| EVENTS | Peter Bogdanovich, Jim Sheridan and John Boorman Among Guests at Dublin's Inaugural John Ford Ireland Film Symposium | |
Oscar-nominated directors Peter Bogdanovich, Jim Sheridan and John Boorman, as well as Oscar-winning editor Joel Cox (Unforgiven, Mystic River), are amongst the influential filmmakers who will gather in Dublin to honour and celebrate the legacy of legendary Irish-American John Ford as part of the inaugural John Ford Ireland Film Symposium over June 7-10. more |
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| ANIMATION | 'Zig and Zag: The Animated Series' Eyes Summer Production Start | |
Zig and Zag: The Animated Series' is set to go into production this summer with a planned transmission date on CBBC and RTÉ for next year. Dublin's Double Z Productions and Co Down animation company Flickerpix are currently finalising the financing of the 2D animated television series, which will mark the return of the famous 1990s puppet duo . more |
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| FEATURE | 'Albert Nobbs' & Re-Creating the Sound of 19th Century Dublin | |
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| PRODUCTION | TV3 €1.2m Irish Drama Series To Shoot in Galway | |
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| PRODUCTION | Film Adaptation of Colm Tóibín's 'Brooklyn' To Shoot In Ireland - Rooney Mara & Nick Hornby Attached | |
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| PRODUCTION | 'Father Ted' Director Declan Lowney 'Delighted' To Land Alan Partridge Movie | |
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| DIGITAL | Storyland Finalists Announced | |
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| FIVE MINUTES WITH... | Irish Film Historian Dr Kevin Rockett |
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| Celebrated film historian Dr Kevin Rockett has been credited with shaping Irish cinema over the last 25 years through a number of his published works on the subject. He is also a committee member of the inaugural John Ford Ireland Film Symposium, which is run by IFTA and will take place from June 7-10. IFTN caught up with the film-buff to discuss why John Ford is one of the most influential filmmakers in Irish history more | |
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| AWARDS | Young Irish filmmakers and animators honoured at Student Media Awards |
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| Six student filmmakers, TV producers and animators were among the winners at last night's (April 26) National Student Media Awards in Dublin. A 500-strong crowd representing all colleges across the country packed out the Ballsbridge Hotel's conference room to collect 35 awards from media categories such as Editor of the Year and News Photographer of the Year. more | |
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| LOCATIONS | Two Film & TV Studios to Open In Cork |
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| Two film and TV production studios are to open in Cork as plans to promote the county as a prime production location to the international film industry get into full swing. The two studios - one a sound stage studio equipped with green screens; the other a state-of-the-art post-production facility - will open in Marina Commercial Park in Cork. more | |
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| DEVELOPMENT | Debut Novel Lands Film Deal For Irish Author Ava McCarthy | |
| Dublin-based author Ava McCarthy has signed a deal with Hollywood production company Polaris Pictures to bring her debut novel 'The Insider' to the big screen. Published in 2009, McCarthy's thriller was written following a hiatus from the software company job that inspired her novel. 'The Insider' is centred on a female former computer hacker named Harry Martinez, who has shifted careers to become a private eye. more | |
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| SHORTS| Irish Short 'Kill Your Idols' To Shoot in Wicklow | |
| Irish short film 'Kill Your Idols' is to begin shooting next month in Wicklow with Brendan O'Rourke (Free House) cast in the lead role. Dublin-based film and animation production house Ink and Light will produce the 12-minute live-action short with Leevi Lemmetty (Papa's Boy) set to write and direct and Tamsin Lyon set to produce. more | |
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| EVENTS | Final Whistle For 'Football's Next Star', Series Posts at ScreenScene |
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| The Irish version of 'Football's Next Star' has wrapped filming and is currently in post-production at Screen Scene in Dublin. Produced by Tyrone Productions for RTÉ, the show finished filming last weekend with scenes shot in locations including Dublin, Limerick and Glasgow. more | |
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| DIGITAL | 'Fair City' Reaches RTÉ Player After Deal With Union |
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| RTÉ has reached an agreement with Equity and the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters' Guild that will allow them to make 'Fair City' available on the RTÉ Player and RTÉ One+1 more | |
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| ACTORS | Pierce Brosnan Joins Owen Wilson in 'The Coup' |
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| Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been confirmed to star opposite Owen Wilson in forthcoming US thriller 'The Coup,' which will begin shooting in October.The Navan-born actor will play a government spy in the action thriller, directed by John Erick Dowdle (Devil) from a script he co-wrote with his brother Drew Dowdle (Quarantine). more | |
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| ACTORS | 'Game Of Thrones' Star Aidan Gillen Lands Role In BBC Thriller |
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| Irish actor Aidan Gillen has been cast in new BBC One thriller 'Mayday'. The 'Game of Thrones' actor will swap sword and fantasy for life in a small community playing single father Everett, who is struggling to trust any of his neighbours after a young girl disappears.more | |
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| FESTIVALS |Three Irish Films to Screen At Hot Docs |
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| Irish director Ross Whitaker's short film 'Home Turf' is amongst three Irish documentary films set to screen at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which got underway last night in Toronto and runs until May 6. more | |
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| ACTORS| Colin Farrell Offered 'Winter's Tale' lead |
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| Colin Farrell has reportedly been offered the lead role in writer-director Akiva Goldsman's upcoming project 'Winter's Tale'. Farrell (Intermission, Ondine), who will next be seen in 'Total Recall', is the top choice for the Warner Brothers' backed movie and will star opposite 'Downton Abbey' actress Jessica Brown Findlay should he accept the role, according to Variety.more | |
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| TRAINING | NUI Galway Film Studies Scholarship Honours Pat Sheeran |
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| The Huston School of Film & Digital Media at NUI Galway has launched the Pat Sheeran MA in Film Studies Scholarship in honour of the late NUIG Professor. The new scholarship will see up to €2,000 awarded to masters' students. more | |
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| SHORTS | Irish Supernatural Short to Begin Shoot in County Louth |
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| Irish supernatural short 'Gallow Hill House' will begin production on location in Termonfeckin, Co Louth, next week. The production has been funded through public funding website Fund it. Writer Jonathan Hazlett told IFTN the crew surpassed their €1,500 aim by receiving a total of €1,600 in just two weeks.more | |
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| TRAINING | Story Campus Returns To Filmbase |
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| RTÉ's deadline for programmes hoping to receive its support in advance of the next round of Irish Language Broadcast funding is tomorrow (April 27). more | |
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