| BROADCAST | RTÉ Axes 'Prime Time Investigates' | |
Two senior RTE executives have left their current positions with the broadcaster while 'Prime Time Investigates' has been axed following a report into the station's 'A Mission to Prey' programme and the Fr Kevin Reynolds libel affair.
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| REP-BODIES | BAI Backs 24 TV Projects with €4.42m Funding | |
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has awarded a total of €4.42 million to 74 broadcasters and independent producers, it was announced yesterday. 24 television and 50 radio projects were chosen from 163 applications from Round 13 of the Broadcasting Funding Scheme.
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| PRODUCTION | BBC's 'Nick Nickleby' to Film in Northern Ireland | |
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| POST-PRODUCTION | 'Ripper Street' Posting at Screen Scene VFX & Egg | |
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| FIVE MINUTES WITH.. | 'Saving The Titanic' Actor Conor MacNeill | |
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| BROADCAST | Irish Titanic Shows to Screen This Week | |
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Saturday 7th April 17.25 - Ponc@na Movies - TG4 19.15 - Kathleen Lynn - Doctúir Réabhóideach - TG4 20.15 - Cérbh í - TG4 20.15 - Winning Streak - RTÉ One 20.45 - Sé Mo Laoch 21.45 - The Saturday Night Show - RTÉ One
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17.00 - Juice - RTÉ Two 17.55 - Ponc@na Movies - TG4 18.20 - The Script - TG4 19.00 - The Zoo - RTÉ One 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 - Celebrity Come Dine with Me Ireland - TV3 21.30 - ICA Bootcamp- RTÉ Two 21.30 - Imeall - TG4 21.35 - Prime Time - RTÉ One 22.00 - The Irish Behind Bars - TV3 22.00 - Laochra Gael - TG4 22.30 - Éagóir - TG4 22.30 - Craig Doyle Live - RTÉ Two 23.00 - Tonight with Vincent Browne - TV3 23.00 - Fiorscéal - TG4 23.10 - The Works - RTÉ One Friday 13th April 17.00 - ROY - RTÉ Two 17.30 - Bog Stop - TG4 18.45 - Ponc - Sos Ceoil - TG4 19.00 - Nationwide - RTÉ One 19.30 - Fleadh Cheoil - RTÉ One 20.30 - Health of the Nation - RTÉ One 21.35 - The Late Late Show - RTÉ One 22.50 - Feirm Factor - TG4 21.50 - Seó Spóirt - TG4 |
| INTERVIEW | 'Hairspray' & 'Limitless' Screenwriter Leslie Dixon discusses her illustrious career |
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| Screenwriters are often the forgotten link when it comes to films and television. While directors, producers and movie stars walk the red carpet at premieres and shoot spreads for Vanity Fair, screenwriters are "lucky to make it the wrap party". That is, according to Leslie Dixon, the woman responsible for remakes such as 'The Thomas Crown Affair'; 'Hairspray', and most recently 'Limitless' more | |
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| ANIMATION | Irish Animation 'Fear of Flying' Takes Off at South Studios |
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| Irish short animation, 'Fear of Flying', has completed production in preparation for its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh this July. Shot at Dublin-based South Studios, 'Fear of Flying' was funded by the Irish Film Board's Frameworks project, with RTÉ and the Arts Council. more | |
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| FIVE MINUTES WITH... |'Titanic' Actress Ruth Bradley |
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| IFTA-winning actress and Clontarf-native Ruth Bradley (Love/Hate, Stardust) has swapped the decks of Julian Fellowes' 'Titanic' for seaport city Vancouver as she films the upcoming pilot 'Beauty and the Beast'. more | |
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| BROADCAST |'Roy' Returns For Second Series |
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| Award winning Irish programme 'Roy' returns to RTÉ Two for a second series from tomorrow evening at 5.30pm. The young people's programme, which combines hand-drawn animation with real-world drama, was made by Dublin based animators JAM Media in association with RTÉ. more | |
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| FESTIVALS | Cinemagic's International Film and Television Festival returns to Dublin |
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| The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People will return to Dublin on 14 May, it has been announced. The festival, which will run from the 14-20 May, promises to provide a packed programme full of film screenings, master classes and workshops with industry professionals. more | |
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| PRODUCTION |'Trivia' Production Begins on Second Series |
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| The second series of Irish comedy drama 'Trivia' has begun filming in Co Kildare. Principal photography for Grand Pictures' six-part series got underway last week in Celbridge with Tom Hall (Bachelors Walk) once again returning to direct, while Fionn Comerford (Camera Op, Life's a Breeze, Roy) joins the series as director of photography. more | |
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| EVENTS | Ciaran Donnelly and Paul Myler Guests at IFTA Preview of 'Titanic: Blood and Steel' |
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| The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) will host an exclusive preview screening of 'Titanic: Blood and Steel' in Dublin, Tuesday 10 April. Special guests on the night, director Ciaran Donnelly and producer Paul Myler, will hold a Q&A afterwards for IFTA Members. more | |
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| BROADCAST | RTÉ's Revisits 'Hands' Series, GMarsh Begin Production |
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| Production has got underway on a follow-up to acclaimed RTÉ craft series, 'Hands'. GMarsh TV productions are just over one week into a seven-week shoot in various locations across Ireland on 'In Good Hands' which will revisit some of the crafts featured in David and Sally Shaw-Smith's multi-award winning series of 37 documentaries for the State broadcaster. more | |
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| AWARDS | UTV's McCann Wins Media Pioneer Award |
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| UTV's John McCann has become the first person to receive the Irish Media Awards' Media Pioneer Award. McCann, the station's chief executive, picked up the award in Dublin last week for his "truly outstanding contribution to the media industry on the island of Ireland," according to the judging panel. more | |
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| FESTIVALS | Irish feature 'Songs for Amy' returns to Galway for Film Fleadh |
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| Irish feature film 'Songs for Amy' has been officially selected for the Galway Film Fleadh in July this year. Making its Irish debut, the comedic love story follows musician Sean O'Malley, played by Sean Maguire (Meet the Spartans), who writes an album in the hopes of impressing the girl he loves. more | |
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| OBITUARIES |In Memory of Stephen Gamble - RIP |
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| IFTN and the Irish film and television industry were saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Stephen Gamble, who was well-known in the broadcast and post production world in Ireland and passed away suddenly last month. more | |
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| DAILY BITE| Sky's Multi-Million Film Deal May Benefit Ireland |
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| Sky's announcement that they are to invest heavily in British film, news about this week's "leaked" Cannes list and Tom Cruise's rock star debut are amongst the international stories in today's Daily Bite.. more | |
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| DISTRIBUTION | Irish Director's Debut 'Modified' Gets Release Date |
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| Irish director Paul Cotrulia's debut feature film 'Modified' will be released in Ireland and the UK in September. Financed and shot in the UK, the science-fiction thriller film will be released on DVD and VOD in Ireland and screened in selected UK cinemas from September 3. more | |
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