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| FEATURE | Katie Holly on 'One Hundred Mornings' | |
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| ACTORS | Hand and Footprint Ceremony for Peter O'Toole | |
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| AWARDS | British Soap Nods for Scanlan and Duffy | |
Irish actors, Emmett J Scanlan and Keith Duffy have both nabbed nominations at the 2011 British Soap Awards. Emmet has been nominated in four categories including Best Actor, Best Newcomer, Villain of the Year and Best On-Screen Partnership with co-star Kieron Richardson for his work on 'Hollyoaks' whilst Keith is one of the nominees in the awards' Sexiest Male category.
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| PRE-PRODUCTION | Mind the Gap Prep 'Irish Beauty Queens' | |
Mind the Gap Films are currently in pre-production on 2 x 50 minute documentary series, 'The Last Irish Beauty Queens' for TV3. The two-part series, directed and produced by Bill Hughes (Celebrity Jigs and Reels), will look at the culture of beauty pageants held in various small Irish towns around Ireland.
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- North West Film School - Tutors and Teaching Assistant Intern positions
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Saturday. 7th May Sunday, 8th May 10:00 - The Amazing World of Gumball - Cartoon Network 19:30 - Euroscannal - RTÉ One 19:30 - Going the Distance - BBC One NI 20:00 - Magners League Awards - RTÉ One 20:00 - Ultimate Ulster - UTV 20:30 - Room to Improve - RTÉ One 20:30 - GAA 2011 - TG4 21:00 - Bring Back Bosco The Story of Kids TV - TV3 21:00 - Game Of Thrones - Sky Atlantic 21:30 - Ceol an Ghra - TG4 21:35 - Heart/Land: The Home Place - RTÉ One 21:55 - Don't Tell The Bride - RTÉ Two 22:25 - The Republic of Telly - RTÉ Two Tuesday, 10th May Wednesday 11th May
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| COMPETITIONS| Storyland Finalists Announced |
| This year's three RTÉ Storyland finalists have been announced. The projects shortlisted include 'Lucky Run'; 'The Outlaw Concy Ryan' and 'The Last Security Man'. The three teams remaining will now go into production on their final webisodes which will be uploaded on May 25th with this year's winner being announced on June 1st.more |
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| EVENTS | Imagine Ireland Brings 14 Films to MOMA |
| Fourteen Films Exploring Representations of Irish Identity in Cinema, curated by Gabriel Byrne will be presented by New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Irish Film Institute as part of Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland's year of Irish arts in America 2011. The films screening include Lance Daly's 'Kisses'; Peter Mullan's 'The Magdalene Sisters' and Sé Merry Doyle's 'Revisiting The Quiet Man' more |
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| ANIMATION |Brendan Gleeson Joins 'The Pirates' |
| Production is currently underway on 'The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists', an animated feature featuring the vocal talents of IFTA winner and Golden Globe nominee Brendan Gleeson (Into the Storm). more |
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| AWARDS | 'Snap' Nabs Uruguayan Audience Award |
| Carmel Winters' debut feature film, 'Snap' nabbed the Audience Award at the Uruguayan International Film Festival which took place from the 18th to the 30th April.more |
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| BROADCAST | May 13th RTÉ Premiere for 'Camelot' |
| Irish historical drama, 'Camelot' will receive its Irish TV premiere on Friday, May 13th. The broadcast comes ahead of the series' June broadcast on Channel 4 and will launch with the back-to-back transmission of the first two episodes of the show at 9:30pm and 10.30pm on RTÉ Two.more |
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| INDUSTRY | BAI Publishes Right of Reply Scheme |
| The new BAI Right of Reply Scheme will come into effect from Wednesday, May 4th and will provide for the broadcast of a Right of Reply Statement that will allow individuals to put right incorrect information which has been broadcast and which has resulted in a person's honour or reputation being impugned. more |
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| EVENTS | Fujicolor Introduces ETERNA |
| Fujifilm Motion Picture will be demonstrating its new Fujicolor ETERNA Vivid colour negative film stocks at an exclusive event in Dublin on Thursday, May 5th that will be run with the Irish Film and Television Academy. The ETERNA Vivid range consists of Vivid 160T, Vivid 500T and the new Vivid 250D. The event will also see the launch of Film First, a new processed paid film stock initiative. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Chaplin Fest Call for Submissions |
| The inaugural Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival will take place this year from the 25th to the 28th of August and submissions are currently being accepted. Charlie's daughter, Josephine is patron of the event which will look to celebrate the actor's work as well as the 'Chaplins of the Future'. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Irish Short Film Round Up |
| The New Hope International Film Festival in Pennsylvania which runs from July 8th to 17th 2011, has chosen Sligo short film '…for peace comes dropping slow' for official selection. The film, conceived and directed by Sligo based artist Lisa Vandegrift Davala, was shot at a number of Sligo locations during the summer of 2010. more |
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