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The Factory's Programme for Screen Acting Deadline this Friday 3rd May |
| 29 Apr 2013 | The Factory on Barrow Street has announced the deadline for applications to its year-long screen actor training programme this Friday 3rd May, following a successful inaugural year that featured visits by a host of Hollywood celebrities. |
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Irish Actors Hope For Pick-Up Success During US Pilot Season |
| 13 Mar 2013 | Several Irish actors have booked roles for the new TV pilot season of 2013-14 in the United States on major networks. |
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TG4 documentary nominated for major archive film award |
| 06 Mar 2013 | TG4’s ‘Lorg na gCos: Súil Siar ar Mise Éire’, which concerns the making of Irish masterpiece ‘Mise Éire’ (an examination of Irish society in the years surrounding the 1916 Rising) has been nominated for a Focal award recognising excellence in archive films. |
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Gaiety Acting School launches new website |
| 06 Mar 2013 | Budding actors will now find it easier than ever to access course information and resources with a new-look website for the Gaiety Acting School, which has now gone live. |
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Irish Film Board Links Up With WME To Promote Ireland Overseas |
| 25 Feb 2013 | The Irish Film Board has announced a new association with leading US talent agency William Morris Endeavour, which will see the agency promoting Ireland as a key filming location. |
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Mary Callery Completes IFB Production & Development Team |
| 25 Feb 2013 | Former Parallel Films executive producer Mary Callery has been appointed project manager at the Irish Film Board, completing the agency’s new production and development lineup. |
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‘Frank’ Spends €5m In Irish Economy |
| 15 Feb 2013 | Irish co-production ‘Frank’ is set to bring €5m revenue to Ireland, following its three-week shoot on Irish shores. |
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Section 481 Officially Extended With 4% Increase In Value |
| 15 Feb 2013 | The extension of the Irish film and television tax incentive has officially been signed into law, with the publishing of the Finance Bill this week. |
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IFTA Focus: Northern Ireland |
| 07 Feb 2013 | In a record year for Northern Ireland productions, 17 of the 167 nominations across 41 categories are Northern Ireland Screen-funded projects. This means 17 of the nominated categories are either Northern Irish filmmakers, projects that were filmed in Northern Ireland, or had had Northern Irish cast or crew working on set. |
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Screen Training Ireland Transfers To Irish Film Board |
| 04 Feb 2013 | FÁS Screen Training Ireland (STI), the training resource for the film, television and animation industries, is to transfer to the Irish Film Board from February 2013, it has been announced. |
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IFTA Celebrates 10 Years |
| 29 Jan 2013 | |
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Keith Potter New IFB Project Manager |
| 25 Jan 2013 | Keith Potter, the head of production for Film Agency Wales, will be the new project manager of the Irish Film Board’s production and development team. |
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BAI Sponsors Best Drama Category For 10th IFTA Awards |
| 24 Jan 2013 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will sponsor the Best Drama category at this year’s IFTA Awards, it has been announced. |
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IFTA Focus: Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney |
| 22 Jan 2013 | Martin Scorsese has done it with both Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino with Samuel L Jackson, Tim Burton with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, and Steven Spielberg with Kathleen Kennedy. |
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Daily Bite: Golden Globes Winners, Oscars Voting Rules & ITV Rebrands |
| 14 Jan 2013 | Golden Globes Winners Announced… |
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IFTA 2013 Nominations Announced: ‘Love/Hate’, ‘What Richard Did’, ‘Moone Boy’ & More |
| 09 Jan 2013 | The 2013 IFTA nominations have been announced today, with RTÉ series ‘Love/Hate’ leading the way with 11 nominations. |
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Irish Film & Television Industry Takes In More Than €100m In 2012 |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Over €100m in direct foreign investment was raised by the Irish film and television industry in 2012, the Irish Film Board has announced. |
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‘Chariots of Fire’ Producer David Puttnam Named Digital Champion for Ireland |
| 18 Dec 2012 | Oscar-winning film producer David Puttnam has been named Digital Champion for Ireland, it was announced yesterday. |
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Budget 2013: Irish Film Tax Incentive Extended Until 2020 |
| 05 Dec 2012 | Updated 5pm: Minister Deenihan & IFB comments |
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The Production People Wins Big At National Recruitment Federation Awards |
| 05 Dec 2012 | Ireland’s leading TV recruitment agency The Production People picked up the Best in Practice in a Specialism Award at the National Recruitment Federation Awards last week. |
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