| MIPTV: Your Guide To The Top Irish Companies In Cannes | |
As the leading players in the Irish television industry head to Cannes to buy, sell and add to their client base, we look at the top companies to find out what their key aims are at this year's market place and why MIPTV remains an important event on the television industry's calendar.
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| INDUSTRY | RTÉ To Cut Presenters' Pay By 30 Per Cent | |
RTE has announced that it will cut the salaries of its top presenters by a minimum of 30 per cent and it will also shut down its London office as it seeks to reduce costs by up to €25m by the end of next year
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| INTERVIEW | Windmill Lane VFX on setting up a facility around 'Lockout' | |
It's a big month for the Irish visual effects industry, but more specifically, it's a big month for all at Windmill Lane VFX. On April 20, the culmination of nearly two years work at the fledgling facility - a stand-alone to Windmill Lane's well established post-production house - will be plastered on cinema screens worldwide.
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| EVENTS | IFTA LONDON Spring Reception at Irish Embassy Builds Stronger Creative Industry Bonds | |
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| FINANCE | BAI-Funded Projects commence production | |
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| INTERVIEW | Five Minutes With... Irish Director Liam McGrath On His Latest Documentary | |
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Script Entry Deadline for the Galway Film Centre's €9,500 Grant |
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- Speers Films - TV Commericals Freelance Production Staff and Crew |
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Saturday 31st March 18.30 - Gaybo Laughs Back - RTÉ One 19.05 - Killinaskully - RTÉ One 19.15 - Winning Streak - RTÉ One 20.30 - Fine Gael Ard Fheis: The Leader's Speech - RTÉ One 21.35 - The Saturday Night Show - RTÉ One 00.35 - Marú - TG4
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Wednesday 4th April
17.00 - Juice - RTÉ Two 17.55 - Ponc@na Movies - TG4 18.25 - Aifric - TG4 19.00 - The Zoo - RTÉ One 19.00 - The Voice of Ireland - RTÉ Two 19.30 - Comhrá - TG4 19.30 - Ireland's Animal A&E: On the Road - TV3 20.00 - Bóithre Iarainn - TG4 20.00 - Fair City - RTÉ One 20.30 - Rachael Allen's Easy Meals - RTÉ One 20.30 - Ros na Rún - TG4 21.00 - Ireland's Crime Capitals - TV3 21.30 - ICA Bootcamp- RTÉ Two 21.30 - Imeall - TG4 21.35 - Men of Arlington - RTÉ One 22.00 - The Tenements- TV3 22.00 - Laochra Gael - TG4 22.30 - Éagóir - TG4 22.30 - Craig Doyle Live - RTÉ Two 23.00 - Fiorscéal - TG4 Friday 6th March 17.00 - ROY - RTÉ Two 18.45 - Ponc - Sos Ceoil - TG4 19.00 - Nationwide - RTÉ One 17.20 - Caoineadh na dTri Mhuire - TG4 19.30 - Fleadh Cheoil - RTÉ One 19.30 - Geantrai - TG4 20.00 - Muintir Mhaigh E oar an Titanic - TG4 20.30 - Killinaskully - RTÉ One 21.00 - Seó Spóirt - TG4 21.35 - The Late Late Show - RTÉ One 22.00 - Feirm Factor - TG4 23.15 - Savage Eye - RTÉ Two 23.45 - Craig Doyle Live - RTE Two 00.20 - Other Voices RTÉ Two |
| DISTRIBUTION | Irish Feature 'Citadel' Secures US Distribution |
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| 'Citadel', the Irish award-winning film from first-time writer/director Ciaran Foy has been jointly bought for US distribution by Cinedigm and New Video. Cinedigm will begin distributing the horror feature film in US cinemas this autumn, with New Video set to distribute on digital, DVD/Blu-ray and on-demand platforms from early next year.. more | |
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| INDUSTRY | Ireland's First Odeon Cinema Opens For Business |
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| Ireland's first Odeon cinema will officially open to the public today (March 27) at the Point Village in Dublin's Docklands. The 1,011-seat cinema boasts six screens, including the first ISENSE screen in the UK or Ireland. It has been designed, Odeon say, to play host to a number of international film premieres. more | |
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| ANIMATION | 'Doc McStuffins' Breaks Records For Ireland's Brown Bag Films And Disney |
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| Ireland's Brown Bag Films are celebrating after the series premiere of their new animated series, 'Doc McStuffins', broke ratings records for the Disney Channel. The 52-part animated series premiered in the US last Friday on Disney's recently launched Disney Junior channel and was produced by Brown Bag in Ireland in association with Disney. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | Irish Director Dearbhla Walsh Begins Filming For 'Borgia' Season Two |
