# 483 | 16 September 2010
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PRODUCTION | Sideline Score 2nd Series of 'Take Me Out'
Take Me Out
Following on from a dry run this week, a second series of 'Take Me Out' has already been commissioned by TV3. The first series will start its transmission on TV3 on October 15th. more
INTERVIEW | Brendan Muldowney on 'Savage'
Brendan Muldowney
IFTN speaks with writer/director Brendan Muldowney (The Ten Steps) about his feature film debut, 'Savage' a harrowing story about the far reaching effects of a violent attack on Paul Graynor, played by Darren Healy (Eamon). more
BROADCAST | RTÉ Launches RTÉjr & TRTÉ
RTEJr
From Monday, September 20th RTE's children's output will become RTEjr for 6 year olds and younger between 8.30am to 3pm, and TRTÉ for 7 to15 year olds from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. The two new programme blocks will replace the format of The Den - one that has run for the last 24 years. more
DISTRIBUTION | Cinema Digitisation Scheme Returns With €500,000
Light House Cinema
The Arts Council and the Irish Film Board have launched the second round of the Cinema Digitisation Scheme. Under the scheme capital funding of up to €500,000 will be provided towards the cost of purchasing and installing digital projection equipment and will be made available to selected cinema operators. more
BROADCAST | Sports Broadcaster Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh Retires
Micheal O Muircheartaig
It has been announced that Sports broadcaster, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, will commentate on his last All-Ireland Final this Sunday. Audiences have enjoyed Micheál's commentaries for the last seven decades but the commentator, who turned 80 last month, is now set to retire. more

- Project Awards 2011 Deadline
- The Beverly Hills Film, Television & New Media Festival
- International Deadline for the Flickerfest
- Kinsale Shark Awards 2010
- 58th San Sebastian Film Festival
- Submissions Deadline for RTÉ Tv Drama & Feature Films for the BAI
- New Submissions Deadline for the Radharc Awards
- London Design Festival
- Deadline for the Tbilisi International Film Festival
- IFTA Screening of Made in Dagenham
- Information Session on Reel Art Scheme
- The Netherlands Film Festival 2010
- An IFTA Tribute to Cathal O'Shannon
- Netherlands Production Platform 2010 (NPP)
- The 7th San Francisco Irish Film Festival
- Manhattan Short Film Festival 2010
- Motion 101: An Introduction to Motion 4
- London International Animation Festival 2010
- Application Deadline for Toura D'or 2010
- Deadline for the 10th River to River, Florence Film Festival
- Documentary Campus Masterschool Deadline
- European Documentary Network Online Pitching
- 3rd Annual Los Angeles Irish Film Festival

more dates and deadlines

- Sounds for TV & Film Training
- Filmbase Directors Weekend: Visual Storytelling
- Photoshop for Video Editors Training
- 4 Weekend Documentary Making Course
- FCP 200: A Comprehensive Study of Final Cut Pro 7
- Dublin Business School Open Event
- Filmbase - Film Appreciation Course
- Making the Grade - Apple Colour Training Workshop
- Filmbase 2 Day Beginner Camera Course
- Adobe InDesign Essentials
- 7 Weekend Film Foundation Course
- Documentary Campus Masterschool Deadline
- Documentary Campus Masterschool Deadline
- European Documentary Network Online Pitching
- Filmbase - Creating a Business Plan with Elliot Grove
more training information

- The Other Guys (Sony Pictures)
- The Horde (Momentum Pictures)
- Just Wright (20th Century Fox)
- Grease (new sing a-long version) (Paramount Pictures)
- Savage (Eclipse Pictures)
- Pyjama Girls (Irish Film Institute)
- Alamar (Irish Film Institute & New Wave Films)
- Devil (Universal Pictures)
- Winter's Bone (Irish Film Institute & Artificial Eye)

more distribution information

- Windmill Lane Pictures Ltd - Longform Post Production Producer
- Gréasan na MÉan - Training Course Tutors
- Jam Media - Character Animator / Effects Artist
more jobs/classifieds

