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RTÉ Urged Not To Shut London Office |
| 16 May 2012 | RTÉ has been urged by British and Irish parliamentarians not to close its London office. A motion calling on RTÉ to re-consider its decision last month top shout the UK office was made at a meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly held in Dublin on Monday (May 14). |
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Stephen Rea and Fionnula Flanagan To Shoot ‘Tasting Menu’ In Ireland and Spain |
| 15 May 2012 | Stephen Rea and Fionnula Flanagan are to star in award-winning Spanish director Roger Gual’s romantic ensemble comedy ‘Tasting Menu,’ which will begin shooting in Spain later this month before relocating to Ireland. |
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Irish Film Industry Set To Descend On Cannes |
| 15 May 2012 | More than 80 Irish film companies have registered their attendance with the Irish Film Board’s Irish Pavilion stand for the Cannes International Film Festival, which gets underway in France tomorrow (May 16). |
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Irish Film Board Production Executive Alan Maher Steps Down |
| 14 May 2012 | Irish Film Board production executive Alan Maher will step down from his position after six years at the IFB. |
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‘Byzantium’ Among 17 Irish Titles At Cannes Market |
| 14 May 2012 | Neil Jordan’s ‘Byzantium’ and Kirsten Sheridan’s ‘Dollhouse’ are among 17 Irish titles that will be selling at market at the Cannes International Film Festival, which gets underway this Wednesday (May 16). |
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Irish Feature ‘Citadel’ Secures International Distribution Deal |
| 14 May 2012 | Irish feature film ‘Citadel’ has struck another international distribution deal, this time with Paris-based Films Distribution, just one month after US distributors Cinedigm and New Video bought the US rights to the horror. |
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‘Love/Hate’ Writer Stuart Carolan Wins Big At Zebbie Awards |
| 14 May 2012 | ’Love/Hate’ writer Stuart Carolan picked up the Best Television Script award for a second year in a row at the annual ZeBBie Awards last Thursday. The awards celebrate the best in Irish scriptwriting, and are run by the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild. |
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Daily Bite: Tim Hincks Appointed President of Endemol |
| 11 May 2012 | Today’s Daily Bite features news that Dutch television format giants Endemol have appointed a new president; Canadian journalists are to be charged to interview Brad Pitt and Kristen Stewart at Cannes and Film4 are to up their investment into comedy features. |
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Exclusive: Johan Renck to Direct First Three Episodes of ‘Vikings’ |
| 11 May 2012 | Swedish director Johan Renck will helm the first three episodes of ‘Vikings,’ the Irish co-produced series for The History Channel which has begun pre-production at Ashford Studios in Ballyhenry, Co Wicklow. |
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Sideline’s ‘Junior Mastermind’ Posting At Tangerine |
| 11 May 2012 | The Irish version of ‘Junior Mastermind’ has moved into post-production at Dublin-based post house Tangerine. |
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Hayley Atwell & Imogen Poots Join Andre 3000 on Jimi Hendrix Biopic |
| 11 May 2012 | English actresses Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) and Imogen Poots (Fright Night) have joined Outkast rapper Andre 3000 on the cast of the Jimi Hendrix biopic ‘All Is By My Side,’ which is due to begin filming in Ireland this month. |
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Galway's Dancing Girl Productions Sells 'Joe and Jack' Worldwide |
| 11 May 2012 | Galway-based animation and live-action studio Dancing Girl Productions has sold its latest animated series ‘Joe and Jack’ to nine international broadcasters through Toronto-based distributor CCI Entertainment. |
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Daily Bite: Sony Reports Record Annual Loss |
| 10 May 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, Sony reports record losses as British TV presenter Melvyn Bragg hits out over Britain’s proposed TV tax breaks. |
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Five Minutes with... BAFTA winning Irish Colourist Aidan Farrell |
10 May 2012 | Highly regarded worldwide, Irish colourist Aidan Farrell will this Sunday be honored for his craft with a BAFTA special award for his “outstanding creative contribution to the industry and his extensive work and accomplishments in this field.”
Ahead of the event in London, the Dubliner – who has worked as a colourist on acclaimed television shows such as ‘Downton Abbey’ - spends five minutes with IFTN to talk about how he went from working on animation with Don Bluth in Dublin to working on acclaimed music videos during the Britpop-era in London and on into TV drama. |
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Dublin Central School of Acting Casting Workshop In Dublin |
| 10 May 2012 | The Dublin Central School of Acting is to host a casting masterclass Gillian Reynolds on June 14. |
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‘Good Vibrations’ and ‘Whole Lotta Sole’ to Premiere at Belfast Film Festival |
| 10 May 2012 | Irish feature film ‘Good Vibrations’ and Oscar-winner Terry George’s ‘Whole Lotta Sole’ are among the features that will have their Irish premieres as part of the 12th annual Belfast Film Festival, which will get underway on May 31. |
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'A House Of Cards' Enters Post-Production After Dublin Shoot |
| 10 May 2012 | Irish short film ‘A House of Cards’ has entered post-production after a three-day shoot in Dublin. Director Jordan Ballantine (Spare Change?) is currently editing the short with cinematographer Kenneth Adams working on colour correction. Enda Roche is mixing the sound. |
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Waterford Film Festival Announces Submission Deadlines |
| 10 May 2012 | The Waterford Film Festival 2012 is now officially open for entries for submissions for films and screenplays. This year’s festival will take place from November 9-11 at the Greyfriars Art Gallery. |
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BBC Comedy ‘Blandings’ Wraps Filming in Fermanagh |
| 09 May 2012 | ‘Little Britain’ comedian David Walliams and ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ star Jennifer Saunders wrapped filming on BBC comedy ‘Blandings’ last night at Crom Castle in Co Fermanagh. |
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Huberman Disappointment as NBC Comedy Green-Lit |
| 09 May 2012 | Irish actress Amy Huberman will not be cast in the NBC comedy series ‘Animal Kingdom’ despite playing a key role in helping the series get picked up by the American broadcaster. |
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