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Interview with Emer Reynolds—IFTA-winning editor and co-director of ‘Here Was Cuba’ |
| 06 Oct 2014 | Directed by Emer Reynolds and John Murray and produced by Crossing The Line Productions, ‘Here Was Cuba’ tells the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, exploring how in October 1962 the world teetered on the very brink of nuclear holocaust. In the first major feature documentary on the subject, the film brings to life the three central characters Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev and explores how the world’s most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and what courage and luck it took to climb out again. |
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LOVE/LOVE |
| 06 Oct 2014 | It’s the breakthrough that David Caffrey has always dreamed of, but the director of Love/Hate wants you to know there are more bullets in his chamber. |
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RTÉ Board and BAI to get four new members each |
| 06 Oct 2014 | Following nominations by the Oireachtas Communications Committee, four new members are set to be appointed to each of the RTÉ board and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. |
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BAI Signs Contract with Irish TV |
| 06 Oct 2014 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (6th October) announced that it has signed a contract with Teilifís Mhaigh Eo Teoranta (Irish TV) under Section 71 of the Broadcasting Act. |
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Shorts Round-Up |
| 06 Oct 2014 | Irish short films continue to be selected for film festivals, receive award nominations and secure special screenings nationally and internationally… |
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‘Miss Julie’ secures U.S. Distribution Deal |
| 06 Oct 2014 | Wrekin Hill Entertainment has bought all U.S. rights to ‘Miss Julie,’ starring Jessica Chastain (‘Zero Dark Thirty’, ‘The Help’), Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton (‘In America’, ‘Minority Report’). The deal comes three weeks after the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
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Irish actor Barry Keoghan among Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow |
| 05 Oct 2014 | Screen International has revealed its Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting up-and-coming actors and filmmakers from across the globe, with Irish actor Barry Keoghan making the list. |
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Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival Announce 2014 Programme |
| 03 Oct 2014 | The week-long Guth Gafa International Documentary Film festival will get underway on Saturday October 25th and Sunday October 26th in Malin, County Donegal and continue over the following weekend at Headfort House in Kells, County Meath. |
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South Dublin’s Oldest Drama School Take 2 Casting Now in its 26th Year |
| 03 Oct 2014 | Founder and Director of Take 2 Casting Pamela Hughes spoke to IFTN this week about her casting agency and performing arts school, which is now the longest running in South Dublin after celebrating its 26th birthday this year. |
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Season 5 of ‘Love/Hate’ to be launched at MIPCOM |
| 03 Oct 2014 | Season 5 of RTÉ’s hit gangster drama ‘Love Hate’ will be launched by ITV Studio’s Global Entertainment at MIPCOM this month. |
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‘Patrick’s Day’ Picks up Two Awards at Michigan; Irish Rights Acquired by Wildcard |
| 03 Oct 2014 | Terry McMahon’s film ‘Patrick’s Day’ has won two jury awards at the Hell’s Half Mile Film and Music Festival in Michigan. The film received prizes in the categories of Best Actor, which was awarded to Moe Dunford, as well as Best Screenplay which went to McMahon, who both wrote and directed the film. |
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Irish casting round up |
| 03 Oct 2014 | This week saw local actors Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Bolger and Kerry Condon land roles in big international productions… |
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Baz Ashmawy to host Sky 1 series ‘The Fanatics’ |
| 03 Oct 2014 | Since ‘50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy’ completed airing on Sky 1 only recently, Irish host Baz Ashmawy has already landed a second gig for the channel – ‘The Fanatics’, an 8x60 minute series on obsessive fans from Victory Television. |
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The IFI Horrorthon Releases Full Programme |
| 03 Oct 2014 | For its 17th anniversary, IFI Horrorthon 2014 offers five days of the very best and worst in the horror genre. Taking place from 23rd – 27th October, the festival will host guests of honour Frank Henenlotter and Jessica Cameron. There will be a total of 38 features, many of them Irish premieres, shown over the period of the festival. |
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Fishpond Celebrates 6th Anniversary |
| 03 Oct 2014 | Fishpond is a represented and independent casting database of professional actors. Set up in 2008 by Ali Coffey, who has over ten years of casting experience herself, the online casting process offers directors, producers and casting agents the opportunity to search for Irish actors. |
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IFTN Interviews ‘Dracula Untold’ Director Gary Shore |
| 01 Oct 2014 | For ‘Dracula Untold’, Luke Evans (‘The Hobbit’, ‘Fast & Furious 6’) takes on one of the most iconic roles of all time. The film marks the feature debut of Dublin director Gary Shore, who first established himself as a high-end commercials director and a director to watch out for following his short ‘The Draft’ and his faux film trailer for ‘The Cup of Tears’. |
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BAI Awards €2.26m in funding under Round 2 of Archiving Scheme |
| 01 Oct 2014 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today announced the total funding of €2.26m to ten successful applicants under the second round of its Archiving Scheme. |
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TV Scholarship Recipient for NFS/Sky Announced |
| 01 Oct 2014 | Carly Matthews-Lynch has been announced as the recipient of the recently launched Sky TV Scholarship in partnership with The National Film School at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT). |
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Global Entertainment Market MIPCOM to take place from 13th-16th October |
| 01 Oct 2014 | MIPCOM 2014, the world’s entertainment content market which gathers the entertainment industry’s leading players for four days of networking, conferences, exhibition, keynotes and screenings, is to take place in Cannes from 13th - 16th October. |
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Actor and filmmaker base ‘The Factory’ re-opens as ‘Bow Street’ |
| 30 Sep 2014 | After five years at their Barrow Street headquarters, The Factory has been rebranded and renamed as Bow Street, a venue to find future talent for the big and small screen, and is now located in Smithfield. |
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