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Netflix commission Lisa McGee’s How To Get To Heaven From Belfast |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Lisa McGee’s How To Get To Heaven From Belfast has been commissioned for Netflix from Hat Trick Productions, having moved from Channel 4 to the streamer. |
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Adaptation of Marian Keyes’ Grown Ups among new Netflix commissions |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Netflix has announced several new commissions, including a series adaptation of Marian Keyes’ novel Grown Ups, Jamie Dornan-led series The Undertow, and House of Guinness from Peaky Blinders showrunner Steven Knight. |
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Virgin Media Television appoints Anthony Nilan as Director of Programming |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Virgin Media Television (VMTV) has appointed Anthony as Director of Programming. Nilan has held a number of roles since joining VMTV almost 10 years ago, working in commissioning and more recently as Head of Content Strategy. |
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Storyhouse 2024: Nancy Harris & Baz Ashmawy among featured screenwriting talent |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Storyhouse, a new annual festival of screenwriting which will be held in Dublin’s Light House Cinema next Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd March 2024 has added more speakers to its previously announced lineup of international speakers. |
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IFTA Awards 2024: IFTA nominations announced |
| 14 Mar 2024 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2024 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 28 categories in Film & Drama. |
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Deadline approaching for Screen Ireland’s Frameworks scheme |
| 13 Mar 2024 | The deadline for 2024’s Frameworks short film scheme is this Friday, March 15th. |
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Official trailer released for ShinAwil-produced VR series The Faceless Lady |
| 11 Mar 2024 | The Faceless Lady is a VR horror series from ShinAwil, Meta, Crypt TV, and directed by Eli Roth. The upcoming series was shot in Ireland. |
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Celtic Media Festival: Obituary & Lyra among 2024 Torc Award nominees |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Celtic Media Festival: The International Summit of Sound and Screen have unveiled the full list of nominees for the Torc Awards for Excellence. |
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Applications open for Storyland 2024 |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Applications are now open for the 2024 round of the award-winning short drama series Storyland, supported by RTÉ and Screen Ireland. |
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Apple TV+ release Official Trailer for Sugar, starring Colin Farrell |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Apple TV+ have released the official trailer for Sugar, starring Colin Farrell. The new series will debut on the streaming service on April 5th, 2024. |
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Minister Martin announces Terence O’Rourke as new chair of RTÉ |
| 05 Mar 2024 | Catherine Martin, TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media today confirmed the appointment of Terence O’Rourke as the new Chairperson of the Board of RTÉ. She has also announced the appointment of Terri Moloney and Neasa Hardiman to RTÉ’s board. |
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BBC acquire Keeper Pictures’ The Gone |
| 05 Mar 2024 | The BBC, SBS, Acorn, and Canal+ have all acquired the New Zealand-Ireland co-production The Gone. |
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First-look images revealed for Element Pictures’ The Listeners |
| 05 Mar 2024 | The BBC has revealed first-look pictures for Element pictures-produced drama The Listeners, starring Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Ollie West (The Sparrow). The Listeners is based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, who has also written the adaptation, and is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year. |
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Variety Showcase: Key Irish stakeholders chart the international rise of the Irish industry |
| 05 Mar 2024 | Variety has released an article charting the Irish film industry’s growth over the past thirty years, with interviewees including IFTA CEO Áine Moriarty, Big Things Films producer Alan Moloney, and Screen Ireland CEO Désirée Finnegan. |
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“Given the unfolding of recent events, the following matters require clarification”, Siún Ní Raghallaigh statement in full |
| 04 Mar 2024 | Following her resignation as chairwoman of RTÉ on February 23rd, Siún Ní Raghallaigh has released a statement that details what she calls her “enforced dismissal” designed to “traduce [her] reputation”. |
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Three Frameworks shorts to make television debut next week |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Three short films funded through Screen Ireland and RTÉ's flagship Frameworks scheme, Hermit, Regular Rabbit, and Red Rabbit, will make their television debut next week on RTÉ2. |
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Netflix release trailer for The Tourist season 2, starring Jamie Dornan |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Netflix have released the trailer for season two of The Tourist, starring Jamie Dornan, which was shot in Dublin and Wicklow. |
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Sky release first look images for Small Town, Big Story |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Sky have released first look images of Small Town, Big Story. The images feature Paddy Considine, Christina Hendricks, David Wilmot, Michelle Forbes, Peter McGann, and Evanne Kilgallon. The series is set to release later this year. |
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Rebecca Hall & Ollie West to star in Element Pictures’ The Listeners |
| 22 Feb 2024 | The BBC has unveiled its upcoming drama slate, which includes an Element Pictures television series, starring Rebecca Hall and Ollie West, and directed by Janicza Bravo. |
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Creative Europe Monthly Roundup - February |
| 22 Feb 2024 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates including an interview with Greek director Sofia Exarchou and Greek producer Maria Drandaki, an International Sales Agent event at DIFF, and ACE Producers 34. |
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