| President McAleese Guest of Honour in LA | |
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President Mary McAleese was guest of honour at the Irish Film Board and Enterprise Ireland reception held at the Warner Bros Studios in Los Angeles. more |
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| 'Cherrybomb' Selected For Berlinale | |
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NI feature film 'Cherrybomb', directed by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa, has been selected to screen along with five other titles in the Generation 14 plus of the Berlinale Film Festival 2009 - the section for children and young people. more |
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| EUR 15.5m Increase for BCI Sound & Vision Fund | |
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As the Broadcasting Bill concluded Committee Stage, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that he will increase funding for the Sound and Vision programme by 2% on the previous allocation increasing total investment in Ireland's independent television production to almost EUR 15.5 million in 2009. more |
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| IFB Launch Latest Production Catalogue | |
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Bord Scannan na hEireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) have launched their latest Production Catalogue of films for next year and a new audio visual survey which demonstrates the strength of this sector. more |
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| Tributes Paid to Celine Cawley | |
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The Irish Audiovisual community and industry colleagues have paid tribute to Celine Cawley, founder of Toytown Films, who was murdered at her Howth home on Monday morning. more |
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| IFTA Announces Date For 2009 Awards Ceremony | |
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The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 14th February 2009 in Dublin's Burlington Hotel. more |
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- The Belfast Film Festival; Maysles Brothers Documentary Submissions - EURODOC Training Programme Deadline For Applications - Rose D'or: Early Bird Deadline Competition Registration - 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards Nominations Announced - Eurimages Deadline - Sundance Film Festival 2009 - 2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam more dates and deadlines |
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- Eave Logic 101 course - Soho Editors TrainingLogic Pro 8 - Pulse Recording Logic 8 101 Course - Soho Editors Training DVD Studio Pro 4 more training information |
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| - Yes Man (Warner Bros) - Australia (Fox) - Bedtime Stories (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Ireland) - The Spirit (Lionsgate / Eclipse) more distribution information |
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| RAAM Honour for Paddy Kelly | |
| Paddy Kelly past general manager of Paramount Pictures Ireland will be awarded the service to the Irish Film Industry Award at the 2009 RAAM Awards to take place in London on February 4, 2009 more | |
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| UTV Redundancy Talks Stalled | |
| Michael Wilson, Managing Director of UTV Television, says they have not yet reached an agreement with unions on redundancies at the Northern Irish broadcaster, which is facing job losses due to a restructure of the television division. more | |
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| Larry Bass Discusses Rose d'Or | |
| The International Television competition 'Rose d'Or', one of the most prestigious awards in the world will be held from May 2-5, 2009 in Lucerne, Switzerland. Irish ambassador for the festival and jury member Larry Bass, producer of hit television show 'The Apprentice', discusses with IFTN the marketing and viewing benefits of submitting your television programme to the festival. more | |
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| 'Merlin' Irish Cast Secure Second Series | |
| The Camelot fantasy drama 'Merlin', starring Irish actors Colin Morgan (Doctor Who?) and Katie McGrath (Freakdog), currently airing on BBC, has been greenlit for a second series. 112 territories have attained the show which has just been bought by NBC in the U.S. more | |
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| BCI Launch 7th Sound & Vision Round | |
| The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has announced the seventh funding round of 'Sound and Vision for Television'. Applications are now invited from programme makers for funding for new television programmes dealing with the themes of Irish culture, heritage and experience. more | |
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| Pat Moylan Appointed Chair of Arts Council | |
| Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism announced new membership to the Arts Council including the appointment of independent theatre and film producer, Pat Moylan as the new Chairperson. Six other appointments have been made to the Board, including one re appointment. more | |
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| Emergency Broadcast Goes "Without a Hitch" | |
| On Tuesday morning at 4.45 a.m, the Department of Communications carried out a structured exercise in relation to the broadcast of emergency services. This exercise was part of the Government's commitment to emergency planning. more | |
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| TV3 Ends Year on a Ratings High | |
| Increased Irish programming content on TV3 has pulled in viewers with shows such as 'TV3 News at 5.30' and 'Xpose', 'Ripping off the Rich' and '20 Moments that Rocked Ireland' all receiving their record audiences figures earlier in the week. more | |
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| Irish Editor Takes Doc to 2009 Sundance | |
| Documentary feature film 'Art&Copy', by noted documentary director Doug Pray (Scratch, Hype!) and edited by Los Angeles-based Irish editor Philip Owens has been selected to screen in competition at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, which runs Jan 15th-25th in Park City, Utah. more | |
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| - Eastern European Channel Gets Greenlight - Production Depot Starts Christmas Wrapping - Alexander Pearce Doc to Premiere on RTE - Cassidy's 'Whatever Turns You On' Wins at Florence Fest - Cricket Doc 'Breaking Boundaries' On RTE - Film Scored by Irish Composer wins at Delray Fest - Short Update: 'The Morse Collectors' & 'James' - Filmbase Final Cut Studio 2 Presentation |
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