05 Jan 2009 Channel 6 Becomes 3e & TV3 Rebrands

Following TV3’s acquisition of Channel 6 in late 2008, Channel 6 has become repositioned as a sibling channel to TV3 - renaming the channel as ‘3e’ while TV3 has rebranded with a modern, contemporary look. more

22 Dec 2008 Three Irish participants for EAVE 2009

Brendan Culleton (Akajava Films), Cormac Fox (Vico Films) and Rachel Lysaght (Underground Films) have all been confirmed to participate in the EAVE 2009 Producers Workshop. more

22 Dec 2008 Bob Quinn Latest 'Vox Humana' On TG4

New musical drama ‘Vox Humana (notes for a small opera)’ written and directed by Bob Quinn (Poitín, The Bishop’s Story) will air on Tuesday 30 December on TG4, at 9.05pm. more

19 Dec 2008 Irish Nominations For London Critics Awards

Irish titles ‘Hunger’, ‘In Bruges’, ‘The Escapist’ and actor Peter O’Toole (Venus) are among the nominees for next year’s London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, which take place February 4th at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. more

18 Dec 2008 IFB Launch Latest Production Catalogue

Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) have launched their latest Production Catalogue of films for next year and a new audio visual survey which demonstrates the strength of this sector. more

18 Dec 2008 Tributes Paid To Celine Cawley

The Irish Audiovisual community and industry colleagues have paid tribute to Celine Cawley, founder of Toytown Films, who was murdered at her Howth home on Monday morning. more

18 Dec 2008 Pat Moylan Appointed Chair of Arts Council

Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism announced new membership to the Arts Council including the appointment of independent theatre and film producer, Pat Moylan as the new Chairperson. Six other appointments have been made to the Board, including one re appointment. more

18 Dec 2008 BCI Launch 7th Sound & Vision Round

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has announced the seventh funding round of 'Sound and Vision for Television’. Applications are now invited from programme makers for funding for new television programmes dealing with the themes of Irish culture, heritage and experience. more

17 Dec 2008 RAAM Honour for Paddy Kelly

Paddy Kelly past general manager of Paramount Pictures Ireland will be awarded the service to the Irish Film Industry Award at the 2009 RAAM Awards to take place in London on February 4, 2009. more

16 Dec 2008 UTV Redundancy Talks Stalled

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. more

16 Dec 2008 ‘Merlin’ Irish Cast Secure Second Series

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. more

12 Dec 2008 IFTA Announces Date For 2009 Awards Ceremony

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. more

12 Dec 2008 €15.5m Increase for BCI Sound & Vision Fund

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. more

12 Dec 2008 Eastern European Channel Gets Greenlight

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. more

11 Dec 2008 AV Fed Launch Film & TV Annual Review 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. more

11 Dec 2008 Irish Secure Golden Globe Nominations

Leading Irish actors Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne and Jonathan Rhys Meyers along with Martin McDonagh’s ‘In Bruges’ have all been nominated for the Golden Globe Awards 2009, scheduled to take place on January 11th. more

11 Dec 2008 'Easter Sixteen' Confirms Cast & Filming Dates

‘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. more

11 Dec 2008 Irish Short to Screen at Sundance

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). more

09 Dec 2008 Cullen Proposes Amendments to Section 481

Martin Cullen, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has confirmed that significant improvements to the Section 481 relief for investment in film projects are proposed as amendments to the Finance Bill which will be considered by the Oireachtas in the coming days. more

09 Dec 2008 Bolger Named Among EFPs Shooting Stars

Irish actress Sarah Bolger (The SpiderWick Chronicles, The Tudors) has been short listed along with nine other European actors for the European Film Promotion (EFP) ‘Shooting Stars’ of 2009, the annual new talent forum at the forthcoming Berlin International Film Festival (7 - 9 February 2009). more

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