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04 Mar 2010 Ardmore Sound & Screen Scene Announce Merger
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It has been announced that leading Irish post-production companies Ardmore Sound and Screen Scene are to merge. The two companies will now operate together to offer combined services to the Irish and international marketplace. more
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03 Mar 2010 Ballyfermot College Enjoys Oscar Nomination Successes
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Ballyfermot College of Further Education will be represented by four of its graduates at the 82nd Academy Awards, held in Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre on Sunday, March 7th. The annual awards ceremony sees nominations for the animation skills of former Ballyfermot College graduates Tomm Moore for ‘The Secret of Kells’; Darragh O’Connell and Nicky Phelan for their short ‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ and Richard Baneham for ‘Avatar’. more
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02 Mar 2010 Brown Bag & Kavaleer Among Digital Media Winners
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The winners of the Satellite Broadband Ireland Digital Media Awards were announced recently at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin. The winners on the night included Brown Bag Films’ ‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ and Kavaleer Productions’ ‘Hasan Everywhere’ who walked away with the Special Merit Award and the Grand Prix Award respectively. more
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22 Feb 2010 Richard Baneham Wins BAFTA
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Irish man Richard Baneham and his team walked away from the 2010 BAFTA ceremony with the prize for best Special Visual Effects for their work on James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. The awards were held in London on Sunday, February 21st. more
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16 Feb 2010 Tyrell CCT Expands UK Office
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Tyrell CCT, a creative technology solutions provider for the broadcast and post production industry, have announced a continued expansion of its UK operation with a number of new customer deployments, additional staff and recent move to a larger office space. more
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28 Jan 2010 New Bill Targets Broadcast Competitions
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Wednesday, January 28th saw Communications Minister, Eamon Ryan present a new law to halt malpractice by broadcasters in premium rate competitions to the Oireachtas. more
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28 Jan 2010 Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Deadline Approaches
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Filmbase and RTÉ have issued a reminder that the deadline for the first round of their Short Film Awards 2010 is 5pm on Friday the 5th of February. Applications for the award are now being accepted in hard copy only. more
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28 Jan 2010 ‘Storyland’ Competition Voting Opens
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The six finalists of this year’s Storyland competition have been revealed and, as of January 29th, viewers can watch the first episode from each of the six shortlisted programmes online and vote for the one that they would most like to see be re-commissioned for subsequent episodes. more
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21 Jan 2010 Agtel Celebrates 30th Birthday With Major EU contract
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Agtel, the independent TV and digital media company, has signed a major contract to undertake the production of a communications awareness project for the Radiation Protection unit in Luxembourg, which is part of the EU's DG Energy and Transport. more
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15 Jan 2010 European Parliament Shoot Wraps at Studio Solas
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Studio Solas, the Connemara-based film and television studios, have just completed the first project of the new-year, namely a prestigious shoot of an interactive game for the European Parliament Visitor Centre which will open in Brussels in Summer 2010 – and is to be the second largest visitor centre in the world. more
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07 Jan 2010 Anderson Discusses Swan Cinemas’ Digital Experience
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Following years of planning and negotiations, December 18th of last year saw the launch of Swan Cinemas in Rathmines, Dublin. IFTN spoke to Omniplex’s Operations Director Mark Anderson about the new facility, interactive gaming on the big screen and his thoughts on the future of cinema. more
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07 Jan 2010 Newly refurbished IFI Opens
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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. more
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06 Jan 2010 ‘Lifeboat Luke’ Sails into Interactive Waters
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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’. more
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11 Dec 2009 Tyrell CCT Introduces New Encoding Technology to Pepper Post
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Tyrell CCT, a creative technology solutions provider for the broadcast and post production industry, announced that the company has provided Pepper Post, a major UK post-production facility which has been involved with projects such as ‘9 Songs’, ‘Layer Cake’ and ‘Laws of Attraction’, with the innovative Anystream Agility 2G multi-node encoding and workflow solution from Grab Networks. more
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10 Dec 2009 Setanta Sports Secure Premier League Rights
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Setanta Sports have obtained the Irish rights to broadcast live coverage of 33 Barclays Premier League games for each of the next three seasons. The games will now broadcast exclusively live on Setanta Sports in the Republic of Ireland at 3pm on Saturday afternoons during the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. more
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09 Dec 2009 European Commission Launches Digital Cinema Consultation
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The European Commission has launched a public consultation on digital cinema. The purpose of this consultation is to gather information and views from all stakeholders on digital cinema, laying particular emphasis on digital cinema distribution and the digital equipment of European cinemas. more
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09 Dec 2009 IADT Innovate Media Conference Examines ‘Smart Economy’
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There has been much discussion over the last year on the notion of a “smart economy” and how this offers a lifeline to an Ireland that has been more impacted by the recession than most nations. Herein lies the theme for the “Innovate Media” conference, at the Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT), on Wednesday 16th December 2009. more
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01 Dec 2009 New BAI Committees Announced
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Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced on Monday, November 30, the appointments to the Compliance Committee and Contract Awards Committee of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. more
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26 Nov 2009 ‘Hotel Darklight’ - DIY Filmmaking Project to Screen
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‘Hotel Darklight’ is to receive an IFI screening on December 13th. The feature film is the result of a DIY project that ran as part of this year’s Darklight Festival where filmmakers were asked to submit ideas for a 3 - 7 minute short film set in a mysterious Dublin hotel with a twilight zone-esque atmosphere. more
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23 Nov 2009 AV Review Determines Film & TV Sector an Irish "Success Story"
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The Audiovisual Federation, the IBEC group that represents the feature film, television and animation sectors, has launched its 2009 review of film and television production in Ireland. In 2008, 266 audiovisual productions were completed in Ireland, with a total production value of €246.8 million - this was a significant increase on 2007 (€195.7 million). more
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