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IFTA Film & Drama Awards Focus: Best Script in Film Nominees #IFTA17 |
| 21 Mar 2017 | The 2017 nominees in this category see feature film debuts from Peter Foott (The Young Offenders) and both Darren Thornton and Colin Thornton (A Date for Mad Mary), with a third feature from Kevin Brodbin (The Siege of Jadotville) and a second from Juanita Wilson (Tomato Red). |
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IFTN chats to Niall Owens, the Director of IFTA-nominated Short Film ‘Animal’ #IFTA17 |
| 20 Mar 2017 | A newspaper article on modern-day slavery inspired the plot of the ambitious ‘Animal’, one of six projects nominated in the Irish Academy’s Best Short Film category. |
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Peter Foott to speak at National Film School Lecture Series |
| 20 Mar 2017 | The writer, director and co-producer of hit Irish comedy ‘The Young Offenders’ is an IADT graduate and will discuss his career path at the event, which is run in association with the Irish Film Board. |
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Briefing Session to be hosted by RTÉ & Science Foundation Ireland |
| 20 Mar 2017 | The information session which is set to take place on Monday, March 27th is specifically designed for Screen Producers Ireland members regarding the recent Call for Ideas published on the RTÉ commissioning page. |
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The Promotion of European Works Online Scheme Deadline Approaching |
| 20 Mar 2017 | Creative Europe will accept applications to the scheme until Thursday April 6th, which is open to entities in countries participating in MEDIA programmes. |
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First Frames Funding Scheme Information Evening: Monday March 20th |
| 20 Mar 2017 | The informative session will run through the scheme with prospective applicants, and is funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office and DLR Local Enterprise Office, and managed by Filmbase. |
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Dingle Film Festival set to close with ‘The Secret Scripture’ |
| 16 Mar 2017 | The tenth instalment annual festival in Dingle, Co. Kerry running from Thursday March 23rd to Sunday March 26th will close with Jim Sheridan’s IFTA-nominated ‘The Secret Scripture,’ starring Jack Reynor (Sing Street) and Rooney Mara (Carol). |
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Irish Films to Watch on TV & Netflix over St. Patrick’s Weekend |
| 16 Mar 2017 | All eyes will be on the Emerald Isle for St. Patrick’s Day as we watch the live coverage of colour and charm broadcasting in news bulletins across the world on Friday 17th March. |
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COCO Television Executive Producer talks to IFTN About St. Patrick’s Day Festival Parade Production for RTÉ |
| 16 Mar 2017 | With this year’s St. Patrick’s Festival Parade set to be the biggest and most colourful yet. IFTN spoke with COCO Television’s Managing Director and Executive Producer, Stuart Switzer. Finding out about the logistics behind the production of the live broadcast coverage for RTÉ, on Ireland’s most celebrated Saint's Day. |
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IFTA Film & Drama Awards Focus: VFX Nominations #IFTA17 |
| 16 Mar 2017 | Ed Bruce and Nicholas Murphy of Screen Scene make up three quarters of the 2017 VFX category, for their work on ‘Black Sails S04’, ‘Game of Thrones S06’ and ‘Ripper Street S05’. |
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Irish-Canadian Co-Production activity likely to increase as Canada joins Eurimages |
| 16 Mar 2017 | Canada has officially become part of Eurimages, making it the first non-European country to enter the European Council’s co-production fund, with Telefilm Canada as its lead representative. |
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Alcon Entertainment to adapt Shane Hegarty’s ‘Darkmouth’ for the Screen |
| 16 Mar 2017 | The Irish author’s trilogy of children’s books began with ‘Darkmouth: The Legends Begin’ in 2015 followed by ‘Worlds Explode’ and ‘Chaos Descends’. David Pimental (How to Train Your Dragon) and Doug Sweetland (Finding Nemo) will direct the project, which his adapted by Lloyd Taylor (Pigeon Impossible). |
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IFTA Film & Drama Awards Focus: Lead Actor in Drama Nominations #IFTA17 |
| 15 Mar 2017 | With the 2017 IFTA awards ceremony just over three weeks away, we continue our coverage with a look at the Best Actor in a Lead Role in Drama category. This year’s five nominees showcase the range and high calibre of acting talent thriving amongst Irish actors across both home and international drama screens. |
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Irish Writers Invited to Apply for Guiding Lights 2017, with Screen Training Ireland Support |
15 Mar 2017 | The deadline to apply to the mentorship scheme, which is open to writers or writer/directors, is Tuesday, April 11th 2017.
First launched in 2006, Guiding Lights supports upcoming filmmakers and professionals through high-level mentoring, complemented by a range of training and networking activities. |
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RTÉ One’s ‘Tastes Like Home’ with Catherine Fulvio Searches For 6 Irish families |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Applications are open for RTÉ One’s ‘Tastes Like Home’. The cooking programme made by Another Avenue Productions with TV chef & author Catherine Fulvio. A call is being sent out for new participants to bring their recipes to the table, for a chance to feature on the fresh new series. |
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‘Handsome Devil’ and ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ actor Fionn O’Shea cast ‘The Aftermath’ |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Irish talent Fionn O’Shea will star alongside Keira Knightly (The Imitation Game), Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood) and Alexander Scheer (Le jeune Karl Marx) in the post-WWII drama. |
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IFTA Film & Drama Awards Focus: Lead Actress in Drama Nominations #IFTA17 |
| 15 Mar 2017 | With the 2017 IFTA awards ceremony less than four weeks away, we continue our coverage with a look at the Best Actress in a Lead Role in Drama category. This year’s nominations once again showcases the high calibre of acting talent thriving amongst Irish actresses portraying deeply immersive roles of women across both home and international drama screens. |
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‘The OA’ star Patrick Gibson takes leading role in ‘The Darkest Minds’ |
| 15 Mar 2017 | The Irish actor who is currently filming John Ridley series ‘Guerilla’ is set to take the role of Clancy Grey in the upcoming Fox adaptation. |
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IFTA Film & Drama Awards Focus: Lead Actor in Film Nominees #IFTA17 |
| 14 Mar 2017 | Throughout our coverage of the upcoming awards ceremony from the Irish Film & Television Academy, the calibre of 2017 nominees has been continuously impressive. |
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Maximum Studios Unveils Its First Live Broadcast Show |
| 14 Mar 2017 | Maximum Media officially opens the doors of its new purpose-built broadcast studios at it's headquarters in Dublin. Its first live TV-style show will be ‘SportsJOE LIVE’, a weekly sports show featuring contributors such as Ronan O’Gara, Paul Galvin, Andy Reid, Stephen Ferris and many more. |
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