| EVENTS | John Ford Ireland Film Symposium Tickets Now On Sale | |
Tickets for the John Ford Ireland Film Symposium are now on sale. Season tickets and tickets for individual events, including the Ford Industry Hub (Jim Sheridan, John Boorman, Stephen Frears, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Brian Kirk, Ian Power, Pat McCabe, Colin Bateman), Opening Night screening at NCH of 'The Iron Horse', Interview with Peter Bogdanovich, screenings and discussions. more |
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| SET-REPORT | Re-Creating 1890s Costumes For 'Ripper Street' | |
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| PRODUCTION | Ireland's Gabriel Byrne Joins Cast Of Morgan O'Sullivan's 'Vikings' | |
Irish actor Gabriel Byrne has been cast in upcoming Irish co-produced mini-series 'Vikings,' which will shoot in Co Wicklow this summer. Byrne will return to Irish shores to play Earl Haraldson, a political leader whose position is threatened by young descendant of the gods, Ragnor Lothbrok, who is attempting to become Kings of the Vikings. more |
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| INDUSTRY | Ireland Signs Co-Production Treaty With South Africa At Cannes | |
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| DISTRIBUTION | Sé Merry Doyle's 'Quiet Man' Documentary Gets Irish Cinema Release | |
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| PRODUCTION | Irish Director Ruairi Robinson's 'Last Days on Mars' Begins Filming As New Cast Added | |
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- The 1st JOHN FORD IRELAND Film Symposium |
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- Filmbase: RED Scarlet Camera Weekend |
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- Men In Black 3 (3D) (Sony Pictures) |
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- Loosehorse - Assistant Producer |
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Saturday 26th May 15.45 - Ponc @na Movies - TG4 16.15 - Pop 4 - TG4 17.20 - Sinn Féin Ard Fheis: The Leader's Speech - RTÉ One 18.30 - Sgt Mattie - RTÉ One 19.00 - Winning Streak - RTÉ One 19.00 - Waterworld - BBC Two 19.15 - An Troid Fhuilteach - TG4 20.00 - Eurovision Song Contest - RTÉ One 22.15 - Dara O'Briain This Is The Show - BBC Two Sunday 27th May Monday 28th May Tuesday 29th May Wednesday 30th May 17.00 - ROY - RTÉ Two 17.55 - Ponc@na Movies - TG4 18.25 - Aifric - TG4 19.00 - The Way We Worked - RTÉ One 19.30 - Comhrá - TG4 19.30 - Temple Street Children's Hospital - TV3 20.00 - Siar sna 90idí - TG4 20.00 - Fair City - RTÉ One 20.00 - Siar sna 90idí - TG4 20.30 - Paul Flynn: Irish Food - RTÉ One 20.30 - Ros na Rún - TG4 21.00 - Greyhound View - TG4 21.30 - Imeall Rogha - TG4 21.35 - Prime Time - RTÉ One 22.00 - Laochra Gael - TG4 22.30 - Marú - TG4 23.10 - The Works - RTÉ One 23.50 - Oireachtas Report Friday 1st June 16.30 - Referendum 2012 - RTÉ One 17.00 - ROY - RTÉ Two 17.30 - Bog Stop - TG4 18.45 - Ponc - Sos Ceoil - TG4 19.00 - Nationwide - RTÉ One 19.30 - Bloom - RTÉ One 20.30 - The New Irish - After The Bust - RTÉ One 20.30 - Seo Spóirt - TG4 21.40 - The Late Late Show 50th Anniversary Special - RTÉ One 23.20 - Mobs Mheiriceá - TG4 |
| FIVE MINUTES WITH... | John Ford Ireland Symposium Lead Researcher Dr Liam Burke |
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| Dr Liam Burke of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media at NUI Galway is the John Ford Ireland Film Symposium's lead researcher and has been busily putting together the event over the past number of months. He talks to IFTN about why John Ford should be celebrated; what those in the industry can look forward to, and his key considerations in programming the symposium's series of events. more | |
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| ACTORS | Saoirse Ronan To Star In World War One Drama 'Testament Of Youth' |
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| Irish actress Saoirse Ronan will take on the lead role in new feature film 'Testament of Youth.' The Carlow-native is set to play British pacifist Vera Brittain in the David Heyman-produced period drama, which was announced at Cannes last week. more | |
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| SHORTS | Production on Scéal Short Films Hits Halfway Stage |
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| Production on six Irish-language short films chosen as part of the TG4 and BAI Scéal short film initiative has reached the halfway stage with filming on three of the 25-minute short films now complete. more | |
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| BROADCAST | RTÉ To Develop Premium On-Demand Service As Part Of New Digital Division |
