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Irish Producers Attend ‘Produced By’ Conference in Los Angeles |
| 09 Jun 2011 | Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) and a delegation of Irish producers traveled to LA last week for the third annual ‘Produced By’ conference. |
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Galway Film Partnership Launches |
| 09 Jun 2011 | Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan today (9 June) launched the Film Galway Partnership at the Galway Film Centre. |
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Irish Crew Join Simon Staho's 'Flowers of Desire', Ireland Shoot Begins July 4th |
| 08 Jun 2011 | Shooting for Subotica’s Irish/Danish co-production ‘Flowers of Desire’ will begin on July 4th and the film will be shot entirely in Ireland (Wicklow area) over seven weeks. Further Irish crew members confirmed on the shoot include costume designer Kathy Strachan (The Clinic, Spin the Bottle) and production designer Fiona Daly (The Clinic, When Brendan Met Trudy). The Danish language film will be shot on digital by DOP Herald Gunnar Paagard (As It Is In Heaven). Post production in Denmark will be managed Kasper Leick (Terribly Happy). |
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'MILO' Shoot Begins in Dublin, Berend & Roel Boorsma Directing |
| 19 May 2011 | Cameras have started to roll on the set of ‘Milo’ an Irish-Dutch coming of age film starring Stuart Graham (Hunger), Jer O'Leary (Savage), Laura Vasiliu (4 Months, 3 weeks, 2 days) Charlotte Bradley (About Adam); Dolf de Vries (Black Book) and newcomer, Lorcan Bonner in the title role. The film is directed by brothers Berend and Roel Boorsma, who have also written the script together with Heather Imani. |
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Generator Entertainment Scout Irish Film Locations for 'The Federation' |
| 11 May 2011 | Belfast’s Generator Entertainment is currently in development and sourcing Irish locations for new feature film, ‘The Federation’. The spy thriller is set to shoot in September and October of this year and will mark the feature film directorial debut of English writer Sven Hughes (Ghost Machine, Roach). Casting for the film is currently underway. |
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'Titanic: The Untold Story of How it All Began' Drama Docks in Dublin |
| 21 Apr 2011 | Italian production company, The DeAngelis Group (DAP) is currently in pre-production with a 12 x one hour drama series, ‘Titanic: The Untold Story of How it All Began’. Produced by Guido deAngelis (Ti Stramo, The Borgia) the series is set to shoot in Dublin this summer. |
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'Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia' Filming In Ireland |
| 18 Apr 2011 | The fourth instalment in the Astérix franchise, ‘Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia’ is set to film scenes on location in Ireland this summer. |
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IFB Announce €2m Funding Decisions |
| 14 Apr 2011 | The latest round of Irish Film Board funding decisions have been announced. The funding decisions include development, production and distribution financial support and were published on Wednesday, April 13th. The decisions see support offered to projects such as a new feature entitled ‘Broken Dream’ written by John Boorman (The General) and Neil Jordan (Ondine), to be directed by the latter as well as Neil Jordan’s other feature project, ‘Skippy Dies’. In all, approximately €2,000,000 has been awarded. |
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Interview: 'Your Highness' Danny McBride Talks about filming in Northern Ireland |
| 13 Apr 2011 | The medieval Irish co-production, ‘Your Highness’ opens in cinemas nationwide today, April 13th. The feature shot on various locations across Northern Ireland last year and sees ‘Pineapple Express’ actor Danny McBride (who also co-scripted the feature) star alongside Zooey Deschanel (500 Days of Summer), Oscar nominee, James Franco (127 Hours) and Oscar winner, Natalie Portman (Black Swan). On the morning of its Irish release IFTN spoke with Danny McBride about bringing the large production to Northern Ireland, teaching Franco and Portman everything they know and the possibility of bringing the production back for a sequel. |
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'Whole Lotta Sole' Begins Filming in Belfast, "going to love this" says Martin McCann |
| 08 Apr 2011 | Cameras start to roll today on the Belfast set of ‘Whole Lotta Sole’, a new feature form Oscar nominated Irish director Terry George (writer, Hotel Rwanda, In the Name of the Father) starring Brendan Fraser (Crash), Colm Meaney (Parked) and Martin McCann (The Pacific). |
