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10 Oct 2013 ED 633

Latest Industry News on IFTN.ie

‘Citizen Charlie’- RTÉ’s TV trilogy charting the rise and fall of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey - will begin production next week, starring Aidan Gillen in the lead role alongside fellow ‘Love/Hate’ actors Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Laurence Kinlan.

Octagon’s Managing Director James Flynn has confirmed to IFTN today that History Channel series ‘Vikings’ will wrap production on its second season this mid-November, with the first season due to air the same month as part of RTÉ’s new autumn schedule.

Boasting the ever-elusive triple threat of writing, directing, and producing a variety of projects for his company Screenworks, Paul Duane’s is a name that might ring a bell for any number of reasons.

‘Moone Boy’ - Chris O’Dowd’s uniquely Irish comedy series filmed in Boyle, Co. Roscommon - has been nominated for an International Emmy award for Best Comedy, it has been announced at MIPCOM.

‘The Lost Ship/'A Long Caillte’ - a new Tile Films/Alc documentary for TG4 investigating the wreckage of the Spanish Armada off the Irish coast - will shoot dramatic reconstructions this 12-13 Oct at Swords Castle & Balbriggan Strand.

RTÉ Global, the newly branded sales and distribution division of RTÉ, has signed a deal with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for exclusive representation in the US of its non-scripted formats, it has been announced at MIPCOM this week.

Monster Entertainment, the Dublin-based distribution company, has secured a number of new licensing deals at MIPCOM - including the sale of its pre-school animated series ‘I’m a Creepy Crawly’ to ABC Australia and Al Jazeera.

'The Fall' - BBC Northern Ireland’s thriller featuring ‘X-Files’ star Gillian Anderson on the trail of Jamie Dornan’s serial killer - will begin filming season two in Belfast next February, once again supported by NI Screen.

Viewers are set to witness a landmark event on Irish television this coming weekend, with Ireland’s first animated series for adults to hit our screens Saturday the 12th of October, on TV3’s sister channel 3e.

Irish web-drama ‘Cuckoo’ has received two nominations in the prestigious Lovie Awards - the series has been nominated in the Music and Entertainment category, as well as being in the running for the overall People’s Lovie Award, and needs public votes to push it through the final stage.

IFTN takes a look at festival news of Irish interest from around the world - Irish Film in New York a roaring success, Kerry Film Festival honouring costume designer Consolata Boyle, and Clones Film Festival confirming three new screenings for their late October event.

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