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Five Mins with… Ciarán Foy, Director and Writer of ‘Citadel’ in Cinemas this Friday 21st June |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Agoraphobia resulting from a vicious unprovoked attack inspired director Ciaran Foy’s’ gripping horror film ‘Citadel’, a deeply personal project that also allowed him to exorcise his own personal demons on screen. At the age of 18, Mr Foy was beaten with a hammer by a gang of teenagers in South Dublin, rendering him housebound and terrified to go outside - until a letter of acceptance from the National Film School in Dun Laoghaire finally gave him the courage to step outside and face his fears. |
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Short Film Round-up: ‘Princess Rehab’, ‘Lunchtime’ & ‘Lucky Escape’ |
| 14 Jun 2013 | Caroline Grace-Cassidy’s new short about princesses in rehab is set to make its debut in Galway, Andrew Barry’s fantasy musical is selected for Palm Springs, and Shane McCabe’s ‘Lucky Escape’ is picked up for distribution in the US. |
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Irish-Directed ‘Here Was Cuba’ to Premiere at Sheffield Documentary Film Festival |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Two Irish documentaries ‘Here Was Cuba’ and ‘The Summit’ are to feature in this week’s Sheffield Documentary Film Festival - receiving a world premiere and a special mountain cave screening respectively. |
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Dublin’s Monster Entertainment Scores French Distribution Deal for Dinosaur Animation Series |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Monster Entertainment, based in Dublin, have successfully negotiated a French distribution deal for Canadian-produced animation series ‘Iʼm a Dinosaur’ based on the format created by Dublin's Brown Bag Films. |
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Ray Winstone Sky 1 Drama ‘Moonfleet’ to film in Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow this June and July |
| 10 Jun 2013 | An epic 18th century sea-faring adventure - commissioned by Sky 1 HD - starring Ray Winstone as a smuggler and the hunt for a lost diamond will start filming in locations in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow this June and July. |
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Five Minutes with… Emmett Hughes, Writer, Producer and Star of ‘The O’Brien's’ |
| 05 Jun 2013 | Since its selection as the Irish Spotlight film at the Newport Beach film festival in California this April, word of mouth has been steadily building around ‘The O’Brien's' – the film about a modern Irish family made on a shoestring budget in Galway last year. |
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RTE Sells ‘Genealogy Roadshow’ Format Rights to PBS for US Remake |
| 31 May 2013 | In a major international format sale for RTE, one of their original commissions produced by Big Mountain Productions - ‘Genealogy Roadshow’, originally presented by Derek Mooney - has been licensed to PBS in the US. |
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Network Ireland Television, Film & TV Distributors, Secure 3 International Deals to Sell 50 Irish Shorts Abroad |
| 30 May 2013 | Network Ireland Television, Dublin-based independent film and TV distributors, have just secured three major international deals, involving a total of 50 Irish produced shorts - licensing these films for North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. |
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'Moone Boy' Season 2 Premiere this Sunday 2nd June at Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, Kilkenny |
| 30 May 2013 | ‘Bridesmaids’ star Chris O’Dowd will be in Kilkenny this Sunday for the premiere of the first two episodes of 'Moone Boy' Season 2, as one of the highlights of this year's newly-branded Sky Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. |
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Neil Jordan’s ‘Byzantium’ Released in Irish Cinemas this Friday 31st May |
| 30 May 2013 | Neil Jordan’s 'Byzantium', starring IFTA winner Saoirse Ronan as a 200 year old vampire trapped in a teenager’s body, is released in Irish cinemas this Friday 31st May. |
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TVM, Outside Broadcast Providers, Win Award for State of the Art Headquarters |
| 29 May 2013 | TVM - one of Ireland’s leading outside broadcasting facilities, based in Bartlemy in Cork - has been recognised for the cutting edge design of its headquarters at the Green Awards, held in the Burlington hotel, Dublin. |
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Monster Entertainment’s ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ to premiere new series on Sky Arts this 22nd June |
| 29 May 2013 | David Bowie’s career, as recounted through his music videos, will spearhead a new series of ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, co-produced and distributed by Dublin’s Monster Entertainment, which is set to premiere on Sky Arts 1 HD this 22nd June. |
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‘Life’s A Breeze’ to Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh and get Irish cinema release on 19th July |
| 28 May 2013 | Pat Shortt’s new feel good ‘recession’ comedy ‘Life’s A Breeze’ - directed by Lance Daly and distributed by Wildcard - will receive its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh this summer followed by a nationwide release in Irish cinemas on 19th July. |
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Vince Vaughn’s Northern Ireland Murals Documentary to be Released on Netflix 1st June. |
| 27 May 2013 | Hollywood comedian Vince Vaughn - best known for roles in ‘The Wedding Crashers’ and ‘Dodgeball’ - visited Belfast and Derry seven years ago to film a documentary about Northern Ireland’s murals, which Irish audiences will finally get the chance to see when it is released on Netflix on 1st June. |
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‘Saving the Titanic’ Wins Four More Awards at British Independent & Celtic Media Film Festivals |
| 10 May 2013 | Tile Films’ IFTA-nominated documentary 'Saving the Titanic' has been recognised at two major awards ceremonies in the UK - winning three awards at the British Independent Film Festival and 'Best Feature' at the Celtic Media Festival in Swansea. |
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Sónta Films secures US Distribution Deal for ‘Lón sa Spéir’ with First Run Features |
| 09 May 2013 | ‘Lón sa Spéir’ - winner of this year’s IFTA Special Irish Language award - has scored a major coup in securing a distribution deal for its production company Sónta Films with First Run Features, ensuring the documentary will screen in US cinemas. |
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Five Minutes with… Mark O’Connor, Director of ‘King of the Travellers’ |
| 15 Apr 2013 | A Shakespearan love story set amid the bone-crunching world of bare-knuckle traveller fighting may seem like an unlikely combination, but director Mark O’Connor has married the two for his latest feature ‘King of the Travellers’, produced by Vico Films and distributed by Wildcard. |
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'What Richard Did' to screen at Tribeca Film Festival |
| 06 Mar 2013 | Lenny Abrahamson’s IFTA-winning triumph ‘What Richard Did’ continues its success on the world stage following its selection for this year’s prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York. |
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Daily Bite: Screwball comedy season begins at the Lighthouse Cinema. |
| 05 Mar 2013 | See what else is happening in film & TV industries around the world. |
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Dingle International Film Festival This Patrick’s Weekend |
| 05 Mar 2013 | Dingle International Film Festival will be held 15th - 18th March |
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