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Fassbender & Holmes Feel 'Good Vibrations', Belfast Shoot Confirmed |
| 31 Mar 2011 | Northern Irish production companies, Revolutions Films and Canderblinks are currently in development with ‘Good Vibrations’, a feature film centring around the Belfast-born founder of Good Vibrations records, Terri Hooley. The feature, developed with funding from the IFB, is scheduled to shoot in August 2011 in and around Belfast with actor Michael Fassbender (Hunger) signed on to appear. |
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'Roy' Series Two Live Action & Animation In Production |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Production on the live-action part of the second series of ‘Roy’ will wrap on Friday, 1 April. The RTS winning series, re-commissioned by BBC will now move into Jam Media’s animation studio for the next eight months. |
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Brendan Fraser, Colm Meaney & Martin McCann Got 'Sole' |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Belfast born double Oscar nominated screenwriter and director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda, In the Name of the Father) is to return to his home town in April to start shooting ‘Whole Lotta Sole’, a heist comedy starring US actor Brendan Fraser (The Mummy), and Irish actors Colm Meaney (Parked) and Martin McCann (Swansong: the Story of Occi Byrne, Killing Bono). |
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McKenna & McCann 'Jump!' NI Filming Underway |
| 22 Mar 2011 | Production has commenced on the set of new Irish co-production, ‘Jump!’ from Dublin’s Blinder Films and Northern Ireland’s Hot Shot Films. Kieron J. Walsh (RAW, The Savage Eye) directs the feature which is currently shooting in Derry and Belfast with stars Charlene McKenna (RAW), Martin McCann (Killing Bono), Ciaran McMenamin (Outcast). |
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€100,000 Investment in New Cork Screen Commission |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Cork City and County Councils announced their plans yesterday, February 21st as to the establishment of a Cork Screen Commission. The launch marks an immediate investment of €100,000 in the region’s indigenous film industry and the Commission will act as the primary point of contact for companies working or intending to work on location in Cork. |
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Gabriel Byrne Launches 'Imagine Ireland' |
| 10 Jan 2011 | Ireland's traditional and contemporary arts will be celebrated across the United States this year with more than 400 events in 40 states. The move comes with the launch of Imagine Ireland, an unprecedented celebration of Irish arts that will see more than 1,000 artists and producers stage works in 200 cities including New York, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta and Philadelphia. |
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NI’s Biggest Curve Studio Unveiled |
| 10 Dec 2010 | UTV Facilities has launched a new curve studio, the largest of its type in Northern Ireland. The new space provides the ability to record a 180 degree viewing angle with the capability to add in any backdrop in post production. |
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‘Grabbers’ Launch Attack in Belfast and Donegal |
| 07 Dec 2010 | Principal photography has just started in Belfast and Donegal on irreverent Irish comedy horror ‘Grabbers’. Directed by Jon Wright (Tormented) from an original screenplay by Kevin Lehane (Origin) the film stars Richard Coyle (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), Ruth Bradley (Flyboys) and Russell Tovey (The History Boys). |
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Ciarán Foy Begins Production on 'Citadel' |
| 06 Dec 2010 | Production is currently underway on the set of horror film, ‘Citadel’, an Irish/ UK co-production starring Aneurin Barnard (Owl Creek Bridge) and James Cosmo (Braveheart). The project is the debut feature from writer/director Ciarán Foy and will shoot in Glasgow and Dublin. |
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Locations Feature: Cameras Roll in Cork |
| 24 Nov 2010 | Cork is one of Ireland’s prime filming locations. Accessible by land, sea and air, the southernmost of the Irish counties (and the largest of those at 7,457 km2.), reaps the benefits of a vastly varied landscape. IFTN examines the convenient and worthwhile reasons for choosing Cork as a shooting location. |
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