Festival Round-Up: ’Mother’s Little Helper’ at Berlinale & Irish Films in Byron
10 Mar 2010
Three Irish projects have been selected for competition at the Byron Bay International Film Festival and Michael Lavelle’s short film screenplay ‘Mother’s Little Helper’ has been chosen to compete for the 2011 Berlinale Today Award. more |
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Short Film Round-Up: ‘Caged Bird’, ‘Polish Language’ & Babyskip Comp
10 Mar 2010
Post production on ‘The Caged Bird’ finishes up, ‘The Polish Language’ is invited to screen at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Texas and Baby Skip invites would-be short filmmakers to ‘Shoot a BabySkip and Bag €3000’. more |
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Ireland’s 1st Indian Film Festival Unveiled
10 Mar 2010
The Indian Film Festival Ireland (IFFI), Ireland’s first dedicated Indian Film Festival will take place in Swan Cinemas Rathmines from 25 – 28 June. The IFFI aims to celebrate and highlight the potential of Indian film in Ireland by introducing Indian films to Irish audiences throughout the four day event. more |
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Ill Health Leads to Formal Resignation of Minister Cullen
09 Mar 2010
Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has informed An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD, that due to a current medical condition he is retiring from public life. more |
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Coco Television Sees Green for St. Patrick’s Day
09 Mar 2010
Celebrating its 15th year, the St. Patrick's Festival takes place this year from 12 - 17 March with over one million people expected to take part in festival events in celebration of all things Ireland. Coco television and RTÉ One will bring coverage of the festival’s annual Skyfest, the St. Patrick’s Day parade and highlights of the festival’s six days and nights. more |
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Richard Baneham Wins Visual Effects Title at Oscars
08 Mar 2010
Dublin born animator Richard Baneham and his team last night took home the Oscar for their Visual Effects work on James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ whilst the ceremony’s prestigious Best Picture prize went, for the first time, to a female director - Kathryn Bigelow for ‘The Hurt Locker’. more |
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Tallaght UCI Shuts its Doors
08 Mar 2010
Tallaght’s UCI cinema is to close today, Monday, March 8th following 20 years at The Square and with the loss of over 50 jobs. more |
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BBC Looks North With ‘Amharc Aneas’
08 Mar 2010
’Amharc Aneas’ (View from the South), a four part archive documentary series for BBC Northern Ireland and TG4 starts on Monday, March 8th and takes a look at relations across the border before the time of ‘the troubles’. more |
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TV3 Sees In ‘fyi’ and Sees Out ‘Play TV’
08 Mar 2010
Monday, March 8th will see the launch of ‘fyi’, an alternative information show from TV3 that will show on channel 3e. The series will be complimented by downloads from the web and looks to bring Irish audiences top stories in showbiz and sport in Ireland and around the world. more |
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‘Hell's Pavement’ Lauded at Beloit Festival
08 Mar 2010
Oopic films’ ‘Hells Pavement’ has walked away from the 2010 Beloit International Film Festival with the Josh Burton Award of Excellence following its US premiere at the event. more |
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