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| IFTAs International Jury Commends Irish Creative Talent | |
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The voting for the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards has come to a close with the winners of this year’s Awards being voted for by a combination of the IFTA Academy and a selection of International Jury headed up by Oscar winning director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong). more |
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| Carson Appointed RTÉs Director of Programmes | |
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RTÉ Television has appointed independent producer Steve Carson as the new Director of Programmes. Carson takes up his new role in a week's time. more |
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| Thaddeus O'Sullivan to Direct 'Obsession' | |
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Irish director Thaddeus O'Sullivan (Ordinary Decent Criminal, December Bride) is being lined up to direct the new psychological thriller, ‘Obsession’ adapted from Alec Coppel's novel ‘A Man About A Dog’ by screenwriter Rob Green (House). more |
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| Brown Bag’s ‘Olivia’ Airs on Nickelodeon | |
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Irish animation company Brown Bag Films has completed a 52 part CGI animation series ‘Olivia’ for leading family entertainment company Chorion. The series has started to air weekdays at 11.30am on Nickelodeon in the US. more |
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| Jenn Murray Lands Role In 'The Day Of The Triffids' | |
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Teen Irish actress Jenn Murray has landed a starring role in BBC One’s latest drama ‘The Day Of The Triffids’ alongside screen veterans Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Howard’s End), Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II, Desperate Houswives) and Joley Richardson (Nip/Tuck). more |
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- 59th Berlin International Film Festival 2009 - ILBF Deadline - Berlinale Co-Production Market - Orange British Academy Film Awards - 51st Grammy Awards - The European Film Summit - 2009 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival - The Arts Council: Once-off Project Award Deadline - The 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards more dates and deadlines |
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- Soho Editors Training-Adobe After Effects Intermediate
- Berlin Talent Campus 2009 - Pulse Recording College: Open Day - Filmbase: Photoshop Level 1 - Soho Editors Training- Final Cut Pro 6 101 - Pulse Recording College: 8 Week Part-Time Introductory Course in Sound Engineering - Soho Editors Training-Logic Pro 8 more training information |
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| - Punisher War Zone (Sony) - Push (Independent Films) more distribution information |
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7th february - Saturday 8th February - Sunday 9th February - Monday 10th February - Tuesday 11th February - Wednesday 12th February - Thursday 13th February - Friday |
| Morahan Joins Ballydung Duo 'Podge and Rodge' | |
| TV presenter Caroline Morahan has been revealed as the new host of ‘The Podge & Rodge Show’ to begin presenting from next Monday night 9th February until the end of the show’s run in April. more | |
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| Magma Film’s ‘Niko’ Tops Finnish Film Awards | |
| ‘Niko and the Way To The Stars,’ the animated feature film co-produced by Magma Films in Galway and Anima Vitae in Finland, has won the Best Film and Best Script “Jussi” awards at the Finnish Film Awards in Helsinki.more | |
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| Canada’s Strategic Partners Spotlight Ireland | |
| The 29th Atlantic Film Festival and Canada’s co production outfit Strategic Partners will host a special spotlight on co producing with Ireland and Germany during the festival, which runs from 18 – 20 September 2009 in Halifax, Nova Scotia more | |
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| Evening Standard Awards for Shortt, McDonagh & McQueen | |
| Pat Shortt has jointly won the Best Actor Award with Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon) at the Evening Standard British Film Awards last night for his performance in Lenny Abrahamson’s 'Garage'. ‘Hunger’ and Martin McDonagh also picked up gongs awarded by the London newspaper. more | |
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| IFC Obtains US Rights to ‘The Escapist’ | |
| Parallel Film’s co-produced feature ‘The Escapist’, directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring Brian Cox and Liam Cunningham, has been picked up by IFC Films for US distribution.more | |
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| Irish & International Guests Visiting JDIFF | |
| Irish actors Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Brendan Gleeson along with a host of international talent have been confirmed to attend the 2009 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (12–22 February 2009). more | |
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| Culture Ireland Awards Grants to Promote Irish film | |
| From an almost €700,000 in grant funding to over 80 projects, Culture Ireland has allocated a subtotal of €52,000 to the Irish film sector. more | |
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| Shooting Begins On ‘The Fading Light’ | |
| Principal photography has begun on the low budget feature film, ‘The Fading Light’, directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Tin Can Man) and produced by AnneMarie Naughton of Park Films.more | |
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| Two Nominations for Feature Doc ‘Fight or Flight’ | |
| IFTA nominated feature documentary ‘Fight or Flight’, directed by Peter J McCarthy and Shan Sutton, has been nominated for Best Foreign Documentary at the Long Island Film Festival and is also one of the finalists for Best Documentary at the Beloit International Film Festival in Wisconsin running from 19th – 22nd February 2009. more | |
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| - Neeson Thriller Tops US Box Office
- Distribution success for Irish editor at Sundance - Stranger Than Fiction Moves Festival to June - Galway Film Centre Announces New Script Course - MA Screenwriting at NFS Opens for Full & Part-Time Students - Filmbase Short Shoots for the 'Moon' - Busy Start to 2009 at The Casting Couch - Data Protection Commissioner Launches Video Comp - Ó Flatharta’s New Sailing Series to Air on TG4 |
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