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| Straight Talking About 'Garage' With Pat Shortt |
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Tackling his first straight role, Pat Shortt’s performance in Lenny Abrahamson’s feature film ‘Garage’ has been described as a “revelation”. The Killinaskully writer/actor/producer chats to IFTN about his experiences making the film, adapting his style and the challenges he faced.
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| Ang Lee & Coen Bros. Bookend Corona Film Fest |
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The Corona Cork Film Festival will open on October 14th with the Coen Brother feature ‘No Country For Old Men’, an adaptation of American author Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same title, and will close with Ang Lee’s latest ‘Lust, Caution’ on the 21st. more |
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| €2 Million Funding Boost For IFB
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The Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, Séamus Brennan T.D. has announced €2 million of extra funding for the Irish Film Board in order to increase initiatives that will attract international film and television projects to Ireland. more |
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| Elaine Cassidy On Her Role In 'Father' Feature |
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Irish actress Elaine Cassidy will soon be gracing cinema screens in Anand Tucker’s ‘And When Did You Last See Your Father?’ based on the award-winning memoirs of Blake Morrison. IFTN caught up with the 27 year old Wicklow native to discuss her latest role. more |
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Natalie Portman Joins Jim Sheridan’s ‘Brothers’
Natalie Portman is the latest addition to the cast of Jim Sheridan’s upcoming feature ‘Brothers’ for Relativity Media. The actress, whose credits include ‘Closer’ and ‘Garden State’, will star alongside Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in the love-triangle drama. more |
Celtic Media Festival 2008 Calls for Entries
The 29th Celtic Media Festival, which takes place in Galway from 16th-18th April 2008, is calling for entries for its 18 award categories across film and television.
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Chris Doyle DOP Attending Electronic Arts Fest
Australian-born multi-award winning cinematographer Chris Doyle (Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Quiet American, Hero, 2046) is set to present his work at an evening entitled ‘What I do When I'm Where I am’ as part of this year’s Dublin Electronic Arts Festival, which takes place from the 25th-29th October. more |
Magma’s ‘Oops’ Draws Crowds at Cartoon Forum
Magma Films new animation project ‘Oops…Noah is Gone!’ drew the largest audience at this year’s Cartoon Forum Catalunya’s pitching sessions, which took place in Girona last month. more |
John Dahl Masterclass At Corona Cork Film Fest
FAS Screen Training Ireland is set to host a Director’s Masterclass with award-winning director John Dahl (Red Rock West, The Last Seduction) on the 18th October at Jury’s Hotel, Cork, as part of this year’s Corona Cork Film Festival. more |
Irish Doc Wins At Milano Festival
Ciarin Scott’s ‘Michael Scott – A Changing Man’ has won the Best Editing award at the Milano Documentary Festival, which took place from the 12th-30th September in the Italian city. The award went to the film’s editor Lawrence Barraclough. more |
Rosanna Davison Makes Her TV Presenting Debut
Former Miss World Rosanna Davison has made her TV presenting debut on Edge Film’s ‘The Fabulous Food Adventure’, filmed for UTV. more |
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- FSTI Bursary Award Scheme Call for Applicants
- Irish Click At MIPCOM
- Donegal Director Completes Domestic Violence Doco
- Clones Reveals Scanbitz Panel
- French Films Screening At Waterford Arts Fest
- Staff Restructure & New Appointments at Arts Council
- RTE Releases Wildfire’s ‘Synge’ on DVD
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- Clones Film Festival ScanBitz Film Challenge Deadline for Entries
- MIPCOM 2007
- Ghent International Film Festival
- Arts Council Annual Funding Deadline
- MEDIMED Docs Market, Stiges
- Corona Cork Film Festival
- 2008 Berlinale Talent Campus Deadline For Applications
- Adobe MAX 2007 Europe, Barcelona
- Screen Nation Film & TV Awards
- The 51st Times BFI London Film Festival
- 16th Heartland Film Festival
- Cinema Rome Film Fest
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- The Kingdom (Universal Pictures Ireland)
- Day Watch (Fox)
- The Heartbreak Kid (Paramount/Dreamworks)
- And When Did You Last See Your Father (Walt Disney Ireland)
- Garage (Element Pictures)
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- Soho Editors Course: After Effects Fundamentals
- Soho Editors Course: After Effects Intermediate
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