| More Irish Titles Confirmed for Toronto Film Fest | |
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'Triage' and 'Perrier's Bounty' will join the list of Irish entries selected for this year's Toronto Film Festival, which brings to six the number of Irish films to premiere at the prestigious event in September. more |
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| 'Snap' Begins Shooting in Cork | |
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A new Irish feature 'Snap' is set to commence principal photography this week in Co. Cork. 'Snap' is the debut feature film from writer/director Carmel Winters and stars award winning Irish actresses Aisling O'Sullivan (The Clinic) and Eileen Walsh (Eden, Pure Mule). more |
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| Joely Richardson Joins the Cast of 'The Tudors' | |
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British actress Joely Richardson, best known for her role in 'Nip/Tuck', has joined the cast of 'The Tudors'. Richardson will portray Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's (Jonathon Rhys Meyers) sixth and last wife. more |
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| Statement From IFB Regarding An Bord Snip Nua Report | |
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The Irish Film Board is concerned that the recommendations in the Report of Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (An Bord Snip Nua), as they refer to BSÉ/IFB, could have substantial and unanticipated negative economic consequences outside of the immediate public sector area that is the primary focus of the Report. more |
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| 'A Game of Thrones' Recruits Sean Bean | |
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Casting has been proceeding apace these past six weeks or so - in New York and LA, London and Dublin, most recently in Australia and now it has been confirmed that Sean Bean (Red Riding, The Lord of the Rings) has joined HBO’s ‘A Game of Thrones’ which will commence filming in Northern Ireland later this year more |
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| Northern Ireland Screen Seeks Low Budget Scripts | |
| Northern Ireland Screen Ultra Low Budget Fund (ULBFF), 2010-2011, is currently accepting scripts for development. more | |
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| BCI Approves Changes to Setanta Ireland & Awards New Contracts | |
| The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) yesterday announced a number of changes in ownership and control to commercial licensing following its Board meeting. more | |
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| Production Depot Delivers Goods the to Irish Film & TV Industry | |
| Bray based Equipment and Services company to the Film, Television and Media industry, 'The Production Depot', have had a busy year. In recent months their equipment and services have been used on many productions including 'Ondine', 'Perrier's Bounty', 'Father & Son', 'The Take', 'Blackberry Loves U2' and 'The Clinic' to name a few. more | |
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| Waddell Media to Produce Two BBC NI Programmes | |
| Waddell Media has secured two commissions from BBC Northern Ireland, including a six-part series in which a musician supervises the mentoring of eight musical novices, and a Northern Ireland 'Children of the Troubles' Special. more | |
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| 'Lords of the Ring' to be Produced by Screentime ShinAwil for RTÉ | |
| RTÉ's flagship summer reality show has been announced. 'Charity Lords of the Ring', a four part, week long series which will follow 10 personalities as they go through boot camp, train, and fight in the ring, all in the name of charity. more | |
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| Irish/Czech Co-Production for Venice Critics Week | |
| The 24th edition of the Venice Critics' Week has unveiled 'Little Foxes', the Irish Czech Slovakian co-production, as one of their ten world premiere first features to be presented at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12). more | |
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| Principal Photography Wraps on 'Stuart Dunne Method' | |
| With John Karabetsos as director, Joe Gavin ex-producer and Josef Krcek DOP, filming has just wrapped in Portlaoise on 'The Stuart Dunne Method'. The documentary/feature was not only a character study of Vincent van Gogh during his final days, but also a highly detailed examination of Stanislavski's method of acting. more | |
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| 'Aisling's Diary' Series Two Shooting in Dublin | |
| Campbell Ryan Film Productions are currently filming series two of the IFTA nominated series 'Aisling's Diary'; a multi-platform teen drama that has been re-commissioned by RTÉ. more | |
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| 'Satellites & Meteorites' Lands International Sales Deals | |
| The Irish rom-com 'Satellites & Meteorites', written and directed by Rick Larkin, has been sold by British based High Point Media Group to a number of foreign territories including Japan (AGM), Middle East (Prime Pictures), Russia (First Film) and China (DDDream). more | |
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