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Pat Kenny to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at IFTA Gala Television Awards
IFTA, the Irish Film & Television Academy, has announced that broadcaster Pat Kenny is to receive the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award at the IFTA Gala Television Awards, which takes place on Friday 7th October at the DoubleTree Hotel in Dublin. |
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Virgin Media's Multi-Million Euro Investment in TV3's Ballymount Studios
CEO of Virgin Media in Ireland Tony Hanway spoke at an IFTA Industry Breakfast yesterday morning at the National Concert Hall about the evolving industry in Ireland. Part of Hanway's reflections on Virgin Media's contributions to the sector includes its acquisition of TV3. |
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TIFF 2016 kicks off today with 8 Irish titles
The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today featuring a strong Irish line-up across the Special Presentations, TIFF Docs, Gala Presentations, Short Cuts and Vanguard streams. IFB Chief Executive James Hickey is also included in the conference line-up. |
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New series 'Je Mo Peil' to air on TG4
Dearg Films' four-part series sees Peter Coonan and Lochlann Ó Mearáin follow Irish fans at the European Championships in France.
The first episode comes to the small screen this Thursday, September 8th at 22:00 on TG4. Brian Reddin, the writer behind new series 'Fir Bolg' directed and produced the series. |
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IFTA-Winning 'Mom and Me' releases on DVD and On Demand
Element Pictures Distribution has announced the release of Ken Wardrop's documentary on Friday, September 9th.
The film will be available On Demand from iTunes, Virgin Media Ireland and Volta. Element Pictures Distribution acquired the Irish and UK rights in April 2016, having previously worked together on Wardrop's critically acclaimed 'His & Hers'. |
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'Red Rock' S02 acquired by BBC
Following a successful summer run, the second season of TV3's award-winning drama series 'Red Rock' has been acquired by the BBC.
The second season, which includes episodes 81 through to 160, will air to UK audiences next year.
Following its launch on TV3 in January 2015, the hit series has gone from strength to strength and has also been sold to Amazon Prime in the US. |
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Co-Founder Stephen McCormack on upcoming Mediacon Global Entertainment Summit
Mediacon Global Entertainment summit is a two-day conference promoting content creation and open discourse on the digital entertainment industries.
It takes place in Dublin Castle from September 13th-14th and features over 400 delegates from 20 countries. |
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Special Open Day Event in Troy Studios, Saturday October 15th
Screen Training Ireland, the Irish Film Board and Troy Studios are hosting the free open day, which is organised to provide potential filmmakers with a full overview of working in film.
The deadline for registration is Monday, September 26th 2016. |
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Virgin Media CEO Discusses the Future of TV and Digital Services at IFTA Industry Breakfast
Tony Hanway is the CEO of Virgin Media in Ireland and spoke this morning at an Industry Breakfast hosted by the Irish Film & Television Academy at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. |
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Cinemagic Announces 2016 Film and Television Festival Programme
The festival runs from October 7th-30th featuring over two hundred films, and opens with Warner Bros' animated feature 'Storks'.
The closing film is Roger Ross' 'Life, Animated', which is also due to screen as part of the IFI Documentary Film Festival on Sunday September 5th.. |
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