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McErlean & Harper Ready For 'Rebel City Rumble' |
| 23 Nov 2010 | Production is to commence in Cork City of a new feature film aptly entitled ‘Rebel City Rumble’ next Spring. The rock’n’roll gangster romance from Peachy Vision will star Keith McErlean (Goldfish Memory) and rock musician/actor Roy Harper (Made). |
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Subotica Bring Features to Film In Ireland |
| 23 Nov 2010 | Subotica Entertainment is currently in pre-production with two feature films that the group will co-produce with Danish production company, Centropa in spring 2011. The films, ‘A Royal Affair’ and ‘Flowers of Desire’ will shoot in both Ireland and Denmark next year and will be directed by Nikolaj Arcel (writer, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Simon Staho (Day and Night) respectively. |
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New Rules for Eurimages Co-Production Funding |
| 08 Nov 2010 | From January 1st 2011, several changes will be introduced into the Eurimages Regulations for Co-Production Support. These include a requirement to have 50% of funding in place for projects by the submission deadline and will also mean that submitters will have to include a digital master copy of their project for cinema release and the option of resubmitting previously withdrawn projects is now allowed. |
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'Jack Taylor' Production Returns to Galway |
| 05 Nov 2010 | Cameras will start to roll on November 8th of the five week Irish shoot of a second and third installment of Magma Production’s ‘Jack Taylor’ series. Both installments will shoot on RED on location in Galway, followed by a two week shoot in Germany. The production will see the return of Iain Glen (Resident Evil) as Private Investigator, Jack Taylor and Killian Scott (Love/Hate) as his enthusiastic sidekick, Cody. |
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Dublin and Cork Mark the Spot for Sky’s ‘Treasure Island’ |
| 28 Oct 2010 | Production will get underway on Friday, November 15th on the set of Parallel Films’ latest co-production for Sky 1 HD. The two part drama, ‘Treasure Island’ will star Emmy award winning comedian Eddie Izzard (Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill) as Long John Silver and will shoot in Dublin and Cork for five weeks before moving production to Puerto Rico after Christmas. |
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On Set with Superheroes: Serkis, Sangster & Fitzgibbon |
| 21 Oct 2010 | Invited to watch the filming of Irish/German co-production, ‘Superhero’, IFTN today journeyed to Dun Laoghaire’s West Pier to catch a preview the film’s final scene and to chat with the feature’s cast and crew. Between takes we spoke with Irish director Ian Fitzgibbon (Perrier’s Bounty), lead actor Thomas Sangster (Nowhere Boy), Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Irish co-producer Michael Garland (Spin the Bottle) and German co-producer Philipp Kreuzer (Short Cut to Hollywood). |
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'Thor' 3D Movie First For Magma |
| 07 Oct 2010 | Magma Films are currently working on their first stereoscopic feature, ‘Legends of Valhalla - Thor’. The Ireland/Germany/Iceland co-production is one of many projects the Galway based animation house is currently involved with – the second series of ‘Simsala Grimm’ is also in production. In addition, the group are prepping a sequel to ‘Niko and the Way to the Stars’ plus a feature and TV series entitled ‘Ooops . . . Noah is gone!’ |
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Film & TV Gives €200m Boost to Irish economy |
| 27 Sep 2010 | Mary Hanafin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport last weekend visited the set of the feature film ‘Neverland’ which is currently in production in Ireland. As IFTN readers will be aware, ‘Neverland’ is one of several film and TV productions filming in Ireland this year which will be exported to audiences around the globe. Furthermore it is estimated that, despite the global financial downturn, the entire film and television industry will contribute an estimated €200 million to the Irish economy in 2010 in terms of spend on local goods, employment and services. |
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'Sweet Baby Jesus' Moves Production to UK/Italy |
| 16 Sep 2010 | The producers of ‘Sweet Baby Jesus’ have confirmed Ireland is no longer the planned location for the feature and plan to move its shooting location to either the UK or Italy. The film’s producer, Phillippe Rebboah (associate producer, The Guitar) is in London today to examine and discuss the film's alternative production plans. |
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New Irish Crew Wage Agreement Unveiled |
