 |
IFTA 2013 Nominations Announced: ‘Love/Hate’, ‘What Richard Did’, ‘Moone Boy’ & More |
| 09 Jan 2013 | The 2013 IFTA nominations have been announced today, with RTÉ series ‘Love/Hate’ leading the way with 11 nominations. |
Click here to read more »
|
 |
 |
 |
Irish Film & Television Industry Takes In More Than €100m In 2012 |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Over €100m in direct foreign investment was raised by the Irish film and television industry in 2012, the Irish Film Board has announced. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Sláinte!: Casting For Irish Language Version Of ‘Cheers’ Underway |
| 14 Dec 2012 | Casting is currently underway for the Irish language version of popular US sitcom ‘Cheers’, IFTN can exclusively reveal. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
King Nidge Gets US Audience As HULU Acquires ‘Love/Hate’ |
| 10 Dec 2012 | Nidge and co are taking their love/hate relationships to the US for the first time, as on-demand video service Hulu has acquired the rights to RTÉ’s gangland drama ‘Love/Hate’. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Budget 2013: Irish Film Tax Incentive Extended Until 2020 |
| 05 Dec 2012 | Updated 5pm: Minister Deenihan & IFB comments |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Daily Bite: Colin Morgan's 'Merlin' Ending After Fifth Season |
| 26 Nov 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, 'Merlin’ ends its BBC spell, Michael Gambon to receive Richard Harris Award & Lions Gate acquires over $2bn worldwide. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
‘Songs for Amy’ Gets The Gersh Treatment For Worldwide Sales |
| 20 Nov 2012 | Irish feature film ‘Songs for Amy’ has signed a worldwide sales deal with top US talent agency Gersh. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Ben Frow Returning To Channel 5 After Five Years |
| 13 Nov 2012 | TV3’s Ben Frow is returning to Channel 5, where he has been appointed director of programming. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
‘Dirty Old Towns’ Gets Happy Ending With Endemol |
| 12 Nov 2012 | Irish television format ‘Dirty Old Towns’ has cleaned up in five European territories after being optioned by Endemol and Odeon Film. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Five Irish Co-Productions Represented At American Film Market |
| 02 Nov 2012 | Five Irish productions will be represented by global sales houses at this week’s American Film Market (AFM). |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Film & TV Tax Breaks Could Create ‘Thousands of Jobs’ in Northern Ireland |
| 25 Oct 2012 | Tax breaks in Northern Ireland for film and television production could create thousands of jobs as well as bring significant inward investment to the region, according to financial advisors PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Abrahamson’s ‘Frank’ Offered €1m in Irish Film Board Funding |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Lenny Abrahamson’s forthcoming feature film ‘Frank’ has been offered €1m in the latest round of Irish Film Board funding. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Government Seeks Board Members for the Irish Film Board |
| 10 Oct 2012 | Members of the public are being encouraged to apply to become board members of the Irish Film Board following a Government advertisement. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
MIPCOM - Your Guide to the Top Irish Companies |
| 01 Oct 2012 | MIPCOM is the world's leading content market for creating, co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment across all platforms. As the leading players in the Irish television industry head to Cannes for the annual event, we look at the top companies to find out what their key aims are at this year’s market place. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Irish actor Kevin Ryan Signs Major US Talent Deal |
| 01 Oct 2012 | Dublin-born actor Kevin Ryan has signed a number of major talent and representation deals in the US. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Irish Film & TV Companies Awarded €735,000 From MEDIA Scheme |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Irish productions ‘The Valentine Gang’, ‘Olagón’ and ‘Pilgrimage’ have all benefited under the latest MEDIA funding scheme, which has awarded just under €735,000 in total to Irish film and television companies. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Mrs Brown Goes to Romania as O’Carroll Sells Format Idea Around the World |
| 13 Jul 2012 | Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll has taken the next step in making his alter-ego Mrs Brown a global phenomenon, by selling the format of ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ to a number of global production companies. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Daily Bite: Disney Hits $1bn In The US In Record Time |
| 09 Jul 2012 | In today’s Daily Bite, Disney reaches $1bn in takings at the US box office; the oldest living Best Actor Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine passes away; and Norway wins big at Karlovy Vary. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
‘Calvary’ & ‘Quirke’ Receive Major IFB Boost in latest Funding Round |
| 05 Jul 2012 | John Michael McDonagh and Octagon Films have been offered a €975,000 production loan from the Irish Film Board (IFB) for his upcoming feature ‘Calvary’. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Mark Byrne Leaves IFB to Join Element Pictures |
| 11 Jun 2012 | Element Pictures have appointed Mark Byrne as head of business affairs at the Dublin-based production company. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
