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Daily Bite: Abu Dhabi Offers Production Tax Incentive |
| 22 May 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite news that international film productions in Abu Dhabi are to be offered a huge tax incentive; China’s $2.6bn move in its bid to become a major international player in the film industry and the first look at the new James Bond trailer. |
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Ireland Signs Co-Production Treaty With South Africa At Cannes |
| 21 May 2012 | Ireland has signed a co-production treaty with South Africa at the Cannes Film Festival in a bid to forge closer links with each other’s film industries. |
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John Ford Ireland Film Symposium Tickets Now On Sale |
| 21 May 2012 | Tickets for the inaugural John Ford Ireland Film Symposium officially went on sale last Friday, May 18. |
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Pierce Brosnan Signs Up For Spy Thriller ‘November Man’ |
| 21 May 2012 | Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been confirmed to star in espionage thriller ‘November Man.’ |
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Four Irish Films Receive MEDIA i2i Funding |
| 21 May 2012 | Three Irish production companies have been awarded funding for four films in the latest round of i2i audiovisual funding from MEDIA Europe. |
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Liam Neeson To Star In Crime Thriller ‘A Walk Among The Tombstones’ |
| 21 May 2012 | Liam Neeson has been confirmed to star in crime thriller ‘A Walk Among The Tombstones,’ which will begin shooting in New York next year and is based on Lawrence Block’s popular crime novel of the same name. |
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Saoirse Ronan Launches Barry McCall Exhibition In Aid Of ISPCC |
| 21 May 2012 | Irish actress Saoirse Ronan was among a number of Irish film and TV stars who helped launch award winning photographer Barry McCall’s exhibition and book ‘Pho20graphy’ in aid of Irish children’s charity ISPCC. |
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Daily Bite: Pinewood Unveils Expansion Plans |
| 18 May 2012 | Today's Daily Bite features news on turmoil in the Portuguese film industry and plans to expand Britain's Pinewood Studios. |
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Stephen Frears Joins Lineup To Honour Ford at Symposium |
| 17 May 2012 | Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, The Queen) has been confirmed to attend next month’s John Ford Ireland Film Symposium in Dublin at which he will discuss his work and Ford’s influence on his 1998 western, ‘The Hi-Lo Country.’ |
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Five minutes with… ‘X Factor’ Presenter Dermot O’Leary |
| 17 May 2012 | Television presenter and Irish descendant Dermot O’Leary jetted into Dublin yesterday (May 16) to present a workshop for the Coca Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People. O’Leary held a three-hour workshop for 16-25 year-olds, telling them everything from how to get their foot in the door of the industry, and how to retain a position in television. |
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Maurice Linnane and Mark O’Halloran On Making ‘A Kiss for Jed’ |
| 17 May 2012 | While one was making a name for himself scripting 'Adam and Paul', the other was pursuing a more glamorous path following a Dublin band around the world shooting their music videos. Cue almost 10 years later, and Mark O'Halloran and Maurice Linnane have joined forces for the Irish cinema release of Linnane's feature film directorial debut. |
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RTÉ Surf Series ‘Big Wave Bootcamp’ In Pre-Production |
| 17 May 2012 | A reality TV series for RTÉ about teenage surfers is to begin shooting in Ireland and Hawaii next month. |
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RTÉ Announces Summer TV Schedule |
| 17 May 2012 | RTÉ has unveiled its summer schedule, which includes five new lifestyle, science and entertainment shows and a documentary on Charlie Chaplin’s love for Co Kerry, as well as the return of popular programmes such as ‘Saturday Night with Miriam,’ the ‘Rose of Tralee’ and ‘For One Night Only.’ |
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Irish Actress Elaine Cassidy Joins New BBC drama |
| 17 May 2012 | Irish actress Elaine Cassidy (Disco Pigs) is to star in ‘The Paradise,’ a new BBC One adaptation of the Emile Zola classic French novel ‘The Ladies' Paradise.’ |
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Creating Direwolves and Dragons For ‘Game of Thrones’ At Ardmore Sound |
| 17 May 2012 | Having spoken about the challenges they faced in helping bring the sound of 19th Century Dublin to ‘Albert Nobbs,’ Ardmore Sound and Screen Scene’s Niall Brady and Steve Fanagan tell IFTN about their roles as part of the Emmy award nominated team that worked on sound post-production on the first season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ |
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Daily Bite: Cannes 2012 Gets Underway |
| 17 May 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, Wes Anderson's ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ opens the Cannes Film Festival as ITV tweak ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ |
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Daily Bite: Euro Crisis Casts Shadow Over Cannes Market |
| 16 May 2012 | As Cannes gets underway, today’s Daily Bite features news on why the weak Euro may hinder European buyers and sellers at the market, as well as news of record sales at the European box-office in 2011. |
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Irish feature ‘Made In Belfast’ Enters Pre-Production |
| 16 May 2012 | Ciaran McMenamin (One Hundred Mornings), Owen McDonnell (Single-handed) and Stuart Graham (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) are among a strong Northern Irish cast set to star in writer/director Paul Kennedy’s debut feature film, ‘Made In Belfast.’ |
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Yann Demange To Direct Belfast-Based Thriller ‘71’ in Northern Ireland |
| 16 May 2012 | Director Yann Demange is attached to direct upcoming Belfast-based feature film '71,' which will be shot in Northern Ireland later this year. |
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Screentime ShinAwil Prepares Second Series of 'Masterchef' |
| 16 May 2012 | Screentime ShinAwil is currently in pre-production of a second series of popular television format ‘MasterChef’ for RTÉ. |
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