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Two Film & TV Studios to Open In Cork |
| 02 May 2012 | Two film and TV production studios are to open in Cork as plans to promote the county as a prime production location to the international film industry get into full swing. |
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Storyland Finalists Announced |
| 02 May 2012 | The finalists of RTÉ’s Storyland competition have been announced, with ‘Student Teacher’, ‘The Begrudgers’ and ‘Trouble Times Three’ left battling it out for the top prize. |
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Chris O’Dowd Cast as Salsa Dancer In ‘Cuban Fury’ |
| 02 May 2012 | Irish actor Chris O’Dowd (Bridemaids, Moone Boy) has been confirmed to star opposite British actor Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Paul) in dance-comedy ‘Cuban Fury’. |
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Final Whistle For 'Football’s Next Star', Series Posts at ScreenScene |
| 02 May 2012 | The Irish version of ‘Football’s Next Star’ has wrapped filming and is currently in post-production at Screen Scene in Dublin. |
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‘Father Ted’ Director Declan Lowney ‘Delighted’ To Land Alan Partridge Movie |
| 01 May 2012 | Irish director Declan Lowney has spoken exclusively to IFTN of his “delight” in being asked to direct the much-anticipated Alan Partridge movie. Based on British comedian Steve Coogan’s cult TV chat show host, the currently titled ‘The Alan Partridge Movie’ will see Lowney direct a script written by Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It), Coogan, Peter Baynham (Bruno, Borat) and Rob and Neil Gibbons (Scoop). The film is due to shoot in the UK this autumn for a 2013 release. |
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‘Zig and Zag: The Animated Series’ Eyes Summer Production Start |
| 01 May 2012 | ‘Zig and Zag: The Animated Series’ is set to go into production this summer with a planned transmission date on CBBC and RTÉ for next year. Dublin’s Double Z Productions and Co Down animation company Flickerpix are currently finalising the financing of the 2D animated television series, which will mark the return of the famous 1990s puppet duo who first appeared on RTÉ’s ‘Dempsey’s Den’ before a successful stint on ‘The Big Breakfast’ on Channel 4. |
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Exclusive: TV3 €1.2m Irish Drama Series To Shoot in Galway |
01 May 2012 | EXCLUSIVE:
Production on TV3’s much-anticipated six-part Irish drama series ‘Tailor's Hill’ (working title) is to begin on June 18 in Galway. A strong team of soap and drama writers have been brought together to script the series, which has been created by 'Eastenders' and 'Holby City writer Gert Thomas. It will comprise of six one-hour episodes and will be shot over four weeks in Galway and Spiddal. The series is expected to air in the autumn. |
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Griffith College to Host Seminars On Copyright |
| 01 May 2012 | Griffith College Dublin is accepting applications for a five-week seminar on copyright for artists beginning on May 28 and ending on June 30. |
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Daily Bite: Stuart Murphy Named Director of Sky Entertainment Channels |
| 01 May 2012 | Today’s Daily Bite includes the third and final trailer for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’; news that Stuart Murphy has been promoted to director of Sky entertainment channels, including Sky Atlantic; and Summit International co-founder David Garrett launches Mister Smith Entertainment which will handle sales for Irish actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ forthcoming ‘3,096 Days’. |
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NUI Galway Film Studies Scholarship Honours Pat Sheeran |
| 01 May 2012 | The Huston School of Film & Digital Media at NUI Galway has launched the Pat Sheeran MA in Film Studies Scholarship in honour of the late NUIG Professor. The new scholarship will see up to €2,000 awarded to masters’ students. |
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Irish Writer/Director Wins At London Independent Film Festival |
| 01 May 2012 | Irish writer Danny Stack picked up the Best Horror Short award at the London Independent Film Festival last week for his supernatural short ‘Origin’. |
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BBC Northern Ireland Archive Footage Now Online |
| 01 May 2012 | The BBC has launched ‘Chronicle’, a project which will see BBC Northern Ireland’s television archives made available online, in partnership with JISC and the British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC). |
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Debut Novel Lands Film Deal For Irish Author Ava McCarthy |
| 01 May 2012 | Dublin-based author Ava McCarthy has signed a deal with Hollywood production company Polaris Pictures to bring her debut novel ‘The Insider’ to the big screen. |
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'Game Of Thrones' Star Aidan Gillen Lands Role In BBC Thriller |
| 01 May 2012 | Irish actor Aidan Gillen has been cast in new BBC One thriller ‘Mayday’. The ‘Game of Thrones’ actor will swap sword and fantasy for life in a small community playing single father Everett, who is struggling to trust any of his neighbours after a young girl disappears. |
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Daily Bite: Sheridan’s Jury Opt for ‘War Witch’ At Tribeca |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Today’s Daily Bite features news on the big winners at Tribeca, the announcement that China is to build a €1bn film hub for co-productions involving foreign productions and the latest ‘Prometheus’ featurette. |
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Exclusive: Film Adaptation of Colm Tóibín's 'Brooklyn' To Shoot In Ireland - Rooney Mara & Nick Hornby Attached |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Irish novelist Colm Tóibín’s best-selling novel ‘Brooklyn’ will be partly shot in Ireland early next year after being optioned by English production company Wildgaze Films. US actress Rooney Mara (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) is attached to the project and Oscar-nominated English writer Nick Hornby (An Education) adapted the book for screen. |
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Irish Short 'Kill Your Idols' To Shoot in Wicklow |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Irish short film ‘Kill Your Idols’ is to begin shooting next month in Wicklow with Brendan O’Rourke (Free House) cast in the lead role. |
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Sony Launches Nine New Products at NAB Show |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Sony is recharging its batteries after a busy launch-week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas. The tech-giants launched a staggering nine new products at the electronics-based convention which is aimed at industry professionals. |
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Three Irish Films to Screen At Hot Docs |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Irish director Ross Whitaker’s short film ‘Home Turf’ is amongst three Irish documentary films set to screen at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which got underway last night in Toronto and runs until May 6. |
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Daily Bite: Redford Blasts Cameron Over British Film |
| 27 Apr 2012 | Robert Redford’s remarks about British Prime Minister David Cameron at the opening of Sundance London; Joel Silver’s exit from Warner Brothers and news that the BBC is to use viewer-shot footage in a raft of new documentaries is amongst the international news stories in today’s Daily Bite. |
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