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| ‘Hunger’ Scoops Cannes Camera d’Or |
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Hunger’, shot on location in Northern Ireland, has won the prestigious Camera d’Or prize for Best First Feature at the 61st Cannes Film Festival more |
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| Recks ‘Eden’ Opens in Lighthouse Cinema |
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Declan Reck’s feature film ‘Eden’ opens in the new Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield on Friday 30th May. IFTN caught up with the award-winning director to find out how he brought Eugene O’Brien’s acclaimed play to the big screen.. more |
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| Gerry Johnston Launches Explosive New Book |
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A new book by Irish special effects artist Gerry Johnston, entitled ‘Lights, Camera, Dynamite: The Adventures of a Special Effects Director’. IFTN caught up with the man who has spent over 40 years creating on-screen illusion to talk explosions, fireworks and saving 007. more |
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| Irish TV Series Travel to Monte Carlo |
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Element Pictures ‘Prosperity’, Showtime’s ‘The Tudors’, Parallel Films ‘The Clinic’ and RTÉ’s ‘Prime Time Investigates’ will go head to head against top series from the US and UK at this year’s Monte Carlo TV Festival.more |
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‘Skunk Fu!’ Hits the US
IFTA winning animation series ‘Skunk Fu!’, produced by Kilkenny-based animation house Cartoon Saloon, is set to air on the Cartoon Network US. more |
SDGI To Showcase Irish Director
The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland, in association with the Directors Guild of America, is seeking applications for the 4th Annual Directors Finders Series 2008. more |
IFCO Annual Report Published
The Irish Film Censor’s Office Annual Report, which includes the results of a national survey on attitudes to classification, was published this week.more |
RTE’s ‘Single Handed’ Wraps Filming
Filming wraps this week on the third installment of RTÉ crime drama ‘Single Handed’, directed by IFTA-nominated helmer Anthony Byrne (How About You, Short Order).more |
Host of Irish Films Reach Our TV Screens
RTÉ One and RTE Two are set to screen a host of Irish films this June, including IFTA-winners ‘Adam & Paul’, ‘Song for a Raggy Boy’ and ‘Spin the Bottle’, as part of an Ireland On Screen film season. more |
Eurotek set for Sony Open Day
TV and film equipment supplier Eurotek Ireland and Sony are set to hold an open day to demonstrate High Definition tapeless technology at The Morgan Hotel, Dublin on 5th June. more |
Battle of the Boyne Reaches Big Screen
A high-definition film adaptation of the historic Battle of the Boyne, produced by Dublin – based production outfit Agtel, has reached the big screen in the new Battle of the Boyne Visitors Centre, Oldbridge, County Meath.more |
‘Nano Nagle’ Story to Film in Ireland
A feature documentary on 18th century Irish woman Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Order of Nuns, is set to begin filming on location in Ireland this summer, produced by Dublin’s Julie le Brocquy. more |
Gréasán na Méan Requests Course Tenders
Gréasán na Méan Skillnet, which aims to develop innovative training for the media industry, is seeking tenders for upcoming training courses on topics including Final Cut Pro, Managing TV Production, Formats and Pitching & Presentation.more |
PLUS
- Irish Series to Animate Cartoon Forum
- RTÉ Seeks Budding Filmmakers
- Gallagher’s ‘Bright Idea’ Scoops RTS Award
- ‘Moving Worlds’ For Dublin Screenings
- Audience Wanted for New Music Show 'Nollaig No.1'
- ‘An Bhfuil Cead Agam’ Seek Participants
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- BCI Sound & Visio Deadline
- Kerry Film Festival DeadlineBR>
- Galway Film Fair Deadline for Registration
- Bil Keating Summer TV Workshop
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- Starship Dave (Fox)
- Prom Night (Sony)
- Gone Baby Gone (Disney)
- The Waiting Room (Kate Bowe)
- Superhero Movies (Kate Bowe)
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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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31st May- Saturday
5.00pm – Made in Japan – RTÉ 1
10.55pm – Ireland on Screen: Crush Proof – RTÉ2
12.35am–The Ultimate Guide to Everything– RTÉ2
10.30pm–Sa mBaile i Manhattan – TG4
1st June - Sunday
6.30pm – Sonia’s Last Lap - RTÉ1
7.30pm - Corrigan Knows Food – RTÉ1
12.00pm - My Big Idea- RTÉ2
12.25am– The Week in Review- TV3
2nd June - Monday
6.30pm - The Restaurant: 5 Star Cook Off – RTÉ1
6.00pm - Xpose - TV3
7.30pm - Written Off - RTE1
8.00pm - Insight – UTV
8.30pm – Disasters – RTÉ1
8.15pm – Cogar– TG4
10.00pm – Shabby Go Chick – TG4
3rd June - Tuesday
7.00pm –My Family Aren't Wasters - RTE1
8.00pm – How To Be A Property Developer- TV3
8.30pm– House Hunters in the Sun Revisited - RTE1
9.00pm– Paddywhackery- TG4
10.35pm– Arts Lives: Patrick McCabe- Blood Relations- RTÉ1
10.50pm – The Ultimate Guide To Everything - RTE2
11.15pm - The View – RTE1
4th June - Wednesday
5.30pm – UTV Life – UTV
6.30pm – Xpose – TV3
7.30pm – Fresh From the Farmers' Markets - RTE1
8.30pm – Room to Improve - RTE1
9.30pm – Mary Kelly sa Bhearna Bhaoil – TG4
5th June - Thursday
3.00pm – Popscene – CH6
6.00pm – Comortas Scannan TG4 2008- TG4
8.00pm – Capital D - RTÉ1
8.00pm – Dorn Lan Duil - TG4
8.30pm – Muintir na Mara- TG4
10.15pm – Surgeons–RTÉ1
11.10pm – What In The World –RTÉ1
6th June - Friday
7.30pm – The Full Set – RTE1
8.00pm - Canunti Ceoil - TG4
8.30pm - Vets on Call- RTÉ 1
9.35pm - Ireland on Screen: Goldfish Memory – RTÉ1
10.40pm - Nobody Knows… - TV3
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