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10 Oct 2014 ED 680

Latest Industry News on IFTN.ie

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that the feature film 'An Bronntanas' will be Ireland's submission for the Foreign Language category at the 87th annual Academy Awards .

MIPCOM season is upon us again and there will be a strong Irish contingent present at the global entertainment market in Cannes when it kicks off on October 13th , as well as at MIPJunior which runs from 11th-12th October.

Maisie Williams, more commonly known as the fearless Arya Stark from the global phenomenon Game of Thrones, is in Dublin to discuss her new role, that of Abbie in the offbeat new Irish film Gold (out October 10th), written & directed by Niall Heery (Small Engine Repair).

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, has spoken of the 'positive growth and international acclaim' that the Irish Film industry has seen in recent years.

Element Pictures announced that principal photography commences next Monday, October 13th on Darren Thornton's ('Love is the Drug', 'Frankie') debut feature 'A Date for Mad Mary'.

With both Gold and '71 out this week, acclaimed Irish actor David Wilmot takes time out to talk with IFTN about trusting directors, finding good scripts, and how we need an Irish X-Men.

It's the breakthrough that David Caffrey has always dreamed of, but the director of Love/Hate wants you to know there are more bullets in his chamber.

Enniscorthy-born actress Charlie Murphy is one busy woman right now. There's Love/Hate, of course, alongside the BBC hits The Village and Happy Valley, the TV miniseries Quirke, plus period drama Northmen - A Viking Saga and Yann Demange's acclaimed feature debut, '71.

He may have grown up on the mean streets of Sandymount - notorious for its pungent seaweed problem - but KILLIAN SCOTT is keen to show the world that he's more than just a mixed-up thug.

Ahead of the Grierson Awards, which take place in early November and for which 'Here was Cuba' has been nominated in the Best Historical Documentary category, IFTN speaks with co-director and IFTA-winning editor Emer Reynolds…

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today (6th October) announced that it has signed a contract with Teilifís Mhaigh Eo Teoranta (Irish TV) under Section 71 of the Broadcasting Act.

Three delegates from Galway attended the Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Chengdu, China last weekend.

Following nominations by the Oireachtas Communications Committee, four new members are set to be appointed to each of the RTÉ board and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

Treasure Entertainment have announced that they will produce 'Bolt', the film adaptation of Amy Huberman's 2012 novel 'I Wished For You'.