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New Waddell Media documentary for TG4 aims to give Peig sayers the mother of all makeovers |
| 05 Mar 2021 | This new documentary produced by Waddell Media for TG4 will revisit Peig, her personality and her art as a storyteller reclaiming her and portraying her as she has never been before. |
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Cartoon Saloon's Apple Original Film Wolfwalkers earns 10 Annie Award nominations |
| 04 Mar 2021 | Following on from its nomination at the Golden Globes, Wolfwalkers has earned 10 nominations, including Best Animated Feature – Independent, at this year’s Annie Awards. |
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Creative Europe and Alphapanda to host Film Market Workshop |
| 04 Mar 2021 | Creative Europe Desk MEDIA Office Galway, with the support of the BAI Sectoral Learning and Development Fund, will host a Webinar on Film Marketing on March 25th with Mathias Noschis from the Berlin based Marketing company Alphapanda. |
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Northern Ireland-set crime drama Hope Street commissioned by BBC Daytime and Britbox North America |
| 04 Mar 2021 | BBC Daytime and BritBox North America have commissioned Hope Street, a new serial crime drama set in Northern Ireland, from acclaimed producers Paul Marquess and Donna Wiffen at Long Story TV. |
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Paul Mescal cast in Irish thriller Bring Them Down; Tailored Films to produce |
| 04 Mar 2021 | Star of hit series Normal People, Mescal was revealed alongside Mank star Tom Burke in the leading roles for the Irish thriller at this week’s European Film Market. |
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Screen Skills Ireland and MediaXchange announce The Role of the Showrunner: Breaking the Mould |
| 04 Mar 2021 | Screen Skills Ireland, in association with MediaXchange, is now offering places in there new course, The Role of the Showrunner – Breaking the Mould. |
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BBC Three, home of Normal People and The Young Offenders, to return as a broadcast channel in January 2022 |
| 03 Mar 2021 | The BBC has confirmed the return of BBC Three to TV screens. |
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Irish Thriller The Winter Lake set for digital release on March 15th |
| 03 Mar 2021 | The haunting coming of age thriller The Winter Lake will be available on digital download across various platforms in Ireland including iTunes, Sky Store, Virgin, Google Play, Rakuten, Chili and IFI@Home, and is currently available for pre-order on iTunes. |
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Scott Frank and David S. Goyer among guests announced for IFTA's upcoming events programme |
| 02 Mar 2021 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced upcoming highlights from its Academy Learning Programme of Events, featuring discussions & masterclasses with international industry leaders. |
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Ros na Rún celebrates 25th season as production wraps without any COVID stoppages |
| 01 Mar 2021 | On Friday, the production team behind Ros na Rún, Ireland’s only rural and Irish Language-based TV drama, wrapped filming without any COVID incidents on its milestone 25th season. |
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Hozier, Fontaines D.C., and Elbow feature as Other Voices returns to RTÉ2 on March 4th |
| 01 Mar 2021 | Ireland's longest-running music TV show Other Voices will return to RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on March 4th, with an array of dynamic and diverse performances, captured in a variety of different locations, including Dingle, Cardiff, and Ballina. |
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New Irish media and entertainment business BiggerStage launches |
| 01 Mar 2021 | BiggerStage, Ireland’s newest media and entertainment venture is founded by Pat Kiely, former Managing Director of Virgin Media Television. |
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BBC seeks Board Member for Northern Ireland |
| 01 Mar 2021 | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is seeking application from Northern Irish professionals to fill the position of BBC Board Member for Northern Ireland. |
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“A great script is an incredible springboard for the success of any film”; BFE-nominated Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle talks with IFTN |
| 26 Feb 2021 | We caught up with IFTA and BAFTA winning editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle to discuss her latest project Misbehaviour, for which she recently received a British Film Editors (BFE) Award nomination, working with Kenneth Branagh on Belfast & Death on the Nile, and some insight and advice on the craft of editing. |
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Development Experts share their expertise as part of Working in Development - IFTA Skills in Focus |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Yesterday (Thursday, February 25th) The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA), supported by Screen Skills Ireland, hosted a panel discussion on the development process entitled Working in Development – as part of the IFTA Skills in Focus Series. |
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Daryl McCormack cast as lead in ‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’ opposite Emma Thompson |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Daryl McCormack (Pixie, Peaky Blinders) has been cast opposite Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. |
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First-look at Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson for Sky Original drama This Sceptred Isle |
| 25 Feb 2021 | Sky has released the first-look image of BAFTA and Emmy award-winning actor Kenneth Branagh as U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson for Sky’s major new limited series, This Sceptred Isle. |
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Competition winners for Virgin Media Discovers Prize to be chosen this Friday |
| 25 Feb 2021 | The Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition, in association with Screen Ireland, will see its ten shortlisted finalists pitch this Friday, February 26th to try and secure an additional €60,000 in funding for their projects. |
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Niamh Costello appointed Chief Executive of new collaborative initiative Creative Enterprise West (CREW) |
| 25 Feb 2021 | Creative Enterprise West (CREW) is a brand-new collaborative initiative, which supports the creative digital enterprise sector in the West. |
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Six films selected by ICCL for annual Human Rights Award at VMDIFF 2021 |
| 24 Feb 2021 | The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced six films are in the running for the 2021 Human Rights on Film Award as part of the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. |
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