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03 Jul 2008
Animations and documentaries from companies including LTL Productions, Stirling TV, DoubleBand Films and Lugh Film have all received a cash injection from Irish Language Broadcast Fund in its latest funding round. more |
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03 Jul 2008
With credits that include ‘Dracula’, ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ and ‘Austin Powers’, Irish makeup artist Michele Burke has become one of world’s most formidable creative talents behind the camera. In our Q&A, the two time Oscar winner takes us from her early career through to her recent collaboration with Mike Myers at the MTV Movie Awards – and we discover that working with more Irish filmmakers is one of her top ambitions. more |
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IFTA Calls for Submissions for US Academy Foreign Language Film Award
03 Jul 2008
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), the organisation responsible for the selection of Ireland’s submission for consideration for the Foreign Language Film Award at the American Academy Awards, is calling for Irish filmmakers to submit their feature films for consideration. more |
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Interview With IFI Curator Sunniva O'Flynn
03 Jul 2008
Sunniva O’Flynn was appointed curator of the IFI in early 2008. IFTN caught up with the former film archivist to chat about her role, her love of film and what we can look forward to at the IFI in the coming months. more |
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George Morrison ‘Waiting for the Light’ at Galway Fleadh
03 Jul 2008
‘Waiting for the Light’, a documentary accounting the life and works of legendary Irish filmmaker George Morrison (Mise Eire, Saoirse) will receive its World Premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh next week. George Morrison and ‘Waiting for the Light’ producer/director Ciarín Scott will participate in a Q&A session following the feature presentation. more |
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Double Commission for Belfast’s Tern TV
03 Jul 2008
Belfast-based Tern Television, producer of IFTA winning doco ‘At Home With the Clearys’, has received two new commissions for BBC Northern Ireland - 8 x 30min series ‘The Last Resort’ and one hour documentary ‘Rape…Crisis’. more |
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Ireland’s First Exclusively Digital Cinema Opens
03 Jul 2008
Ireland’s first exclusively digital cinema, Omniplex Wexford, is set to open this Friday 4th July on The Rosslare Road, Drinagh, Wexford. The €9 million eight screen cinema, developed by the Ward and Anderson Group, has a seating capacity of 1577 and will present all films solely in the digital format. more |
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IFI Set David Lean Retrospective
03 Jul 2008
The IFI kicks off a two-part retrospective on the work of Oscar and Golden Globe winning English director David Lean this week, with sixteen of his films set to screen through July and August including ‘Brief Encounter’, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Great Expectations’. more |
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TV3 Nets More UEFA Football Rights
03 Jul 2008
TV3 has inked an exclusive Irish terrestrial rights deal for Thursday night UEFA Cup football for three seasons, commencing September 2009. more |
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Cinemagic Seeks Young Filmmaking Talent
02 Jul 2008
Cinemagic International Film Festival is looking for imaginative short films from new filmmaking talent in Ireland and the UK for this year’s Young Filmmaker Competition 2008. more |
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Galway Fleadh Industry Panel Session Lineup
02 Jul 2008
This year’s Galway Film Fleadh, which takes place from 8th – 13th July 2008, is set to host a selection of industry panel seminars on topics including children’s programming, documentary directing and RTÉ’s latest commissioning round, in addition to the annual Real Deal, Film Fair and Pitching Award events. more |
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Mulcahy’s ‘Next!’ Begins Post Production
02 Jul 2008
Faster Productions Dublin-shot feature film ‘Next!’ (working title), directed by Lisa Mulcahy (The Clinic, On Home Ground), has begun post-production at Screen Scene. more |
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