Edition 327 Date:07/06/2007
Once Becoming Jane
IFTAs Pilgrim Speed Dating
 RTÉ Commissioning Round Announced
RTÉ is looking for Factual, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Educational, Regional, Young People’s, Multi-cultural, Education programming agus Cláracha Gaeilge.more
 Darklight Festival Symposium Confirmed for June
The four-day Darklight Festival Symposium 2007 combining exhibitions, workshops, screening and master classes, discussion will take place from the 21st - 24th of June at Film Base, Irish Film Institute and CineWorld, Dublin, Ireland.more
 O’Toole to Star in Second Series of ‘The Tudors’
Peter O’Toole is to play Pope Paul III in the second series of ‘The Tudors’. O’Toole, who has received eight Oscar nominations over his career, will join Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, John Kavanagh, Nick Dunning and Maria Doyle Kennedy for seven episodes of the series, which begins shooting this week at Ardmore Studios.  more
 TV3 Appoints New Director of Programming
TV3 have appointed Ben Frow, former features editor at Channel Four and latterly commissioning editor at Channel Five, as head of programming. The appointment is subject to BCI regulatory approval. more
New Irish Feature ‘8.5 Hours’ Begins Post-Production
Irish feature film ‘8.5 Hours’, produced by Instigator films, has recently wrapped filming and begun postproduction at the editing suites of Dublin company Tangerine. more
Rediscover Northern Ireland in Washington DC
Over the weekend (31st May-3rd June), director/screenwriter Terry Loane talked about his film ‘Mickybo & Me’, director/screenwriter Pearse Elliott presented ‘The Mighty Celt’, while renowned documentary maker John T. Davis brought his ‘Shellshock Rock’ to Washington DC. more
Re-Mastered Version of ‘Poitín’ to Screen at Galway Film Fleadh
Bob Quinn's 1977 film is being digitally re-mastered and re-dubbed by Framestore, London and Windmill Lane Dublin. A new music score has been composed by Bill Whelan. more
Two Irish Animation Series at Cartoon Forum Catalunya
Two Irish production companies will present their animation series at the 18th annual Cartoon Forum, taking place from September 19th-22nd in the Catalonian city of Girona. ‘Rescue Wrestlers’, produced by JAM Media and ‘Oops-Noah is gone!’ produced by Magma Films, will be showcased at the event. more
Derek Landy Sells Movie Rights of ‘Skulduggery Pleasant’
Warner Brothers have bought the film rights to Irish author Derek Landy’s first novel, ‘Skulduggery Pleasant’, as well as the rights to future titles in the planned nine-book series. more

BBC One Airs Irish-produced documentary ‘Heir Hunters’
A major new documentary series devised and co-produced by Mint Productions debuted on Monday 4th June on BBC1. more

Temple Bar Film Festival, Dublin, 6th–9th June 07
Irish shorts, features, and panel discussion about Irish film distribution are highlights of the three day festival, organised by FilmBase. more
 PLUS:

- Oscailt Short Film Deadline Announced
- FÁS Screen Training Ireland - Location Sound Course
- Films from KIFF to be screened in London and New York
- FilmBase to Host an Action Choreography Masterclass
- Garage Confirmed for Galway Fleadh
- Son of Irish Hypnotist Paul Goldin Nominated for Emmy
- New Belfast Artist to Feature in BBC One Documentary

- IFB/RTÉ Short Cuts Deadline
- Stella Artois Pitching Awards Deadline (Galway Film Fleadh)
- 2007 Cartoon Master Finance, Freising (Munich)
- Hamburg International Short Film Festival
- Sydney Film Festival
- Monte Carlo TV Festival
- Annecy Animation Festival 2007
- Silverdocs
- IFB/RTÉ Short Cuts Deadline
- Cinema Jove International Film Festival
- Taormina Film Festival, Italy
- 'Message to Man' International Documentary, Short and Animated Films Festival
  full listing

- Ocean's 13 (Warner)
- Are We Done Yet? (Sony)
- Scott Walker - 30 Century Man (Eclipse)
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- National Youth Film School
- Cartoon Masters 2007
- ITV Producers' and Commissioners' Forum, Manchester
- Media Moves: Conference conference on understanding, shaping and creating media for social change
- Filmbase Course: Summer Film School Begins
- Filmbase Course: Legal Issues for Filmmakers

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9th June - Saturday
2.00pm - Day Shift - CH6
5.30pm - Daniel O'Donnell In Concert - RTE1
8.25pm - XPOSE EXTRA - TV3
8.10pm -Imigh Le Sruth - TG4
9.35pm - The Trump Card - RTE1

10th June - Sunday
1.30pm – The Sunday Game Live – RTE2
7.30pm - I Want A Garden - RTE1
7.30pm – An Tuath Nua - TG4
9.30pm – The Sunday Game – RTE2
8.00pm – CU Burn – TG4
10.25pm – Chain Reactions – RTE1

11th June - Monday
9.15.15am - Heir's Hunters - BBC1
7.30pm - Three 60 - RTE1
8.00pm – Bia’s Bóthar – TG4
8.30pm - The Harbour: Cork's Hidden Treasure - RTE1
9.30pm – IFTA2007 - Michéal: Sound of Sunday – RTE1
9.35pm - Anonymous - RTE2
10.00pm - Paisean Faisean - TG4
10.35pm - Graham Catney: Made In Belfast - BBC1

12th June - Tuesday
7.00pm - How Long Will You Live? Revisited - RTE1
8.30pm – Corrigan Knows Food – RTE1
8.30pm - Cartai Poist - TG4
10.15pm - Arts Lives - The Undertaking - RTE1
10.35pm – Folks on the Hill - BBC1
10.50pm - The Modest Adventures of David O'Doherty - RTE2
11.15pm - In Search of the Pope's Children - RTE1

13th June - Wednesday
7.30pm – Fresh from the Farmer’s Markets – RTE1
7.30pm - The Greenmount Garden - BBC1
8.00pm – Bualadh Bóthair - TG4
8.30pm - House Hunters - RTE1

14th June - Thursday
8.30pm - No Bearla - TG4
8.30pm - Baby on Board - RTE1
9.30pm - I'm An Adult Get Me Out Of Here - RTE2
10.15pm – Class Clowns – RTE1
10.45pm – O2 Ability Awards 2007 - RTE1
11.05pm - Soupy Norman - RTE2

15th June - Friday
7.30pm - The Full Set – RTE1
8.30pm - Life Without Me - RTE1