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| Colm Meaney Leads 'The Race'
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A new Irish feature 'The Race' starring Irish actor Colm Meaney (Intermission, Kings) has begun filming in Belfast and Monaghan with German director Andre Nebe (Tricky Fingers, Examen) directing. more |
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| 'Tudors' Scoops Four Canadian Geminis
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Showtime's 'The Tudors' has triumphed at the Geminis - Canada's TV Awards, claiming four trophies including Irish actress Maria Doyle Kennedy picking up the Best Supporting Actress Award. more |
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| Dublin Shoot For New 'George Gently' Series |
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Shooting begins on the first of four new instalments of the ‘George Gently’ series in Dublin on 27 October. Co-produced by Element Pictures and Company Pictures for BBC, the drama ‘Gently in the Night’ is scheduled for a four week shoot around various locations on Dublin’s Northside.more |
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| McCann & Whittaker For 'Occi v's The World' |
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With principal photography underway in Sligo, Conor McDermottroe's debut feature, 'Occi vs. the World' which he wrote and is directing will star up and coming actors Martin McCann (Closing the Ring, soon to be seen in Tom Hank's 'Pacific') and Jodie Whittaker (Venus, St. Trinian's) and also features the Irish actors Gerard McSorley (Omagh), Marcella Plunkett and Brid Brennan.more |
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| Cork Film Fest Announces Short Winners |
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The winners of the Corona Cork Film Festival short film awards were announced over the weekend concluding yet another successful festival.more |
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| 'Mobs' Interviews Gangster Pat Nee |
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TG4 documentary series 'Mobs Mheirceá' continues its journey to Boston on Thursday at 10pm with an exclusive interview with Pat Nee about his life as a gangster working alongside the last of the Irish Mobsters still at large today - Whitey Bulger.more |
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Grand Pics Green Light 'Wide Open Spaces'
Dublin based Grand Pictures will commence principal photography on November 10 on a new comedy feature 'Wide Open Spaces' penned by 'Father Ted' co writer Arthur Matthews. Starring Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted) and Ewen Bremner (Fool's Gold), 'Wide Open Spaces' will be directed by Tom Hall (Bachelors Walk). more |
Ardmore Presents Three Restored Titles to Irish Archive
For the 50th anniversary celebrations of Ardmore Studios, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors), Kevin Moriarty (Managing Director of Ardmore Studios) and Morgan O'Sullivan (Tudors Series Executive Producer) presented three films produced in the early years of the studios to the Irish Film Archive.more |
Ní Chianáin Scoops Best Director Award at Spanish Fest
Director Neasa Ní Chianáin took the Best Director (Documentary) prize at the Ourense International Film Festival in Spain for her work on the film, 'Fairytale of Kathmandu', the controversial documentary focusing on the poet Cathal O Searcaigh's life in Nepal. more |
IFB Announce 'Virtual Cinema' Short Film Scheme
The Irish Film Board has announced the new deadline of their short film scheme Virtual Cinema. Applications will be accepted until Friday, November 21st. more |
John Moore's 'Max Payne' Tops US box office
Irish director John Moore's (Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix) film adaptation of the video game 'Max Payne' starring Mark Wahlberg (The Italian Job) has topped the US box office over the weekend. more |
Adams to shoot 'Leap Year' in Ireland
Actress Amy Adams (Junebug, Ella Enchanted) is to play the lead in a new romantic comedy 'Leap Year', to be set in Ireland according to the Hollywood Reporter. more |
Neeson to star with Ricci in 'After, Life'
Irish Actor Liam Neeson (Michael Collins) is star opposite Christina Ricci (Speedracer) in the psychological thriller 'After,.Life' produced by LLeju Productions and Plum Pictures. more |
Linehan's 'IT Crowd' Up For Intl. Emmy
'Father Ted' Irish co-writer Graham Linehan, has been nominated for Best Comedy at the 36th International Emmy Awards for the Channel 4 series 'The IT Crowd' for which he created and writes for.more |
New Doc series ‘Living With Murder’ Airs on TV3
‘Living with Murder’ produced by Sideline Productions is the new four part series examining the rise in Irish murder began airing on TV3, Wednesday 22nd of October at 9.00pm more |
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- Clones Fest Screening 'Alexander Pearce' Preview
- Kavanagh's 'Tin Can Man' Wins At Melbourne Awards
- Upcoming Deadline for Arts Council 'Film Maker in Residence'
- 'Seacht' To Broadcast On NI BBC 2
- Launch Of Youth Produced Series 'Da Gist'
- TG4 Celebratory Book Launch
- Irish Shorts Update
- Boston Irish Fest Unveils Lineup
- 'Insatiable' Screening at Queersicht
- EFA Nominations & Jury for 2008 Documentary Award
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