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Ciaran Donnelly and Paul Myler Guests at IFTA Preview of ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’ |
| 05 Apr 2012 | The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) will host an exclusive preview screening of ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel’ in Dublin, Tuesday 10 April. Special guests on the night, director Ciaran Donnelly and producer Paul Myler, will hold a Q&A afterwards for IFTA Members. |
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BBC's 'Nick Nickleby' to Film in Northern Ireland |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Northern Ireland is the current go-to filming location for international production companies as new BBC drama ‘The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby’ is due to begin filming there in June. |
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RTÉ Axes ‘Prime Time Investigates’ |
| 04 Apr 2012 | Two senior RTE executives have left their current positions with the broadcaster while ‘Prime Time Investigates’ has been axed following a report into the station’s ‘A Mission to Prey’ programme and the Fr Kevin Reynolds libel affair. |
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Daily Bite: James Murdoch Resigns From BSkyB |
| 03 Apr 2012 | James Murdoch’s resignation as chairman from BSkyB, cuts to Spain’s subsidies for film production and the first-look at Aaron Sorkin’s return to TV drama are amongst the international stories in today’s Daily Bite. |
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Cinemagic’s International Film and Television Festival returns to Dublin |
| 03 Apr 2012 | The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People will return to Dublin on 14 May, it has been announced. The festival, which will run from the 14-20 May, promises to provide a packed programme full of film screenings, master classes and workshops with industry professionals. Among the television and film talent taking part in this year’s festival are ‘X Factor’ host Dermot O’Leary, casting agents Ros and John Hubbard, responsible for the casting in film such as ‘The Commitments’ and ‘Harry Brown’, as well as BAFTA-winning directors Aisling Walsh (Song for a Raggy Boy) and Neasa Hardiman (Tracey Beaker Returns), and ‘Boardwalk Empire’s’ Brian Kirk. |
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Irish Animation ‘Fear of Flying’ Takes Off at South Studios |
| 03 Apr 2012 | Irish short animation, ‘Fear of Flying’, has completed production in preparation for its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh this July. Shot at Dublin-based South Studios, ‘Fear of Flying’ was funded by the Irish Film Board’s Frameworks project, with RTÉ and the Arts Council. |
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RTÉ’s Seeks Gameshow & Entertainment Ideas |
| 03 Apr 2012 | RTÉ’s call for ideas for Young Peoples’ Programme deadline is tomorrow, Wednesday 4 April. The broadcaster is looking for proposals for a gameshow or entertainment series which targets an audience of 9-12-year-olds. The 25 minute-long episodes, 9 in total, will air in the ‘early evening’ slot. RTÉ is offering a budget of €241,000. |
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Niamh Guckian Host Video Blogger Course at Park Studio |
| 02 Apr 2012 | The Park Studio will host a video blogger course with acclaimed director and producer Niamh Guckian, starting 3 April. The course aims to strip the vlogging process back to basics, so potential vloggers can shoot straight to ideas and leave the hassle behind. Crash courses in camera basics, storytelling, the grammar of moving images, conducting interviews and editing will be held. |
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‘Hairspray’ & ‘Limitless’ Screenwriter Leslie Dixon discusses her illustrious career |
| 02 Apr 2012 | Screenwriters are often the forgotten link when it comes to films and television. While directors, producers and movie stars walk the red carpet at premieres and shoot spreads for Vanity Fair, screenwriters are “lucky to make it the wrap party”. That is, according to Leslie Dixon, the woman responsible for remakes such as ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’; ‘Hairspray’, and most recently ‘Limitless’, the thrilling adaptation of Dublin-born Alan Glynn’s book, ‘The Dark Fields’. |
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'Trivia' Production Begins on Second Series |
| 02 Apr 2012 | The second series of Irish comedy drama ‘Trivia’ has begun filming in Co Kildare. Principal photography for Grand Pictures’ six-part series got underway last week in Celbridge with Tom Hall (Bachelors Walk) once again returning to direct, while Fionn Comerford (Camera Op, Life’s a Breeze, Roy) joins the series as director of photography. |
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IFTA LONDON Spring Reception at Irish Embassy Builds Stronger Creative Industry Bonds |
30 Mar 2012 | Ruairi Quinn TD Minister for Education and Skills was guest of honour at the Irish Film & Television Academy’s ‘IFTA LONDON’ Spring Reception, held on Thursday 29 March, at the Embassy of Ireland in London.
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RTE To Cut Presenters’ Pay By 30 Per Cent |
| 30 Mar 2012 | RTE has announced that it will cut the salaries of its top presenters by a minimum of 30 per cent and it will also shut down its London office as it seeks to reduce costs by up to €25m by the end of next year |
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MIPTV: Your Guide To The Top Irish Companies In Cannes |
| 30 Mar 2012 | As the leading players in the Irish television industry head to Cannes to buy, sell and add to their client base, we look at the top companies to find out what their key aims are at this year’s market place and why MIPTV remains an important event on the television industry’s calendar. |
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Irish Thriller ‘Ninety Seconds’ Begins Shooting |
30 Mar 2012 | 'Ninety Seconds’, an independent Irish thriller set in the near future, has this week began shooting in various locations around Donegal and Derry.
Written and directed by Gerard Lough (The Boogeyman), the short film is privately funded and produced by Arcadia Films, who are based in Ireland and the UK. Its producers are Michael Parle (The Shadows, The Escapist), who also stars, and Martin Neely. |
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Saoirse Ronan to wear Irish designer's clothes in 'The Host' |
| 27 Mar 2012 | Irish designer Sandra Murphy has been chosen to supply the costumes for Saoirse Ronan’s upcoming alien film ‘The Host’. Murphy, originally from County Clare and now based in New York, sent around 40 pieces to the costume department. |
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Irish Director Dearbhla Walsh Begins Filming For ‘Borgia’ Season Two |
| 27 Mar 2012 | IFTA Award-winning Irish director Dearbhla Walsh (The Silence) has signed up for a second series of Renaissance-based drama 'Borgia'. No stranger to period dramas, having previously worked on Irish drama 'The Tudors' and the Charles Dickens adaptation 'Little Dorrit', for which she received an Emmy Award, Walsh will work alongside German film director Christoph Schrewe (The Sea Wolf) to direct 12 hour-long episodes. |
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Irish Companies Get Ready For MIPTV |
| 27 Mar 2012 | Irish television companies are this week gearing up for the MIP series of international showcase events, which takes place in Cannes, France, from this Friday (March 30) and runs until April 4. |
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IFB Frameworks Offers €50,000 Funding for Animation |
| 27 Mar 2012 | The deadline for the Irish Film Board (IFB) short animation scheme, Frameworks, has been announced. Applicants have until Friday 20th April to submit their projects to be in with a chance to receive up to €50,000 in funding from the IFB, in conjunction with the Arts Council, BAI and RTÉ. |
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Siobhan Ni Ghadhra New Chief Operating Officer of Telegael |
| 26 Mar 2012 | Telegael, the Galway-based film and television production company, have appointed Siobhán Ní Ghadhra as chief operating officer. |
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'Michael Collins' Editor Tony Lawson Guest Lecture at IADT |
| 23 Mar 2012 | Neil Jordan’s go-to film editor Tony Lawson will be a guest lecturer at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) as part of its National Film School Lecture Series. |
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