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| John Moore Adapts Connolly’s ‘Book of Lost Things’
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Irish feature film director John Moore (The Omen, Flight of the Phoenix, Behind Enemy Lines) has optioned the rights to adapt the fantasy novel ‘The Book of Lost Things’ from bestselling Irish author John Connolly. more |
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| ‘Shrooms’ & ‘Once’ Selected for Edinburgh Film Fest |
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Paddy Breathnach’s latest feature film ‘Shrooms’ will receive it’s world premiere screening at the forthcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival (15 – 26 August). The Scottish festival will also host the UK premiere of John Carney’s award winning feature ‘Once’. more |
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| Irish Teen Cast In Peter Jackson's ‘The Lovely Bones’
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Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong) has cast young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan alongside Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) and Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson, The Notebook) in the feature film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s bestseller ‘The Lovely Bones’. more |
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| Huberman & Fergus Circle ‘Satellites & Meteorites’ |
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Irish actors Amy Huberman (The Clinic, Showbands) and Adam Fergus (Trouble in Paradise, Inside I'm Dancing) are lined up to star in ‘Satellites & Meteorites’, a new independent Irish feature from writer/director Rick Larkin. more |
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Foyle Film Festival 2007 Call For Entries
The 20th Annual Foyle Film Festival is calling for entries for the Stella Artois Film Awards. Entrants will compete for selection into one of five categories: Best Irish Short; Best Intl Short, Best Animation, Best Documentary or Best Feature. more |
Tyrell Delivers Isilon Systems To Irish Market
American-based clustered storage provider Isilon® Systems, have joined forces with Dublin-based Tyrell:CCT to begin delivering its Isilon IQ clustered storage systems and software to the Irish marketplace. more |
September Date for 45th Shark Advertising Awards
The 45th Shark Awards, and the Promo Shark Awards, are set to run in Kinsale from the 6 – 8 September 2007. The awards and festival promise a feeding frenzy of advertising creatives, broadcasting executives and film production companies coming together for workshops, seminars and the Shark Award ceremonies. more |
World Premiere of Irish Boxing Doco ‘Saviours’
Street Films will host the world premiere of their new documentary ‘Saviours’ at the Galway Film Fleadh this weekend, Sunday July 15th at 4.30pm. The feature length boxing documentary is the debut film for directors Ross Whitaker and Liam Nolan. more |
TV3 Sign Up For Second Installment of ‘Inside & Out’
TV3 have commissioned a second series of the popular makeover series ‘Inside and Out’. Produced by Edge Films, the first series aired in early 2007 pulling in an average viewership of 220,000 per episode.
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Cast of NI Production ‘Rapunzel’ Announced
The cast of ‘Rapunzel’, the third of four comedy dramas to be made by Hat Trick Productions in Northern Ireland, has been confirmed. The all-star cast will include Lee Ingelby (George Gently, Life on Mars), Charity Wakefield (Sense and Sensibility, Jane Eyre), Shaun Williamson (Extra’s, EastEnders), and Geraldine James (Little Britain, The Time of Your Life). more |
Van Outen and White For ‘Empress’s New Clothes’
More ‘Fairy Tales’ casting news sees presenter/actress Denise Van Outen (Any Dream Will Do, Chicago) and Liz White (Life on Mars) take top billing in the BBC NI production of ‘The Empress's New Clothes’, the fourth and final installment of the comedy drama series. more |
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- BCI Extends Access Rules to Three New Channels
- Ciarán Hope Leads Irish Score For ‘Screw Cupid’
- Behan On Film’ at IFI
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