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| Budget Increase For IFB, Arts Council & S481 Extended |
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It was good news all round yesterday for the Irish film industry at Minister for Finance Brian Cowen’s Budget 2008, with Irish Film Board funding securing an 18% funding hike, and Section 481 extended to 2012.
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| Filming Wraps On Stembridge's 'Alarm'
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Irish-Swedish co-production ‘Alarm’, written and directed by Gerry Stembridge (About Adam, Nora), wraps a five week shoot on location in Dublin and Wicklow this Friday 7th December. more |
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| 'Garage' Awarded Best Feature at Turin Fest |
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Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘Garage’ has been declared Best Feature Film winner, receiving a cash prize of €25,000, at the prestigious 25th Turin Film Festival this weekend. more |
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| TV3 Inks Three Year GAA Championship Deal |
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TV3 has closed a deal securing a package of live and exclusive GAA Championship matches for the next three years. more |
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Irish Shorts Selected for Sundance
Films from award winning Irish directors Simon Fitzmaurice and Ken Wardrop have been selected to screen in the Shorts Programme at the forthcoming Sundance Film Festival. more |
'The Escapist' World Premiere At Sundance
Rupert Wyatt’s ‘The Escapist’, shot on location in Ireland, is set to receive its World Premiere screening at the Sundance Film Festival (17 – 26 January 2008). more |
The Dubliners Talk To Gleeson at 'Opera'
Actor Brendan Gleeson (Beowulf, Troy) is set to interview members of The Dubliners - Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna and John Sheehan - at a special screening of Kevin Sheldon’s ‘O’Donoghue’s Opera’ at the IFI on Tuesday, December 11th at 7.00pm.
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Cine Electric Clinch Carlow & Dundalk Theatre Deals
Irish lighting and facilities supplier Cine-Electric has landed two lucrative theatre contracts for the new Carlow Arts Centre and An Tain Theatre in Dundalk more |
‘Kings’ NI Release This Week
‘Kings’, the Irish languge feature from writer/director Tom Collins is released in Northern Ireland this weekend. The award winning film stars Colm Meaney and is Ireland’s first ever Foreign Language entry to the Oscars®. more |
Post Begins On Sitcom ‘The Roaring Twenties’
Filming has wrapped on new RTÉ sitcom ‘The Roaring Twenties’, which shot for two weeks in Ardmore Studios and Rathmines. more |
IFTA Seeks Production Co-Ordinator
IFTA is looking for an experienced Production Co-Ordinator for the upcoming 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards. more |
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