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Catalyst Film Festival launches its 2021 virtual edition |
| 16 Mar 2021 | The Catalyst International Film Festival has launched with an introductory speech from its ambassador, Ruth Negga. |
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Amazon acquires Leonardo da Vinci series starring Aidan Turner for U.K. and Ireland |
| 15 Mar 2021 | ‘Leonardo’ starring Aidan Turner as the famous renaissance painter, will launch on Amazon Prime Video in the U.K. and Ireland on April 16th. |
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Construction shutdown leads to Filming Backlog at Ardmore |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Siún Ní Raghallaigh, Executive director of Ardmore Studios, Ireland’s oldest film studio, has said that the ongoing shutdown of the construction sector has delayed the planned expansion of the studios. |
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Deadly Cuts closes first virtual Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival |
| 15 Mar 2021 | As the curtain comes down on the 19th Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival with the World Premiere of Rachel Carey’s black comedy Deadly Cuts, we round up the festival winners and speak with Festival Director Grainne Humphreys about delivering VMDIFF’s first fully digital edition. |
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Wolfwalkers nominated for Best Animated Film at the 93rd Academy Awards |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers has been nominated for Best Animated Feature at this years’ upcoming Oscars ceremony, which takes place on April 25th. |
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Eoin Macken cast in US Sci-Fi Drama La Brea for NBC |
| 12 Mar 2021 | Irish actor, writer and director, Eoin Macken is to play the male lead opposite Justified’s Natalie Zea in US network NBC's new "high concept" drama series La Brea. |
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The Writers Lab US Launches in the UK & Ireland |
| 12 Mar 2021 | The Writers Lab, the only programme devoted exclusively to script development for woman-identifying writers over 40, has announced the launch of The Writers Lab UK & Ireland (TWL UK & I), with Submissions opening from 1st-20th April 2021. |
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Aer Lingus Discovery Award and Shorts Awards recipients revealed |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Now in its 19th year, the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival has revealed the recipients of its Aer Lingus Discovery Awards and Shorts Awards. |
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Wolfwalkers named among three films nominated for EFA Young Audience Award 2021 |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s animated feature Wolfwalkers has been selected alongside Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio, and Johanne Helgeland’s The Crossing for this year’s EFA Young Audience Award. |
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Calm With Horses and Wolfwalkers nominated for 2021 BAFTA Film Awards |
| 09 Mar 2021 | Niamh Algar, Barry Keoghan, Calm With Horses, and Wolfwalkers have all been nominated for BAFTAs ahead of the 74th edition of the British Academy Film Awards, which take place on April 11th. |
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Aisling Franciosi to star in legal drama, Rothko opposite Russell Crowe |
| 09 Mar 2021 | The Irish actress has landed the lead role in Rothko, a film about the protracted legal dispute between Kate Rothko, the daughter of the painter Mark Rothko; the painter's estate executors; and the directors of his gallery, Marlborough Fine Art. |
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Father of the Cyborgs official trailer released by Wildcard ahead of World Premiere |
| 09 Mar 2021 | The official trailer for the new Irish documentary Father of the Cyborgs has been released ahead of its world premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Friday 12th March. |
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Ruth Negga announced as Festival Ambassador for Catalyst International Film Festival 2021 |
| 09 Mar 2021 | The Catalyst International Film Festival has announced that Ruth Negga, will join as Festival Ambassador in 2021. |
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Trailer and poster launched for The 8th on International Women's Day |
| 08 Mar 2021 | To coincide with International Women’s Day, Break Out Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for The 8th. |
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BAI announces increase in female-lead projects in Sound & Vision scheme |
| 08 Mar 2021 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has reported a 28% increase in projects featuring a female director funded under the Sound & Vision Scheme since the organisation introduced a gender criterion to the assessment process in 2018. |
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Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin discuss Boys From County Hell |
| 05 Mar 2021 | We caught up with producer Brendan Mullin and writer/director Chris Baugh about filming their upcoming feature Boys From County Hell, which will make its sold-out Irish premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Saturday, March 6th. |
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Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever and Alison Brie for Cecelia Ahern's Roar on Apple TV+ |
| 05 Mar 2021 | Apple TV+ has greenlit a female-driven anthology series Roar, based on Cecilia Ahern’s collection of short stories, from GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, who have signed an overall deal with the streamer. |
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Virgin Media Television “Happy to walk away” from Champions League as bidding war intensifies |
| 05 Mar 2021 | Virgin Media has said it is “happy to walk away” after being unable retain its rights to the UEFA Champions League coverage for the next three years. |
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#IFTNFestival: Irish Film at the Online 2021 European Film Market |
| 05 Mar 2021 | The 2021 Online European Film Market (EFM) at Berlinale is underway with a number of Irish productions featuring. The EFM runs from 1st-5th March. |
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Ray Sullivan & Rob Davis's The Skwoids named JETS Winners for 2021 |
| 05 Mar 2021 | Irish project The Skwoids has been named among the winners of the JETS 2021 Initiative following this year’s online edition, which took place in February. |
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