'Colony' Wins IDFA First Appearance Award |
'Colony', the feature documentary from debut directors Ross McDonnell and Carter Gunn has scooped the First Appearance award at the IDFA awards which were held on Friday, November 27th. more |
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'The Last Furlong' Approaches Starting Line |
'The Last Furlong' a France-Ireland co-production is set to start shooting in March 2010. The film which centres on a love between two teenagers will be shot around Dublin. The feature is written by Nick Murphy (The Running Mate) and will be directed by Agnes Merlet (Dorothy Mills). more |
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ZeBBies for Frank Deasy & Enda Walsh |
Scriptwriters Enda Walsh and Frank Deasy were amongst the recipients of the 2009 ZeBBies - which were announced last night (Thursday, 26th November) in Dublin. more |
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Channel 4 Picks Up 'Alexander Pearce' Co-Production |
The IFTA nominated drama, 'The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce', an Irish-Australian co-production has been picked up by UK broadcaster Channel 4. more |
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Filming Wraps on 'Portrait of a Zombie' |
Production has recently wrapped on the set of feature film 'Portrait of a Zombie' from Irish born director, Bing Bailey. The low budget black comedy/horror film explores the story of a working class Irish family who become caught up in a zombie invasion of Dublin. more |
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Anne-Marie Duff Raises the Barre as 'Margot' |
The concluding part of the BBC Four drama series, 'Women We Loved' will see Irish actress Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy, The Magdalene Sisters) portraying the prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn. more |
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Irish School of Animation's 'Olinda' Receives Animarte Nod |
'Olinda', a short animation from Irish School of Animation (Ballyfermot College of Further Education) graduate, Bruno Palma, has been selected from over 200 submissions as one of 18 films to be screened as part the Animarte 2009 Festival. more |
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'Toy Story' 3D Day in Aid of Marie Keating Foundation
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The Marie Keating Foundation has announced an exclusive charity Disney Pixar 'Toy Story' day in association with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Ireland and UCI Blanchardstown. more |
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'The Craic' Irish DVD Premieres December 4th
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Element Pictures Distribution has announced that 'The Craic' will receive its premiere Irish DVD release from December 4th. Set in 1980's Belfast, this fish-out-of-water comedy about two Irish runaways in Australia stars the stand-up comedians Jimeoin McKeown (The Jimeoin: All Over the Shop) and Alan McKee (Divorcing Jack). more |
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'Anton' Available on DVD |
The IFTA nominated feature film, 'Anton', will be available to buy on DVD from Friday, December 4th nationwide. more |
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