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Fingal Film Festival nominated for Best Awards Ceremony at 2015 Event Industry Awards |
| 07 May 2015 | The Fingal Film Festival has been nominated for Best Awards Ceremony at the 2015 Event Industry Awards. |
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IFTA's Herald New Wave of Irish Actresses |
| 06 May 2015 | Sprinkled among the more established names of Deirdre O’ Kane, Kerry Condon, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Sinéad Cusack in the four female acting categories at this year’s IFTA Film & Drama Awards, are eight first-time nominees and fledgling actresses destined for stardom in Ireland and beyond. |
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Coming Up For Air: Interview with ‘The Canal’ Director Ivan Kavanagh |
| 06 May 2015 | It’s a busy time for Ivan Kavanagh, with a US TV series, a horror and a western in the works. Oh, and he’s got his award-winning, critically-acclaimed hit ‘The Canal’ out this week too. Paul Byrne pulls up a pew. |
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Principal Photography to begin next month on Zanzibar Films Production ‘Sanctuary’ |
| 06 May 2015 | Principal photography will begin this June, in Galway, on Christian O’Reilly’s ‘Sanctuary’, the Zanzibar Films feature film version of his acclaimed stage play, which was commissioned and produced by Blue Teapot Theatre Company. |
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IFTA Awards Focus: Best Original Score |
| 06 May 2015 | IFTN takes a closer look at the nominees of this year’s Best Original Score category at the IFTA Film & Drama Awards, a distinguished short-list which includes composing heavyweights Ray Harman (‘Patrick’s Day’), David Holmes (‘71’), Stephen McKeon (‘Queen and Country’) and Stephen Rennicks (‘Frank’). |
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Ken Loach’s ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ to screen at Los Angeles Film Festival in June |
| 06 May 2015 | Ken Loach’s period drama ‘Jimmy’s Hall’ is to screen at the Los Angeles Film Festival next month. |
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Fresh Call for ILBF Drama Development Proposals |
| 06 May 2015 | The Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has issued a call for fresh drama ideas under its development funding scheme with a deadline for receipt of applications for 12 noon Friday the 29th of May. |
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IFTA Awards Focus: Best Sound |
| 05 May 2015 | With the IFTA Awards season well underway and less than three weeks to go until the ceremony on Sunday, May 24, IFTN takes a look at a talent-laden Sound Category, with at least one member of all nominated projects having picked up the golden statuette before. |
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DKIT launch unique new programme in Theatre & Film Practice |
| 05 May 2015 | The Creative Media Section in DKIT has announced the launch of its new three-year Level 7 degree programme entitled BA in Theatre & Film Practice, a unique programme not offered anywhere else on the island of Ireland. |
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Interview with ‘Patrick’s Day’ DOP Michael Lavelle |
| 03 May 2015 | With ‘Patrick’s Day’ hitting Irish cinemas on February 6th, IFTN caught up with cinematographer Michael Lavelle who has been gaining plaudits (and awards) for his work on the acclaimed film. |
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‘The Lobster’ to be released in Ireland and UK by Element and UK-based Picturehouse |
| 01 May 2015 | Element Distribution and UK distributors Picturehouse Entertainment are to jointly distribute upcoming Cannes competition entry ‘The Lobster’ in the UK and Ireland. |
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Irish animated feature film ‘Two By Two’ to be released worldwide |
| 01 May 2015 | Irish animated co-production ‘Two by Two - Ooops... The Ark Has Gone’ – which is released to 426 Irish and UK cinemas today – will also be released in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand by distributors eOne. |
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Casting Round-Up |
| 01 May 2015 | Recently announced IFTA nominees Domhnall Gleeson and Aisling Franciosi land roles in major US projects while Dublin actor Jason O’ Mara enlists in Richie Smith’s siege drama ‘Jadotville’. |
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Ardmore Sound/Screen Scene Sound Team on Animated film ‘Two by Two’; in cinemas May 1st |
| 30 Apr 2015 | With animated film ‘Two by Two – Ooops...The Ark has Gone' being released to Irish cinemas on May 1, IFTN caught up with some of the Sound Team at Ardmore Sound/Screen Scene (Niall Brady, Garret Farrell, Steve Fanagan) to talk about the very “different assignment” facing them in this international co-production. |
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Pat Kenny returns to TV on May 11 with UTV Ireland entertainment series |
| 30 Apr 2015 | ‘Pat Kenny in the Round’, UTV Ireland’s new entertainment series, will begin broadcasting on Monday, 11th May, at 9pm. |
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Galway to host event with Oscar-winning editor and sound designer Walter Murch on May 23 |
| 30 Apr 2015 | Galway City of Film, in association with Screen Training Ireland, Screenscene/Ardmore Sound, Gréasán na Meán, Big Bear Sound & Galmac, will welcome editor and sound designer, Walter Murch to Galway, on Saturday May 23rd. |
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Nominees announced for the 2015 IFTA Film and Drama Awards |
| 29 Apr 2015 | The Irish Film and Television Academy have announced the shortlist of nominees in 27 strongly contested categories for the IFTA Film and Drama Awards, which takes place on Sunday 24th May at the Round Room at the Mansion House. |
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John Moore’s ‘IT’ to begin shooting in Ireland in June |
| 29 Apr 2015 | The long-gestating revenge thriller ‘IT’ from Irish director John Moore is set to begin shooting in Ireland in June. |
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Child actors from MVW Talent Agency Ireland nab lead roles in animated film ‘Two By Two’ |
| 29 Apr 2015 | Animated film ‘Two By Two’ will be released to Irish cinemas on May 1 with two of the lead actors being voiced by young actors from the MVW (Maureen V Ward) Talent Agency in Clondalkin. |
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Telegael’s ‘Country Woman’ to wrap this week |
| 28 Apr 2015 | Telegael feature film production ‘Country Woman’ is to wrap this week, after six weeks shooting in the west of Ireland. |
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