| FINANCE | IFB Dishes Up €2.6million+ in Funding Decisions | |
Recipients of the latest funding loans from the Irish Film Board (IFB) have been announced. A grand total of €2,660,317 was awarded to 47 projects overall. Among the many funding highlights is writer-director John Michael McDonagh's 'Calvary', which has been given a provisional offer of commitment from the IFB.
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| PRODUCTION | 'Game of Thrones' Season Three Gets Greenlight | |
Fantasy adventure 'Game of Thrones' has been given the greenlight for a third season following record ratings for season two. The popular HBO series, which was shot at the Paint Hall Studio in Belfast, grossed 3.8 million viewers for the second episode in series two, and is already expected to surpass season one's average ratings of 9.3 million.
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| FIVE MINUTES WITH… | 'Titanic' Actor Jason Barry | |
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| REP-BODIES | BAI to Probe RTÉ Report Leak | |
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| INDUSTRY | Minister Calls For Report Over Britain's TV Tax Incentive | |
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| FESTIVALS |Irish Feature 'Babygirl' To Be Streamed Online At Tribeca |
| Irish feature film 'Babygirl' will be streamed online later this month as part of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written and directed by Northern Irish filmmaker Macdara Vallely, it is one of four features that will also be streamed on the web as part of the festival's sister event, the Tribeca Online Film Festival. more |
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| PRODUCTION | Parallel Films Developing 'Echo Chamber' For HBO |
| Irish producers Parallel Films are developing the mini-series 'Echo Chamber' for HBO and Sky Atlantic. The series will be set in 1980s Northern Ireland against the backdrop of The Troubles and will focus on an undercover British soldier who infiltrates the IRA. more |
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| POST-PRODUCTION | A Look Inside The Element |
| At home in the grandeur of a Georgian townhouse in 16 Fitzwilliam Square since 1998 The Element post production house started off as a small business but has since gone from strength to strength.IFTN sat down with Bernard Rogan, Managing Director and founder of the company to discuss what it was like to set up the company, what facilities are available to clients and what the plans are for company in 2012. more |
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| INDUSTRY | Animation Tops Study of Decade's Most Profitable Movie Format |
| Animation was 'decade's most profitable movie format'… Deadline are reporting that animated movies proved more financially profitable than any other genre over the decade from 2002 to 2011. more |
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| BROADCAST | 1,000 People Apply For 'Tallafornia' |
| More than 1,000 people have applied to appear in the new series of TV3's 'Tallafornia', which is due to begin filming later this year. TV3 have revealed that they have been inundated with applications since announcing last month that they were commissioning a new series of their hit reality TV show. more |
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| INDUSTRY | New Bursary for Filmmakers & Scriptwriters |
| The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, the residential workplace for artists, has announced a new bursary for filmmakers and scriptwriters. The bursary will offer one successful applicant, or a pair collaborating on a project, the opportunity to use the Annaghmakerrig workplace in County Monaghan to work on projects for one week. more |
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| REP-BODIES | BAI Launches Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2012 |
| The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has launched its Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2012. The scheme is open to licensed community and community of interest television and radio stations, with the aim to provide funding grants which allow broadcasters the facilities to evaluate and assess the effectiveness of their service. more |
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| FINANCE | Cultural Landmark Documentary Deadline Approaching |
| The deadline for applications for the Northern Ireland Screen-supported Cultural Landmark Documentary is fast approaching at 30 April 2012. Northern Ireland Screen will support the winning documentary with the use of Lottery Funds provided through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The documentary will be a production of a Northern Ireland-based production company for development for the financial year 2012-2013. more |
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| PRODUCTION | 'Raymond' Wraps Filming in Dublin |
| Irish writer and director Gavin FitzGerald has entered post-production on his short film 'Raymond'. The six-minute short tells the story of a delusional taxi driver who remains positive in a hectic world. It was produced by Sibéal Davitt (Buaicphointe) and stars Tommy O'Neill (Fair City, The General) as Raymond. more |
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| BROADCAST | 'The Consumer Show' Returns for Thrifty Third Season |
| Savvy shoppers will be pleased to hear 'The Consumer Show' will return to our screens tonight at 08.30pm on RTÉ One. Financial guru Eddie Hobbs vows to “fight for your rights” as he returns to tackle consumer's problems both great and small, with investigative journalist Keelin Shanley. more |
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| BROADCAST | Irish Actor Kevin Ryan's 'Copper' To Air in August |
| Irish actor Kevin Ryan will be seen on US screens this autumn as 'Copper' debuts on BBC America. Dublin born Ryan, who recently starred in RTE One's television drama 'Raw', plays one of two leads in the crime drama about Irish cops working in 19th century New York City. more |
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| FESTIVALS | Kelly's 'Raise My Hands' Selected for Sonoma |
| Frank Kelly's recent short, 'Raise My Hands', has been officially selected for the Sonoma International Film Festival in California this month. more |
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| DIGITAL | Saorview Starts Info Campaign for Rural Ireland |
| Saorview, Ireland's free digital television service, has teamed up with community organisations Muintir na Tíre and Macra na Feirme in a bid to alert rural communities to the digital switchover, which is scheduled for 24 October 2012. more |
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| SHORTS | Irish Short 'Tiger' Continues Post-Production Overseas |
| Irish short film 'Tiger' is currently in post production around the world after a successful funding campaign on public funding website Fund it. more |
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