| Irish Film Board Pleased with 2010 Budget Allocation | |
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The 2009 budget for Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) has been announced by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism as €19.3 million for 2010 which represents a 5% cut from the 2009 budget allocation. more |
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| 'Situations Vacant' Hits Irish Cinemas | |
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New low budget Irish feature film, 'Situations Vacant' hits selected cinemas nationwide on Friday, December 4th. To mark the film's opening, IFTN caught up with director Lisa Mulcahy (The Clinic) to talk egotistical actors, Irish cinema and 'hand sex'! more |
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| Wilson's 'The Door' Moves Towards 2010 Oscars | |
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the ten live action short films that have advanced in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. Juanita Wilson's 'The Door' is amongst them. more |
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| Morris & Buster Present Screen Training Ireland Course | |
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FáS Screen Training Ireland has announced a new course it will run in association with the Galway Film Centre. The course is entitled Dialogue Writing and will run on the 17th and 18th of December in Galway. The speakers at the event will be script consultant Bobette Buster (Behind the Red Door), and comedy writer and producer Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners). more |
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| Irish Animated Shorts Screening at 2010 Sundance | |
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This week saw the selection of two Irish animation short films, 'Old Fangs' - directed by Adrien Merigeau and 'Please Say Something' - directed by David O'Reilly, to screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. more |
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- 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival
- 22nd European Film Awards - IFI 'Hotel Darklight' Screening - 1.00pm at the Irish Film Institute - Innovate Media Conference, Dublin - Deadline for submissions for Tribeca Film Festival 2010 - Nominees of WGA Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing and Graphic Categories Announced - Golden Globe Nominations Announced - SAG Award Nominations Announced more dates and deadlines |
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- Filmbase Course: Writing Short Films That Get Funded. - FáS Screen Training Ireland Course Dialogue Writing more training information |
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- Where the Wild Things Are (Warner Bros) - Limits of Control - Unmade Beds - Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 more distribution information |
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| Duff & Day Lewis Win British independent Film Honours | |
| The British Independent Film Awards, held on Sunday, December 6th, saw Anne-Marie Duff win the prize for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sam Taylor Wood's 'Nowhere Boy'. Daniel Day Lewis (There Will be Blood) was also honored with the Richard Harris Award.more | |
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| Setanta Sports Secure Premier League Rights | |
| Setanta Sports have obtained the Irish rights to broadcast live coverage of 33 Barclays Premier League games for each of the next three seasons. The games will now broadcast exclusively live on Setanta Sports in the Republic of Ireland at 3pm on Saturday afternoons during the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. more | |
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| TV3 Unwraps Christmas Schedule | |
| TV3 has launched TV3's Big Christmas, a Christmas line-up of programmes that seek to be big on new programmes, entertainment and celebrity. more | |
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| New Documentaries & TV Series on TG4 | |
| TG4 have announced their Christmas line-up which sees the launch of several new documentaries and a new music series 'Anam an Amhráin'. more | |
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| IADT Innovate Media Conference Examines 'Smart Economy' | |
| There has been much discussion over the last year on the notion of a "smart economy" and how this offers a lifeline to an Ireland that has been more impacted by the recession than most nations. Herein lies the theme for the "Innovate Media" conference, at the Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT), on Wednesday 16th December 2009. more | |
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| Mark Tildesley Continues NFS Lecture Series | |
| Award-winning Production Designer Mark Tildesley will give a talk as part of the National Film School (NFS) lecture series. more | |
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| European Commission Launches Digital Cinema Consultation | |
| The European Commission has launched a public consultation on digital cinema. The purpose of this consultation is to gather information and views from all stakeholders on digital cinema, laying particular emphasis on digital cinema distribution and the digital equipment of European cinemas. more | |
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| 'Elf' & 'It's A Wonderful Life' At Belfast Christmas Drive-in | |
| The Belfast Film Festival organisers have this year organised a Christmas Drive In which will see the screening of Christmas classics 'Elf' and 'It's A Wonderful Life' at the Bloomfield Retail Park Car Park, Bangor. more | |
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| 'Sláinte agus Easláinte' Scrutinises Irish Healthcare | |
| In a new TG4 three part series, Máire Bhreathnach (Turas Tenaga) travels Ireland meeting the people who have experienced the Irish healthcare system first hand and explores potential healthcare solutions adopted in countries such as Cuba and New Zealand. 'Sláinte agus Easláinte' is produced by Below the Radar productions and funded by Northern Ireland Screen's Irish Language Broadcast Fund. more | |
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