Edition: 395 Date: 06/11/2008
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  Gerry Stembridge Talks 'Alarm'
Director/ Writer Gerry Stembridge (About Adam, Guiltrip) talks to IFTN on the eve of the release of his new psychological thriller 'Alarm'. Stembridge chats about eerie commuter towns, his leading lady Ruth Bradley and creating terror out of the ordinary.more
  Walsh's 'Chatroom' To Receive Film Adaptation
Acclaimed Japanese helmer Hideo Nakata, the director of 'Ringu', 'The Ring Two' and 'Dark Water', is being lined up to bring Irish writer Enda Walsh's play 'Chatroom' to the big screen more
  UTV Hits back at BECTU Claims
Following on from BECTU's attack on UTV over potential redundancies, Michael Wilson, Managing Director, UTV Television gives his response.more
  'Pumpgirl' Wraps In Northern Ireland
Principal photography has wrapped in Northern Ireland on the low budget drama 'Pumpgirl', the directorial debut of Carol Moore and written by actress turned screenwriter Abbie Spallen (Pavee Lackeen).more
  'Raising Children' Airing on TV3
Paradise Pictures, producers of the 'Diary of…', series have their new celebrity parenting series 'Raising Children' airing on TV3 this Monday 10 November at 8pm.more
'The Race' Sold to BFS Entertainment
High Point Films has pre-sold North American rights for Grand Picture's 'The Race' to BFS Entertainment. The film completed principal photography in Ireland last weekend. more
'Get Collins' Nominated for Intl. Doc Award
Mint Productions 'Get Collins' has been chosen as a finalist in the International Documentary Awards - ABC News VideoSource Category - to be held in the Directors Guild in Los Angeles on 5th December. more
Winter's End Receives EAVE Funding
Irish company Winter's End is among five EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) graduates to be granted development funding as part of the MEDIA Development funding session for the project 'In God's Garden' to be directed by Patrick Kenny (Winter's End). more
'Fairytale of Kathmandu' Scoops Barcelona Award
The documentary 'Fairytale of Kathmandu' has received its second award in seven days, The Film Critics Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 8th Barcelona Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. more
BECTU Launches Attack on UTV
Media and entertainment union BECTU has launched a public attack on Northern Irish ITV franchise holder UTV, claiming the broadcaster is failing to negotiate over its plans to make to cut 30-35 jobs in production and would not rule out compulsory redundancies. more
Mint's 'Bertie' to air on RTÉ
Mint Productions new four part documentary series centering on former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern entitled 'Bertie' begins airing on Monday 3 November on RTÉ One at 9pm. more
Metrodome Pick Up Rights To 'Fifty Dead Men'
Having screened at the Toronto Film Festival, Indie distributor Metrodome Distribution has taken U.K. and Irish distribution rights to Kari Skogland's 'Fifty Dead Men Walking' in a deal with co-producers HandMade Films International. more
Irish Shorts Scoop Intl. Festival Awards
Irish short films 'Janey Mary', 'The Morse Collectors' and 'The Battle of the Boyne' have all scooped international awards at recent festivals.more
 PLUS:

- NI Film Festival For Philadelphia
- Sheridan to Present Fricker With Kerry Award
- North American Release for 'Eden'
- 'The Race' Crosses Finishing Line
- 'Kings' Commended at PRIX EUROPA
- Japanese Film Fest Comes to Ireland
- Series 'Your Not the Man I Married' On BBCNI
- Short Film Update - QFT, Clones & 'Frankie'

NIKO AND THE WAY TO THE STARS
The animated feature is released in cinemas on 28 November. Check it out!

- Sheffield's DocFest
- American Film Market shows New Irish Films
- Waterford Film Festival
- Northern Ireland Screen: 4mations Animated Digital Shorts Deadline
- European Youth Film Festival Deadline
- Magners Irish Film Festival
- Cinemagic International Film Festival for Young People
- Connecting Cottbus 2008:Cottbus Film Festival
- Magners Boston Irish Film Festival
- Northern Ireland Screen: Digital Shorts Deadline
- Northern Ireland Screen: Digital Nation Deadline
- Media:Support for TV Broadcasting
- The UK's Screenwriting Festival: deadline Son of a Pitch competition

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- Easy Virtue (Pathé (Eclipse)
- W. (Lionsgate (Eclipse)
- Alarm
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- Loopline Film FSTI: Feature Documentary Workshop
- Film Base Training: Directing for the Screen
- Instituto Cervantes Workshop: Moving Worlds Cinemas of Migration
- Mediamatic: New Media Workshops - Any Media Documentary
- Galway Film Centre: Camera & Editing
- Filmbase Training: Final Cut Pro 200
- Sohoeditors; DVD Studio Pro
- IFI Evening Course - Film and Human Rights: Screening Realities
- Galway Film Centre: From Idea to Script
- Clonboo Films:Red One Workshop
- FÁS Screentraining Ireland: Company Accounts
   
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8thNovember - Saturday
5.00pm – All Ireland County Quiz – TV3
8.15pm – Winning Streak Dream Ticket – RTE1
9.05pm – All Star Family Fortunes - UTV
9.45pm - Tubridy Tonight – RTE1

9th November - Sunday
6.00pm – Aicid: An Fliú Mór in Éirinn – BBC2
6.30pm – Gaybo Laughs Back – RTE1
7.30pm – Capital D – RTE1
8.00pm – Aon Scéal – TG4
8.30pm – Killinaskully - RTE1
9.00pm – Alexander – TV3
9.30pm
– Cogar – TG4
9.30pm - The Clinic - RTE1
10.35pm – Would You Believe? – RTE1

10th November - Monday
7.30pm – Scannal! – RTE1
7.30pm – Gradam Phobal na Gaeltachta – TG4
8.00pm – Raising Children – TV3
9.00pm - Nolan Live - BBC1
9.00pm – The Apprentice - TV3
9.35pm – Bertie – RTE 1
10.00pm – Seacht – BBC2
11.25pm – Brathadóiri – TG4

11th November - Tuesday
6.00pm – Xposé - TV3
8.30pm – Ros na Rún - TG4
9.00pm – How the Irish Have Sex – TV3
9.00pm – My Family at War – BBC1
10.00pm – Crunch Time:The Great Property Crash – TV3
10.15pm – And the Red Poppies Dance - RTE1
10.40pm – We Will Remember Them – UTV
11.10pm – The Words of War - UTV
11.25pm – Anamnocht Aicid – TG4

12th November - Wednesday
7.30pm – Rachel Allen: Bake – RTE1
7.30pm – Ceann Dubhrann – BBC2
7.30pm – Luach ár Linne – TG4
8.30pm – Off the Rails– RTE1
9.00pm – Seoda – TG4
9.00pm –Living With Murder - TV3
9.30pm – Pimpernel sa Vatican – TG4

13th November - Thursday
7.00pm - Ear to the Ground - RTE1
8.30pm – Ros na Rún – TG4
8.30pm – Buyer Beware! – RTE1
9.05pm
– Samantha Who? – TG4
10.15 – Brathadóiri – TG4
11.05pm
– The Investigators – RTE1

14th November - Friday
7.30pm - Aon Scéal - TG4
7.30pm - Come West Along the Road - RTE1
8.30pm – Luach ár Linne – TG4
9.00pm – Lesser Spotted Ulster - UTV
9.00pm - You're Not the Man I Married - BBC1
9.35pm – The Late Late Show – RTE1
11.20pm – Seoda – TG4
11.25pm - Langerland.TV - RTE2