2017 | The European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs have announced the masterclass which is to be tutored by Roshanak Behesht Nedjad and Linda Beath will run on Monday, May 22nd at the Adosom-Windsor. |
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WFT to Present In Conversation with Aisling Walsh: Writing and Directing for Screen |
| 10 May 2017 | The event which is free to Women in Film & Television Ireland members and priced at €10 for members of the public takes place Tuesday May 30th from 6-9pm in Brooks Hotel. |
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