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‘Kubrick by Candlelight’ Director David O’Reilly chats to IFTN about filming in Offaly |
| 30 Jan 2017 | The seasoned locations scout received the FilmOffaly bursary award in October 2016 for his short script focusing on the filming of Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’ in Ireland in the 1970s. |
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“650 extras for a battle sequence shot in Wicklow,” IFTN Talks ‘Vikings’ with Director Stephen St. Leger |
| 27 Jan 2017 | With the Irish Director recently signed up to do three more episodes of ‘Vikings’ in 2017. IFTN spoke to Stephen St. Leger about how he came to work on the History Channel’s international award winning action drama series and what it’s like to be involved in such a large scale production series filming in Ireland |
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Filming Across Ireland Seminar Taking Place in Troy Studios Today |
| 27 Jan 2017 | January 27, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) is hosting Filming Across Ireland; a seminar exploring the benefits of regional filmmaking, in Troy Studios, Limerick. |
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Draft Publication of Poolbeg West Planning Scheme Welcomed by Dublin Bay Studios |
| 25 Jan 2017 | A publication of the draft Poolbeg West planning scheme has now been made publicly available by Dublin City Council. |
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‘First Dates Ireland’ Returns |
| 17 Jan 2017 | The hit dating show ‘First Dates Ireland’ is back with the new series starting on RTÉ 2 on Thursday the 19th January at 9.30pm. |
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Director Whit Stillman talks 2016 for acclaimed Period Comedy ‘Love & Friendship’ |
| 16 Jan 2017 | The Irish co-production was filmed in Ireland and produced by Katie Holly at Blinder Films. |
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Shooting Wraps on Morgan Bushe Feature Debut 'Belly of the Whale' |
| 12 Jan 2017 | Morgan Bushe's debut feature directorial debut stars Pat Shortt, Peter Coonan and Michael Smiley. |
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Ronan Hill Receives 6th CAS Award Nomination for 'Battle of the Bastards' |
| 12 Jan 2017 | Sound team nominated for Cinema Audio Society Awards. |
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New Channel be3 to Air Stunning Aerial Film Footage of Ireland |
| 05 Jan 2017 | A stunning new production ‘Aerial Ireland’ by Tile Films will air on be3 on Monday 9th January at 9pm. |
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The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Connection & Boosting Irish Tourism |
| 04 Jan 2017 | A workshop held by the ACFI (Association Of Film Commissioners International) on how content can boost tourism, recently looked at the ways in which tourism can capitalise on filming locations such as the HBO ‘Game of Throne’ series in Northern Ireland. |
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Northern Ireland Screen wrap up 2016 with a bundle of Awards, Broadcast and Locations highlights |
| 22 Dec 2016 | Of its many accolades this year, NI Screen is proudest of Northern Ireland’s ongoing reputation as a top filming location in Europe for both film and television. |
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2016 - A Phenomenally Successful Year for Irish Film at Home and Internationally |
| 22 Dec 2016 | 2016 began in unprecedented Oscar glory for Irish film talent and continued to be a phenomenally successful year for Irish film with major international exposure for major titles and breakout hits with local audiences. |
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‘Black ‘47’ & ‘The Third Wave’ lead Slate of Projects Currently in Production |
| 22 Dec 2016 | With 2016 lauded as a landmark year in film production for Ireland, the following projects are currently underway will join the list of 2017 titles to watch out for. |
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‘Maze’ starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor leads Film in Cork 2016 Highlights |
| 19 Dec 2016 | The Irish-Swedish co-production from Writer/Director Stephen Burke transformed Cork City’s prison for filming this year, in one of many key moments for Film in Cork. |
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‘Vikings’ & ‘Game of Thrones’ Make IMDb’s Top 10 TV Shows of 2016 |
| 15 Dec 2016 | IMDb released a list of its ‘Top 10 TV shows of 2016’ this week, with HBO’s drama ‘Game of Thrones’ topping the list for the fifth consecutive year and History’s ‘Vikings’ coming in at number nine. |
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The Toy Show is most-watched programme on Irish TV this Year |
| 06 Dec 2016 | Friday night’s ‘The Late Late Toy Show’ was the most watched programme on Irish television so far this year, with an average audience of 1.4 million viewers watching the entire show, while it was also viewed in 102 countries around the world. |
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‘Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon’ the New Channel 4 series by Big Mountain Productions |
| 30 Nov 2016 | The brand new and exclusive 3-part series for Channel 4 by Irish production company Big Mountain Productions, sees ‘Father Ted’ comic actor Ardal O'Hanlon, explore the Emerald Isle and Irish life as he goes off the beaten track around his beloved homeland. |
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Selective Scheme for Cinema Distribution Deadline Approaches |
| 28 Nov 2016 | The selective support scheme aims to expand the wider trans-national distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non-national European films. |
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Irish TV Closure leads to job losses in Northern Ireland |
| 28 Nov 2016 | It's understood around 30 jobs have been lost as a result of the closure. It's believed around nine full-time staff were employed at the office with around two dozen others working for the firm. The Irish TV (NI) Limited office is based at the Torrent Complex at Hillview Avenue in Donaghmore, Co Tyrone. |
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‘Big Bird’ To Screen At BFF This Weekend |
| 25 Nov 2016 | The Irish-Belgian short film ‘Big Bird’ will screen this Saturday the 26th November at the Birmingham Film Festival in the UK. |
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