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| Irish Broadcasting set for New Content Regulator |
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Irish broadcasting is set for a new single content regulator, called the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which will takeover the roles currently held by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. more |
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| Irish Talent Take Home BAFTAs |
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Irish director John Crowley has scooped a Director Fiction / Entertainment BAFTA for Channel 4 drama ‘Boy A’, while Morna Ferguson and Lorraine Glynn from ‘My Boy Jack’ picked up a Make-Up and Hair Design accolade at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2008.
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| Directors Szabó, Jordan & Recks For FERA |
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Dublin will play host to the General Assembly of the Federation of European Film and Television Directors (FERA) from 30 May - 1 June. Guests at the AGM will include Hungarian director István Szabó (Being Julia), Oscar-winning Irish writer/director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, and IFTA winning director Declan Recks (Pure Mule). more |
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| RTÉ Cooks up New Reality Series |
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Filming is underway on new RTÉ reality series ‘Heat’, which sees celebrity chefs Kevin Thornton and Kevin Dundon and eight budding cooks go head to head in the kitchen. more |
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| ‘Spiderhole’ Wraps Kerry Shoot |
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Horror film ‘Spiderhole’, produced by Irishman Patrick O’Neill, has wrapped a 19 day shoot on location in Co. Kerry. The feature, written and directed by English helmer Daniel Simpson, will now shoot final footage on location in London. more |
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Irish Author Pens Superhero Movie Guide
Debut Irish author Liam Burke has penned a guide to Superhero Movies, set to hit bookshops later this month. The book, ‘Pocket Essential Superhero Movies’, tracks the history of comic book characters being brought to life on the cinema screen.
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Meaney Signs for ‘The Damned United’
Irish actor Colm Meaney (Kings, Intermission) is set to star in Emmy-award winning director Tom Hooper’s ‘The Damned United', the biopic of English soccer coach Brian Clough. more |
McGuigan & Young For ‘Fabulous Food Adventure’
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ winner Barry McGuigan and runner up, singer Paul Young, are set to reunite for Edge Films food series ‘The Fabulous Food Adventure', being shot for UTV. more |
Animation Series ‘On the Air’ on BBC NI
The second series of comic animated series ‘On the Air’ is currently airing Fridays at 10.35pm on BBC One NI. The ten-part series, produced by Belfast-based animation studio Flickerpix, features popular Northern Irish radio host Gerry Anderson and his faithful sidekick Sean Coyle in 3D animation. more |
Nesbitt to Film ‘Five Minutes of Heaven’
IFTA-winning actor James Nesbitt (Murphy’s Law, Cold Feet) is set to star in TV drama ‘Five Minutes of Heaven’, commissioned by BBC Drama Northern Ireland, due to film in Belfast in the coming weeks. more |
RED Camera Captures Corcoran’s ‘Rage’
John Corcoran (Poultry in Motion, Virtues of a Sinner) has wrapped filming on his latest short film ‘Rage’, shot on the new Red One Camera, supplied by Dublin’s Production Depot. more |
Irish Market Screenings at Cannes Film Fest
New Irish films including; ‘The Daisy Chain’, ‘The Escapist’, ‘Summer of the Flying Saucer’ and ‘Buy Borrow Steal’, will screen at the Market during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (14 -25 May). more |
'Written Off?' Examines Adult Illiteracy
A new series ‘Written Off?’, which follows the journey of a group of people with literacy difficulties, kicked off on Monday 12th May at 7.30pm on RTE One. more |
Kildare Brings Aisling Walsh ‘In Focus’
Award winning Irish director Aisling Walsh (Song for a Raggy Boy, Damage) is set to attend Kildare County Council’s ‘In Focus’, a forum for film discussion, screenings and exchange of ideas, at the Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Kildare on Thursday 22nd May at 8.00pm. more |
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- Bil Keating Centre Set Summer Workshop
- Waterford Film Fest Open for Entries
- Film School Interactive Scriptwriting Workshops
- O’Reilly Named ‘Best Human Rights Director’
- Hollywood Trials’ Ends Tonight
- ‘The Wednesdays’ Wins at NYC Fest
- Three Shorts Win GFC Script Awards
- ‘Copy’ for Hamburg Short Film Fest
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