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14 Nov 2008 IFTA Submissions Deadline Approaches
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The deadline for the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards is fast approaching. Submissions must be received at the IFTA office or via the online submissions form by 5.30pm Monday 17th November 2008. more
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13 Nov 2008 UTV Petitioned To Halt Job Cuts
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The leaders of all the major political parties in Northern Ireland have signed a petition urging Belfast-based media group UTV to halt proposed jobs cuts from the service. more
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12 Nov 2008 RTÉ Agree to Pay Cuts
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RTÉ's Director General Cathal Goan and Chief Financial Officer, Conor Hayes addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications last week on pay cuts cuts worth more than €50m to its budget for 2009 to avoid a deficit for the company. more
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11 Nov 2008 ‘Camelot’ In Works for ‘Tudors’ Creators
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Canadian company Showtime and the BBC are reportedly developing a contemporary take of ‘Camelot’ with ‘The Tudors’ creator and scriptwriter Michael Hirst and producer Morgan O'Sullivan. more
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10 Nov 2008 ‘A Film With Me In It’ Inks Media 8 Sales Deal
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LA based sales company Media 8 Entertainment, has acquired international distribution rights to Ian Fitzgibbon’s ‘A Film With Me in It’ which stars Dylan Moran (Run Fat Boy Run) and Mark Doherty (The Martyr's Crown). more
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10 Nov 2008 ‘Aisling’s Diary’ Lands Book Deal
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The team behind ‘Sofia’s Diary’ and ‘Aisling’s Diary’, CR Entertainment, have announced a deal with Penguin Publishing for a book based on the popular RTÉ series ‘Aisling’s Diary’. more
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05 Nov 2008 ‘The Race’ Sold to BFS Entertainment
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High Point Films has pre-sold North American rights for Grand Picture’s ‘The Race’ to BFS Entertainment. The film completed principal photography in Ireland last weekend. more
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04 Nov 2008 UTV Hits back at BECTU Claims
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Following on from BECTU’s attack on UTV over potential redundancies, Michael Wilson, Managing Director, UTV Television gives his response. more
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03 Nov 2008 BECTU Launches Attack on UTV
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Media and entertainment union BECTU has launched a public attack on Northern Irish ITV franchise holder UTV, claiming the broadcaster is failing to negotiate over its plans to make to cut 30-35 jobs in production and would not rule out compulsory redundancies. more
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03 Nov 2008 Winter’s End Receives EAVE Funding
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Irish company Winter’s End is among five EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs) graduates to be granted development funding as part of the MEDIA Development funding session for the project ‘In God’s Garden’ to be directed by Patrick Kenny (Winter's End). more
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30 Oct 2008 IFTA Opens Call for Entries For 6th Awards
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The call for entries for the 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) is now open. Submissions are invited for categories in film, television, shorts and animation. This year sees the introduction of a new Feature Documentary category. Deadline for entires is 17 November 2008. more
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30 Oct 2008 Irish Doc Inks Deal With FilmsTransit Distributor
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Irish company Camel Productions has just signed a deal with top international documentary distributor FilmsTransit for their film ‘Frederick Douglass and the White Negro’, written and directed by John J Doherty (Harry Clarke, The Light and Darkness). more
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30 Oct 2008 ILBF Announces Final Funding Round
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The Irish Language Broadcast Fund has announced its third and final funding round of 2008. more
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28 Oct 2008 ‘Aisling’s Diary’ Grabs International Attention at MIPCOM
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Irish Series ‘Aisling’s Diary’ attracted interest from broadcasters and on-line portals in over 16 countries including Italy, Singapore, Chile, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia and the USA at the recent MIPCOM international TV market in Cannes. more
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23 Oct 2008 Upcoming Deadline for Arts Council ‘Film Maker in Residence’
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The Dublin City Council application deadline for the position of Film Maker in Residence will close on Friday 24th October 2008. more
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16 Oct 2008 The Irish Film Board Comment on the 2009 Budget Announcement
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James Morris, Chairman of the Irish Film Board, comments on the Budget, which sees reduction of funding for the Board reduced to €20.4 million from €23.2 million. more
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16 Oct 2008 NI MEDIA Service Closure
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The MEDIA Service Northern Ireland which has operated out of Northern Ireland Screen is to close. From 1 November 2008 the UK MEDIA Desk based at the UK Film Council in London will assume the promotion of the MEDIA Programme and provide advice to the professionals based in Northern Ireland. more
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15 Oct 2008 Northern Ireland Screen Announces Digital Short Scheme
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Northern Ireland Screen and the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund have announced the launch of the Digital Shorts Scheme 2008/09 in Northern Ireland. more
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15 Oct 2008 Arts Council Receives Budget Allocation
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The Art Council has been allocated a grant of €75.7 million from the government after yesterday’s budget – 10% less than 2008’s allocation. more
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15 Oct 2008 Minister Cullen – Consolidating Investment in Arts, Tourism and Sports Sectors for 2009
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Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has said that Budget 2009 consolidated Government investment to date in the areas of arts, culture, sport and tourism with funding of €551m allocated to the Department for 2009. more
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