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Culture Night 2023: Film events and screenings |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Culture Night 2023 boasts a variety of events for Irish film fans this year, including screenings of Sing Street and North Circular, and a chance to see behind the scenes at IFCO and Windmill Lane. |
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Cúla4: First ever dedicated Irish language children's channel launched |
| 12 Sep 2023 | The first ever dedicated Irish language children’s channel was launched on Friday September 8th 2023. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin was invited to the TG4 headquarters in Co. Galway to carry the official launch of the new TV channel. |
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Windmill Lane’s Jason Gaffney talks animation with Graham Gallagher |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy. Jungle Book. Gravity. You would be forgiven for assuming these credits belong to a current A-List Hollywood powerhouse with the ability to pick and choose projects / budgets at will. However these are just some of the credits from Irish born Graham Gallaghers careers that have helped establish an international reputation that is only in its infancy. Although he could be described as a Disney veteran having begun with a pencil and paper drawing traditional animation on Disney’s Tarzan in 1997 in Paris, where he also had the opportunity to study life drawing and anatomy under Thomas Wienc. |
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Screen Ireland announces Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme recipients 2023 |
| 01 Aug 2023 | Screen Ireland has announced the 21 organisations awarded funding from the fifth round of the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme to deliver new skills development opportunities and initiatives to address priority areas for the Irish screen sector. Funding worth over €625,000 was awarded. |
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Creative Europe MEDIA announce Irish co-development funding results 2023 |
| 19 Jul 2023 | Creative Europe Desk Ireland – MEDIA Office has announced two further TV funding awards as well as eight co-development awards that feature Irish companies either as lead applicants or partners. This result represents a doubling of MEDIA co-development funding awards for Irish companies since the 2022 results. |
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Apocalypse Clown named Best Irish Film as 35th Galway Film Fleadh winners announced |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Apocalypse Clown, Lies We Tell, and Lie of the Land were among the big winners as the 35th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh drew to a close on Sunday. |
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Submission deadline approaching for Zebbie Awards 2023 |
| 05 Jul 2023 | The submission deadline is midnight Tuesday, July 11th, 2023. |
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Windmill Lane’s Jason Gaffney talks colour grading animated series Kizazi Moto with Matt Branton |
| 04 Jul 2023 | Jason Gaffney sat down with Windmill Lane’s senior colourist Matt Branton to discuss his work on Disney+ animated series Kizazi Moto. |
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GAZE International Film Festival announces a new programme for 2023 |
| 28 Jun 2023 | The festival will take place this August Bank Holiday (3rd - 7th August) with a selection of European, Irish and International film premieres, with LGBTQIA films in new spaces, including the Stella Cinema, while continuing GAZE Online. |
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Cinemagic Dublin announce June Workshops |
| 15 Jun 2023 | The workshops are aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 12, and cover storyboarding, character design, flipbooks, lego animation, and rotoscoping. |
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Irish co-production The Inventor has premiere at Annecy Film Festival |
| 13 Jun 2023 | The animated Irish co-production follows the life of Leonardo da Vinci, and recently had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 12th June. |
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Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship 2023 participants and host studios announced |
| 13 Jun 2023 | Seven trainees will receive on-the-job training and mentoring with Irish animation, VFX, and games studios. |
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Screen Ireland and Film Fund Luxembourg announce Co-Development Fund for Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers now open |
| 30 May 2023 | Screen Ireland and Film Fund Luxembourg have opened applications for the Ireland / Luxembourg Co-Development Fund. |
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Next Generation 2023: Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund now open for applications |
| 30 May 2023 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Animation Ireland have announced, with the support of Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet & Eirmersive, that applications are now open for the 2023 Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund. |
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Wildcard Distribution release trailer for Irish animation Puffin Rock and the New Friends |
| 30 May 2023 | Wildcard Distribution have announced that Puffin Rock and The New Friends, the new Screen Ireland supported animated feature from the Academy Award-nominated Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers) and Northern Ireland’s Dog Ears will be released in cinemas across the country from Friday 14th July. |
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Irish Animation Awards 2023 winners announced |
| 30 May 2023 | This year's Irish Animation Awards were held this weekend in Galway. This was a record year for the Irish Animation Awards as 53 Irish productions were nominated. |
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Boulder Media appoints Colm Tyrell to Head of Studio Production |
| 24 May 2023 | Boulder Media has announced the appointment of Colm Tyrrell to the animation studio as Head of Studio Production on 6th June. |
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Wild Atlantic Pitching Competition now open for entries |
| 16 May 2023 | Galway Film Fleadh have announced that Wild Atlantic Pictures will sponsor this year’s Pitching Competition. The Pitching Competition is now officially open and re-branding as Wild Atlantic Pitching Competition. |
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Hugh Farley Steps Down As Writers Guild of Ireland Director |
| 01 May 2023 | WGI Director Hugh Farley will be stepping down as Director of the Writers’ Guild in mid-September after 4 years at the Guild. |
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Animation Ireland announces 2023 Irish Animation Awards nominees |
| 26 Apr 2023 | The nominees for the 2023 Irish Animation Awards have been announced today by Animation Ireland, the trade association for Irish animation studios. This year’s ceremony takes place in Galway on Saturday 27th May. In a record year for the Irish animation sector, 53 Irish productions were nominated for an award. |
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