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UTV Redundancy Talks Stalled |
| 16 Dec 2008 | Michael Wilson, Managing Director of UTV Television, says they have not yet reached an agreement with unions on redundancies at the Northern Irish broadcaster, which is facing job losses due to a restructure of the television division. |
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Cricket Doc 'Breaking Boundaries' On RTÉ |
| 16 Dec 2008 | RTÉ will screen behind the scenes documentary 'Breaking Boundaries - Ireland's Extraordinary Cricket World Cup' on December 29th at 3:20pm on RTÉ 2 as part of their Christmas Schedule. |
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Alexander Pearce Doc to Premiere on RTÉ |
| 16 Dec 2008 | ‘The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce’, a new feature length-dramatised documentary, featuring Adrian Dunbar (Whistleblower) and Ciarán McMenamin (Watermelon) will air as part of RTÉ's Hidden History strand on December 29th on RTÉ One. |
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‘Merlin’ Irish Cast Secure Second Series |
| 16 Dec 2008 | The Camelot fantasy drama ‘Merlin’, starring Irish actors Colin Morgan (Doctor Who?) and Katie McGrath (Freakdog), currently airing on BBC, has been greenlit for a second series. 112 territories have attained the show which has just been bought by NBC in the U.S. |
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Cassidy’s ‘Whatever Turns You On’ Wins at Florence Fest |
| 16 Dec 2008 | Declan Cassidy’s ‘Whatever Turns You On’ has won the Best Film award at the Florence International Film Festival in Italy. This follows on from a recent victory at the UK’s Filmstock International Film Festival last month, where the film took the Audience Award, and at the Kerry International Film Festival where the short picked up the Best Irish Short Film Award. |
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IFTA Announces Date For 2009 Awards Ceremony |
| 12 Dec 2008 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 14th February 2009 in Dublin's Burlington Hotel. |
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€15.5m Increase for BCI Sound & Vision Fund |
| 12 Dec 2008 | As the Broadcasting Bill concluded Committee Stage today, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that he will increase funding for the Sound and Vision programme by 2% on the previous allocation increasing total investment in Ireland's independent television production to almost €15.5 million in 2009. |
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'Babyface Goes to Hollywood' On Setanta Sports |
| 12 Dec 2008 | The premiere broadcast of Fastnet Films’ feature boxing documentary ‘Babyface Goes to Hollywood’, which tells the tale of the Irish prize fighter Jimmy McLarnin, airs on Setanta Sports Ireland on Wednesday 17 December at 10pm. |
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Picture House Doc to Air on TG4 |
| 12 Dec 2008 | ‘An Mhuc Dhubh, Traein Bhaile na Finne’(The Black Pig: The Fintown Station), a doc from Belfast based company The Picture House, will air on TG4 Sunday 14th December, at 9.30pm and will repeat on Tuesday 16th at 8pm. |
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Eastern European Channel Gets Greenlight |
| 12 Dec 2008 | The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has signed a contract with City Channel Eastern Europe Limited for a new service targeting eastern European viewers in the Dublin area. |
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AV Fed Launch Film & TV Annual Review 2008 |
| 11 Dec 2008 | IBEC’s Audiovisual Federation today (Thursday, 11 December 2008) welcomed the new improvements to the Irish tax incentive for film Section 481 announced by Minister for Arts. Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD at the launch of its 2008 Audiovisual Federation Review. |
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Irish Secure Golden Globe Nominations |
| 11 Dec 2008 | Leading Irish actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Martin McDonagh’s ‘In Bruges’ have all been nominated for the Golden Globe Awards 2009, scheduled to take place on January 11th. |
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'Easter Sixteen' Confirms Cast & Filming Dates |
| 11 Dec 2008 | ‘Easter Sixteen’ the new feature to be directed by Irish actor Jason Barry (Bog Bodies, Titanic) has announced the film’s cast which includes Guy Pearce (Memento, LA Confidential) and Ian Hart (Finding Neverland) and will begin filming in Dublin in March 2009. |
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Irish Short to Screen at Sundance |
| 11 Dec 2008 | Irish Short ‘A Film From My Parish: 6 Farms’ directed and written by Tony Donoghue and produced by MayFly Films has been selected to screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival (15 – 25 January). |
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Home Produced Titles in RTÉ Festive Lineup |
| 11 Dec 2008 | A two-part special of ‘Killinaskully’, sketch show ‘Your Bad Self’, ‘The Late Late Show Joe Dolan Tribute’, a brand new ‘Celebrity Bainisteoir’ and docu drama ‘The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce’ are only some of the many home produced programmes that will make up this years RTÉ festive schedule. |
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McQueen Awarded By LA Film Critics |
| 10 Dec 2008 | Kicking off the 2009 awards race, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has announced its top selections for the year, awarding Steve McQueen the New Generation Award for his feature debut ‘Hunger’. |
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Short Update: 'The Herd', 'The Wednesdays', 'Frankie' & 'The Door' |
| 10 Dec 2008 | ’The Herd’, is set to screen at the 31st Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, more wins for ‘The Wednesdays’ & ‘Frankie’ and ‘The Door’ picks up two Awards in one day. |
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McCrea Wins Finalist Spot in ‘Son of Pitch’ |
| 10 Dec 2008 | Northern Irish screenwriter David McCrea, creator of the short ‘The Carnival Queen’, has won one of ten places in the ‘Son of the Pitch’ competition organised by the Screenwriters' Festival (SWF), 4Talent. His script pitch for the feature film entitled ‘Lottery’ was selected from over 900 entries. |
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Life Echoes Art on Set of ‘The House’ |
| 10 Dec 2008 | A dead body in Dublin’s St Anne’s Park in Raheny, is one of the storylines in a new DCTV drama series ‘The House’ which has just wrapped filming in Dublin - but when cast and crew arrived to shoot one particular scene they were stunned to find Gardaí digging for the real thing. |
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Prime Time ‘On the Edge’ Attracts Record Audiences |
| 10 Dec 2008 | Monday night’s ‘Prime Time Investigates – On The Edge’ - which examined the world of the Travelling community - was watched by an audience of 773,000 people with an audience share of 48%, earning the award winning doc series its highest ratings since it began in 2003. |
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