Shooting Underway On 'The Take' |
Principal Photography has begun in Dublin on 'The Take' a 4 x 1hr TV drama to be the centre-piece of Sky's Spring 2009 schedule. The drama is co produced by Element Pictures. more |
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'Secret of Kells' Among DIFF Early Highlights |
Cartoon Saloon's animated feature 'The Secret of Kells' has been unveiled among the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival early programme highlights. The Festival will run from the 12th - 22nd February 2009. more |
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Prime Time 'On the Edge' Attracts Record Audiences |
Monday night's 'Prime Time Investigates - On The Edge' - which examined the world of the Travelling community - was watched by an audience of 773,000 people with an audience share of 48%, earning the award winning doc series its highest ratings since it began in 2003. more |
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McQueen Awarded By LA Film Critics |
Kicking off the 2009 awards race, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has announced its top selections for the year, awarding Steve McQueen the New Generation Award for his feature debut 'Hunger'. more |
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Irish Short to Screen at Sundance |
Irish Short 'A Film From My Parish: 6 Farms' directed and written by Tony Donoghue and produced by MayFly Films has been selected to screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival (15 - 25 January). more |
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McCrea Wins Finalist Spot in 'Son of Pitch' |
Northern Irish screenwriter David McCrea, creator of the short 'The Carnival Queen', has won one of ten places in the 'Son of the Pitch' competition organised by the Screenwriters' Festival (SWF), 4Talent. His script pitch for the feature film entitled 'Lottery' was selected from over 900 entries. more |
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Home Produced Titles in RTE Festive Lineup |
A two-part special of 'Killinaskully', sketch show 'Your Bad Self', 'The Late Late Show Joe Dolan Tribute', a brand new 'Celebrity Bainisteoir' and docu drama 'The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce' are only some of the many home produced programmes that will make up this years RTE festive schedule. more |
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Short Update: 'The Herd', 'The Wednesdays', 'Frankie' & 'The Door' |
'The Herd', is set to screen at the 31st Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, more wins for 'The Wednesdays' & 'Frankie' and 'The Door' picks up two Awards in one day. more |
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Stoneman Pens Book on Chavez Doc |
To coincide with the tenth anniversary of Hugo Chavez's election victory, Rod Stoneman, Director of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media at NUI Galway, has penned the accompanying book to the documentary 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' directed by Irish team Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain, produced by David Power. more |
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- Hunger' and 'Frankie' Win At EFA
- BBC NI Announce Christmas Schedule
- 'Ethics of Commissioning Broadcasting' Lineup Unveiled
- St John's Central College Update
- Life Echoes Art on Set of 'The House'
- Irish Film Archive Presents 'This Other Eden'
- Winners of the MAMA Awards |
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