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09 Mar 2010 Ill Health Leads to Formal Resignation of Minister Cullen
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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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08 Mar 2010 Tallaght UCI Shuts its Doors
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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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08 Mar 2010 Kildare Council 2010 Film Bursary
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The Kildare County Council Arts Service is currently inviting applications for the Film Bursary Award 2010 from filmmakers living in or originally from County Kildare. Applications are invited from established and emerging filmmakers across all genres to support and encourage original film production. The bursary award is € 2,500 more
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04 Mar 2010 HBO Greenlights Northern Ireland Epic ‘Game of Thrones’
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HBO has given the green light to a pilot and nine episodes of George R.R. Martin’s epic ‘Game of Thrones’. The shoot of what is expected to be the biggest television series ever filmed in Europe will commence in June in Northern Ireland and will see the return of stars including Sean Bean, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey. more
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03 Mar 2010 Producers Sought for FÁS STI / Magic Light Placement Programme
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FÁS Screen Training Ireland has teamed up with The Magic Light Producer Placement Programme in the UK to guarantee one place for a producer whose work benefits the Republic of Ireland’s film industry. The five month course, for which applications are currently being sought, is intended to provide up-and-coming film producers with insight into the working operations and business realities of the film market. more
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02 Mar 2010 Channel 4 Orders Network Ireland Television Shorts
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Channel 4 U.K. has inked a deal with Network Ireland Television (NITV) for the acquisition of 33 short films from the Irish distributor’s library of 850 titles. The film package represents independent productions from British, Scottish, Irish and American directors, as well as films funded by the Irish Film Board, Scottish Screen and various U.K. regional funding agencies. more
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02 Mar 2010 'Avatar' Sinks 'Titanic' To Take Irish Box Office Crown
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'Avatar', the feature directed, produced and written by James Cameron has officially become the number one film of all time at the Irish box office, having surpassed previous record holder 'Titanic' on Sunday, February 28th, with total box office earnings for the Republic Of Ireland and Northern Ireland reaching €9,747,390. The film was already the highest grossing film in box office history worldwide. more
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02 Mar 2010 Arts Council Reduces Funding Across the Board
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In the month of February the Arts Council announced over 350 funding decisions for 2010, an investment totaling just over €49 million. Within this figure all areas of the arts including literature, dance, theatre and music see a decrease in funding from last year’s allowances. The funding in the area of film decreased from €2,395,400 in 2009 to €2,018,200 for 2010. more
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25 Feb 2010 €25.5m BAI Funding Package Unveiled
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The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced that it is to make funding of up to €25.5m available for the production of new television and radio programmes over the next two years through Sound & Vision II – a Broadcasting Funding Scheme. more
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16 Feb 2010 RTÉ Reviews ‘Afternoon Show’ Slot
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RTÉ has confirmed for IFTN that it will be seeking expressions of interest from the independent production sector for an afternoon programme from September 2010. more
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11 Feb 2010 Animation Chiefs Call for Increase in RTÉ Funding
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The Animation CEO Forum, an Animation Ireland body that brings together CEOs from the leading Irish animation companies to discuss industry issues, has criticised Irish public broadcaster RTÉ saying they are failing to support, develop and fund the Animation sector in Ireland. more
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05 Feb 2010 RTÉ Secures UEFA EURO 2012 Rights
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RTÉ Sport has confirmed that it has added another major international sports event to its extensive portfolio by securing exclusive rights to the UEFA Euro 2012 Championships. more
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05 Feb 2010 Human Rights Film Comp Call for Submissions
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Amateur and professional filmmakers who are passionate about human rights are currently being invited to submit original human rights short to the 2010 ICCL Human Rights Film Award, Ireland’s only human rights short film competition. more
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02 Feb 2010 MEDIA Desk Has Steve Carson for Breakfast
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MEDIA Desk Ireland will hold its second Industry breakfast of the year this week. Steve Carson, Director of Programmes at RTÉ Television, will be the key note speaker at the event. more
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28 Jan 2010 New Bill Targets Broadcast Competitions
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Wednesday, January 28th saw Communications Minister, Eamon Ryan present a new law to halt malpractice by broadcasters in premium rate competitions to the Oireachtas. more
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28 Jan 2010 Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Deadline Approaches
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Filmbase and RTÉ have issued a reminder that the deadline for the first round of their Short Film Awards 2010 is 5pm on Friday the 5th of February. Applications for the award are now being accepted in hard copy only. more
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28 Jan 2010 ‘Storyland’ Competition Voting Opens
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The six finalists of this year’s Storyland competition have been revealed and, as of January 29th, viewers can watch the first episode from each of the six shortlisted programmes online and vote for the one that they would most like to see be re-commissioned for subsequent episodes. more
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21 Jan 2010 Galway Film Centre Calls for Short Films
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The Galway Film Centre is currently inviting applications for the 2010 RTÉ/GFC Short Film Award. The award will be given to the best original script for a short drama. more
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13 Jan 2010 Euro Entrepreneurship Video Awards Invite Applications
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The European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry are currently inviting imaginative filmmakers to participate in the European Entrepreneurship Video Awards (EEVA 2010). more
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06 Jan 2010 Dance on the Box Call for Applications
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The Arts Council and RTÉ have announced the third round of RTÉ’s Dance on the Box and are calling on artists in film and dance to combine their talents and collaborate on the creation of four short dance films. more
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