| REP-BODIES | IFB Details 2012 Catalogue, Two New BBC Dramas | |
The Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced strategic plans for 2012 with their production catalogue including 18 upcoming feature films. Projects such as Lance Daly's 'Life's a Breeze' starring Fionnula Flanagan; Lenny Abrahamson's 'What Richard Did'; and Neil Jordan's vampire thriller 'Byzantium' which wrapped in Ireland this week.
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| PRODUCTION | O'Dowd's 'Moone Boy' Lands UK & Irish Filmmaking Talent | |
Principal photography has almost finished on Chris O'Dowd's six part comedy series for Sky One 'Moone Boy'. A semi-autobiographical tale about O'Dowd's time growing up in Boyle, Co. Roscommon but with a quirky twist - this series combines Irish and English production and acting talent.
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| INDUSTRY | Sky to Create Over 800 jobs in Dublin | |
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| TRAINING | 'Prince of Egypt' Director Brenda Chapman for IADT | |
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| PRODUCTION | 'Privates' in Production in Northern Ireland | |
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- 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards
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Saturday 4th February 17.25 - Ponc@na Movies - TG4 17.55 - Pop 4 - TG4 18.00 - Take Me Out Ireland - TV3 19.15 - Fear an Phoist Arís - TG4 19.35 - Winning Streak - RTÉ One 19.45 - Na Molly Maguires - TG4 20.00 - RTÉ Sport on Two: Premier Soccer Saturday - RTÉ Two 20.45 - Dúshlán - TG4 21.10 - Mrs. Brown's Boys - RTÉ One 21.45 - The Saturday Night Show - RTÉ One 23.05 - For One Night Only - RTÉ One 23.30 - Don't Tell The Bride - RTÉ Two 23.35 - An Domhain dar le Neelo - TG4 Sunday 5th February 17.15 - The Restaurant - RTÉ One 18.00 - Laochra Gael - TG4 18.30 - The Voice of Ireland - RTÉ One 18.30 - Na Zimmer - TG4 19.15 - Inis Cúil - TG4 19.30 - Iarnród Uladh - TG4 20.00 - Fair City - RTÉ One 20.00 - RTÉ Sport on Two: League Sunday - RTÉ Two 20.00 - An G Team - TG4 20.30 - At Your Service - RTÉ One 21.00 - Cé a Chónaigh I mo Theachsa - TG4 21.30 - RAW - RTÉ One 21.30 - Cogar - TG4 22.00 - Geantraí - TG4 22.30 - The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne - RTÉ One 22.30 - Ollchár Ros na Rún - TG4 23.05 - Tallafornia - TV3 23.05 - The Week In Politics - RTÉ One 23.30 - Muide Éire - TG4
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18.45 - Ponc - Sos Ceoil - TG4 19.00 - RTÉ Sport on Two:Live Pro12 Prgby - RTÉ Two 19.30 - Transatlantic Sessions - RTÉ One 19.30 - Mo Ghrá Gael - TG4 20.00 - Geantraí - TG4 20.30 - Who Knows Ireland Best? - RTÉ One 20.30 - Seó Spóirt - TG4 21.00 - Take Me Out Ireland - TV3 21.35 - The Late Late Show - RTÉ One 22.00 - Tallafornia - TV3 |
| PRODUCTION | 'Canals' Filmmaker Mark O'Connor Begins 'Stalker' |
| The third feature film from director Mark O'Connor (King of the Travellers, Between the Canals) is to begin principal photography in Dublin on Wednesday 15th of February and will shoot for just under two weeks until the 27th February. more |
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| FESTIVALS |Sheridan's 'Dollhouse' selected for SXSW Festival |
| Irish director Kirsten Sheridan's latest film 'Dollhouse' is to have its North American premiere at the South by South West festival in Austen Texas this March in the 'Emerging Visions' category. The title along with 17 others was whittled down from 570 international films entered to the festival. more |
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| EVENTS | Register for MIPTV Ireland on Screen Stand |
| The Irish Film Board and Enterprise Ireland have opened up registration to their stand at this year's MIPTV conference called 'Ireland on Screen' which will be adjoined by the RTÉ stand. more |
| REP-BODIES | BAI Archive Scheme Approved |
| A new funding scheme developed by the Broadcast Authority of Ireland (BAI) to support the archiving of cultural broadcasting material has been approved by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte TD. more |
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| BROADCAST | Darren Kennedy Takes 'Holiday Heaven on Earth' |
| Irish presenter and stylist Darren Kennedy (Operation Transformation, Project Parent) is to present a new travel show for the UK's Channel 5 called 'Holiday Heaven on Earth' The show sees Kennedy and co-host Emma Wilson (Angela & Friends, The Oprah Winfrey Show) giving viewers access to some of the world's best travel experiences whilst keeping the budget conscious in mind. more |
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| AWARDS | 'Game of Thrones' Stunt Crew Wins at SAG Awards |
| The 18th Screen Actor Guild Award ceremony took place last night at the Shrine Exposition Centre in LA In the television categories HBO dominated with four award wins. HBO series 'Game of Thrones', which is filmed in Northern Ireland, was honoured with the Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series. more |
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| TRAINING |Decision Time; CAO Courses for Future Filmmakers |
| IFTN has composed a list of some of the courses available to school leavers interested in a career in the film and television industry, looking at everything from film and television production and even animation and game design. more |
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| PRODUCTION | Jim Sheridan's 'Into The West' Re-Boot Buzz |
| Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan (Dream House, My Left Foot) is to set write an updated version of his 1992 film 'Into The West'. Sheridan received Irish Film Board funding to the tune of €50,000 for the project in late November in order to develop it.. more |
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| INDUSTRY | Darwin Templeton New UTV Executive News Editor |
| Darwin Templeton (UTV Live, Insight) is to take over as Executive Editor of News at UTV. Templeton has over 21 years experience working as a journalist for UTV and writing for the Belfast Telegraph. more |
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| REB-BODIES | SDGI Forges Festival Partnerships |
| The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland has launched its 2012 events programme stating that it intends to partner with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France the St. Patrick's Festival in Berlin, in addition to its involvement in the Directors Finders Series. more |
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| INDUSTRY | Holly Carey is Euro Literary Agent at Lisa Richards |
| Casting Director Holly Carey is to join the Lisa Richards as the European Literary Agent (Film & TV). Holly Carey has been working across film, television and theatre since 1998. She graduated from DCU with a degree in Communications where she majored in documentary filmmaking and initially worked as a freelance Casting Assistant. more |
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| DISTRIBUTION | 'Mise Éire' Doc with Bairéad & Morrison Q&A at IFI |
| 'Lorg na gCos-Suil Siar Ar Mise Éire', a documentary film about the making of Ireland's most famous documentary film 'Mise Éire' is to be screened in the Irish Film Institute (IFI) on Sunday 12th February. more |
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| FESTIVALS |'Anton Corbijn Inside Out' Screening in Berlin |
| Fastnet Films' co-produced documentary on Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn (Control, The American) 'Anton Corbijn Inside Out' has been selected for the special programme at the 62nd Berline International Film Festival. more |
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| AWARDS | 'Calvin & Skye' Coppola Screenplay Comp Semi-Finalist |
| Dublin based director and writer Fergal Rock's (Henry and Sunny, Tom Waits Made Me Cry) screenplay 'Calvin and Skye' has been named a semi-finalist in the Francis Ford Coppola 9th Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay competition. more |
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| SHORTS | Irish Short Film 'Solaria' US Debut |
| Irish director John Hoey's debut film Irish sci-fi short 'Solaria' is to get its American premiere at The International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival this spring in Phoenix. more |
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