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25 July 2013 ED 619

NEWSLETTER

Dublin director Des Doyle and Wexford producer John Wallace of Black Sheep Productions scored a major victory at Comic Con in San Diego in signing a distribution deal with Submarine Entertainment

'Once' director John Carney's 'Can A Song Save Your Life?' starring Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo - is set to receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.

Ruth Bradley - who won the IFTA for Best Actress this year for 'Grabbers' and played Mary in 'Love/Hate' - has won the starring role in 'Horizon', a new US sci-fi pilot from the executive producer of 'The Walking Dead'.

'Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God' - which won the IFTA for Best Feature Documentary this year - has been sold to several international broadcasters and Netflix (UK) and in a series of major deals by international distributor Content Media.

'Indian film producers, hoping to repeat the success of Dublin-shot Bollywood blockbuster 'Ek Tha Tiger', are location scouting in Ireland this week, on a trip organised by the Irish Film Board and Tourism Ireland.

Belfast-based Causeway Pictures, headed by Chris Patterson and Paddy McCarney, has signed on to co-produce a new Dark Horse Comics horror film adaptation with Spygirl Pictures, which will begin filming in Northern Ireland in Spring 2014.

Tyrone Productions, the Belfast and Dublin-based production company, and FremantleMedia have sold the format to their TV dating show 'Date with Fate' to Ukrainian commercial broadcaster 1+1 Group.

RTÉ Director General Noel Curran and TV3 Chief Executive David McRedmond have both responded to the BAI's recommendations for future funding for RTÉ and TG4 over the next five years.

International film producers are invited to apply for the Toronto Film Festival's co-financing market for English language projects aimed at the world market, with a deadline for applications this Friday 26th July.

Movie Extras – who have been responsible for casting such productions as 'Ripper Street', 'Moonfleet', 'Jack Taylor' and Cecelia Ahern's 'Romantic Road' – are holding a photoshoot next Monday 29th July, with people of all ages, sizes and looks welcome.

n IFTN's short films roundup, we take a look at Shane McCabe's short sci-fi adventure 'Incompatible'; 'Blink' which will premiere in Montreal; and Steve Woods' 'Keeping Time' about the dance rituals of the Massai…

'The BAI today released its most recent broadcasting complaints decisions with a third complaint upheld against RTE Radio One's 'Liveline' on 5th March - following two complaints that were upheld against the same instalment of the programme last month.

Lindsay Jane Sedgwick, writer and creator of the IFTA-nominated animated series 'Punky', has seen her Creatives in Animation Network increase in numbers this month to over 160 creative professionals from Ireland and the UK.

Picteilín is seeking submissions for its upcoming media conference which will place on Friday 6th September at Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Trailer of the Week

The Sea

The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.

Director: Stephen Brown
Stars: Bonnie Wright, Ciaran Hinds

Watch Trailer »

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