18th September - Saturday
2.45pm - Rásaí Lios Tuathail - TG4
4.30pm - At the Heart of Sport - BBC2
5.35pm - Secret Gardens - BBC2
6.00pm - Rugbaí Beo - TG4
7.30pm - Live Magners League - RTÉ2
8.15pm - Winning Streak - RTÉ1
9.05pm - Adharca Fada - TG4
9.50pm - Up for the Match - RTÉ1
10.00pm - Premier Soccer Saturday - RTÉ2
11.00pm - Do the Right Thing - RTÉ2

19th September - Sunday
12.30pm - The Sunday Game Live - RTÉ2
5.20pm - No Frontiers: More Good Reasons - RTÉ1
5.40pm - Na Chieftains le Jean Butler - TG4
6.30pm - Celebrity Bainisteoir - RTÉ1
6.45pm - Lesser Spotted Ulster - UTV
7.00pm - Cluiche Ceannais Peile 2010 - TG4
7.30pm - Mattie - RTE1
8.00pm - Fair City - RTÉ1 (Daily)
8.30pm - Premier Soccer Sunday - RTÉ2
8.30pm - Ceist GAA le Hector - TG4
9.00pm - Scéal an Airgid - TG4 10.00pm - Glór Tíre - TG4
10.25pm - When the Pope Came to Ireland - BBC1
11.00pm - Síol-éabha - TG4

20th September - Monday
4.00pm - Four Live - RTÉ1 (Weekdays)
4.50pm - The Daily Show - RTÉ1 (Weekdays)
5.00pm - Ireland-Dig It! - RTÉ2 (Weekdays)
6.00pm - Xposé - TV3 (Weekdays)
7.00pm - Nationwide - RTÉ1
7.30pm - Abhainn - RTÉ1
8.00pm - Fabulous Food Adventure - UTV
8.00pm - OMG! It's Jedward! - RTÉ2
8.30pm - GAA 2010 - TG4
8.30pm - The Consumer Show - RTÉ2
9.00pm - The Apprentice - TV3
9.35pm - Ireland's Greatest - RTÉ1
10.20pm - The Apprentice: You're Fired - TV3
10.35pm - The Frontline - RTÉ1
10.35pm - Special Deliveries - BBC1
11.25pm - Ceart's Cóir - TG4
12.00am - The Apprentice at Home - TV3

21st September - Tuesday
7.00pm - How Long Will You Live? Revisited - RTÉ1
7.30pm - 7 Lá - TG4
8.00pm - Bibeanna - TG4
8.30pm - Ros na Rún - TG4
8.30pm - Rescue 117 - RTÉ1
9.00pm - Do the Right Thing - RTÉ2
10.00pm - Seacht - TG4
10.00pm - ICA Boot Camp - RTÉ2
10.15pm - Crimecall - RTÉ1
10.35pm - In Cold Blood - BBC1
11.30pm - Mobs Mheiriceá - TG4

22nd September - Wednesday
11.10am - Déan Damhsa Liom - BBC2
5.00pm - Ponc - TG4
7.00pm - Nationwide - RTÉ1
8.00pm - Off the Rails - RTÉ1
8.30pm - Meon na mBan - TG4
9.30pm - 1916 Seachtar na Cásca - TG4
10.00pm - Midweek - TV3
10.25pm - Glór Tíre - TG4
10.45pm - Our William - BBC1
11.05pm - Tonight with Vincent Browne - TV3
11.35pm - All-Ireland Gold - TG4

23rd September - Thursday
11.25am - Preab Suas - BBC2
5.25pm - Aifric - TG4
6.30pm - Ponc@na Movies - TG4
7.00pm - Capital D - RTÉ1
7.30pm - Comhrá - TG4
8.00pm - Féilte 2010 - TG4
9.30pm - Laochra Gael-Na Comhlintí - TG4
9.35pm - Prime Time - RTÉ1
10.00pm - Our William - BBC2
10.15pm - Mrs Brown's Boys - RTÉ1

24th September - Friday
7.00pm - Nationwide - RTÉ1
7.00pm - Live Magners League - RTÉ2
7.30pm - This Is Me - RTÉ1
7.30pm - Seoda - TG4
8.00pm - Céad Seans - TG4
8.30pm - Catherine's Roman Holiday - RTÉ1
8.30pm - Seó Spóirt - TG4
9.35pm - The Late Late Show - RTÉ1
11.15pm - Ceist GAA le Hector - TG4

