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‘Seaview’ Receives Irish Television Premiere on TG4 |
| 07 Jan 2010 | The IFTA nominated documentary, ‘Seaview’, will have its Irish broadcast premiere on TG4 on Sunday, January 11th. |
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‘RAW’ Serves Up Second Series |
| 07 Jan 2010 | The RTÉ series, ‘RAW’ returns on Sunday, January 10th for a second series. The second series will see the return of cast members including IFTA winner Charlene McKenna (Whistleblower), Keith McErlean (Bachelors Walk), Liam Garrigan (He Kills Coppers) and Ger Ryan (Whistleblower; Family) and the addition of Aisling O’Sullivan (The Clinic). |
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QFT Present Discussion Event with David Morrissey |
| 07 Jan 2010 | BAFTA and Northern Ireland Screen will present an event entitled ‘Industry Insights with David Morrissey’ in Belfast on Saturday, February 6th and are currently inviting attendance applications. |
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Newly refurbished IFI Opens |
| 07 Jan 2010 | The IFI unveiled its new luxury cinema screen and upgraded public areas today, January 7th. The event will also mark the launch of its new programme for the coming year. |
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Saoirse Ronan Re-Unites with Wright for ‘Hanna’ |
| 07 Jan 2010 | IFTA winning actress, Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones), is currently in talks to star in Joe Wright’s new feature film, ‘Hanna’. The pair previously worked together on ‘Atonement’ for which the actress received an Oscar nomination. |
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RTÉ Unveils New January Programming |
| 07 Jan 2010 | RTÉ Television has announced that eleven new home-produced series and documentaries would be introduced this January across RTÉ One and RTÉ Two. |
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Nick Hamm Starts ‘Killing Bono’ |
| 06 Jan 2010 | Nick Hamm’s new project, ‘Killing Bono’, will commence shooting on Monday, January 11th in Belfast. The film stars Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia), Irish actor Robert Sheehan (Cherrybomb, Misfits) and, a new addition to the cast, Krysten Ritter (Confessions of a Shopaholic). |
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‘Lifeboat Luke’ Sails into Interactive Waters |
| 06 Jan 2010 | Straandlooper Animation, the Northern Ireland based production company, has announced what it believes to be a first – namely the introduction of their animated children’s TV series ‘Lifeboat Luke’ as a series of interactive games called ‘Spotisodes’. |
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Dance on the Box Call for Applications |
| 06 Jan 2010 | The Arts Council and RTÉ have announced the third round of RTÉ’s Dance on the Box and are calling on artists in film and dance to combine their talents and collaborate on the creation of four short dance films. |
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‘Muintir na Mara’ Returns to TG4 |
| 06 Jan 2010 | TG4 travel programme, ‘Muintir na Mara’, returns on Sunday, 10 January, with a six-part series. Produced by Loopline Films, the series will see presenter Pádraig Ó Duinnín continue his personal and spiritual voyage along the coast of Ireland. |
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‘Parked’ Revs into Action for Ripple World |
| 05 Jan 2010 | Cameras will start rolling on the set of Ripple World Pictures’ new feature film ‘Parked’ on Monday, January 11th. ‘Parked’ is directed by Darragh Byrne (Wide Angle), written by Ciaran Creagh, and features an all star cast including Colm Meaney (The Damned United), Colin Morgan (Merlin), Milka Ahlroth (Twisted Roots), Stuart Graham (Hunger), Michael McElhatton (Happy Ever Afters) and David Wilmott (I Went Down). |
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Tributes Paid to Film Correspondent Michael Dwyer |
| 05 Jan 2010 | Tributes are pouring in from the Irish cinema and arts industry following the death of film critic and cinema promoter, Michael Dwyer, on Friday, January 1st. He was 58. |
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‘Ceart agus Coir’ Hangs Around for Third Series |
| 05 Jan 2010 | Midas Productions’ docudrama ‘Ceart agus Coir’ returns to our screens on Thursday, January 14th. The series, the third of its kind, continues to examine capital punishment trials and the history of the death penalty in the Irish Free State. |
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‘Ceol ar an Imeall’ Arrives on TG4 |
| 05 Jan 2010 | ‘Ceol Ar An Imeall’ (Music On The Edge) is a new ten part music series starting on January 14th on TG4. Produced by Red Shoe Productions, the series features a line-up of live guests and interviews with acts such as Julian Casablancas, Grizzly Bear, The XX, Passion Pit, Marina and the Diamonds and Speech Debelle. |
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Irish Actor Donal Donnelly Dies |
| 05 Jan 2010 | ’The Dead’ star Donal Donnelly died yesterday, Monday, January 4th in Chicago. He was 78. |
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Mind The Gap’s ‘Music Changes Lives’ Begins Jan 5th |
| 04 Jan 2010 | Mind the Gap Productions’ new project, ‘Music Changes Lives’, is a four-part observational documentary series about the transformative power of music. The series will start on Tuesday, January 5th. |
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Working Title Films Invite Intern Applications |
| 04 Jan 2010 | Action!, a training programme from Working Title Films is currently inviting applications from individuals seeking a career in film to apply for one-year internship positions with their London office. |
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New Series ‘The School’ Starts RTÉ Term |
| 04 Jan 2010 | The new land mark RTÉ documentary series, ‘The School’, will begin broadcasting on Monday, January 4th. The three part series follows the students and teachers of St Peters College in Dunboyne over one academic year. |
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London Film Critic’s Circle Laud Irish Acting Talent |
| 23 Dec 2009 | The nominees of the 30th annual London Film Critic’s Circle Awards have been announced and Irish acting talent features strongly amongst them with Michael Fassbender, Saoirse Ronan and Anne Marie Duff in the running. |
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Tributes Paid to Late Joan Brosnan Walsh |
| 23 Dec 2009 | Tributes have been paid to Irish actress Joan Brosnan Walsh passed away on Monday, December 21st. The veteran actress was best known for her role of Mags Kelly in ‘Fair City’, a character she played for twenty years from September 1989 until January of this year. |
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