| PRODUCTION | Ruth Rendell Thriller 'Thirteen Steps Down' Filming In Ireland | |
Contemporary TV thriller 'Thirteen Steps Down' is mid-way through a five week shoot on location in London and Dublin. Based on the Ruth Rendell novel, the two-part psychological thriller is being produced by Ireland's Parallel Films under commission from ITV.
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| INTERVIEW | Irish Director Stephen St. Leger on His Feature Film Debut 'Lockout' | |
Stephen St. Leger seems oddly relaxed. Two days before the European release of his Luc Besson-produced debut feature film 'Lockout' - co-directed and co-written with his long-time collaborator and fellow Irishman James Mather - and the Dubliner displays none of the apprehension an outsider might expect at letting their 'baby' out into the world.
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| EVENTS | 'The Avengers' Irish Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey Hosting IFTA Masterclass | |
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| PRODUCTION | Irish Duo Shooting 'No Limbs No Limits' in New York | |
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| ACTORS | Antonia Campbell-Hughes To Star in Kidnap Biopic | |
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| FIVE MINUTES WITH... | 'The Dark Knight' VFX Artist Ciaran Crowley | |
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- Speers Films - TV Commericals Freelance Production Staff and Crew |
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| DISTRIBUTION | Monster Ink Deals with Discovery at MIPTV |
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| Dublin-based production and distribution company Monster Entertainment have returned from the MIP TV event in Cannes with three new deals in its pocket. Discovery Networks International acquired Monster Entertainment's pre-school animated series' 'I'm a Creepy Crawly', 'I'm a Dinosaur' and 'I'm a Monster' at the networking event held in Cannes on 30 March last. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | John Crowley to Begin Shooting Suspense Thriller |
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| Irish director John Crowley (Boy A) is to begin shooting his as yet untitled international suspense thriller in the UK next week with Ciarán Hinds joining the cast. A co-production from Focus Features and Britain's Working Title Films, the movie will star Eric Bana (Hanna) and Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) in the leading roles. more | |
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| EVENTS | Joseph McBride to Deliver Opening Lecture at John Ford Ireland Film Symposium |
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| Renowned American film historian Joseph McBride will give the Opening John Ford Lecture at the very first John Ford Ireland Film Symposium, taking place in Dublin, from 7 - 10 June.The event is to become an annual celebration of Irish-American director John Ford's work, in which the legendary filmmaker's themes and techniques are examined and discussed. more | |
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| BROADCAST | Setanta To Air Irish-Produced Poker Documentary 'Being Sam Holden' | |
| Irish production company Straywave Media's latest documentary 'Being Sam Holden' is to be broadcast on Setanta Sports Ireland on 2 May as well as a number of international sports channels, including The Poker Channel in the UK and Sky 204. more | |
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| BROADCAST | Séainín Brennan joins Belfast drama 'The Fall' | |
| Irish actress Séainín Brennan is the latest name to join the cast of the BBC's Belfast-based TV thriller 'The Fall'. The Belfast actress will star alongside Gillian Anderson (The X Files) and Jamie Dornan (Marie Antoinette) in the psychological thriller which began principal photography in Belfast late last month. It is expected to shoot for up to 11 weeks in total. more | |
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| FESTIVALS | Jim Sheridan To Sit On Tribeca Judging Panel |
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| Irish director Jim Sheridan will be amongst the competition jurors at the Tribeca Film Festival, which begins tomorrow (April 18) in New York City. The 'In America' and 'My Left Foot' director is amongst 39 jurors, selected from a diverse group of filmmakers, writers, producers, actors, critics and business leaders. more | |
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| AWARDS | Scriptwriting ZeBBie Nominees Announced |
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| Irish writer Stuart Carolan's 'Love/Hate' and IFTA-winner Juanita Wilson's 'As If I Am Not There' are among the nominees for the 2012 ZeBBie Awards. more | |
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| FINANCE | Short Steps Scheme Greenlights Five Films |
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| Five films have been selected to begin production through the Northern Ireland Screen Short Steps Scheme. The scheme helps writers and directors from Northern Ireland develop scripts over a six-month period by holding intensive training sessions with local industry professionals. more | |
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| INDUSTRY | RTÉ Seeks Submissions for Entertainment Programmes |
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| The deadline for RTÉ's formats on entertainment programming is this Friday (April 20). The broadcaster is seeking submissions from producers for new formats to play as a series of four or more on-off broadcast pilots for both 25-minute and 52-minute slots. more | |
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| PRE-PRODUCTION | George R.R. Martin Reveals 'Game of Thrones' Season 3 Details |
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| George R.R. Martin, the man behind the best-selling novels which fantasy adventure 'Game of Thrones' is based, has revealed additional details about the upcoming third season. HBO confirmed earlier this week the hugely popular drama will return to our screens for a third season. It was also confirmed yesterday that the series will return to the Paint Hall Studios in Belfast to shoot.. more | |
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| ACTORS| Liam Neeson for Paul Haggis' 'Third Person' |
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| Irish actor Liam Neeson has joined the cast of Paul Haggis' forthcoming movie 'Third Person' alongside Olivia Wilde (Cowboys and Aliens). more | |
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| FESTIVALS | Young Critics Wanted for Cinemagic Festival Jury |
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| The Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People is calling on aspiring film critics to apply to the Cinemagic Jury for a chance to review a series of short films. The Cinemagic team will be on hand to explain the basics of film critiquing to 20 lucky applicants aged between 12-18-years-old. more | |
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| ACTORS | 'Misfits' Actor Joe Gilgun in Dublin for 'Ripper Street' |
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| Misfits' star Joe Gilgun has revealed he has been in Dublin to film scenes for BBC One thriller 'Ripper Street'. Fresh from his performance in 'Lockout', the sci-fi adventure written by Irish duo Stephen St. Leger and James Mather, the actor has said he has landed a "guest lead role" on the Jack the Ripper-based drama. more | |
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| PRODUCTION | 'Keys To The City' Wraps Dublin Shoot |
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| Irish feature film 'Keys to the City' has wrapped filming in Dublin and is preparing for post production. The 90-minute recession-based drama was crewed by a group of Digital Feature Film masters students in conjunction with Filmbase and Staffordshire University (UK). more | |
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| ACTORS | Robert Sheehan to Star Alongside Neil Morrissey in BBC Sitcom |
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| Irish actor Robert Sheehan has landed a role on new BBC One sitcom 'Me & Mrs Jones'. The 'Love/Hate' star will join Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly) and Sarah Alexander (Smack the Pony) in the Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling-penned comedy more | |
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