| 08 Sep 2010 | The board of Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) has officially launched a new agreement, entitled: SIPTU/SPI Shooting Crew Agreement for the Feature Film, both TV & Cinema, and Television Drama Industry in Ireland. |
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Dublin ‘Must be the Place’ as Sorrentino Shoot Starts |
| 16 Aug 2010 | Cameras start rolling today, Monday August 16th on the set of ‘This Must Be the Place’. The feature marks Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's English feature debut and will shoot on location in Dublin for the next three weeks. The film stars Oscar-winners Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River), Frances McDormand (Fargo), and musician David Byrne, alongside Irish talent Simon Delaney (Zonad, Happy Ever Afters), Olwen Fouere (Space Truckers) and newcomer Eve Hewson. |
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Delaney & Ingleby Visit 'Every Second Sunday' |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Hubbard and Banks Media goes into production with short film ‘Every Second Sunday’ this weekend. Starring Simon Delaney (Zonad) and Lee Ingleby (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) it will shoot in Dublin and Bray. Simon Hubbard (Jack) is the writer/director of the project with Fergal O'Hanlon (Yu Ming is Ainm Dom) on board as director of photography. |
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Neil Jordan Adapting 'Skippy Dies', Irish Shoot Planned |
| 09 Aug 2010 | Neil Jordan (Ondine, Breakfast on Pluto) has commenced adapting Paul Murray’s novel, ‘Skippy Dies’ for a feature film he will direct that will shoot in Ireland. The Dublin-based caper, recently featured as one of 13 books on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize, centres around the life of Daniel ‘Skippy’ Juster and his room-mate Ruprecht Van Doren, and their life in a Catholic boarding school. |
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Work Begins on National Film School Building |
| 29 Jul 2010 | Work is to begin in two weeks on the site of IADT's new National Film School. The project, which has been awarded €5 million by Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan TD, will see the building of Ireland's first HD television studio. The building is to open for Sep/Oct 2011. |
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£22m Return in NIS Financial Report |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Northern Ireland Screen‘s annual report for the year 2009 - 2010 has been published and shows a return of £22 million to the local economy through the group’s main production investment fund. One of the biggest success stories for the group was ‘Your Highness’ which brought in £11.78 million of this. |
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UK Film Council to be Abolished? |
| 27 Jul 2010 | John Woodward, CEO of the UK Film Council has today announced that the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has informed him of its intention to abolish the UK Film Council. The decision comes in the wake of Britain’s Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt proposing the closure of the group. |
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Rebecca O’Brien Talks Co-Production |
| 26 Jul 2010 | As part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh Media Antenna’s Irish contingent, fronted by Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile, hosted a co-producers’ dinner. Rebecca O’Brien (who has produced twelve of Ken Loach’s films since ‘Hidden Agenda’ in 1990) was invited to make a key note speech after dinner; her key points are reproduced below: |
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Expert Air Awarded FACT Security Accreditation |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Expert Air has announced that it has been awarded the FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) Certificate of Accreditation. The transport solutions company is now the only Irish-owned company to have received this accreditation which will enhance the level of service the company can provide to the film and media industry, helping them address customers’ security concerns against anti-piracy. |
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Minister Ryan Switches on Exemplar Network |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has switched on the Government’s Exemplar Network. This is globally unique fibre-optic communications network using patented Irish technology will now allow for the high-speed and high-quality transfer of electronic data. |
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Start Date Confirmed for 'This Must be The Place' |
| 08 Jul 2010 | Cameras will roll on the set of Italian/French/Irish co-production ‘This Must Be the Place’ on Monday, August 16th. The film is to be co-funded by Intesa Sanpaolo, an Italian bank group, in an unprecedented move. |
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