| INDUSTRY | BBC Cuts 2000 Jobs | |
The BBC have announced a series of cuts, with around 2,000 BBC staff losing their jobs by 2017 and slashes to services generating savings of around £670 million per year by 2017.
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| INTERVIEW | Colm Meaney Gears up for 'Parked' | |
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| PRODUCTION | Thaddeus O'Sullivan's 'Amber' Wraps Production in Dublin | |
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| AWARDS | Irish/Slovenian Co-production 'Silent Sonata' Enters Foreign Language Oscar Race | |
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| FESTIVALS | 21 Years of Belfast 'Cinemagic' Celebrated as Festival Highlights Announced | |
The 21st Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young people launched its programme in New York on Thurs 29 September. Highlights inlcude more than 100 films from around the world, over 60 workshops, competitions, masterclasses and film related events.
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- 27th Warsaw Film Festival: 7th - 16th October |
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- TV Production, Direction & Presentation Evening-Course at Park Studio |
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- Intruders (Universal Pictures) |
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- Irish Film and Television Academy - Awards Admin Intern |
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Sunday,9th October 16:00 - Four Live (Daily Mon - Fri) - RTÉ One 16:50 - The Daily Show (Daily Mon - Fri) - RTÉ One 17:30 - Sing! - RTÉ Two 18:30 - Xposé (Daily Mon - Fri) - TV3 19:00 - Nationwide (Mon, Wed, Fri) - RTÉ One 19:30 - Abhainn - RTÉ One 19:30 - Amhráin is Ansa Liom - TG4 20:00 - Thar Sáile - TG4 20:30 - Kitchen Hero - RTÉ One 20:30 - GAA 2011 - TG4 21:00 - The Apprentice - TV3 21:35 - Property Crash - Where to Now? - RTÉ One 22:40 - The Frontline - RTÉ One 23:00 - Tonight with Vincent Browne (Daily Mon - Fri) - TV3 23.00 - One to One - RTÉ One
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| TRAINING| Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair's 'Death Rattle' Script Wins at ENGAGE 2011 |
| National Film School (NFS) graduate, Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair, was awarded a major prize at the third, and final workshop of ENGAGE 2011, which was held in Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki last week for her project, 'Death Rattle'. Rioghnach received a £2000 prize. more |
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| FESTIVALS | JDIFF Script Comp Adopts 1916 Theme, €16,000 Loan for Winners |
| The Irish Film Board and Jameson Dublin International Film Festival have announced the return of their joint UNTITLED public screenwriting event for 2012, with an IFB draft loan of up to €16,000 up for grabs. more |
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| FESTIVALS| 'Aliens' Star Michael Biehn Guest of Honour at 14th Dublin Horrorthon |
| 'Terminator' star Michael Biehn (Aliens, The Abyss) is to present his directorial debut 'The Victim' at this year's bank holiday Horrorthon at the IFI. Irish films to be screened include Jason Figgis' haunted house documentary 'Cathnafola' and Paul Ward's short film adaptation of Stephen King's 'One for the Road' which is showing on the opening night. more |
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| ANIMATION| Cartoon Saloon Animate 'The Aquabats Super Show!'
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| Irish animation company behind the Oscar nominated feature 'The Secret of Kells', Cartoon Saloon, are producing hand drawn animation for the live-action and animation hybrid show 'The Aquabats Super Show!' more |
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| PRODUCTION | Survey Says Sideline & TV3 For Irish 'Family Fortunes' |
| Sideline have been commissioned to produce an Irish version of the legendary game show 'Family Fortunes'. Due to be broadcast in early 2012 on TV3, the show will be hosted by IFTA nominated presenter and Celebrity Salon winner Alan Hughes (Ireland AM). more |
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| PRODUCTION | Diarmuid Corr Returns with Colourful Cast for 'Sketchy' Series 2 |
| The stand-up and comedy sketch show 'Sketchy' returned to BBC One Northern Ireland, on Wednesday 5th October at 10.35pm. more |
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| PRODUCTION | VIP's 'Who Are You Kidding?' Sells to The Gurin Company |
| Dublin-based format specialists Vision Independent Productions (VIP) have signed an option deal for original children's entertainment format 'Who Are You Kidding?' to LA producer The Gurin Company. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Irish Documentary Filmmakers Focus in City of Light |
| The Irish College in Paris are presenting a festival of Irish documentary films running this weekend from October 6th - 8th. Celebrating the best in contemporary Irish documentary, the festival will include emerging voices such as Risteard O Domhnaill and Ken Wardrop as well as more seasoned filmmakers like Dearbhla Glynn and Pat Collins. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Darklight & European Commission Launch Online Short Film Comp |
| The Online Short Film Competition gives short filmmakers a chance to have their work screened at the Darklight Film Festival and to win a top of the range HD camera. more |
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| AWARDS | 'Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey' Nominated for LFF Grierson Prize |
| Lelia Doolan's Northern Irish documentary 'Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey' has been shortlisted for the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at this year's BFI London Film Festival. more |
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| BROADCAST | RTÉ Show 'Brent Pope's Habitat' |
| Rugby pundit Brent Pope embarks on a charity mission for Habitat for Humanity Ireland in Zambia in a one off doc to be broadcast on RTÉ One. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Dingle Film Festival Calls for New Irish Films |
| The 2012 Dingle Film Festival is calling for new Irish films, as part of their celebration of Irish Film to take place on Saturday March 17th, St. Patrick's Day. more |
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| MARKETS | Berlinale Co-Production Market Seeks Submissions |
| The 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market is inviting producers from all over the world to submit their new, partly financed projects, for which they are seeking co-production partners. The market will take place from February 12-14th 2012. more |
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| BROADCAST | BBC's 'Hidden' Penned by NI writer Ronan Bennett |
| Northern Irish writer Ronan Bennett has written and created BBC One's four part conspiracy thriller 'Hidden', in collaboration with Walter Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven, The Money Trap, Fail Safe) which will begin Thursday October 6th at 9pm on BBC One. more |
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