PRODUCTION | 'Sweet Baby Jesus' Moves Production to UK/Italy
The producers of 'Sweet Baby Jesus' have confirmed Ireland is no longer the planned location for the feature and plan to move its shooting location to either the UK or Italy. The film's producer, Phillippe Rebboah (associate producer, The Guitar) is in London today to examine and discuss the film's alternative production plans. more
BROADCAST | Straywave Stops 'Living Off Mum'
Straywave Media is currently in production with 'Young, Dumb and Living off Mum'. The new series follows a group of young adults who've been waited on hand and foot their whole lives as they move in together and learn to fend for themselves. The series will shoot in and around Dublin until the end of September. more
INTERVIEW | Dave Birss Feeds the Digital Sharks
The 2010 Kinsale Shark Awards will take place this year on the 17th and 18th of September. This year the award categories will include four new Digital categories, namely: Digital Channel, Digital Craft, Digital Fresh Thinking and Digital Worldwinner. Dave Birss has come up with the new categories and will judge the respective submissions, IFTN spoke about the challenges that this task posed. more
FESTIVALS | Irish Victories at Venice Film Festival
Jerzy Skolimowski's 'Essential Killing' has scooped the Special Jury Prize, the CinemaAvvenire Award and the Coppa Volpi prize for its lead actor, Vincent Gallo (Buffallo 66) at the 67th Venice Film Festival. The event also saw victory for Irish born filmmaker, David O'Reilly. The animator, who is now based in Germany, saw his latest piece, 'The External World' chosen as the Venice Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards. more
ACTORS | Saoirse Ronan Cast in Fletcher's 'Violet and Daisy'
Oscar nominated Irish actress, Saoirse Ronan will depart for New York on Thursday, September 16th to prepare for her role in 'Violet and Daisy', a new feature film from 'Precious' scribe and director, Geoffrey Fletcher. The film, which starts shooting on September 27th will see Saoirse play the role of Daisy alongside James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Danny Trejo (Machete) and Alexis Bledel (Sin City). more
PRODUCTION | Bolger, Cole and Gadon Shoot 'The Moth Diaries'
Production is currently underway on the set of the Irish/Canadian co-production, 'The Moth Diaries'. The feature film commenced principal photography in Montreal on August 31st and stars IFTA winner Sarah Bolger (The Tudors), Lily Cole (Rage), Sarah Gadon (A Dangerous Method) and Scott Speedman (Underworld). more
TRAINING | Ostergaard & Smith for Galway Doc Seminar
Galway Film Centre and MEDIA Antenna Galway, in association with GMIT, are holding a two day Documentary Seminar on the 15th and 16th of October. 'Talking Documentary: Finance, Form & Future' will take place in the Radisson Hotel in Galway City and it is aimed at experienced and aspiring documentary makers. more
PRODUCTION | Cúchulainn Film & Doc In-Development
A new feature, 'Hound - The Legend of Cúchulainn' is expected to go into pre-production in the second half of 2011. The historical feature is to be directed by Paul Bolger (Happily N'Ever After) and written by Barry Devlin (A Kiss for Jed Wood). A British/Irish co-production, it is expected to have a multi-platform release in 2013 complimented with a stage show and a documentary series. more
POST PRODUCTION | 'Barbaric Genius' Post Begins
Editing has just started on the Screenworks/RTÉ documentary, 'Barbaric Genius' - an exploration of the life and work of Irish author of 'The Grass Arena', John Healy. The feature documentary began shooting in 2007 and has been in production/development for almost five years. more
PRODUCTION | Evan McAuliffe Measures 'The Football Effect'
New Irish feature documentary, 'The Football Effect' examines the legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the South African people. The project, currently in the final stages of post production in South Africa marks the documentary-making debut of Hibernian Productions' Evan McAuliffe. more
- NI Screen Taking 'Short Steps' Submissions
- 'A Christmas Carol' in Post Production
- Sean Lawlor Artists Trust Gala Evening Launches
- Reel Art Deadline Approaches
- 'Beat Generation' Receives C21 Nomination
- Cinema Release for 'Pyjama Girls'

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