| Richard Baneham Wins Visual Effects Title at Oscars | |
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Dublin born animator Richard Baneham and his team last night took home the Oscar for their Visual Effects work on James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ whilst the ceremony’s prestigious Best Picture prize went, for the first time, to a female director - Kathryn Bigelow for ‘The Hurt Locker’. more |
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| The Eclipse | |
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The Irish Film and Television Awards saw Neil Jordan's 'Ondine' walk away with a Lead Actor Award for Colin Farrell, Supporting Actress Award for Dervla Kirwan and statuettes for Sound and Production Design. The film receives its theatrical release on Friday, March 5th, an occasion IFTN marks with a Q&A session with the film's Irish writer & director, Neil Jordan. more |
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| ‘Zonad’ Crash Lands into Irish Cinemas | |
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‘Zonad’, a new Irish feature from John and Kieran Carney, his cinemas on Wednesday, March 17th. To mark this arrival IFTN caught up with the IFTA nominated actor who fills ‘Zonad’s latex jumpsuit, Simon Delaney, to talk Harvey Weinstein, singing to schoolgirls and having to choose between film and theatre. more |
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| ‘Triage’ Opening Belfast Festival | |
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The 10th annual Belfast Film Festival will open with the gala Irish premiere screening of Danis Tanovic’s ‘Triage’. This year’s festival will feature screenings of Irish and World cinema works, workshops, an acting masterclass with ‘Sliding Doors’ star John Lynch, short films and documentaries. The event will run from April 15th to 30th. more |
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| Q&A With Special Effects Make-Up Artist Rick Baker | |
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As part of a new Masters Series of interviews, IFTN caught up with makeup maestro Rick Baker (Tropic Thunder, Thriller, Gremlins, The Wolfman, Men In Black) to ask him about his inspirations, his favourite creatures and the battle of make-up versus CGI. more |
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- IFI Irish Premiere of 'The White Stripes Under Great Northern Lights'
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- Filmbase - Being an Independent Course: 13-14 March
- Pulse College Open Day: Windmill Lane (Ringsend Road) - Filmbase Colour - FÁS Screen Training Ireland - International Children's TV Market - Pulse College Pro Tools 201 Course - Filmbase DVD Studio Pro 101 - LA Make-Up Academy Ultimate Pro Course: 22-28th March 2010, London - Bil Keating TV Direction & Presentation Course Submissions Open - Galway Film Centre 6 Evening Stop-Motion Animation more training information |
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- Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Momentum Pictures) - Green Zone (Universal) - Shutter Island (Paramount) more distribution information |
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| Ill Health Leads to Formal Resignation of Minister Cullen | |
| Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has informed An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD, that due to a current medical condition he is retiring from public life. more | |
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| Tallaght UCI Shuts its Doors | |
| Tallaght’s UCI cinema is to close today, Monday, March 8th following 20 years at The Square and with the loss of over 50 jobs.more | |
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| Ireland’s 1st Indian Film Festival Unveiled | |
| The Indian Film Festival Ireland (IFFI), Ireland’s first dedicated Indian Film Festival will take place in Swan Cinemas Rathmines from 25 - 28 June. The IFFI aims to celebrate and highlight the potential of Indian film in Ireland by introducing Indian films to Irish audiences throughout the four day event. more | |
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| BBC NI Seeks New Head of Drama | |
| BBC Northern Ireland is currently seeking a new Head of Drama. The broadcaster is seeking an “experienced creative champion and leader for drama development and production in Northern Ireland."more | |
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| ‘The Fading Light’ Screenings Brighten Up IFI | |
| The Irish Film Institute will host exclusive screenings of Irish writer, director and editor Ivan Kavanagh’s award-winning ‘The Fading Light’ from March 12th to 18th. The screenings will be run as part of the Institute’s ongoing commitment to new Irish film. The film walked away with honours for both Best Irish Film and Best Actor (for Patrick O’Donnell) from the 2010 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival’s. more | |
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| Coco Television Sees Green for St. Patrick’s Day | |
| Celebrating its 15th year, the St. Patrick's Festival takes place this year from 12 - 17 March with over one million people expected to take part in festival events in celebration of all things Ireland. Coco television and RTÉ One will bring coverage of the festival’s annual Skyfest, the St. Patrick’s Day parade and highlights of the festival’s six days and nights. more | |
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| Kildare Council 2010 Film Bursary | |
| The Kildare County Council Arts Service is currently inviting applications for the Film Bursary Award 2010 from filmmakers living in or originally from County Kildare. Applications are invited from established and emerging filmmakers across all genres to support and encourage original film production. The bursary award is € 2,500 more | |
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| Horses story | |
| 'Six Semesters' one of Ireland's first feature length student films, has been selected to screen in three festivals in the United States over the coming months. This follows screenings at the Galway Film Fleadh, the CCIIFF in France and the Clones Film Festival. The film, which was entirely produced by Dublin City University students in 2007-2008, is a romantic comedy about a student who breaks up couples for a living. more | |
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| Festival Round-Up: ’Mother’s Little Helper’ at Berlinale & Irish Films in Byron | |
| Nicky Phelan, Director of the 2010 Oscar-nominated animated short 'Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty', and Ken Wardrop, Director of the IFTA award-winning feature documentary 'His and Hers', will be in attendance at the 2nd annual NOISE Flicks Youth Film Festival (20 March). more | |
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