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IFTA announces Tom Sullivan's Arracht as Ireland's Oscar entry for 2021 |
| 24 Nov 2020 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that Irish-Language Feature Arracht has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category (formerly Best Foreign Language category) at the upcoming 93rd annual Academy Awards. |
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Filming underway on Mandrake - the latest feature from Northern Ireland Screen’s New Talent Focus Scheme |
| 23 Nov 2020 | Northern Ireland Screen has announced that principal photography has begun on Mandrake, the latest project to come through its New Talent Focus scheme. |
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SPI: Recommendations from Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce are a starting point for reboot of AV sector post COVID-19 |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) has welcomed the publication of the Report of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce - “Life Worth Living”. |
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Jim Sheridan to produce and direct new Sky Studios documentary series examining the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier |
| 16 Nov 2020 | Six-time Oscar® nominee Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In The Name of the Father) is to make his documentary series debut with Murder at the Cottage: The search for justice for Sophie, a new five-part series that examines the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork in 1996. |
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Kevin Bacon joins cast of One Way; director Andrew Baird discusses new crime thriller |
| 16 Nov 2020 | We spoke with Irish director Andrew Baird to get some insight into his new action thriller One Way, the news that Hollywood veteran Kevin Bacon has joined the cast, and developing an established shorthand with Vikings star Travis Fimmel. |
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Dating Amber and Wolfwalkers to be released in the US this Friday; strong Irish film roster selling at AFM 2020 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | Two Irish feature films will be released in the US this Friday, with Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers and David Freyne’s Dating Amber entering select American cinemas on November 13th. |
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Lenny Abrahamson and Lisa McGee revealed as Judges for Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition |
| 13 Nov 2020 | The four judges for the 2020 Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition, in association with Screen Ireland have been revealed. |
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National Film School scores hat-trick of films at CAMERIMAGE; Kate McCullough and David Freyne nominated |
| 12 Nov 2020 | Three graduation films from students of the National Film School at IADT have been selected for the Student Etudes Competition at the 2020 edition of Energa CAMERIMAGE International Film Festival, while director David Freyne (Dating Amber) and cinematographer Kate McCullough (Arracht) have been nominated in the directors’ debut and cinematographers’ debut competition, respectively. |
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Production underway on RTÉ and Scandinavian streamer Viaplay's new crime drama, KIN; Aidan Gillen, Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne to star |
| 10 Nov 2020 | Scandinavian streaming platform Viaplay has partnered with Irish public broadcaster RTÉ to commission an exciting new Irish-set crime drama being produced by Bron Studios, Headline Pictures, and NENT Studios. |
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Bankside Films announce acquisition of sci-fi thriller Woken; Alan Friel's debut feature |
| 10 Nov 2020 | Bankside Films has announced its acquisition of Woken, which will see Alan Friel make his feature debut as writer and director with the project due to begin principal photography in Ireland next year. |
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Funding decisions announced for Irish Language Broadcast Fund |
| 06 Nov 2020 | Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has announced its latest funding decisions for 2020. |
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Moetion Films' Irish animated film Two by Two: Overboard! tops UK box office |
| 06 Nov 2020 | Galway-based animation company Moetion Films’ has enjoyed significant box office success for its animated feature film Two by Two: Overboard!, which has topped the UK box office over the October half-term and Halloween weekend period, taking in a total of €1 million since its release on October 23rd. |
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Fastnet Film Festival announces new €20,000 Short Film Award |
| 04 Nov 2020 | Fastnet Film Festival has announced The Puttnam Award, which will provide €20,000 to fund production of a live-action short film to be made on the Wild Atlantic Way in Cork with a theme reflecting “The New Normal”. |
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Call-out for RTÉ2's new Kevin McGahern-led comedy panel series Clear History |
| 03 Nov 2020 | A new comedy panel show, Clear History, fronted by Kevin McGahern, with team captains Joanne McNally and Colin Murphy, has been announced for RTÉ2. |
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New Harlan Coben drama Stay Close confirmed for Netflix; starring James Nesbitt and directed by Daniel O’Hara |
| 03 Nov 2020 | RED Production Company, Harlan Coben, Danny Brocklehurst, Daniel O’Hara, and Netflix are set to collaborate on their next drama, Stay Close – an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel. |
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New Irish horror The Cellar starts shooting in Ireland this month; Eoin Macken and Elisha Cuthbert lead cast |
| 02 Nov 2020 | Elisha Cuthbert and Irish actor Eoin Macken have been cast to star in the upcoming Irish feature film, The Cellar. |
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Principal photography wraps on Irish language feature film Fanacht |
| 02 Nov 2020 | Filming has wrapped on the Cine 4 feature film, Fanacht; an adaptation of Irish author, Claire Keegan's celebrated story, Foster. |
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BAI launches public consultation on new strategy statement |
| 02 Nov 2020 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has launched a public consultation on its draft Strategy Statement 2021-2023, which will guide its work for the next three years. |
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Virgin Media in association with Screen Ireland announce €150,000 prize fund for filmmakers |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Virgin Media, in association with Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, has unveiled a €150,000 prize fund for the Virgin Media Discovers short film competition - to promote and support new and established Irish film making talent and development, with a focus on diversity and inclusion. |
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JETS Call for Entry 2021: The Film Initiative That Takes You Beyond |
| 22 Oct 2020 | The pitching session takes place at the International Film Festival Berlin and will see 20 – 24 projects selected from emerging filmmakers for the JETS Initiative. |
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