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| IFTA Award-winning Irish director Dearbhla Walsh (The Silence) has signed up for a second series of Renaissance-based drama 'Borgia'. No stranger to period dramas, having previously worked on Irish drama 'The Tudors' and the Charles Dickens adaptation 'Little Dorrit', for which she received an Emmy Award, Walsh will work alongside German film director Christoph Schrewe (The Sea Wolf) to direct 12 hour-long episodes. more | |
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| REP-BODIES | IFB Frameworks Offers €50,000 Funding for Animation |
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| The deadline for the Irish Film Board (IFB) short animation scheme, Frameworks, has been announced. Applicants have until Friday 20th April to submit their projects to be in with a chance to receive up to €50,000 in funding from the IFB, in conjunction with the Arts Council, BAI and RTÉ. more | |
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| PRE -PRODUCTION | Ballantine's Short Film 'A House Of Cards' In Prep |
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| Pre-production has started on independent short film 'A House of Cards' which is scheduled to begin shooting in Dublin on 16th April. 'A House of Cards' will give an insight in to a difficult family reunion coming to terms with their mother's illness. more | |
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| BROADCAST |'Titanic' Maiden Voyage Sails Away With 230,000 Irish Viewers |
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| 'Titanic' gave TV3 their biggest Sunday night TV audience of the year with an average of more than a quarter of million viewers tuning into the first episode of the four-part series from screenwriter Julian Fellowes. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | Tyrone To Film Irish Documentary At MIP |
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| Tyrone Productions are to shoot a documentary on the television industry at this year's series of MIP conferences in Cannes this weekend. RTE have commissioned the independent production company to make 'The Future of Television', which will be aired on RTE in September. more | |
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| FESTIVALS | "Great Reception" for Irish at Boston Film Festival |
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| The Boston Irish Film Festival celebrated its 13th year last weekend with a string of sold out screenings and Q&A's with some of Ireland's leading industry experts in attendance. The Irish titles screening at the event received a "great reception" from the US crowd, says Festival chief Dawn Morrissey. more | |
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| ACTORS | Irish Actor Domhnall Gleeson In Talks For Time-Travel Dramedy |
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| IFTA Award-winning Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson is in talks to star in a Working Title Films production about time-travel. 'About Time' is being dubbed as a low-budget dramedy and will be directed by Richard Curtis (Love Actually). more | |
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| INDUSTRY | Windmill Lane Entertainment CEO Exits To Set Up Rockabill Media |
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| Michael Murphy, former CEO of Windmill Lane Entertainment, has left the Dublin company to start-up Rockabill Media. more | |
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| SHORTS | Scéal Short Films Progress with Recks, Collins & Breathnachl Media |
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| The Scéal short film initiative has progressed to the workshops stage this week. The initiative, funded by TG4 and the BAI, offers Irish-speaking writers and directors the chance to adapt a story from literature into a short film. more | |
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| - 'Titanic' creator lends support to Titanic-themed short film competition - Irish Thriller 'Ninety Seconds' Begins Shooting - Irish Actor Jamie Dornan Joins BBC Thriller 'The Fall' - Liam Neeson Confirmed For 'Dark Knight Rises' - Saoirse Ronan to wear Irish designer's clothes in 'The Host' - Smedia Awards 2012 announce new Written, Audio and Visual category - Irish Companies Get Ready For MIPTV - Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Awards 2012 Deadline Approaches - Souljacker Secure Cavan Arts Funds for 'The Gloaming' - Celtic Media Festival 2012 Gets Nostalgic for Opening Night - Siobhan Ni Ghadhra New Chief Operating Officer of Telegael - 'This Must Be The Place' Leads This Week's New Irish Cinema Releases - Irish Animated Short 'Papa's Boy' Downloaded 325,000 on Nintendo DS - 'Michael Collins' Editor Tony Lawson Guest Lecture at IADT | |
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