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Irish Director’s Debut ‘Modified’ Gets Release Date |
| 05 Apr 2012 | Irish director Paul Cotrulia’s debut feature film ‘Modified’ will be released in Ireland and the UK in September. |
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Five Minutes With… 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill |
| 05 Apr 2012 | Rising 23-year-old Irish actor Conor MacNeill is set to make a splash this Bank Holiday Monday in IFTA award-winning director Maurice Sweeney’s much-anticipated Titanic film ‘Saving The Titanic’. |
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RTÉ Revisits ‘Hands’ Series, GMarsh Begin Production |
| 05 Apr 2012 | Production has got underway on a follow-up to acclaimed RTÉ craft series, ‘Hands’. GMarsh TV productions are just over one week into a seven-week shoot in various locations across Ireland on ‘In Good Hands’ which will revisit some of the crafts featured in David and Sally Shaw-Smith’s multi-award winning series of 37 documentaries for the State broadcaster. |
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‘Death of a Superhero’ Scoops Fourth International Award |
| 05 Apr 2012 | The German-Irish production ‘Death of a Superhero’ has won its fourth international award. It received the Audience Award and ‘Special Mention’ of the Jury at the Mamer-en-Mars European Film Festival last week. |
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In Memory of Stephen Gamble – RIP |
| 05 Apr 2012 | IFTN and the Irish film and television industry were saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Stephen Gamble, who was well-known in the broadcast and post production world in Ireland and passed away suddenly last month. |
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Ciaran Donnelly and Paul Myler Guests at IFTA Preview of ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’ |
| 05 Apr 2012 | The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) will host an exclusive preview screening of ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’ in Dublin, Tuesday 10 April. Special guests on the night, director Ciaran Donnelly and producer Paul Myler, will hold a Q&A afterwards for IFTA Members. |
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‘The Hobbit’s $2.4bn boost for New Zealand |
| 04 Apr 2012 | A look at just how much a big production like ‘The Hobbit’ can make to a small country like New Zealand ranks amongst the international stories in today’s Daily Bite. |
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‘Ripper Street’ Posting at Screen Scene VFX & Egg |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Two Dublin-based post production houses have secured work on upcoming BBC drama ‘Ripper Street’, currently filming in Dublin. |
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BBC's 'Nick Nickleby' to Film in Northern Ireland |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Northern Ireland is the current go-to filming location for international production companies as new BBC drama ‘The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby’ is due to begin filming there in June. |
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RTÉ Axes ‘Prime Time Investigates’ |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Two senior RTE executives have left their current positions with the broadcaster while ‘Prime Time Investigates’ has been axed following a report into the station’s ‘A Mission to Prey’ programme and the Fr Kevin Reynolds libel affair. |
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BAI Backs 24 TV Projects with €4.42m Funding |
| 04 Apr 2012 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has awarded a total of €4.42 million to 74 broadcasters and independent producers, it was announced yesterday. 24 television and 50 radio projects were chosen from 163 applications from Round 13 of the Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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Liam Neeson In Talks For Airline Thriller |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Irish actor Liam Neeson is reportedly in talks to star in forthcoming US thriller ‘Non-Stop’. |
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Irish feature ‘Songs for Amy’ returns to Galway for Film Fleadh |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Irish feature film ‘Songs for Amy’ has been officially selected for the Galway Film Fleadh in July this year. Making its Irish debut, the comedic love story follows musician Sean O’Malley, played by Sean Maguire (Meet the Spartans), who writes an album in the hopes of impressing the girl he loves. |
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Daily Bite: James Murdoch Resigns From BSkyB |
| 03 Apr 2012 | James Murdoch’s resignation as chairman from BSkyB, cuts to Spain’s subsidies for film production and the first-look at Aaron Sorkin’s return to TV drama are amongst the international stories in today’s Daily Bite. |
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Tyrell Holding Live U Open Day |
| 03 Apr 2012 | Live U’s new portable uplink solutions are to be launched for the first time in Ireland tomorrow with an open day at Tyrell CCT’s Dublin headquarters. |
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Cinemagic’s International Film and Television Festival returns to Dublin |
| 03 Apr 2012 | The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People will return to Dublin on 14 May, it has been announced. The festival, which will run from the 14-20 May, promises to provide a packed programme full of film screenings, master classes and workshops with industry professionals. Among the television and film talent taking part in this year’s festival are ‘X Factor’ host Dermot O’Leary, casting agents Ros and John Hubbard, responsible for the casting in film such as ‘The Commitments’ and ‘Harry Brown’, as well as BAFTA-winning directors Aisling Walsh (Song for a Raggy Boy) and Neasa Hardiman (Tracey Beaker Returns), and ‘Boardwalk Empire’s’ Brian Kirk. |
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Interview: Five Minutes With… 'Titanic' Actress Ruth Bradley |
| 03 Apr 2012 | IFTA-winning actress and Clontarf-native Ruth Bradley (Love/Hate, Stardust) has swapped the decks of Julian Fellowes’ ‘Titanic’ for seaport city Vancouver as she films the upcoming pilot ‘Beauty and the Beast’. |
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Irish Animation ‘Fear of Flying’ Takes Off at South Studios |
| 03 Apr 2012 | Irish short animation, ‘Fear of Flying’, has completed production in preparation for its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh this July. Shot at Dublin-based South Studios, ‘Fear of Flying’ was funded by the Irish Film Board’s Frameworks project, with RTÉ and the Arts Council. |
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RTÉ’s Seeks Gameshow & Entertainment Ideas |
| 03 Apr 2012 | RTÉ’s call for ideas for Young Peoples’ Programme deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday 4 April. The broadcaster is looking for proposals for a gameshow or entertainment series which targets an audience of 9-12-year-olds. The 25 minute-long episodes, 9 in total, will air in the ‘early evening’ slot. RTÉ is offering a budget of €241,000. |
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Daily Bite: Farrell’s ‘Total Recall’ Trailer Revealed |
| 02 Apr 2012 | The first deals at MIPTV, Robert Johnson’s acquisition of Image and Acorn, and Colin Farrell’s big budget return are amongst the international news stories making headlines in today’s Daily Bite. |
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