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11 Apr 2014 ED 659

Latest Industry News on IFTN.ie

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‘Room’ is based on Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel.

George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic gets an early renewal that will take it through 2016.

Global stars and home-grown talent came together to celebrate the home industry.

The winners of this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards were revealed tonight at a star-studded Awards Ceremony at the Double Tree by Hilton venue in Dublin 4 hosted by the Irish Film and Television Academy.

Hailed as the most significant Irish film in years, John Michael McDonagh’s ‘Calvary’ has achieved high recognition at home and abroad ahead of its release in Irish cinemas today.

Ruairi Robinson's debut feature is a science fiction thriller.

MIPTV is the world’s most established TV and digital content market - it could be seen as the Cannes Film Festival for TV.Set in Cannes, the world market and creative forum for screen content went from 7-10 April this year.

Fresh from IFTA success, Jamie Doran has been nominated in the Lead Actor category along with a host of other Irish talent for this year’s BAFTA Television Awards in London.

The official trailer for ’Jimmy’s Hall’, starring Barry Ward (‘Songs for Amy’), has been released. The film is directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, who previously collaborated on the multi award-winning historical drama ’The Wind that Shakes the Barley.’

The Irish Film Board has announced that registration for membership of the Irish Pavilion at the 2014 Festival de Cannes is now open. Registration is only open to Irish companies or to individuals working in the Irish film industry.

Protagonist Pictures have secured a vast number of global deals for Lenny Abrahamson’s feature film ‘Frank’, following Magnolia acquiring the film for distribution in North America.

Following on from the major success of ’Game of Thrones’, which added €105m (£87m) to the local economy, Northern Ireland is now hoping to encourage more high-end TV and film productions to the area.

A new department has been set up in RTÉ Commissioning, which is responsible for the commission of all comedy output for RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, and online content.

Element Pictures have announced that principal photography has started on ‘The Lobster’, the first English language film by Yorgos Lanthimos, whose ‘Dogtooth’ won numerous international awards and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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