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IFTN Festive Q&A with actor Roisin Gallagher |
| 12 Dec 2023 | In the run up to Christmas, we have invited some of Ireland’s leading Film & TV talents to take part in IFTN’s festive Q&A. |
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Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Andrew Scott nominated for Golden Globes |
| 11 Dec 2023 | Three of the six nominees for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture at the 81st annual Golden Globes are Irish: Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer), Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) and Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers). Poor Things, produced by Element Pictures, has seven nominations. |
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Tourism Ireland announces International Programming Ireland Fund 2024 |
| 11 Dec 2023 | Tourism Ireland has announced details of its 2024 International Programming Ireland Fund. Now in its fourth year, the funding scheme is designed to stimulate and support high-quality TV projects with the potential to positively showcase the island of Ireland to an international TV audience. |
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The Gone wins five awards at the New Zealand Television Awards 2023 |
| 06 Dec 2023 | Irish crime drama The Gone has won a number of awards at the NZ TV Awards 2023, including Best Drama. |
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Fool Me Once starring Emmet J Scanlan to release on Netflix in January |
| 06 Dec 2023 | Kin’s Emmet J Scanlan will star in an upcoming Netflix thriller series from Irish writer/actor Tom Farrelly. Fool Me Once releases on New Year's Day. |
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A Girl From Mogadishu to screen on RTÉ One on Friday 8th December |
| 05 Dec 2023 | RTÉ will broadcast A Girl From Mogadishu on RTÉ One on Friday Dec 8th at 11:15pm. The film received the Cinema for Peace Women’s Empowerment at the Berlin Film Festival 2020. |
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Hidden Assets season two rights acquired by buyers in the UK, Australia, Sweden, and Norway |
| 30 Nov 2023 | The rights to second two of crime drama series Hidden Assets have been licensed by DCD Rights for distribution in four regions. |
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UKTV & France Télévisions pre-buy RTÉ Drama The Boy That Never Was |
| 29 Nov 2023 | UKTV and France Télévisions have pre-bought the upcoming RTÉ Drama The Boy That Never Was, a four-hour drama based on a novel from Karen Perry. |
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Charlie Murphy and Jack Gleeson to lead thriller series Safe Harbor |
| 29 Nov 2023 | IFTA Winner Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), and Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones) are to star in a Dutch-Belgian thriller series from Ozark co-creator Mark Williams. |
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Croíthe Radacacha to have its television premiere on TG4 |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Feature documentary Croíthe Radacha will air on TG4 on Thursday, December 6th. |
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Film in Limerick Nominated for Makers & Shakers Awards |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Film in Limerick have been nominated in the Film Commission Initiative of the Year category at the Makers & Shakers Awards, which will take place next week. |
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Screen Ireland leading Irish delegation to showcase Irish TV drama at Content London 2023 |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Screen Ireland is leading a delegation of 39 Irish producers this week to attend Content London, the world’s leading TV development marketplace and conference taking place 27th-30th November. The development market and conference will feature full three-day agendas across two core content strands of Drama and Formats & Factual. |
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The Late Late Toy Show streamed half a million times across 147 countries |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Patrick Kielty’s Late Late Toy Show debut received 550,000 streams on RTÉ Player from a record-breaking 147 countries, including first-time streams from Rwanda, Iraq, and Afghanistan. |
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New documentary Patrick: A Young Traveller Lost to air on RTÉ One tonight |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Patrick: A Young Traveller Lost is a new RTÉ documentary exploring the high suicide rates among the Irish Traveller community. Speaking about the film, President Michael D. Higgins said “It would be so valuable if all members of the public could see this film”. |
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Two Irish players star in Squid Game: The Challenge |
| 23 Nov 2023 | Mikie Bowe and Eric Roberts star in Squid Game spin-off series, Squid Game: The Challenge. |
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Casting Directors share insights at Casting Conversations hosted by IFTA |
| 22 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy hosted the first Casting Conversations forum with leading Irish casting directors in the The Lighthouse cinema on November 21st. |
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First look at Colin Farrell in The Penguin series |
| 21 Nov 2023 | The first look at IFTA winner Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin in the upcoming Batman spin-off series The Penguin. |
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Derry Girls ties for International Emmy Award for Comedy |
| 21 Nov 2023 | The third season of Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls has tied with Indian comedian Vir Das’ stand-up special, Vir Das: Landing, for the comedy award at the International Emmys. |
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Netflix reveal first look at 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Netflix have released a teaser trailer for new series 3 Body Problem starring Liam Cunningham, from Emmy Award-winning writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. |
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Actor Bryan Murray to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 16 Nov 2023 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), which celebrates 20 years this year, has announced that veteran Irish actor Bryan Murray will be presented with the Irish Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of film and television. He will receive the award on Wednesday 13th December at a special Reception at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. |
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