| Terry Loane Casts 'This Beautiful Fantastic' | |
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IFTA nominated Irish director Terry Loane (Mickybo and Me) is readying his latest project 'This Beautiful Fantastic', a film based on Simon Aboud's novel of the same name. more |
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| IFTA Exclusive Preview of 'Brothers' with Jim Sheridan Q&A | |
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Six time Oscar® nominated Irish director Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) will attend an exclusive Irish Film & Television Academy preview screening of his latest feature film 'Brothers' in Dublin. The acclaimed filmmaker will participate in a post screening Q&A with IFTA Members. more |
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| Townsend & Stevenson Join Branagh's 'Thor' | |
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Irish actors Stuart Townsend ( About Adam) and Ray Stevenson (Rome) have reportedly joined the cast of 'Thor', the comic book adventure from Marvel Studios. The film is being directed by Northern Irish born Kenneth Branagh and will also star Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and Samuel L Jackson. more |
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| Television Revenue Decline at UTV | |
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UTV Media plc has released its Interim Management Statement for the current financial year from January 1st 2009 to November 18th inclusive. The statement incorporates the Group's ten month trading period to 31 October 2009 and sees a growth in its Radio Ireland division but a sharp decline in its television revenue. more |
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| 'Your Bad Self' Begins Cork Shoot, New Cast Attached | |
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Filming is currently underway on 'Your Bad Self', a new six-part comedy sketch show for RTÉ. The series will see the introduction of new cast members Amy Huberman (The Clinic) and Jason O'Mara (Life on Mars). more |
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| - The Informant (Warner Bros) - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (E1 Films) - A Serious Man more distribution information |
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| IFTA Call For Entries Deadline Approaches | |
| The feature, television, short film and animation deadlines for submissions to the 7th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards is fast approaching. Entries for the 2010 awards must be submitted by the 23 November deadline. more | |
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| Teach Solais Light 'Leap Year', 'The Runway' and More | |
| Teach Solais' Chief Cian de Buitléar tells IFTN about the company's recent lighting jobs on big profile productions such as 'Leap Year' and 'The Runway' and explains how he has come to understand the role of the cinematographer. more | |
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| Still Films Preps 'The Master, The Slave & the Bank Manager' Documentary | |
| Still Films are currently in pre-production with their new project, a feature documentary called 'The Master, The Slave and the Bank Manager', that will examine a new move by the NGO to protect Indian street children and their hard-earned, albeit meagre, wages. more | |
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| Seville Film Fest Awards Silver to 'Nothing Personal' | |
| Irish / Dutch co-production 'Nothing Personal' took home the Silver Giraldillo award at last week's Seville European Film Festival. The film, from first-time Dutch director Urszula Antoniak, was recognised by the Nicolas Roeg chaired jury and received €25,000 in prize money.more | |
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| BAI Reveals Results of Independent Political Advertising Report | |
| The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced the publication of a research report on the issue of political advertising. Entitled 'Political Advertising: The regulatory Position and the Public View' the report was written by Dr. Kevin Rafter and was funded through the BAI's Media Research Bursary Scheme. more | |
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| Autodesk 3D Winter Seminar in Dublin | |
| With the new releases of Autodesk 3DS Max 2010, Softimage 2010 and the new unified version of Maya 2010, Eurotek and Autodesk will be holding the annual 3D winter Seminar this week in central Dublin. more | |
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| 'Xccelerate' Gears Up for 3e Debut | |
| Brand new Irish motoring series 'Xccelerate' will broadcast on Irish television from Friday, 20th November 2009 at 7pm on 3e. more | |
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| New Distribution Portal Launched for Irish Films | |
| Soilsiu Films and Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival have partnered with OnlineFilm AG in Germany (www.onlinefilm.org) in a new online distribution venture, to provide a great opportunity for Irish producers to distribute their films and get them more widely seen. more | |
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| FCTV Begins Production with 'The Q' | |
| The team behind new online channel FCTV (Fingal Community Television Limited) is currently in production with its new weekly show 'The Q' the first show of which will debut on Friday, December 18th. more | |
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| - NFS Adds Ciarán Hinds to Lecture Series Lineup - Short Film 'Ottoman Empire' Wraps Shoot - Festival Round-Up: 'Shine of Rainbows', Japanese Film Fest & Waterford Winners - Guth Gafa Doc Festival Invites Film Submissions |
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