06 Jan 2009 RTÉ Announces Highlights For 2009

RTÉ Television has unveiled a comprehensive range of its programming highlights for the first half of 2009, with 18 new Lifestyle series and 25 new Factual series and documentaries to be broadcast in the New Year and with five brand new entertainment series starting in the first week of January alone. more

06 Jan 2009 Meaney & Gambon Star In Thriller ‘Citizen’

Irish actors Colm Meaney (Three and Out, Intermission) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), will join Gerard Butler (300) and Jamie Foxx (Ray) in the thriller ‘Law Abiding Citizen’, to be directed by F. Gary Gray (The Negotiator). more

05 Jan 2009 Redmond Morris Talks ‘The Reader’

Irish producer Redmond Morris (The Butcher Boy, Notes on as Scandal) speaks to IFTN on the release of the Golden Globe nominated feature ‘The Reader’, starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, which he produced along with the legendary film makers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack. more

05 Jan 2009 Arts Council Announces 2009 Grants

The Arts Council, the Government agency for funding and developing the arts, has made its major grant allocations for 2009, distributing almost €60 million to 352 organisations, venues, festivals and communities across the country. more

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 Setanta Sports Seeks Programme Proposals

Setanta Sports is seeking programme proposals for submission to the BCI’s next Sound & Vision funding round. 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

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 President McAleese Guest of Honour in LA

President Mary McAleese was guest of honour at the Irish Film Board and Enterprise Ireland reception held at the Warner Bros Studios in Los Angeles. more

18 Dec 2008 TV3 Ends Year on a Ratings High

Increased Irish programming content on TV3 has pulled in viewers with shows such as ‘TV3 News at 5.30’ and ‘Xposé’, ‘Ripping off the Rich’ and ‘20 Moments that Rocked Ireland’ all receiving their record audiences figures earlier in the week. more

18 Dec 2008 Production Depot Starts Christmas Wrapping

This week sees The Production Depot, supplier of equipment and services to the film and television industry wrapping on some productions on the run up to Christmas, with more scheduled to restart in January 2009. 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 Film Scored by Irish Composer wins at Delray Fest

The romantic comedy feature film 'Screw Cupid’, which was scored by Los Angeles based Irish composer Ciarán Hope, has won the Audience Award at the 2008 International Delray Beach Film Festival. This rounds up a busy year for Hope who has recently been assigned to score the signature music theme for the Solstice Arts Centre in Ireland. more

17 Dec 2008 Emergency Broadcast Goes “Without a Hitch”

On Tuesday morning at 4.45 a.m, the Department of Communications carried out a structured exercise in relation to the broadcast of emergency services. This exercise was part of the Government's commitment to emergency planning. 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

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