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| RTÉ is planning to develop a premium on-demand streaming service as part of the launch of its new digital division, RTÉ Digital. The planned paid-for content service will see a number of the broadcaster's television series and other archive content made available for sale online and on-demand. more | |
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| FINANCE | Four Irish Films Receive MEDIA i2i Funding | |
| Three Irish production companies have been awarded funding for four films in the latest round of i2i audiovisual funding from MEDIA Europe. Fastnet Films, Magma Productions and Fantastic Films will receive insurance, completion guarantee, and financing costs for four films. more | |
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| PRODUCTION |Irish Actress Ruth Negga Joins Michael Fassbender And Brad Pitt In 'Twelve Years A Slave' | |
| Irish actress Ruth Negga has been cast as a slave in director Steve McQueen's upcoming feature 'Twelve Years a Slave'. IFTA-winning Negga will join fellow Irish actor Michael Fassbender, who was cast earlier this year, and the recently cast Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood). more | |
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| BROADCAST | Belfast To Get Local TV Station | |
| Belfast is to get its own local TV station with UK media watchdog Ofcom inviting bidders to submit applications for the broadcast licence. Bidding is now open for the licence, which will provide a 12-month service to Belfast residents. Ofcom will make its final decision on applications in the autumn. more | |
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| ACTORS| Liam Neeson To Star In Crime Thriller 'A Walk Among The Tombstones' | |
| Liam Neeson has been confirmed to star in crime thriller 'A Walk Among The Tombstones,' which will begin shooting in New York next year and is based on Lawrence Block's popular crime novel of the same name. more | |
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| ACTORS | Pierce Brosnan Signs Up For Spy Thriller 'November Man' |
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| Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been confirmed to star in espionage thriller 'November Man.' The project is the first to be produced under a multi-feature financing and distribution deal involving Brosnan's US-based production company Irish DreamTime and The Solution Entertainment Group.. more | |
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| INDUSTRY | Cork Film Centre & Cork Screen Commission Establish Central Film Hub |
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| The Cork Film Centre and the Cork Screen Commission have joined forces and set up house together in the latest move to promote the area of Cork as a prime filming location. more | |
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| INDUSTRY |Production Companies Invited To Meet With RTÉ Commissioning Editors |
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| RTÉ are inviting producers and production companies to meet their commissioning teams as part of a question and answers session on June 15.. more | |
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| SHORTS | Irish Short 'It's A Wonderful Death' To Shoot At Aviva Stadium |
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| Irish short film 'It's a Wonderful Death' will start shooting at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday (May 26). Filming will take place on location at the Aviva during the Ireland versus Bosnia match, and will be followed by interior shoots the following week..more | |
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| BROADCAST | RTÉ Reveals Line-up For 'Late Late Show' 50th Anniversary Special |
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| Former 'Late Late Show' presenters Gay Byrne and Pat Kenny will join current host Ryan Tubridy for a special 50th anniversary episode of the show on Friday, June 1.more | |
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| AWARDS| ROSG Win Big At Oireachtas Irish Language Awards |
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| Galway-based production company ROSG has picked up the prestigious prize of Television Series of the Year for its documentary 'Scéal na Gaeilge' at the Oireachtas Communication Awards .more | |
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TRAINING | The Factory Launches Screen Acting Programme |
| The Factory in Dublin has announced details of its first year-long Screen Acting Programme, beginning this September..more | |
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- Eurotek To Show Off Autodesk's 2013 Releases At Free Seminar - Northern Ireland Screen Announces Short Steps Deadline - Tyrell CCT Launches New Online Store for Post-Production And Broadcast Markets - Saoirse Ronan Launches Barry McCall Exhibition In Aid Of ISPCC | |
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