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| Lighthouse Cinema Re-Opens After 12 Years |
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The new Lighthouse Cinema, located in Smithfield Square, Dublin 7, opens its doors to the public this Friday, 9th May. IFTN chatted to co-founder of the cinema, Maretta Dillon, to find out how the cinema campaigned for a comeback. more |
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| TV Licence Shakeup in Broadcasting Bill
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Arrangements surrounding TV licensing in Ireland are set to receive a range of changes, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced yesterday. These changes will be brought about through the forthcoming Broadcasting Bill.
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| Rea, Sheridan and McColgan Unveil NFS Sponsors
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Irish directors Jim Sheridan and John McColgan and Irish actor Stephen Rea are set to unveil the Role of Honour of Production Industry Founding Sponsors of the National Film School next week.
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| FÁS STI Seeks Screen Leaders |
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FÁS Screen Training Ireland are seeking applications for Screen Leaders, a company development programme devised for experienced owner/managers working in film, television production, animation and post-production facilities.more |
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‘Eden’ and ‘New Boy’ Win at Tribeca
Steph Green’s IFTA-winning short ‘New Boy’ and Declan Recks’ ‘Eden’ have scooped awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, New York. ‘Eden’ actress Eileen Walsh picked up a Best Actress gong, while ‘New Boy’ was named Best Narrative Short.
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Irish Co-production ‘Vasha’ Wraps Filming
Dublin based post-production house Optical Sandwich is set to begin posting on IFB funded feature ‘Vasha’, which recently wrapped a two month shoot on location in Estonia and Germany. more |
Consortiums Compete for DTT Licence
Three consortiums, Boxer DTT, Easy TV and One Vision, will go head to head for the national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) multiplex contracts on offer from BCI.more |
Irish Director to Shoot Delhi Doco
Irish film maker and visual artist, Marc-Ivan O'Gorman (Black Magic, Other) has been commissioned to produce a documentary for English-language Indian TV Channel, NDTV Metronation.more |
‘Apples of the Golan’ Set for June Shoot
Irish co-production ‘Apples of the Golan’, directed by Irish filmmakers Keith Walsh and Jill Beardsworth, is set to beginning filming on location in Syria in June 2008.more |
Paisean Faisean Seeks New Presenter
TG4 is on the look out for a new female presenter with a flair for fashion for the next series of popular fashion / dating show ‘Paisean Faisean’, due to film this summer. more |
Guth Gafa Presents Human Rights Strand
Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festival will present a human rights film strand, in association with Amnesty Ireland, with a host of international documentary makers bringing film’s that call for social change to the fest.more |
Edinburgh Premieres ‘A Film with Me in it’
Ian Fitzgibbon’s comedy thriller ‘A Film with Me in It’, will receive its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival, which takes place from 18th-29th June 2008.more |
‘32A’ and ‘Garage’ Set for Seattle
A host of Irish films, including Marian Quinn’s ‘32A’ and Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘Garage’, are set to screen at the Seattle International Film Festival, which takes place from 22nd May – 15th June 2008. more |
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- IFTA Early Bird Membership Closes
- BRITDOC deadline
- Galway Film Fleadh Deadlines - shorts
- Cannes Film Festival
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- What Happens in Vagas (Fox)
- Speed Racer (Warner)
- Doomsday (Universal)
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- FAS Screen Training Ireland - Screen Leaders
- Filmbase Course: Filmbase Workshop: Being an Independent
- Kevin Crawford Vocal Revolution 2 Day Workshops
- Writing Movies: Laurence Henson Two Day Screenwriting Masterclass
- GFC Course: Four Day Scriptwriting Course with Script Editor, Mark McIlrath
- FAS STI Course: Advanced Music Technology
- Soho Editors Course: Color
- Filmbase Course: Final Cut Pro 200
- Filmbase Course: Legal Issues For Filmmakers
- Filmbase Course: After Effects Level 1
- Filmbase Course: Scriptwriting For Beginners
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10th May- Saturday
7.30am – Popscene - CH6
8.10pm – Two Civilisation: Paddy Whacked – The Irish Mob - RTE2
8.40pm–Siar sna ‘90idi– TG4
9.40pm–Tubridy Tonight – RTE1 (last in series)
11th May - Sunday
6.30pm – Celebrity Bainisteoir - RTE1
7.30pm - No Frontiers – RTE1
8.30pm - Marry Me – RTE1
8.30pm – Seiplinigh na nImirceach - TG4
9.30pm - RTE Sport on Two: The Sunday Game – RTE2
12th May - Monday
3.00pm - The Afternoon Show - RTE1
6.00pm - Xpose - TV3
7.30pm - Written Off - RTE1
9.30pm - Livin' With Lucy - RTE2
9.30pm – PrimeTime Investigates - In Harm's Way - RTE1
10.40pm – Questions & Answers - RTE1
13th May - Tuesday
7.00pm - The One Show - BBC1
7.00pm –My Family Aren't Wasters - RTE1
7.30pm – Ceird An Eheoil - BBC2
8.30pm– House Hunters in the Sun Revisited - RTE1
10.50pm – The Ultimate Guide To Everything - RTE2
11.15pm - The View – RTE1
14th May - Wednesday
7.00pm – Get Well Northern Ireland – BBC2
7.30pm – Fresh From the Farmers' Markets - RTE1
8.30pm – Living the Dream - RTE1
11.15pm – The Last Broadcast – RTE2
15th May - Thursday
7.00pm – Capital D – RTE1
8.30pm – Show Me The Money - RTE1
9.30pm – Hollywood Trials - RTE2
10.15pm – Flesh and Blood - RTE1
10.15pm – How Low Can You Go USA - RTE2
10.45pm – Far Away Up Close - RTE1
16th May - Friday
7.30pm – The Full Set – RTE1
7.30pm - Ainmithe na hEireann - TG4
9.30pm - The Late Late Show - RTE1
10.00pm - The Graham Norton Show - BBC2
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