| INTERVIEW | Irish Producer Ed Guiney on 'The Guard' | |
Set in the rural West of Ireland, 'The Guard' has already begun to make its mark on the world cinema stage having premiered at Sundanceand winning Best Debut Film for John Michael McDonagh in Berlin. IFTN spoke with producer Ed Guiney of Element Pictures ahead of the nationwide release of 'The Guard' on July 8th.
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| DOCUMENTARY | Sónta Have 'Lunch in the Sky', New Doc Traces History of Iconic New York Image | |
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| ACTORS | Sean Maguire & Lorna Anderson Head Cast of 'Seven Songs for Amy' | |
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| POST-PRODUCTION | Sky 1 'Sinbad' Sails to Ireland for Post-Production | |
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| INTERVIEW | David MacKenzie Talks Directing & Adaptation | |
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| PRODUCTION | Accomplice Television Prep 'The Importance of Being Whatever' | |
Commissioned by RTÉ Young Peoples Programming, and produced by Accomplice Television, new Irish production 'The Importance of Being Whatever' updates Oscar Wilde's classic play 'The Importance of Being Earnest' into a modern serialised drama.
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- IFTA Summer reception at Galway Film Fleadh |
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- Writing Movies: 2-day Screenwriting Course with Award-Winning writer/director Laurence Henson
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- The Guard (Element Pictures Distribution) |
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- The Picturehouse - Offline Editor
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| DISTRIBUTION | US Rights Snapped Up For 'Albert Nobbs' |
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| Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attraction have nabbed all US rights to 'Albert Nobbs'. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia (In Treatment) and starring Glenn Close (Dangerous Liasons), the feature filmed in Dublin in December 2010 and January 2011. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | Cineflix Seeks Hidden 'Treasure' in Irish Film Locations |
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| The 8x1hour series 'Treasure Seekers' is looking to shoot a special Irish edition in early August. The brand new primetime series for Sky Atlantic will follow two antiques and design experts (collector Paul Liengaard and interior designer Sarah Brunner) who will scour the UK and Ireland looking for weird and wonderful items to buy for decoration in photo shoots, festivals and boutiques more | |
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| ANIMATION | Ballyfermot College & TCD Team Up for Animation |
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| Students and graduates of the Irish School of Animation (ISA) at Ballyfermot College of Further Education and Trinity College's Graphics, Vision and Visualisation Group (GV2) have teamed up to collaborate with academics and the Giant Creative company to work on a new animated short film initiative, to be completed in August. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | Neil Delamere Embarks on 'Viking Village' Adventure |
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| Filming will begin for Mind The Gap Films 2x45 minute series 'The Only Viking in the Village' for RTÉ next week. Directed by Conor Morrissey (At Death's Door), the series will see comedian Neil Delamere (The Panel, The Republic of Telly) find out all he can about Ireland's Viking heritage and his own Viking ancestry. more | |
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| INDUSTRY | Terence Ryan Looks to Set-Up Limerick Film Studio |
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| Producer Terence Ryan wants to bring his latest projects home to Limerick. One of these projects at his Opix Films is a television series based on Terence's 1998 film 'The Brylcreem Boys', which the producer wants to film on location in the west of Ireland county. more | |
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| INDUSTRY| Irish Cinema Tickets Reduced |
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| As the Irish government cut VAT from 13.5%to 9%, cinema ticket prices are set to drop accordingly. The VAT reduction on cinema tickets came into effect from Friday 1st July and gives rise to a reduction in admission prices of 4% more | |
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| PRODUCTION | Peachy Vision Get Ready to 'Rumble' |
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| Written and Directed by Stephen Lourdes (Drive), Dublin born actor Vincent Walsh will take on the lead role of Ryan Gibson in 'Rebel City Rumble'. The Irish Canadian actor's previous roles include a part in BCB-TV's 'Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion' and CBC-TV series 'Hemingway vs. Callaghan'. more | |
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| BROADCAST | Adare Productions Get Ready to 'Jig', Series Three in Prep |
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| Adare Productions are in prep with the third series of TG4's 'An Jig Gig' which will begin shooting this August. The 13 x 54 TG4 series aims to find Ireland's best traditional dance acts with one winner to be crowned TG4's An Jig Gig Champion 2011. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | Tangerine Posting 'Climb for Kids' |
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| When a team of celebrities took on the challenge of climbing Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, they had no idea how tough it would be to reach the top. The documentary 'Climb for Kids', which was produced and directed by Michael Sheridan. more | |
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| SUBMISSIONS | RTÉ Lifestyle Looking for Christmas Cheer |
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| RTÉ Lifestyle is seeking proposals for a 2011 Christmas Season Broadcast of 1 or 2 x 25/52 minutes. They are seeking Lifestyle or Factual Entertainment programme ideas for RTÉ One which has the potential to be expanded into a successful Lifestyle series.more | |
| DISTRIBUTION | Saoirse Ronan's Animated 'Arrietty' Coming to Irish Cinemas July 29th |
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| Hiromasa Yonebayashi's 'Arrietty' starring Saoirse Ronan is to be released on July 29th in the UK and Ireland. The film is an adaptation of Mary Norton's 'The Borrowers' fantasy novels about little people who live under the floorboards. The movie is from the animators of Japan's Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away). more | |
| ACTORS | Antonia Campbell-Hughes Selected as 'Star of Tomorrow' |
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| Northern Irish actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes has been selected as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2011. The young actors and filmmakers were selected by Screen's writer and film critic Fionnuala Halligan as the hottest rising talents in the UK. more | |
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| - 'The Forgotten Maggies' TV Premiere on TG4 - 'The Guard' Screening in Sarajevo - Simon Walker at Internet Filmmaking Course at Filmbase - €5,000 Up for Grabs in G-Technology Competition - The Return of 'Traffic Blues' | |
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