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Michael D. Rallies Support From Film & Television Industry |
| 26 Oct 2011 | In the final run up to the Irish Presidential election, Michael D. is hopeful that the Irish Film and Television Industry and community will show their support to him on Election day. |
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EC proposes 20% budget increase for MEDIA 2014-2020 |
| 26 Oct 2011 | The next generation of the European Union’s Media Programme (2014-2020) could see a 20% increase from MEDIA 2007 levels. |
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Jeremy Irons Becomes Cork Screen Commission Ambassador |
| 19 Oct 2011 | Oscar-winning actor, Jeremy Irons, has come on board as ambassador for the new Cork Screen Commission (CSC), which will launch at the Cork Film Festival on November 11th. |
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Enticing DreamWorks 'Fever' to Ireland, Production of Karen Moning Adaptation in the works |
| 18 Oct 2011 | While the journey from acquisition to film production can be long, speculation is already spreading that the DreamWorks ‘Fever’ series may film in Ireland. Author Karen Moning has already expressed her wish to have it film in Ireland telling the Sunday Times ”When I first saw Dublin, I knew I was going to set a story there. I’ve long felt an inexplicable fascination with Ireland.” |
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'Titanic – Blood and Steel’ sails into Dublin, filming in Dublin until December 17th |
| 14 Oct 2011 | The Irish/Italian mini-series has hit the Dublin streets for a twelve week Irish shoot, with Ciaran Donnelly (The Tudors) at the helm, and support from Robert Quinn (Primeval). The 12x1 hour mini series is to be produced by Paul Myler of EPOS Films in conjunction with Italian DeAngelis Group. |
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Cork Screen Commission Launching Nov 11 |
| 12 Oct 2011 | The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, will officially launch the Cork Screen Commission (CSC), Cork’s one-stop film shop, on November 11th during the Cork Film Festival. |
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BBC Cuts 2000 Jobs |
| 06 Oct 2011 | The BBC have announced a series of cuts, with around 2,000 BBC staff losing their jobs by 2017 and slashes to services generating savings of around £670 million per year by 2017. |
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Brendan Muldowney's 'Love Eternal' Wraps Shooting in Cork |
| 29 Sep 2011 | Principal photography has begun on Irish / Luxembourg / Dutch / Japanese co-production ‘Love Eternal’. The new feature began filming on location in Cobh, County Cork in late August and production has moved Luxembourg, where it is due to finish in two weeks time. |
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IBEC Reports Another Record Year For Irish AV Industry |
| 26 Sep 2011 | IBEC’s Audiovisual Federation today launched its 2011 Review of film and television production in Ireland at their Dublin headquarters. The report covers 261 audiovisual productions completed in Ireland in 2010, with a total production value of €387.9 million – a significant increase of €144.6 million on 2009. |
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Cork Film Commissioner Appointed |
| 13 Sep 2011 | Jason O’Mahony has been appointed as the new Cork Film Commissioner. |
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'Good Vibrations' Filming Begins in Belfast, Richard Dormer & Jodi Whittaker Head Cast |
| 05 Sep 2011 | Acting talent including Richard Dormer (Five Minutes of Heaven), Jodi Whittaker (One Day), Liam Cunningham (Hunger), Dylan Moran (A Cock and Bull Story) and Adrian Dunbar (The Crying Game) can be seen on the streets of Belfast, where filming is underway for Terri Hooley biopic ‘Good Vibrations’. |
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'Titanic: Untold Story of How it All Began' Sets Sail in September, Filming in Ireland Confirmed |
| 28 Jul 2011 | The 12 x one hour drama series ‘Titanic: Untold Story of How it All Began’ will begin filming in Dublin in mid-September. The Italian production behind the drama series is The DeAngelis Group, with Irish company EPOS films co-producing the project. |
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'Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia' Sets August Irish Start Date |
| 28 Jul 2011 | Cameras will role on the Irish leg of filming for the fourth instalment in Astérix and Obélix franchise, ‘Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia’ on August 15th. |
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National Geographic ‘Lusitania’ Documentary Preps in Cork |
| 27 Jul 2011 | A two hour documentary, to be broadcast by National Geographic in the US, will begin filming off the coast of Kinsale, Co Cork this August. Produced by Lusitania Productions Ltd. in association with M3TV, the documentary, entitled ‘The Dark Secret of the Lusitania’, will attempt to uncover the mystery surrounding the sinking of Cunard Liner off the Southwest coast of Ireland in May 1915. |
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'Game of Thrones' Jobs Boost for NI Apprentices, Set Building Begins |
| 19 Jul 2011 | The announcement that the second series of HBO fantasy series will again shoot in Northern Ireland has boosted the local economy, enabling Acapple Construction to hire apprentices to help build the new film sets. Work has already begun with Acapple Construction at Belfast’s Paint Hall Studios. |
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'Milo' Producer San Fu Maltha Sees "good future in Irish-Dutch co-productions" |
| 18 Jul 2011 | Dutch producer San Fu Maltha (Black Book) has spoken to IFTN about the experience of shooting his latest project ‘Milo’ in Ireland. The BAFTA nominated producer praised Ireland as a filming location and indicated a possible return saying “Ireland is a beautiful country, with nice and friendly people. It was certainly something I would do again. I believe there is a good future for Dutch-Irish co productions.” |
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Ireland / Luxembourg Forge Film Co-Production Treaty |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Ireland’s Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan and his Luxembourg counterpart Minister for communications and Media François Biltgen signed the first Irish Luxembourg Co-production Treaty this weekend. The Treaty aims to increase productions between the two countries and to encourage both countries to share resources, government incentives and local markets. |
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Cineflix Seeks Hidden 'Treasure' in Irish Film Locations |
| 07 Jul 2011 | The 8x1hour series ‘Treasure Seekers’ is looking to shoot a special Irish edition in early August. The brand new primetime series for Sky Atlantic will follow two antiques and design experts (collector Paul Liengaard and interior designer Sarah Brunner) who will scour the UK and Ireland looking for weird and wonderful items to buy for decoration in photo shoots, festivals and boutiques. |
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'Camelot' Season Two Not Going Ahead |
| 30 Jun 2011 | EXCLUSIVE: The second series of the Irish-filmed historical drama ‘Camelot’ has not been greenlit for production in 2011 by US Network Starz. |
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'Game of Thrones' Series Two Returns to film in Northern Ireland |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Northern Ireland Screen has confirmed that 'Game of Thrones' will be retuning to Northern Ireland to film its second series. |
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