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RTÉ unwraps its Christmas Schedule for the festive period |
| 01 Dec 2016 | The winter warm-up has arrived and there is a Santa sack full of new shows ‘Christmas With Daniel’, ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’, The O’Donovan brothers, Nathan Carter, ‘Bridget & Eamon’ plus many more across film, documentary, entertainment, the best in Irish comedy to music specials, live sport and brand new Irish drama, there is bumper selection catering for all tastes this holiday season. |
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‘In Loco Parentis’ and ‘It’s Not Yet Dark’ selected for Sundance 2017 |
| 01 Dec 2016 | The Irish titles will screen as part of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, running from January 19th-29th in Utah. |
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RTÉ's Director General holding staff updates on current financial situation |
| 30 Nov 2016 | RTÉ's new Director General Dee Forbes is said to be holding a series of staff updates on Wednesday 30th November to brief staff on the current financial situation at Montrose. |
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Republic of Telly's future is under review, says RTÉ |
| 30 Nov 2016 | RTÉ have said that the future of comedy sketch show ‘Republic Of Telly’ is under review following rumours that the long-running series is set to be axed amid a shakeup of the schedule by the broadcaster. |
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Script Supervision workshop for Children’s TV |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Grand Scheme Media is set to host an informal and informative workshop presented by former BBC mentor Caryn Langrick aimed specifically at those who want to work in Children’s Television. |
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Creative Skillset Certificate in Temporary Electrical Installations |
| 30 Nov 2016 | The National Digital Skills Centre in association with BECTU are looking for expressions of interest in attending the Creative Skillset Certificate in Temporary Electrical Installations (BS7909) course modified for Irish law. |
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Special IFI Screening of Robert Kenner’s ‘Command and Control’ Documentary |
| 30 Nov 2016 | The Irish Film Institute (IFI) will partner with the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to present a screening of Robert Kenner’s documentary ‘Command and Control’. |
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‘Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon’ the New Channel 4 series by Big Mountain Productions |
| 30 Nov 2016 | The brand new and exclusive 3-part series for Channel 4 by Irish production company Big Mountain Productions, sees ‘Father Ted’ comic actor Ardal O'Hanlon, explore the Emerald Isle and Irish life as he goes off the beaten track around his beloved homeland. |
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BAI to Issue Recent Decisions on Complaints |
| 29 Nov 2016 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) will issue the decisions in respect of complaints most recently considered by its Compliance Committee and the Executive Complaints Forum tomorrow, Wednesday, 30th November at noon. |
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Irish Nominations at London Evening Standard Film Awards 2016 |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Consolata Boyle, Robbie Ryan, Brendan Gleeson and 'Love and Friendship' are nominees. |
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'Black 47' Cast Announced |
| 29 Nov 2016 | Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Moe Dunford, Stephen Rea, and Barry Keoghan confirmed. |
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2015 Broadcaster Deficits for TV3 |
| 29 Nov 2016 | In the changing landscape of Irish broadcasting, 2015 can be looked back as a time that saw deficits hitting many. RTÉ reported a deficit of €2.8m in 2015 with a projected loss of €20m for 2016 and UTV Ireland reported a €10.2m operating loss for the first half of the 2015. TV3 has also suffered losses last year of almost €17 million. |
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IFTA’s In Conversation with...Gráinne Seoige |
| 29 Nov 2016 | As part of its ongoing ‘Women in Focus’ evening series, IFTA’s In Conversation with Gráinne Seoige will take place this evening Tuesday November 29th at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. |
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European Film Forum Special Edition to Celebrate 25 Years of MEDIA |
| 29 Nov 2016 | In celebration of twenty-five years of MEDIA, this special event will take place on December 1st and 2nd, with key events and panels set to be live streamed from Brussels. |
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Science on Screen Documentaries to Screen at NUI Galway |
| 29 Nov 2016 | The home-grown documentaries created as part of the Science on Screen initiative are set in the world of medical device research in CÚRAM and will screen at 14:30 on Thursday, December 8th. |
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Lance Daly's Black '47 has begun principal photography this week, in Luxembourg |
| 28 Nov 2016 | The Irish/Luxembourg co-production is the feature length adaptation of PJ Dillon’s and Pierce Ryan’s award-winning short ‘The Ranger’ which PJ Dillon also directed. |
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“RTÉ may not produce DVDs of its drama programming next year if distribution does not improve,” says Director |
| 28 Nov 2016 | RTÉ and other producers of Irish content have been alarmed by the fall off in retail sales of DVDs and CDs in the past year. |
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Real Shorts Funding Recipients Announced by Irish Film Board |
28 Nov 2016 | The IFB have revealed the successful teams for its Real Shorts short documentary film scheme, which is one of three new funding initiatives launched this year.
Recipients of the Short Stories funding scheme were announced on November 18th. Successful applicants to the Focus Shorts scheme have yet to be revealed. |
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New ‘Paul Williams: State of Fear’ Crime Documentary Airs tonight TV3 |
| 28 Nov 2016 | TV3 will throw the spotlight on organised crime in Ireland when it airs a brand new two-part documentary entitled ‘Paul Williams: State of Fear’ over two consecutive nights on Monday 28th November and Tuesday 29th November at 10pm. |
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Selective Scheme for Cinema Distribution Deadline Approaches |
| 28 Nov 2016 | The selective support scheme aims to expand the wider trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non-national European films. |
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