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Irish Language Production Highlights and ILBF Content on TG4 This Christmas |
| 20 Dec 2017 | Some of the year’s best Irish Language productions are set to feature over the Christmas period on TG4. All of these projects were supported by Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund and championed by national Irish language broadcaster, TG4. |
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Mike Hannon's 'The Cloud of Unknowing' Nominated for London Film Critics' Circle Awards |
| 19 Dec 2017 | Mike Hannon’s cinematic documentary ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ has been shortlisted as one of the nominees at the 38th London Film Critics’ Circle Awards. |
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Brown Bag Films and Jam Media Named in Top 10 of Kidscreen's Hot50 List |
| 19 Dec 2017 | Brown Bag Films and JAM Media have been named in the Top 10 Production companies of 2018 by Kidscreen. |
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School Life Releases on DVD and VOD in Ireland |
19 Dec 2017 | The Irish feature documentary, ‘School Life’, directed by Neasa Ní
Chianáin and David Rane is now available on DVD and to rent on VOD, for limited release in Ireland only, via the films website. |
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Screen Training Ireland and Animation Skillnet Digital Production Mentoring Fund |
| 15 Dec 2017 | The Screen Training Ireland/Animation Skillnet Mentoring Fund for Digital Production is now seeking applications. |
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Olivier Martinez Joins Cast of Subotica’s Adventure Series ‘Soldiers of Fortune’ |
| 14 Dec 2017 | Olivier Martinez is set to star in ‘Soldiers of Fortune’, the new action adventure series being produced by Ireland’s Subotica Entertainment and New Zealand’s Mercenary TV Ltd. |
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Ireland Gears up for the Centre Stage as ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Set for General Release |
| 13 Dec 2017 | Irish cinema goers will be treated to some familiar sights in the latest Star Wars installment, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, as the highly anticipated movie hits Irish cinema screens this Thursday, December 14th. Ireland is set to feature heavily in latest episode of the franchise with Skellig Islands and dramatic shots of Cork’s Brow Head and Mizen Head, set to showcase Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. |
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First Creative Ireland Forum Sets Sights to the Future - December 13th |
| 13 Dec 2017 | The first Creative Ireland Forum will take place in Dublin Catle this morning bringing together a comprehensive programme of contributors including An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan, EU Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, Cartoon Saloon co-founder and Oscar-nominee Paul Young and Cork-based designer Joseph Walsh, the conference aims to illustrate the importance of an all-of-government approach to Ireland’s creativity and wellbeing. |
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Brown Bag Films’ Animated Holiday Special ‘Angela’s Christmas’ to Premiere in Ireland this Christmas on RTÉ One |
| 13 Dec 2017 | Oscar nominated Brown Bag Films, a subsidiary of 9 Story Media Group, is pleased to announce that its animated holiday special, ‘Angela’s Christmas’ will premiere in Ireland on RTÉ One on Christmas Eve at 6:20 pm, as part of the broadcaster’s festive lineup. It will also receive a second broadcast on Christmas Day at 1:50 pm. |
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Deadline: Applications for Storyland 2018 close This Friday – December 15th |
| 12 Dec 2017 | The deadline for next year’s Storyland proposals is fast approaching this Friday, here are some of the key pieces of information to keep in mind when submitting. |
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Oscar Foreign Language Entry ‘Song of Granite’ Opens in Cinemas Today – Dec. 8th |
| 08 Dec 2017 | Having already been selected by IFTA as Ireland’s submission for the Foreign Language category at the 90th Academy Awards, ‘Song of Granite’ will open to the Irish public today - Friday, December 8th. |
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NI Comedy ‘Derry Girls’ from Writer Lisa McGee Set to Premiere on Channel 4 This January |
| 08 Dec 2017 | The six-part Channel 4 series from the writer of ‘Indian Summers’ is based on McGee’s own experience of growing up in the height of The Troubles. |
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Windmill Lane Pictures Announce New Executive Management Board |
| 08 Dec 2017 | Responding to change in the Post-production and VFX sectors and following a year of reorganising the business, Windmill Lane Pictures Ltd announces a new Executive Management Board. |
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George R. R. Martin Reveals First Casting for Troy Studios' 'Nightflyers' Series |
| 07 Dec 2017 | Having confirmed that filming in Troy Studios was going straight to series, George R. R. Martin has revealed the first member of the cast as British actress Jodie Turner-Smith. |
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John Cusack Joins Cast of Ivan Kavanagh’s Western ‘Never Grow Old’ |
| 07 Dec 2017 | John Cusack has joined the cast of Ivan Kavanagh’s new film, ‘Never Grow Old’. The film which is being filmed in the west of Ireland is produced by Ripple World Pictures. |
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Ireland’s First Stop Motion Feature Film in Post-Production |
| 07 Dec 2017 | Telegael’s ‘Captain Morten and The Spider Queen’ nears completion as the project enters the final stages of post production. The film although filmed in Galway, is a European co-production with Telegael being joined by Nukufilm of Estonia, Grid VFX of Belgium, and Calon of the UK. |
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Sarah Bolger Joins Abner Pastoll’s ‘A Good Women Is Hard to Find’ |
| 07 Dec 2017 | Irish Actress Sarah Bolger (‘Once Upon A Time’) has been added to the cast of Abner Pastoll’s ‘A Good Women Is Hard to Find’, which stars Edward Hogg (‘Taboo’) and Andrew Simpson (‘Notes on a Scandal’). The film is currently shooting in Liége, Belgium after wrapping on production in Northern Ireland. |
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IMRO Music for Screen Seminar – Deadline: Today, Dec 6th |
| 06 Dec 2017 | The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society of Ireland (MCPSI), in association with Screen Training Ireland, are hosting a seminar designed to offer attendees a full overview of music licensing for audiovisual productions, and to explore effective strategies and options for the licensing of music. |
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New Minister for Arts Announced Following Cabinet Reshuffle |
| 01 Dec 2017 | The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht today welcome a new Minister following the cabinet reshuffle made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar due to the recent resignation of former Tánaiste Francis Fitzgerald. |
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Oscar Buzz Continues to Build Around Cartoon Saloons' ‘The Breadwinner’ |
| 29 Nov 2017 | Irish Animation studio Cartoon Saloon have enjoyed an extremely successful festival run as the build up to the Academy Awards season has seen their Oscar contender, ‘The Breadwinner’ receive top awards at a host of festivals. |
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