| PRODUCTION | Neil Jordan's 'Byzantium' Sets Irish Shoot Date | |
'Byzantium', the latest film by Irish director Neil Jordan (The Borgias, Ondine) is set to begin shooting on location in Hastings, UK in the first week of December, moving to Ireland in mid-December until the beginning of February.
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| FINANCE | €1.8 Billion Creative Europe Programme Unveiled by European Commission | |
European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou announced yesterday details of the 'Creative Europe' initiative. The initiative is a new plan by the European Commission to boost the cultural and creative sectors in Europe.
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| PRODUCTION | On Set with Mark O'Connor's 'King of the Travellers' | |
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| EVENTS | Sky Entertainment's Stuart Murphy for IFTA TV Lecture | |
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| PRODUCTION | New 'Jack Taylor' Movie Filming in Galway, Monaghan, Regan & Drea Join Cast | |
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| INDUSTRY | BAI Independent Review of 'Prime Time Investigates' | |
Director General of RTÉ Noel Curran and Chairman of the RTÉ Board Tom Savage this week confirmed that the state broadcaster would be fully cooperating with an independent inquiry by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The inquiry was set in place by the government, due to the 'Prime Time Investigates' programme 'A Mission To Prey' transmitted on the 23rd May this year, which defamed Fr. Kevin Reynolds.
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| INTERVIEW | Pixar Animator Jim Capobianco | |
Jim Capobianco, Pixar animator, writer and director is in Ireland this week giving guest lectures to an audience in Ballyfermot College, talking to animation students about his work and the story processes used at Pixar. IFTN caught up with him on his trip to discuss how he got his start and what he is currently working on.
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| PRODUCTION | 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' Greenlit for Series Three |
| The BBC has announced that Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One and Cheryl Taylor, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, have recommissioned a third series of BBC One's In-House produced sit-com 'Mrs. Brown's Boys' which is produced in association with RTÉ. more |
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| DIGITAL | beActive launch The Digital Comedy Lab |
| beActive, an award-winning production company, has announced this week the launch of The Digital Comedy Lab, a project that aims to uncover and develop the very best fresh comedy talent in the UK and Ireland. more |
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| DOCUMENTARY | New Irish Doc 'Gloves and Glory' Begins Shooting |
| Shooting has started this week for a new feature boxing documentary 'Gloves and Glory' which is to focus on Irish women boxers in particular. more |
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| PRODUCTION | Irish Film Board Inks Documentary deal with BBC |
| The Irish Film Board has signed a deal with the BBC to co-produce five documentaries in the next twelve months with the broadcaster as part of 'Storyville', a BBC initiative which showcases international documentaries. more |
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| PRODUCTION | 'Take Me Out' Ireland Series Two Shoots in January |
| 'Take Me Out', the dating series with a difference, is coming back to Irish screens for a second series in the New Year. The shoot for the new series will begin in January in the Helix, DCU. Host Ray Foley returns for the series. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Tom Hall, Antonia Campbell Hughes & Juanita Wilson for Capital Irish Film Fest |
| Solas Nua, a Washington based organisation dedicated to highlighting Irish arts in America is to hold 'The Capital Irish Film Festival' next month, showcasing the best of Irish film from 2011. more |
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| AWARDS | Louis Marcus Takes SDGI Irish Language Honours |
| Oscar nominated director Louis Marcus (1798 agus O'Shin, Famine) has been awarded the Screen Director Guild of Ireland and Foras na Gaeilge special prize for outstanding work with the Irish language at the SDGI annual meeting which took place in Fallon and Byrne in Dublin last night. more |
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| SHORTS | O'Reilly's 'The External World' Wins Prize at Animated Dreams |
| Irish director David O'Reilly's 'The External World' has taken the top prize at the 13th Animated Dreams film festival in Tallinn, Estonia more |
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| POST-PRODUCTION | Graham Cantwell's 'Callback Queen' Enters Post |
| London based romantic comedy 'The Callback Queen', written and directed by Graham Cantwell (Trapped, Anton) has finished principal photography and has entered post production.. more |
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| BROADCAST | Kirsteen O'Sullivan Joins TV3's 'Xposé' |
| TV3 have announced that Kirsteen O'Sullivan is to become the newest member of the 'Xposé' team, covering for host Aisling O'Loughlin, who is taking maternity leave. more |
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| AWARDS | 'Parked' Scoops Mannheim-Heidelberg Festival Prize |
| 'Parked', the directorial debut from Irish director Darragh Byrne (Starstruck, The Suicide Club) starring Colm Meaney (The Perfect Stranger, Whole Lot of Sole) and Colin Morgan (Merlin) has won the top prize at the Mannheim-Heidelberg film festival. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Irish Shorts NI Premiere at Foyle Film Fest |
| The 'Best Irish Short Competition' at the Foyle Film Festival this year will include 12 shorts which have never been screened to Northern Ireland audiences before. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Irish Shorts in Spotlight at Film Fest Leuven |
| The International Short Film Festival in Leuven, Belgium which runs from the 3rd to the 10th of December will devote two programmes during the festival to the 'Finest Irish Shorts'. more |
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| PRODUCTION | 'Game of Thrones' Teaser Production Trailer Showcases Irish Location |
| The International Short Film Festival in Leuven, Belgium which runs from the 3rd to the 10th of December will devote two programmes during the festival to the 'Finest Irish Shorts'. more |
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