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Oscars 2022: Strong Irish contingent in contention for 94th Academy Awards |
| 08 Feb 2022 | The Academy will reveal the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards later today with many predicting a strong showing from Irish hopefuls at this year’s Oscars. |
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BAFTA 2022: Ruth Negga, Jessie Buckley, and Caitríona Balfe nominated for Best Supporting Actress |
| 03 Feb 2022 | Five Irish nominees have been revealed among the short list for this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall on March 13th. |
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Ruth Negga and Caitríona Balfe nominated for Supporting Female Actor at 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards |
| 14 Jan 2022 | Irish actresses Caitríona Balfe and Ruth Negga have both been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG). |
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Clare Dunne selected for European Shooting Stars 2022 |
| 13 Jan 2022 | IFTA-winning writer/actor Clare Dunne has been named as one of ten emerging European talents for this year’s 25th anniversary edition of European Shooting Stars. |
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IFTA launches 2022 Screen Discussion Series |
| 13 Jan 2022 | The IFTA Screen Discussion Series for 2022 begins Monday 17th January, including online talks with the teams from Rose Plays Julie, The Bright Side, Black Medicine, You Are Not My Mother, Zone 414, and Who We Love. |
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Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan to receive Virtuosos Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
| 12 Jan 2022 | The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has revealed that Irish actors Caitriona Balfe and Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan are among the recipients of this year’s Virtuosos Award. |
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Golden Globes 2022: Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast wins Best Screenplay at non-televised ceremony |
| 10 Jan 2022 | Northern Irish writer/director Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast picked up Best Screenplay at Sunday night’s Golden Globe ceremony, in what was a disappointing night for Irish nominees. |
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Liam Neeson narrated large-format documentary 'Ireland' to release in Irish/US cinemas this February |
| 07 Jan 2022 | Actor Liam Neeson has joined forces once again with McGillivray Freeman Films to narrate a big screen documentary entitled Ireland. |
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Online Consultation for pilot Basic Income for the Arts launched by Minister Martin |
| 06 Jan 2022 | Ahead of applications opening for the pilot scheme being made available for artists and creative arts workers to support their practices, Minister Martin has announced a scheduled online consultation for the public. |
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“It’s imagination. That’s where I do most of my work, daydreaming. As Actors that’s where most of our toolbox lives;” Golden Globe nominated actress Caitriona Balfe In Discussion with IFTA |
| 17 Dec 2021 | On Tuesday, The Irish Film & Television Academy hosted multiple Golden Globe-nominated and IFTA-winning actress Caitríona Balfe (Belfast, Outlander) for the final IFTA screen discussion event of 2021. |
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Benjamin Cleary and Mahershala Ali on Irish director's debut feature Swan Song for Apple Film |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Ahead of the release of Apple Original Film Swan Song, Oscar-winning short filmmaker Benjamin Cleary and Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali discussed the Irish directors debut feature at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles panel at the DGA Theatre. |
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Aisling Franciosi cast alongside Sandra Bullock in new Netflix drama The Unforgivable |
| 18 Nov 2021 | IFTA Rising Star Aisling Franciosi has been cast in Netflix’s new Sandra Bullock-led drama The Unforgivable, from Oscar-winning producer Graham King (The Departed). |
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“Working with this cast was an inspiration;” director Robbie Walsh on his tragic drama The Letters |
| 08 Nov 2021 | Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocked Ireland, The Letters tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have been given mere weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks. |
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Kenneth Branagh's Oscar frontrunner Belfast makes Irish debut at Belfast Film Festival |
| 08 Nov 2021 | Belfast Film Festival welcomed five-time Oscar nominated and multi-hyphenated creative Kenneth Branagh as he opened the 21st Belfast Film Festival with the Irish premiere of his critically acclaimed film, Belfast, at the ICC Belfast, Waterfront Hall. |
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Applications now open for second iteration of Bow Street's Actor As Creator initiative |
| 04 Nov 2021 | Bow Street Academy has announced the return of its popular Actor as Creator initiative in association with Screen Ireland and Equity. |
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Liam Cunningham cast in new Netflix sci-fi series 3-Body Problem |
| 02 Nov 2021 | Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham is one of 12 actors to be announced as part of the leading cast for Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi series 3 Body Problem. |
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Amazon secures Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Foe’ in €30m deal |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Amazon Studies has finalised its worldwide acquisition of Garth Davis sci-fi thriller Foe in a deal that is estimated to be in the region of €30 million. |
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West Coast Casting seeking extras for Foundation: Season 2 in Troy Studios |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Irish casting agency West Coast Casting have opened a casting call for extra ahead of the beginning of production on the Apple+ flagship drama, Foundation. |
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Filming underway in Galway on new Irish drama series North Sea Connection |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Principal photography has begun in Roundstone, Co. Galway on new drama thriller series, North Sea Connection. |
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First-look revealed for Harlan Coben's Stay Close; James Nesbitt and Daniel O’Hara attached |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Netflix has unveiled first-look images and details surrounding the cast and crew of Stay Close; the adaptation of Harlan Coben’s best-selling novel of the same name. |
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