| Industry Mourns TV Great Brian Waddell | |
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Waddell Media founder and former UTV Director of Programmes, J. Brian Waddell passed away yesterday, Wednesday, December 16th. It is understood that Mr. Waddell died as a result of a heart attack following a recent minor operation. more |
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| Karl Golden Talks 'Belonging to Laura' | |
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Monday, December 21st sees the broadcast of 'Belonging to Laura' a modern Irish interpretation of Oscar Wilde's play 'Lady Windemere's Fan'. The made for television feature is a TV3 commissioned Irish drama. more |
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| Globe Nominations for U2, Gleeson & Day Lewis | |
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Irish talent features amongst this year's Golden Globe nominations, announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on 15 December, with actor Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Day Lewis and rock band U2 making the prestigious shortlist. more |
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| Critics Choice Nominations for Saoirse Ronan | |
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Saoirse Ronan has received two nominations in the US Critics Choice Awards. The 15 year old Irish actress has been nominated in the Best Actress and Best Young Actor/Actress categories for her lead role in Peter Jackson's latest 'The Lovely Bones'. more |
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| TV Drama Directors Wanted to Helm Údar projects | |
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The TG4 Scheme to televise 20th Century Irish Literary Classics, údar has moved towards the production phase and the call is going out to TV drama directors who want to take on a rewarding creative challenge. more |
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| PLEASE NOTE: The IFTN Offices will be closed from Thursday 24th December - Monday 4th January. We would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. - SAG Award Nominations Announced |
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- Filmbase: Scriptwriting for Beginners
- FÁS Screen Training Ireland Dialogue Course with Bobette Buster and Iain Morris - ISA CON 2010: Animation and Games Event, Balyyfermot College of Further Education more training information |
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- Avatar (Fox) - Humpday (Magnolia Pictures) - Sherlock Homes (Warner Bros) - Alvin and the Chipmunks2 - The Squeakquel (20th Century Fox) - Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.) - Nine (Entertainment Film) - Nowhere Boy (Eclipse) - Post-Grad (20th Century Fox) - Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Sony) - Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Kate Bowe PR) more distribution information |
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| 'Garth & Bev' Sees a Rise in Afternoon Slot Audience | |
| 'Garth & Bev', an animated series for four to eight year olds, which is produced by Kavaleer Productions, premiered on RTÉ Two's The Den on Monday, November 22nd and, following this there has been a significant increase on the average viewership for the slot (approximately 2.50pm to 3pm weekdays) which previously featured international animation. more | |
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| Irish Talent Honoured at British Comedy Awards | |
| The British Comedy Awards saw the presentation of the Ronnie Baker Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award by Griff Rhys Jones to Graham Linehan and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Sir Terry Wogan for their outstanding work in comedy. more | |
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| Tributes Paid To Ciarán Mac Mathúna | |
| Tributes are being paid to renowned broadcaster and music collector Ciarán Mac Mathúna who died on Friday 11 December. For over 50 years the music collector and broadcaster made a vast contribution to the preservation and development of Irish traditional music through programmes such as 'Mo Cheol Thú' and in his roles as music archiver and collector and RTÉ radio producer. more | |
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| Telegael Has The 'Zoo Factor' | |
| Shooting nearing completion on Telegael's production, 'Zoo Factor', a new children's puppet series. A parody of popular peak time talent-search series, 'Zoo Factor' is a talent competition with a difference. It features an assortment of exotic animals as the excited contestants hoping to get their first big break in showbiz. more | |
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| Short Film Award Scheme Winners Announced | |
| Filmbase and RTÉ have announced the winners of the second round of the 2009 Filmbase/RTÉ Short film award scheme. Three projects were chosen out of over 250 applications received earlier this year, namely 'Billy and Chuck', 'Dead Load' and 'Til Death Do Us Part' and will now receive funding. more | |
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| Festival Round-Up: Wins for Irish screenwriter in LA, 'Nothing Personal' in Marrakech & Shorts at NY Fest | |
| Lotte Verbeek wins Best Actress prize at Marrakech fest for 'Nothing Personal', victory for Irish projects, 'Sugar Stick' and 'Bleeding Love' NY International Independent Film Festival and Shane McCabe Wins Top Prize at L.A. Screenwriting Comp. more | |
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| 'Aisling's Diary' Receives KidScreen Nomination | |
| RTÉ television series, 'Aisling's Diary' has been nominated in Tween/Teens for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie Category of the international awards at KidScreen, one of the world's leading children's television summits. The event will be held in New York in February 2010. 'Aisling's Diary', Ireland's first cross media teen series is the only Irish program to be nominated. more | |
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| Park Films Prep Congo Doc 'Lola Ya Bonobo' | |
| Park Films are currently in pre-production on their new project, a feature documentary called 'Lola Ya Bonobo' which will examine the work of Claudine Andre and her NGO sanctuary for Bonobo chimpanzees in the Congo. more | |
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| 'One Hundred Mornings' Screening at Slamdance | |
| Bl!nder Films' feature film, 'One Hundred Mornings', directed by Conor Horgan (The Last Time) in his debut as a feature director, is to have its US premiere screening at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in January 2010. more | |
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- Bill Keating Centre Launches New TV Production Course - Derek Mahon Q&A at 'Poetry Nonsense' Screening |
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